PhD in Marine Ecology

Academic year 2021-22

Degree data and benchmarks

Below are the main data and benchmarks, as well as the results of the satisfaction surveys for the degree programme, which are periodically analysed and monitored by the centre administrator, the head of studies and the corresponding quality assurance commissions, with a view to promoting the ongoing improvement of the programme.

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
New students 8 5 7 7 3 4 4
Registered students 8 12 17 24 26 26 24
Readed theses 0 0 0 1 0 5 0

Data updated on June 29th 2021.

Satisfaction of groups involved

 

Data and description

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Student satisfaction - 2,70 3,00 3,25
PDI satisfaction - 3,50 - 3,22
PAS satisfaction - 2,90 - 3,00

Sources:

  • Survey of student satisfaction with the study programme
  • Survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of the teaching and research staff (PDI)
  • Biennial survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of the administrative and service staff (PAS) who have supported the undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Items rated on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 means ‘not at all satisfied’ and 4 means ‘very satisfied’.

 

Thesis

Link to the institutional repository (DSPACE)

Year Thesis
2022
  • Monitoring coastal fish through remote underwater cameras: detectability, abundance, vulnerability and future applications
  • The role of global warming on the ecology of exotic macrophytes in the Mediterranean Sea
  • WHO EATS WHO IN THE WORLD OF BLUEFIN TUNA THUNNUS THYNNUS
2021
  • Dynamics of the deep-sea teleost Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo Lowe, 1839) in the Northeast Atlantic
  • Floating macro and micro-litter in the marine environment
  • Quantification, ingestion, and threat of plastic pollution on marine diversity
  • RESPONSE OF NITROGEN FIXERS ASSOCIATED WITH POSIDONIA OCEANICA TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND EMERGING POLLUTANTS
2020
  • Microbial communities across the oligotrophic western Mediterranean Sea: spatial and temporal dynamics
  • Plastic litter in seafloor habitats of the Balearic Islands and its implications for marine species
2019
  • Caracterización de la estructura de tamaños y composición del fitoplancton marino mediante difractometría láser
  • Diversity of demersal fish assemblages in the Mediterranean
  • Patterns of phytoplankton and primary production variability in the Mediterranean Sea based on remote sensing data
  • Seagrass ecology: environmental conditions and processes that affect the establishment and fate of seedlings
2018
  • Experimental studies on growth and survival in Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda) larvae: Effects of light, food availability and temperature on their physiology and behavior
2017
  • Settlement and Recruitment Processes in Fish Species of Interest for Recreational Fisheries

Who oversees the quality of the degree programme?

Quality Assurance Commission

Quality Manager
Mateu Vicens, Guillem
Secretary
Piña Fernández, Samuel
Teaching and Research Staff
  • Agawin Romualdo, Nona Sheila
  • Hedriks, Iris
  • Alòs Crespí, Josep
  • Massuttí Sureda, Enric
  • Vázquez Luis, Maite
Admin and Services Staff
Hernández Guerra, M. Consolación
Student
Febrer Serra, Maria

Commitment to quality

Declaration in which the person in charge of ensuring the quality of the Master's programme wishes to express his/her commitment to quality and the constant improvement of his/her actions.

Planning improvement measures

Improvement plan

Accountability and transparency

Access to the Register of Universities, Centres, and Degrees (RUCT)