Dr Nye Merrill-Glover
MA, BA
Current positions
Research Associate
School of Geographical Sciences
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Research interests
My name's Aneurin Merrill-Glover, but I generally go by Nye, unless I'm in trouble. I received my PhD in Environmental History from the University of Manchester, looking at the history of Lancashire's lowland raised bogs, or mosslands, between 1650 and 1850.
Since then I've undertaken a six-month postdoc at the Rachel Carson Center hosted by the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, looking at bodily metaphor in the seventeenth-century interpretation of fenland drainage.
More recently, I've moved into the modern day, working on the Peatscapes project here at Bristol, with the PI Dr James Palmer. On Peatscapes, we're looking at modern-day peatland restoration as a social process - as well as an ecological one.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Carbon futures in the mire? A political ecology of peat restoration and remaking
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
In the context of the climate crisis, a race is underway to restore some of Europe’s most important wetland landscapes – peatlands (or mires). Wet peat soils serve as significant…Managing organisational unit
School of Geographical SciencesDates
01/06/2023 to 31/05/2026