As part of the TBA month-long courses, students get the opportunity to design and undertake their own research projects, usually in groups of two or three. The projects are written up and presented as papers at the end of the course. These papers are published by TBA, with copies distributed to course teachers. The abstracts for all the project reports are available online along with the full text of a selection of recent project reports. References for published papers resulting from work done on courses are given under publications.
Below are abstracts of all the student projects that were carried out in Borneo on previous TBA courses. Click on the subject matter to view.
Ecology (pdf)
Herpetofauna (pdf)
Invertebrates (pdf)
Plant, fungi and forest ecology (pdf)
Ecosystem engineers: Earthworms in tropical forests: A study from Danum Valley, Malaysia (Borneo 2010)(pdf)
Pollination biology and fruit dispersal of Alocasia sarawakensis (M.Hotta) Araceae in a lowland rainforest in Borneo (Borneo 2010) (pdf)Below are abstracts of all the student projects that were carried out in Kenya on previous TBA courses. Click on the subject matter to view.
Birds (pdf)
Community and human impact (pdf)
Invertebrates (pdf)
Mammals (pdf)
Plant ecology (pdf)
Disturbance by overgrazing facilities bush encroachment by Tarchonanthus camphoratus (Kenya 2006) (pdf)
The effect of air pollution on lichen distribution, diversity and abundance in Hell's Gate National Park (Kenya, 2006) (pdf)
Perceived and real sources of pollution in Lake Naivasha (Kenya, 2007) (pdf)
Below are abstracts of all the student projects that were carried out in Madagascar on previous TBA courses. Click on the subject matter to view.
Birds (pdf)
Invertebrates (pdf)
Other vertebrates (pdf)
Plant and forest ecology (pdf)
Influence of light intensity on the population structure and distribution of Commiphora guillauminii (Madagascar 2005) (pdf)
Community composition and behaviour of butterflies at a permanent water point in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar (Madagascar 2007) (pdf)
Effect of human disturbance on arthropod diversity at Kirindy Forest, Western Madagascar (Madagascar 2008) (pdf)
Seed dispersal by wind in Kirindy Forest: relationships between wing loading, seed shadows and tree heights (Madagascar 2010) (pdf)
Below are abstracts of all the student projects that were carried out in Tanzania on previous TBA courses. Click on the subject matter to view.
Birds (pdf))
Community and human impact (pdf)
Herpetofauna (pdf)
Invasive plants (pdf)
Invertebrates (pdf)
Plant and forest ecology (pdf)
The invasive potential of tea: naturalisation and spread of Camellia sinensis in natural and logged forests of the Amani Nature Reserve (Tanzania 2006) (pdf)
Examination of riverine macro invertebrate riffle assemblages with particular refrence to impact of tea plantations (Tanzania 2007) (pdf)
Potential of the yellow throat as an honest indicator for male strength in Phrynobatrachus kreffti (Tanzania 2008) (pdf)
Exotic versus indigenous tres: The current and future composition of forests in Amani Nature Reserve (Tanzania 2010) (pdf)
Below are abstracts of all the student projects that were carried out in Uganda on previous TBA courses. Click on the subject matter to view.
Birds (pdf)
Butterflies and moths (pdf)
Community and human impact(pdf)
Other invertebrates (pdf)
Other vertebrates (pdf)
Plant and forest ecology (pdf)
A study of edge effects and dung preference in dung beetles in Kibale Forest National Park (Uganda 2004) (pdf)
Functional ecology of colour change and breeding biology in Desmodium setigerum (E. Mey.) (Uganda 2008) (pdf)
Biodiversity of water-filled tree holes in Kibale Forest, a fragmented Ugandan tropical moist forest (Uganda, 2008) (pdf)
A bioacoustic and morphometric account of the Albertine Rift litter frog, Arthroleptis schubotzi (Amphibia: Anura) (Uganda 2010) (pdf)