Doctoral researcher student | Teesside University
Head of Strategic Partnerships | Sustainable Food Trust
Mainly systems thinking and modelling. I am interested in how we create a just transition to sustainable food systems.
After 15 years working in the conservation sector I undertook MSc in Sustainable Food and Natural Resources as I realised we cannot address biodiversity loss without changing our farming systems. I am interested in how we can create just systems that support farmers and meet conservation goals.
Policy Officer | Soil Association
Knowledge Transfer Manager | Waitrose/University of Reading
Regenerative Agriculture - understanding research that has been done around systems thinking, transitioning at a supply chain level, sector specific regen ag transition, barriers to change and cost benefit analysis
I am managing a partnership between Waitrose and University of Reading, linking academia with the Waitrose supply chain. Working to synthesis and effectively communicate novel regenerative research within the farming supply base. Working towards Waitrose's Farming For Nature target to support their British farmers/growers to be farming regeneratively by 2035.
Project Director / Senior Specialist Advisor - Agriculture | University of Plymouth
Lecturer in Animal Welfare, Ethics and Sustainable Agriculture | University of Bristol
Research Fellow | University of Southampton
Emeritus Professor of Biology | University of Bath
How agricultural practice and land use affect biodiversity and ecosystem function.
I'm especially interested in insect declines.
Research & Evidence Manager | National Forest Company
Associate Professor/Year 1 Champion | University of Reading
Behaviour change, consumer diets and health, food waste and trust.
Public Health Nutritionist, Consumer psychologist, based in Reading's School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, and AFN+ Year 1 Behaviour Change Champion for Supply Chain and Consumption.
Group Convener - Plant Productivity Group | University of Essex
Quantifying and modifying crop GHG flux, improving crop climate resilience and crop productivity
I am a broadly trained plant physiologist investigating how plants respond to changing environmental conditions at both leaf and enzyme levels, focusing on photosynthesis and its role in improving crop performance. I aim to understand how plants adapt to stresses like elevated carbon dioxide levels, temperature fluctuations, and drought. By studying photosynthetic responses in model, crop, and ecologically significant species, I seek to uncover natural mechanisms that help plants endure environmental extremes. My research translates this understanding into strategies to optimize photosynthesis and enhance crop resilience, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices in a rapidly changing climate, and focussed on both arable and protected crops.
Principal Marine Ecologist / Hon Associate Professor | Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Incorporating aquatic food production into agri-food systems transformation approaches
I am a principal marine ecologist and science topic lead for 'aquatic food systems' and for 'coastal ecology' at the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. I am an honorary associate professor at the University of East Anglia, science lead for 'biodiversity and ecosystems' at the Cefas-UEA Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas and a member of the Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development. Taking a systems approach, I conduct applied research and provide policy advice on sustainability in aquatic food systems and on the effects of broader human activities on marine ecosystems. I work with colleagues from natural, social, political and health/medical sciences and humanities across governments, universities, industry and global organisations. I am the co-lead of the One Food initiative (https://onefoodcommunity.org/).
