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/).
Partner | Peelham Farm
Farming with less fossil fuels
Partner in family farm which is organic and pasture-for-life with a farm-based butchery selling direct, working to agroecological principles. Background as an ecologist. Involved in the Nature Friendly Farming Network, Pasture-for-Life and Soil Association
Strategic Analyst | DEFRA
Senior Research and Business Development Manager | University of Nottingham
We have academics in the built environment interested in energy systems for buildings and greenhouses, heating and cooling devices. We are interested in being part or leading funding bids where we can contribute our expertise. We also have the wider expertise from accross the University https://view.publitas.com/uon/energy-capability-statement/page/22 Some case studies from Engineering at the University of Nottingham Climate resilient crops – Exploring how plants sense water stress to underpin future food security Pollutants to products - Sorbent materials to recoup wastewater pollutants for valuable products Beans to biofuel – Using waste cocoa pod husks to generate sustainable energy in rural Ghana available at: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/research/index.aspx See also https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/science/schools-centres-and-institutes/food-systems-institute/index.aspx
Experience in sustainable housing project, renewable energy projects on farms utilising wind energy, solar photovoltaic and anaerobic digestion , research bid development and energy innovation support for businesses
Rural Strategic Business Consultant and Freelance Solicitor | Joel Woolf Rural Consultancy
Improving business structuring, planning and continuity particularly involving diverse enterprises, the circular economy and balancing the production of high quality food with repairing environmental damage.
I grew up on a mixed arable and beef farm in Suffolk. Following a degree in Chemistry from the University of Bristol, I qualified as a lawyer and practiced as a solicitor between 2005 and 2023 advising farms, estates, institutions, charities and rural business owners on all aspects of their business and family affairs including family farm succession. I am also an accredited mediator and currently studying to become an arbitrator. I have a wealth of practical, professional and personal experience of all sorts of farms, estates and rural businesses and can quickly understand the challenges and opportunities to help your rural business grow and deliver for you.
Environmental Consultant | Eunomia Research & Consulting Ltd
Healthy and Sustainable Diets Behaviour Change Food Environments & Food Choice
I'm a consultant working in the food, farming and natural economy space. I work with retailers, farmers, government departments, and NGOs.
Food systems and food policy researcher and consultant
systems thinking, food systems foresight, research and policy analysis
I'm an independent researcher, writer and consultant. Experienced in making better policies for our food systems. My research focuses on the intersection of food, the environment and human health. I've directed and managed studies for UK, EU and international organisations covering issues not only from ‘farm to fork’, but from ‘lab to fork’, particularly the role of science and technology in transforming the food chain. I'm a trustee of the Food Ethics Council. I was formerly Director of the Innovation, Health and Science Group at RAND Europe; prior to that I led the food chain policy team within the Climate, Environment and Food practice at ICF International.
