Tom Gardener

Co-Founder | Vegans Support the Farmers

My preferred location(s)

  • East Midlands
  • London

My background

  • Third sector

My field of interest and expertise

  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Consumers and diets
  • Food security and trade
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Systems thinking and modelling
  • Waste, energy and circular systems

About me

I come from a farming family and have a strong interest in climate and nature justice whilst protecting our food security and the wellbeing of farmers. I studied engineering at university, have spent time volunteering to help look after animals, and I support a wide range of campaigns. In my spare time I enjoy going for a walk, run or kayak, playing games, and watching ice hockey.

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Miranda Geelhoed

Research Associate | University of Glasgow

My preferred location(s)

  • Scotland

My background

  • Academia
  • Government or policy
  • Third sector

My field of interest and expertise

  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Crop production
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition

I am interested in working with other members on

Understanding key opportunities and barriers in law, policy and governance to supporting the agriculture and food sectors in the journey towards Net Zero. Particular interests: peatland management and restoration, biodiversity, agroecology, agricultural support payments, small-scale and local food systems, land use framework.

About me

I recently joined the University of Glasgow as Research Associate on a LUNZ project on Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation [RESPECT]. My background is in law (environmental law, agricultural law, private law, land reform) and I have spent a number of years working in Scottish policy and as an international legal consultant on topics such as land, agriculture, food, biodiversity and biosafety.

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Chris Robins

Owner  | Environmental Solutions

My preferred location(s)

  • East Midlands

My background

  • Industry

My field of interest and expertise

  • Food security and trade
  • Processing and manufacturing
  • Waste, energy and circular systems

I am interested in working with other members on

A range of Environmental Matters such as repurposing , circular economy , sustainability , adding value to co products

About me

With a background in food and agricultural processing i now include a range of environmental solutions to the manufacturing sector.

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Anjuli Taylor

Grants Executive | G's Growers

My preferred location(s)

  • East of England

My background

  • Industry

My field of interest and expertise

  • AI, robotics, machinery and data science
  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Consumers and diets
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • GHG measurement, accounting and markets
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Waste, energy and circular systems
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Beth Pottle

Postgraduate Student  | University of Edinburgh

My preferred location(s)

  • Scotland

My background

  • Academia

My field of interest and expertise

  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Processing and manufacturing
  • Systems thinking and modelling
  • Waste, energy and circular systems

About me

I am studying Planetary Health in Edinburgh, focusing on the transition to a sustainable food system. I am interested in exploring how agroecological practices fit into sustainable development and am planning on undertaking further study into the social sustainability of agri-food production in the UK.

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Martin Mulholland

Head of Carbon Reduction Branch | DAERA

My preferred location(s)

  • Northern Ireland

My background

  • Government or policy

My field of interest and expertise

  • GHG measurement, accounting and markets
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Waste, energy and circular systems
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Joly Ghanawi

Consultant | -

My preferred location(s)

  • International
  • London
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Wales

My background

  • Other

My field of interest and expertise

  • AI, robotics, machinery and data science
  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Consumers and diets
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • GHG measurement, accounting and markets
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Processing and manufacturing
  • Supply chains, retail and hospitality
  • Systems thinking and modelling
  • Waste, energy and circular systems

I am interested in working with other members on

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About me

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Rounaq Nayak

Senior Lecturer in Farming Systems | UWE Bristol

My preferred location(s)

  • South West

My background

  • Academia
  • Other

My field of interest and expertise

  • Food security and trade
  • GHG measurement, accounting and markets
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Systems thinking and modelling

About me

I research just transitions in agroecology, carbon trading, and the role of lived experience in knowledge mobilisation. Currently, I am a Just Transitions Champion at the AFN Network+, and I am on secondment with the Wales Centre for Public Policy as an ESRC Policy Innovation Fellow, supporting the What Works Network in exploring how experts-by-experience contribute to policy research. My work aligns with SDGs 2, 8, and 12, focusing on food security, ethical labour practices, and sustainable consumption. I am particularly keen to collaborate with charities, NGOs, and rural enterprises. Feel free to connect if our interests align. Research Interests: 1. Just Transitions & EDI in carbon management and agroecology 2. Lived experience in policy research & knowledge mobilisation 3. Urban growing

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Amirali Zolghadri

Research Assistant | Cranfield University

My preferred location(s)

  • West Midlands

My background

  • Academia

My field of interest and expertise

  • AI, robotics, machinery and data science
  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Consumers and diets
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • GHG measurement, accounting and markets
  • Infrastructure and logistics
  • Livestock farming
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Processing and manufacturing
  • Supply chains, retail and hospitality
  • Systems thinking and modelling
  • Waste, energy and circular systems
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Adewale Ogunmodede

Senior Lecturer in Business | Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester

My preferred location(s)

  • East of England
  • London
  • Scotland
  • South East
  • South West
  • Wales

My background

  • Academia
  • Industry

My field of interest and expertise

  • Consumers and diets
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Livestock farming
  • Policy and economics
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Supply chains, retail and hospitality
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Nosheen Ramzan

director  | sawie ltd

My preferred location(s)

  • East of England

My background

  • Industry

My field of interest and expertise

  • GHG measurement, accounting and markets

I am interested in working with other members on

to help carbon accounting

About me

supporting netzero

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Geraldine Gilbert

Food systems change specialist

My preferred location(s)

  • International

My background

  • Industry
  • Third sector

My field of interest and expertise

  • Biodiversity, ecology, conservation
  • Consumers and diets
  • Crop production
  • Food security and trade
  • Land strategy and sequestration
  • Power, inequality and just transition
  • Supply chains, retail and hospitality
  • Systems thinking and modelling

I am interested in working with other members on

Food systems change and futures projects, research, insight-generation, capacity-building.

About me

20+ years' experience in food systems change, including 18 years working on food projects at Forum for the Future, with a wide range of food partners across business, academia, civil society...

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