Prof Rod Wilson is an animal physiologist with 33 years’ experience in comparative, integrative and environmental physiology, both in the laboratory and field, and with collaborations across 5 continents. His interests lie in how environmental variables (including water chemistry and diet) affect the physiology and performance of fish and aquatic invertebrates in relation to the […]
Dr Mike Allen is an algal biotechnologist at Exeter University and Co-founder & CSO of Seaweed Generation. Mike’s work focuses on the use of algae as foods, feeds, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, fuels, fertilisers, materials and carbon capture. Mike has also helped develop a range of genetically modified microalgae strains for the aquaculture industry featuring optimised […]
Ian J. Bateman OBE, US-NAS, FBA, FEAERE, FRSA, FRSB, is Director of the Land, Environment, Economics and Policy Institute (LEEP) at the University of Exeter, UK. His main research interests revolve around the issue of ensuring sustainable wellbeing through the integration of natural and physical science with economics and by working with business and policy […]
Martin is a soil biogeochemist with a background in phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) cycling and is Section Head of the Farm Emissions Section at Rothamsted Research. His expertise includes P research in soils and water, especially the role of organic P in plant nutrition and mitigation of diffuse pollution from agriculture, including the role […]
I am a microbial ecologist and evolutionary biologist. I work on understanding how microbial communities can be applied to biotechnology, bioremediation and health. My role is to optimise anaerobic digester microbial communities to use prawn waste as a food source. Link to profile
Marine Ecosphysiology has been my research focus since my undergraduate research project. How marine invertebrates interact with their environment can inform us on a whole host of important sectors, from optimising aquaculture to understanding local and global change biology. My industry/academia-blend PhD project (Building Armour From Water: Understanding Calcification Physiology to Optimise Conditions for Indoor […]
Robert’s main research area involves reducing the negative impact of agricultural practices on the wider environment. He has expertise in recording plant diversity, and has worked on projects aiming to enhance or restore diversity to grassland pastures. Robert also has expertise in examining the chemical and physical parameters of soil, measuring hydrological outputs and their […]
Dr Rob Ellis is an aquatic animal physiologist whose research is focussed on optimisation of aquaculture ecosystems. He has 15 years’ experience investigating the impact of environmental stress on commercially important finfish and shellfish species, working with a broad range of species and across a diverse suite of production settings. Working with international industry partners, […]
Dr Yiorgos Gadanakis (formerly at the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading) is Assistant Professor in Applied Agricultural Economics at Cyprus University of Technology (from Jan 2025). He is an experienced analyst, proficient in data management, analysis and interpretation. His research focuses on the analysis of agricultural production systems in terms of […]
Dr Jorge Campos González is an Agricultural Economist, with a PhD in Agricultural, Environment and Food Economics (Uni. of Reading, UK), MSc in Agricultural Economics (Pontificia Uni., Chile) and BSc in Agronomy (Uni. de Concepcíon, Chile). He was Agricultural Economist at the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile (2009-2011) and, Economist and Head of the Department […]