{"id":57,"date":"2026-05-07T14:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/land\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:52:07","slug":"research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/land\/research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/25179-steffen-boehm\">Steffen Boehm<\/a><br>Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/43226-francesca-boyd\/about\">Francesca Boyd<\/a><br>Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/35925-alison-ashby\">Alison Ashby<\/a><br>Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/41348-avril-sun\">Avril Sun<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more or to get involved in the project, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Francesca Boyd<br><a href=\"mailto:F.Boyd4@exeter.ac.uk\">F.Boyd4@exeter.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images 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