Research projects from the Division, organised by scientific discipline Agricultural Systems BBSRC (BB/N013484/1 - A15104): N-CIRCLE: Virtual Joint Centre for Closed-Loop Cycling of Nitrogen in Chinese Agriculture. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/R020590/1): LegumeSELECT: Science-driven Evaluation of LEgume Choice for Transformed livelihoods. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/P022936/1): Exploiting the potential of genotype microbiome interactions to promote sustainable soil health in southern Africa. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/T012552/1): Africa SOIL: Soil Organic Matter Improves Livelihoods. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/I009183/2): Linkages between plant functional diversity soil biological communities and ecosystem services in agricultural grassland. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.Thai Government - Studentship: Does crop genotype utilisation of soil organic matter lower greenhouse gas emissions from soil? Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project.Chinese Scholarship Council - Studentship: Composition-function relationships of soil microbial community for nutrient cycling under drought. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project.Syngenta: Development of scalable, robust, regionally sensitive, farm applicable soil health assessments. Contact: Prof Jon Hillier. Current project.AHRC (AH/W006502/1): Field Songs: Preserving Syrian Agricultural Expertise Through Cultural Heritage Workshops. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project.AHRC (AH/T004347/1): Cultures of Expertise: Academics in Exile and Their Role in the Future Food Security Agenda for Syria. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project. Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Economics BBSRC (BB/N020707/1): Resilience of the UK food system to Global Shocks (RUGS). Contact: Dr Peter Alexander. Previous Project.BBSRC (BB/T004436/1): Environmental and Economic Impacts of Improved Antibiotics Stewardship in Poultry Systems. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Current project.BBSRC (BB/P022847/1): Moringa; Delivering Nutrition and Economic Value to the People of Malawi. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. Animal Health Info to come Anti-Microbial Resistance The Research Council of Norway (320715): LIMBO: Evaluating emerging AMR threats and future capacity for action in Norwegian livestock agriculture Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project.BBSRC: (BB/T004452/1): Developing a conceptual framework to improve understanding of AMR in livestock systems: translating research into policy and practice. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.ESRC (ES/S000216/1): Chicken or Egg: Drivers for Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry in India (DARPI). Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.ESRC (ES/S000186/1): Does AMR in livestock contribute to AMR in people in NE India? An interdisciplinary study. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/T012528/1): Paper-based platform for onsite, rapid and multiplexed pathogen detection in shrimp farms. Contact: Dr Mahmoud Eltholth. Previous project.British Council (623818418): Newton Institutional Link UK-Turkey. Rapid onsite technologies to combat antimicrobial-resistant mastitis in dairy cattle. Contact: Dr Mahmoud Eltholth. Previous project. Behaviour/Choice AHRC (AH/W006502/1): Field Songs: Preserving Syrian Agricultural Expertise Through Cultural Heritage Workshops. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project.AHRC (AH/T004347/1): Cultures of Expertise: Academics in Exile and Their Role in the Future Food Security Agenda for Syria. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project. Data Technologies Info to come Ecology Community Jameel. The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. Prof Alan Duncan. Current Project.ForestPaths. Peter Alexander. Current Project.MOSAIC “Joined-up land use strategies tackling climate change and biodiversity loss” lead by VITO. Peter Alexander. Current Project.NERC (NE/R017522/1): How does the Paramo capture and store water? The role of plants and people. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project.NERC (NE/R017999/1): Towards environmental reconciliation in Páramo land in Boyacá: resolving ecosystem trade-offs in post-conflict spaces. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. Global Health UKRI (MR/T044527/1): Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic Farming on Environmental and Human Health (BLOOM): A Natural Experiment in Andhra Pradesh, India. Contact: Dr Lindsay Jaacks. Current project.Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-005090): Poshan Atlas Project. Contact: Dr Lindsay Jaacks. Previous project.FSS: Dietary Intake of Children In Scotland (Dish) Study. Contact: Prof Lindsay Jaacks. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/P022847/1): Moringa; Delivering Nutrition and Economic Value to the People of Malawi. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. Governance/Ethics NERC (NE/T010517/1): Ixchel: Building understanding of the physical, cultural and socio-economic drivers of risk for strengthening resilience in the Guatemalan cordillera. Contact: Dr Kirsteen Shields. Current project.AHRC (AH/T006013/1): Community Empowerment and Landscape Decision Making frameworks in Scotland: improving outcomes for people and nature. Contact: Dr Kirsteen Shields. Previous project. Healthy Sustainable Diets Info to come Innovation and Transformation in Global Food Systems Community Jameel. The Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action. Prof Alan Duncan. Current Project.EC (RG14392): UNISECO - Understanding and Improving the Sustainability of agro-ECOIogicaI farming systems in the EU. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/N013492/1): Newton-Bhabha Virtual Centre on Nitrogen Efficiency of Whole-cropping Systems for improved performance and resilience in agriculture (NEWS India-UK). Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project.NERC (NE/S013598/1): Cocoa; Future Yields Across West Africa. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project.ESRC (ES/N013255/2): Sustainable Agriculture Intensification and the Nexus in Brazil (SAIN). Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. Innovation in Supply Chains Innovate UK (DRFNC52 / P1881): PALM-ALT (Phase 2): Novel palm fat replacer for the food industry. Contact: Dr Rafael de Silva. Previous project. Livestock Futures EC (677353): IMAGE: Innovative Management of Genetic Resources. Contact: Prof. Dominic Moran. Previous project. Nutrition UKRI (MR/T044527/1): Co-Benefits of Largescale Organic Farming on Environmental and Human Health (BLOOM): A Natural Experiment in Andhra Pradesh, India. Contact: Dr Lindsay Jaacks. Current project.Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-005090): Poshan Atlas Project. Contact: Dr Lindsay Jaacks. Previous project.FSS: Dietary Intake of Children In Scotland (Dish) Study. Contact: Prof Lindsay Jaacks. Previous project. One Health Systems Scottish Government: Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Current project.BBSRC (BB/V011286/1): Predictive phylogenetics for evolutionary and transmission dynamics of newly emerging avian influenza viruses Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Current project.STFC (ST/V006126/1): Open Epidemiology for pandemic modelling: a transparent, traceable, reusable, open source pipeline for reproducible science Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project. Planetary Boundaries Info to come Plant-Soil Systems BBSRC (BB/N013484/1 - A15104): N-CIRCLE: Virtual Joint Centre for Closed-Loop Cycling of Nitrogen in Chinese Agriculture. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/R020590/1): LegumeSELECT: Science-driven Evaluation of LEgume Choice for Transformed livelihoods. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/P022936/1): Exploiting the potential of genotype microbiome interactions to promote sustainable soil health in southern Africa. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/T012552/1): Africa SOIL: Soil Organic Matter Improves Livelihoods. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/I009183/2): Linkages between plant functional diversity soil biological communities and ecosystem services in agricultural grassland. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/L026759/2): A rhizotrait framework for the northern and southern hemispheres. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.Thai Government - Studentship: Does crop genotype utilisation of soil organic matter lower greenhouse gas emissions from soil? Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project.Chinese Scholarship Council - Studentship: Composition-function relationships of soil microbial community for nutrient cycling under drought. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project.Syngenta: Development of scalable, robust, regionally sensitive, farm applicable soil health assessments. Contact: Prof Jon Hillier. Current project.UKRI (NE/S009019/1): GCRF South Asian Nitrogen Hub. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Current project.NERC (NE/P018920/1): Soils Research to deliver Greenhouse Gas REmovals and Abatement Technologies (Soils-R-GGREAT). Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project. Science/Industry Integration Innovate UK (43228-WaterFore): WaterFOre: Sustainable water supply for rural communities in Syria through forward osmosis. Contact: Prof. Lisa Boden. Previous project. Soil Science BBSRC (BB/N013484/1 - A15104): N-CIRCLE: Virtual Joint Centre for Closed-Loop Cycling of Nitrogen in Chinese Agriculture. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/R020590/1): LegumeSELECT: Science-driven Evaluation of LEgume Choice for Transformed livelihoods. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/P022936/1): Exploiting the potential of genotype microbiome interactions to promote sustainable soil health in southern Africa. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/T012552/1): Africa SOIL: Soil Organic Matter Improves Livelihoods. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/I009183/2): Linkages between plant functional diversity soil biological communities and ecosystem services in agricultural grassland. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.BBSRC (BB/L026759/2): A rhizotrait framework for the northern and southern hemispheres. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Previous project.Thai Government - Studentship: Does crop genotype utilisation of soil organic matter lower greenhouse gas emissions from soil? Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project.Chinese Scholarship Council - Studentship: Composition-function relationships of soil microbial community for nutrient cycling under drought. Contact: Prof Liz Baggs. Current project.Syngenta: Development of scalable, robust, regionally sensitive, farm applicable soil health assessments. Contact: Prof Jon Hillier. Current project. Tools NERC (NE/S013962/1): International: Integrating Globally-recognised Sustainability Metrics for Tropical Perennial Crops in a One-stop Shop Cool Farm Tool. Contact: Dr Jon Hillier. Previous project. This article was published on 2025-04-08