Growing Health - bio-inspired solutions for healthier agroecosystems: Discovery landscapes

Description	Began three-year term on Science Advisory Board of RESAS (Rural & Environmental Science and Analytical Services), for the Scottish Government
Geographic Reach	Local/Municipal/Regional
Policy Influence Type	Participation in a guidance/advisory committee
Impact	Beginning of the 3 year term.

Description	Recorded video for BASIS training and award in IPM: managing Arable Pests and Beneficials (section 4)
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Influenced training of practitioners or researchers
Impact	Course participants reported decrease in use of synthetic insecticides (BASIS)
URL	https://basis-classroom.co.uk/courses/managing-pests-beneficials

Description	UK Parliament Evidence Week 2024 - Sense about Science
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Participation in a guidance/advisory committee

Description	Written evidence submitted to EFRA (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Soil Health Inquiry by Rothamsted Research
Geographic Reach	National
Policy Influence Type	Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL	https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7139/soil-health/

Description	AFBI - Supply and Delivery of CarboSeq Modelling and Training
Amount	£30,000 (GBP)
Funding ID	eTendersNI CFT 4863271
Organisation	Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	08/2023
End	03/2024

Description	BBSRC (REL Innovate fund)-Evaluation of an organically approved pesticide against Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle.
Amount	£26,343 (GBP)
Funding ID	N/A
Organisation	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	07/2023
End	01/2024

Description	BBSRC IIP award for Eavesdropping cryptic cabbage stem flea beetle larvae in oilseed rape
Amount	£12,621 (GBP)
Organisation	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start

Description	BBSRC Innovation Grant ApresLabs
Amount	£14,314 (GBP)
Organisation	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	11/2024
End	03/2025

Description	Defra inventory project
Amount	£800,000 (GBP)
Organisation	Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start	08/2023
End	11/2028

Description	Follow-up project to previous Climate Science for Service Partnership (CSSP) project
Amount	£344,428 (GBP)
Organisation	Meteorological Office UK
Sector	Academic/University
Country	United Kingdom
Start	04/2024
End	03/2027

Description	Future Agri-Food Systems: One crop health for next generation crop protection
Amount	60,000,000 kr. (DKK)
Organisation	Novo Nordisk Foundation
Sector	Charity/Non Profit
Country	Denmark
Start	01/2024
End	12/2029

Description	Global Burden of Crop Loss
Amount	£1,509,380 (GBP)
Organisation	CABI
Sector	Private
Country	United Kingdom
Start	01/2025
End	12/2027

Description	Guidance on measuring soil organic carbon to the implementation partners running Unilever's regenerative agriculture projects
Amount	£45,000 (GBP)
Funding ID	N/A
Organisation	Unilever
Sector	Private
Country	United Kingdom
Start	12/2023
End	03/2024

Description	International Awards Tranche 1 Rothamsted
Amount	£7,248 (GBP)
Funding ID	BB/Y514196/
Organisation	Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Sector	Public
Country	United Kingdom
Start
End	05/2024

Description	Modelling the durability of management options for soybean rust in Brazil
Amount	£131,000 (GBP)
Organisation	Bayer
Sector	Private
Country	Germany
Start	08/2023
End	09/2024

Title	EAB dispersal model
Description	The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB; Agrilus planipennis Fairmare) is a destructive pest for ash trees causing the death of millions of trees in parts of the globe where it is non-native. This pest poses a threat to ash in Great Britain (GB) and so establishing well-defined surveillance strategies to detect EAB is essential. We have developed a model of EAB lifecycle and spread across the Great Britain. The model outputs can then be used to predict the best places to locate surveillance technologies (e.g., girdled trees or traps).
Type Of Material	Computer model/algorithm
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	It can help us and others developing surveillance models quicker and more efficiently to inform policy
URL	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10610811

Title	Host map of Ash trees in Great Britain
Description	This is an Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) host map for Great Britain at the 1 km x 1 km scale. The units are in terms of ha or ash per 1km x 1km grid square. There are 100 ha in 1km x 1 km, so this can be thought of as a percent. It was created generating a 20m x 20m land use layer based on the UKCEH Land Cover Map for 2019, deriving areas of broadleaved tree cover for each cell of the land use layer and estimating the percentage of ash within broadleaf, which were assigned dependent on land use and region (see more details about the methods in data preparation and processing activities). The percentage of ash and area of broadleaf trees were combined to give an area of ash for each land use in cell and this was aggregated (summed) across all land use types to give a 1km by 1km ash area map.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2023
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	The host map can be used by professionals, academics, policymakers, government on topics such as environment, tree health, monitoring, surveillance, geostatistic analysis, and modelling. This dataset provides a spatially explicit of the ash distribution across Great Britain.
URL	https://repository.rothamsted.ac.uk/item/98y37/host-map-of-ash-trees-in-great-britain

Title	Soil Map of Rothamsted Estate
Description	The soil map of Rothamsted Estate is a new version of the original map published by Avery and Catt (1995). The current map was generated by creating a series of shapefiles in QGIS (v.3.22.8).
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	"This is a digital version of the Avery and Catt (1995) soil map of Rothamsted. Loreto and Richard should take most of the credit. Avery, B. W., Catt, J. A., Coleman, K., Pino-Chandia, L. and Ostler, R."
URL	https://repository.rothamsted.ac.uk/item/98z89/soil-map-of-rothamsted-estate

Title	Supplementary Information to Chapter 5 of the PhD thesis entitled "Managing concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides".
Description	Supplementary Information to Chapter 5 of the PhD thesis entitled "Managing concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides". Isabel Corkley, December 2024. Chapter 5: Which resistance management strategies work against concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides? Tables of modelling results.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.14424058

Title	Supplementary Information to Chapter 5 of the PhD thesis entitled "Managing concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides".
Description	Supplementary Information to Chapter 5 of the PhD thesis entitled "Managing concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides". Isabel Corkley, December 2024. Chapter 5: Which resistance management strategies work against concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides? Tables of modelling results.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.14424057

Title	Wheat and teff grain mineral micronutrient concentration and field data from GeoNutrition on-farm field experiments in Western Amhara region, Ethiopia
Description	The data set comprises primary data for the concentration of over 25 mineral micronutrients including zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) grown over two cropping seasons (2018 and 2019) in the Western Amhara region of Ethiopia. Wheat and teff were grown across a landscape gradient (hill slope, mid-slope, foot slope) and supplied with different rates of mineral nitrogen fertilizer and different Zn and Se fertilizer application methods (basal, basal + side dressing, basal + foliar fertilizer) across different farms. The data set also comprises of field data including specific study site, crop variety, fertilizer rates, and crop yields. Wheat experiments were performed in Debre Mewi and Markuma, and experiments with teff were performed in Debre Mewi and Aba Gerima. The concentrations of micronutrients in grain were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Laboratory standards, sample replicates and blank samples were included for quality assurance. The work provide insights on an effect of Zn, Se and N fertilizer, landscape position, and its interaction with micronutrient fertilizers on grain micronutrient concentrations. Agronomic biofortification of wheat and teff with micronutrient fertilizers was influenced by landscape position, the micronutrient fertilizer application method and N fertilizer management. The complexity of smallholder environmental settings and different farmer socio-economic opportunities calls for the optimization of nutritional agronomy landscape trials, with targeted application of micronutrient fertilizers across a landscape gradient required as an additional factor for consideration in ongoing agronomic biofortification interventions.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2023
Provided To Others?	Yes
URL	https://data.rothamsted.ac.uk/dataset/wheat-and-teff-grain-mineral-micronutrient-concentration

Title	Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment crop yields.
Description	Annual arable crop yields for each plot of the Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment, 1988-1998. Also potato % ware, sugar beet % sugar, and other sugar beet yield components. Also annual fertilizer applications.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	N/A
URL	https://www.era.rothamsted.ac.uk/dataset/wrn20/01-RN20YLD

Title	Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment crop yields.
Description	Annual arable crop yields for each plot of the Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment, 1988-1998. Also potato % ware, sugar beet % sugar, and other sugar beet yield components. Also annual fertilizer applications. There were eight plots, in a 2x2 factorial, with two blocks. Treatments were two directions of cultivation (cultivated and drilled parallel to the contour v up and down the slope) and two types of cultivation (standard cultivation, residue removed v minimal tillage, residues retained). All plots grew the same crops each year, in a rotation typical of the sandy soils of Bedfordshire.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	Annual arable crop yields for each plot of the Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment, 1988-1998. Also potato % ware, sugar beet % sugar, and other sugar beet yield components. Also annual fertilizer applications. There were eight plots, in a 2x2 factorial, with two blocks. Treatments were two directions of cultivation (cultivated and drilled parallel to the contour v up and down the slope) and two types of cultivation (standard cultivation, residue removed v minimal tillage, residues retained). All plots grew the same crops each year, in a rotation typical of the sandy soils of Bedfordshire.
URL	https://www.era.rothamsted.ac.uk/dataset/wrn20/01-RN20YLD

Title	Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment plot soil total C and N
Description	Soil data for each plot of the Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment, 1989-1996. The soil from each plot was sampled in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996 and analysed for total carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentration (%). Total N was also measured in 1989. Data is for topsoil (0-10, 0-15 or 0-20cm) plus 50-60cm in 1992 only. This is the data described by Quinton et al, 2006. Clay content was also measured in 1996, as reported by Quinton and Catt, 2007. The experiment had eight plots, in a 2x2 factorial, with two blocks. Treatments were two directions of cultivation (cultivated and drilled parallel to the contour v up and down the slope) and two types of tillage (conventional tillage, residue removed v minimal tillage, residues retained). Crop yield and erosion and runoff data is published separately.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	Soil data for each plot of the Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment, 1989-1996. The soil from each plot was sampled in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1996 and analysed for total carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentration (%). Total N was also measured in 1989. Data is for topsoil (0-10, 0-15 or 0-20cm) plus 50-60cm in 1992 only. This is the data described by Quinton et al, 2006. Clay content was also measured in 1996, as reported by Quinton and Catt, 2007. The experiment had eight plots, in a 2x2 factorial, with two blocks. Treatments were two directions of cultivation (cultivated and drilled parallel to the contour v up and down the slope) and two types of tillage (conventional tillage, residue removed v minimal tillage, residues retained). Crop yield and erosion and runoff data is published separately.
URL	https://www.era.rothamsted.ac.uk/dataset/wrn20/01-RN20SOIL

Title	Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment soil erosion and surface runoff data
Description	The dataset contains details of the soil loss, runoff, sediment chemistry and texture, and water chemistry data for each erosion and runoff event from each plot of the Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment, 1989-1998. The experiment had eight plots, in a 2x2 factorial, with two blocks. Treatments were two directions of cultivation (cultivated and drilled parallel to the contour v up and down the slope) and two types of cultivation (standard cultivation, residue removed v minimal tillage, residues retained). The total number of erosion events was determined by those occurring on Plot 7, which always produced runoff and erosion when any other plot was eroded, and occasionally when no other plot was. There were a maximum of 63 events, 1989-1998. Crop yield and plot soil data is published separately.
Type Of Material	Database/Collection of data
Year Produced	2024
Provided To Others?	Yes
Impact	The dataset contains details of the soil loss, runoff, sediment chemistry and texture, and water chemistry data for each erosion and runoff event from each plot of the Woburn Erosion Reference Experiment, 1989-1998. The experiment had eight plots, in a 2x2 factorial, with two blocks. Treatments were two directions of cultivation (cultivated and drilled parallel to the contour v up and down the slope) and two types of cultivation (standard cultivation, residue removed v minimal tillage, residues retained). The total number of erosion events was determined by those occurring on Plot 7, which always produced runoff and erosion when any other plot was eroded, and occasionally when no other plot was. There were a maximum of 63 events, 1989-1998. Crop yield and plot soil data is published separately.
URL	https://www.era.rothamsted.ac.uk/dataset/wrn20/01-RN20SED

Description	Silvopasture knowledge exchange: UK and Colombia for soil health, livestock and biodiversity
Organisation	CGIAR
Department	International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Country	Colombia
Sector	Charity/Non Profit
PI Contribution	Visit to CIAT and CIPAV in Cali, experiments with soil profiles, new genomics centre, silvopastural systems on farm.
Collaborator Contribution	We held discussions for potential new projects. Visited the new seed bank building where seed collections of yuca, beans and forages are kept. Forage species are screened to select those with low methane producing potential in vitro and, from these, a smaller number will be tested in vivo in the new chambers and in the field using the SF6 technique. Root growth is also being studied in small scale soil profiles. Visited experiments where pastures are being developed with traits such as decrease methane emissions. For example star grass. Visited the new chambers to measure methane from animals. Round the table discussion. Presentations from CIAT and Rothamsted.
Impact	A Responsive Mode proposal will be submitted to BBSRC in April 2025 to investigate the potential role of Plantago in improving Nitrogen use Efficiency in livestock systems
Start Year	2015

Description	Trace elements cycling within the soil/plant system under different land use
Organisation	Landcare Research
Country	New Zealand
Sector	Public
PI Contribution	An initial short visit of two weeks happened in June 2024 to evaluate the collaborator's model performance against Rothamsted LTEs datasets (Parkgrass, Broadbalk) and to inform future development and scope research proposals for future collaboration across Rothamsted's ISPs and Landcare Research.
Collaborator Contribution	Preliminary results of modelling and LTE data analyses are promising. We are working on a paper. We applied for NZ Royal Society 'catalyst' grant. Another proposal is being submitted early March 2025.
Impact	Drafting an article.
Start Year	2024

Description	"House Of Commons Science, Innovation & Technology Committee Inquiry Into Insect Decline And UK Food Security "
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	"Representatives from the House Of Commons Science, Innovation & Technology Committee Inquiry Into Insect Decline And UK Food Security visited Rothamsted. We talked to them about our research on quantifying insect declines and elucidating the key factors behind species increases and decline. We also talked to them about IPM measures for controlling insect pests in OSR crops. They then visited the suction traps and other scientists working on pest and beneficial insects. We discussed the positive impacts that policy can have. "
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	"Invited speaker at the International Forum on the Current Development of Soil Carbon Sink and ESG of Enterprise (Taiwan) "
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	"Over 250 individuals attended the International Soil Carbon Forum, which was organized by the National Chung Hsing University and the Agriculture and Food Agency (Ministry of Agriculture of Taiwan). The talk was titled ""Experiences in assessing soil organic carbon in temperate agricultural lands. Strategies for enhancing carbon sequestration"". The government has shown a significant interest in soil organic carbon and has encouraged international exchange experiences to improve soil carbon assessment and modelling in the country through the University. "
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	"Presentation at NEW-IPM ONE HEALTH conference, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, 5-7 September 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	"Presentation at the NEW-IPM ONE HEALTH conference, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, 5-7 September 2023 https://www.swansea.ac.uk/bioscience/research-and-impact/natural-products-biohub-project/naturalproductsbiohub-project-news-and-events/new-ipm-2023---one-health/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.swansea.ac.uk/bioscience/research-and-impact/natural-products-biohub-project/naturalprod...

Description	"UKRI panel membership: UKRI-NERC Equitable nature-based climate resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa (Sept.-Nov. 2023) "
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Supporters
Results and Impact	"Grant panel activities, reviewing/ranking proposals"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	2 presentations NPK club
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	2 presentations NPK club
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	2024 MPI/GRA Annual Science Meeting
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Presented for ejp at 2024 MPI/GRA Annual Science Meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	ADAS Weed Ecology Group visit
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Visit by the ADAS weeds group, primarily to strengthen links between the 2 groups, discuss current and future funding opportunities for collaboration and visit the LTE's (mainly Broadbalk).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	AICC Agronomist Conference 2024, Grassweed Question Time
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Panel member of the Grassweed Question at AICC conference with 220 independent crop consultants present.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Agri-tech East meeting
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Invited presentation to Agri-Tech East
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	BASF Sustainability Workshop
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Invited to workshop following visits to the Grange Farm. Gave a talk and this sparked discussion which was connected to other talks. The participants visited Grange Farm and I was later invited to BASF dinner and discussions regarding on-farm sampling.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	BBSRC Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases workshop, London, 22-23 May 2024
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Study participants or study members
Results and Impact	Workshop to facilitate international collaboration on future research in infectious diseases.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://engagementhub.ukri.org/bbsrc-rsp-international/ecology-and-evolution-of-infectious-diseases-...

Description	BCPC meeting. Pests and beneficials expert review
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	I attended an expert meeting, where scientists gathered to discuss the latest trends, research, and developments. The main purpose of the conference was to share knowledge, receive feedback on ongoing projects, and engage in discussions that could help refine our approaches. Through collaborative sessions and networking, I gained valuable insights and constructive feedback from experts, which is already influencing the direction of our work. The conference also fostered new partnerships and opportunities for collaboration, which could lead to future research initiatives and enhanced project outcomes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	BES Task and Finish group - International equity in ecological research plan development for BES
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Personal invitation to meetings with senior personnel of the BES discussing pathways to make science and ecological research more equitable across the world starting with the BES and its publishing journals
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	BSPP-AAB Plant Pathology 2023 conference
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Keynote invited presentation and session chair at BSPP-AAB Plant Pathology 2023 conference, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 6th - 8th September 2023
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.bspp.org.uk/conferences/plant-pathology-2023/

Description	Bug hunt at Rothamsted as part of the Royal Entomological Society National Insect Week 21/6/23.
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	Organized Bug hunt at Rothamsted farm to teach general pubic insect sampling methods and to stimulate interest/appreciation of insects. This was attended by c. 30 local people including several schoolchildren!
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	CXC Workshop - agricultural activity in the LULUCF Sector of Inventory - looking beyond peatland and forestry
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Attendance & networking
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Calleva Centre for Evolution and Human Science, Magdalen College, Oxford-invited talk
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	15th-16th April 2024, Calleva Centre for Evolution and Human Science, Magdalen College, Oxford: Isabel Corkley was invited to speak at an international multi-disciplinary workshop on 'Evolutionary and genomic design principles for durable genetic control of crop pathogens' (with a focus on RNAi crop protection). She gave a talk on 'Resistance management and epidemiology', drawing out some relevant results from modelling done as part of her PhD, and potential lessons and challenges for RNAi-based crop protection. We discussed principles for selecting potential gene targets for RNAi-based crop protection, with aims of effective disease control, minimising effects on non-target organisms and keeping risk of resistance evolution low. Potential resistance management strategies include pyramiding multiple gene targets in a single product. We also discussed the risk of cross-resistance to multiple gene targets evolving through the loss of the RNAi pathway in fungal pathogens, and potential strategies to reduce this risk. This was a very interesting workshop on a novel form of crop protection that may prove a very useful addition to growers' toolbox for managing plant diseases.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Careers fair at Sir John Lawes School
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	I presented our work at a local school, engaging with over 100 pupils. The primary goal was to introduce them to our research and spark their interest in related fields. The activity consisted of setting up an interactive stand featuring props, and insects, where we explained what we do at Rothamsted and the importance of sustainable agriculture. We demonstrated how different insects play a crucial role in agriculture and showcased the technology we use to monitor and improve agricultural sustainability. The hands-on experience sparked curiosity among the students. As a result, there was a noticeable increase in curiosity about the topics discussed, and several students expressed interest in coming to Rothamsted to do their work experience placement.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Cereals 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Arable farming show. Engaged with farmers and other related professionals/public about soil carbon and Rothamsted Research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Cereals 24 display
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Disseminate research. Also attended: Gail Canning, John Caulfield, Jonah Prout, Tim Mauchline, Sarah Dunham
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Chaired a session at the Resistance 2024 conference
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chaired a session at Resistance 2024 conference
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Chaired a session at the Rothamsted Resistance 2025 conference
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Chaired a session at the Rothamsted Resistance 2025 conference
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Codesign workshop on surveillance for tree health
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	We held a codesign workshop in collaboration with Warwick University and Forest Research to discuss issues related to surveillance and management of tree health. (Also involved: Vashti Alonso-Chavez)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Conference presentation
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Conference presentation at the Long-Term Experiments Conference which generated a variety of interest in follow-up discussions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://web.cvent.com/event/45423a42-20e7-464e-8c09-7d04d98ec834/summary

Description	Conference presentation at ENTO2023 - Optimised Surveillance strategies for the early detection of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	We presented our work on optimised surveillance for EAB in GB sparkling questions from stakeholders and practitioners from countries where the pest has caused devastation and had follow up questions after the presentation. Presentation at the ENTO23 conference for the session Pests, Biological control, and IPM II. We presented our work on monitoring and surveillance of potential incursions of EAB into GB. An interested audience made questions about routes of entry which led the team to investigate further.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/ento23/

Description	Dairy Science Forum
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Attendance & networking
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Discussion with Joseph Onyeka Director of Research at National Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact	Visit of Joseph Onyeka, (Director of Research - External Funded Project Office at National Root Crops Research Institute, Nigeria) . We discussed plans of collaboration with Dr Julian Smith and other interested parties.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Discussion with NatureMetrics
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Met with representatives of NatureMetrics: Tom Ludwig (Sector Head Regenerative and Sustainable Agriculture), Andrew Briscoe (Head of Science), Tiffany Jedrecka (R&D Lead) to discuss eDNA applications and scope for R&D collaborations/grants.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	During site tour explained the black-grass mesocosm selection experiment
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	During site tour explained the black-grass mesocosm selection experiment
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	EGU 23: Quantifying and communicating uncertain information in earth and environmental sciences
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	I co-convened a session on uncertainty at EGU and gave a short keynote talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	EGU, Vienna 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Presentation of: The production of N2O from sheep urine patches is influenced by soil properties Presentation of: Life Cycle Assessment of mitigation measures of greenhouse gas emissions from beef production in England Presentation of: Extreme drought influences N2O hot moment intensity and duration
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	EJP CarboGrass project
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	The kick-off meeting for the EJP CarboGrass project on the impact of grassland management on soil carbon storage was held in Madrid. As collaborators, we participated in the meeting online to discuss the working plan and present our capabilities for potential field and incubation studies.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	EJP meeting, Dublin
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Attendance and networking
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	EU Focus Group participation (EU Soil Mission project CREDIBLE)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Invited to join an expert focus group on long-term experiment data management. Participated in 3 online workshops and invited to join a panel discussion and present at the CREDIBLE European Carbon Farming Summit, Valencia, Spain 5th-7th March.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://www.project-credible.eu/

Description	EWRS (European Weeds Research Society) Integrated Weed Management Workshop
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	The workshop had a range on talks, debates about the use of IWM tactics to control problem weed species globally. I spoke about the results from our farm network studying black-grass and also chaired a session.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Engagement with FC stakeholders about surveillance for EAB
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Had a meeting and provided information and a slide deck on surveillance for the Emerald Ash Borer to Katie Parker from the Forestry Commission. Katie is the Plant Health Forestry team's Contracts and Surveys Manager. She plan England's surveys for GB Priority and Quarantine Pests. FC with locations for EAB surveillance
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Engagement with ash tree researchers and stakeholders at FC and ObservaTree
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Engagement with ash tree researchers and stakeholders at FR and ObservaTree to discuss future collaboration and use of the SMARTIES models as well as new emerging research from ObservaTree and FR
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	European Congress of Entomology
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	International meeting about entomology. There were very interesting talks about agroecology, biocontrol, and insect pest management that promoted interesting discussions and gave me the opportunity to meet many international researchers working on insects.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://ece2023.com/

Description	European Congress of Entomology Heraklion, Crete, 16-20/9/23. Invited oral presentation on 'Enhancing ecosystem service provision for EcoStacking: an oilseed rape exemplar' (as part of the Symposium session on Bioprotection).
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Invited talk as part of a conference symposium on bioprotection
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://ece2023.com/

Description	Fascination of Plants Day event at Rothamsted
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	10 members of the public came to Broadbalk experiment at Rothamsted to learn about the experiment and see the diversity of arable plants demonstrated there. (Laura Crook)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Geotree
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Attendance and networking
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Groundswell 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Groundswell is a regenerative agriculture festival where farmers, growers, agronomists, scientist, and anyone interested in food production and environment meets to learn about theory and practical applications of regenerative farming systems. This event is great to meet people and develop collaborations, learn about the latest trends in regenerative agriculture, and engage growers to participate in research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://groundswellag.com/

Description	Groundswell 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Regenerative agriculture conference/show engaging with farmers with the aim to communicate science to practice. Spoke with many farmers and related professionals/public about soil carbon and Rothamsted Research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Groundswell regenerative agricultural festival
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Stand at Groundswell regenerative agricultural festival talking with attendees about research at Rothamsted, soil management, agroecology including using interactive displays. Visitors to the stand had lots of questions and interest in our activities with the increasing public interest in soils and agriculture. Also attended: Tim Mauchline, Patricia Ortego- Ramos, Vanessa Nessner Kavamura
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Hosted a delegation of ~16 Danish farmers / agronomists for a day (30th Oct). Discussion session on farming practices and research, tour of the facilities, experiments and LTEs
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	hosted a delegation of ~16 Danish farmers / agronomists for a day (30th Oct). Discussion session on farming practices and research, tour of the facilities, experiments and LTEs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Hosted visit from Yara (~20 agronomists) fertiliser company. Good potential for work in the area of soil biology, new organo-mineral fertiliser products.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Yara visit to support new translation project activities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Hosted/lectured PhD students (Horizon 2020-FertiCycle Project, bio-based fertilisers) from the University of Copenhagen
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	"Hosted ~16 PhD students (Horizon 2020-FertiCycle Project, bio-based fertilisers), with Lars Stoumann Jensen and Paul Petersen, who visited from the University of Copenhagen. Lectures from Martin Broadley, David Powlson, and field tours from Sarah Perryman/LTE team, 15th Sept. "
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	IFEAA AFN Deep Dive Event, Bristol
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Presented at IFEAA AFN Deep Dive Event, Bristol the inventory methodology to estimate emissions of methane from slurry tanks
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Indigro Farmer Academy Visit
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	A talk to farmers and agronomists from Indigro's farmer academy who were visiting Rothamsted to hear about a range of research topics from across the scope of Rothamsted.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Indigro farmer academy visit
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Around 30 agronomists participated in a tour around Rothamsted, I explained my research next to an oilseed rape experimental field. this sparked questions about the future of oilseed rape crop in the UK, methods to control pests and future about insecticide policies.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Insect day - bug hunt activity + display at the Pav
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Event organised for the Insect day where we did a bug hunt and then teach the audience how to identify the insects collected. We also had a poster display showcasing the research undertaken at Rothamsted.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Interview for Farming Today
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Gave an interview for BBC farming today on Blackgrass
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Interview for New Scientist
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Undergraduate students
Results and Impact	The interview was featured in the careers section of The Future of Food & Agriculture microsite for New Scientist Live to talk about my job and to inspire the next generation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://future-of-farming.colab.newscientist.com/article/what-does-a-soil-carbon-specialist-do

Description	Invited Keynote Talk: GeoNutrition: Exploring the roles of healthier soils to support improved nutritional outcomes. At: Innovating agriculture-Exploring the science and innovation aiming to transform the future of food and farming. 3-4 June 2024. The Royal Society, London
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Invited Keynote Talk: GeoNutrition: Exploring the roles of healthier soils to support improved nutritional outcomes. At: Innovating agriculture-Exploring the science and innovation aiming to transform the future of food and farming. 3-4 June 2024. The Royal Society, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2024/06/agriculture-tof/

Description	Invited Keynote Talk: GeoNutrition: Exploring the roles of healthier soils to support improved nutritional outcomes. At: Cereal Quality for sustainable production and human health. 17-18 September 2024, Association of Applied Biologists, University of Birmingham.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Invited Keynote Talk: GeoNutrition: Exploring the roles of healthier soils to support improved nutritional outcomes. At: Cereal Quality for sustainable production and human health. 17-18 September 2024, Association of Applied Biologists, University of Birmingham.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Invited lecture on Herbicide resistance for a University of Hertfordshire Msc course.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Invited lecture for 100 students
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Invited speaker at the "A Legacy of Knowledge Conference" at Yara's international R&D Headquarters in Dulmen, Germany, 6-7 September.
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	The workshop had ~50 participants in person, and close to 100 online, most of them Yara staff. The workshop was part of a celebration of 65 years of their long-term experiment. Besides giving the seminar, I participated in several meetings to discuss potential collaborations in research.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Invited speaker at the British Crop Production Council (BCPC)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Gave an invited presentation on Rothamsted's research on weeds and remote weed detection. Audience was other researchers (including ADAS, NIAB), ag-chem representatives, farming press, postgrad students, and regulatory bodies e.g. CRD, DEFRA It's a recurring annual meeting.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.bcpc.org/events/bcpc-weeds-review-2023

Description	Invited talk at Frontier Agriculture Eastern Region Agronomists' conference 'Modelling concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides'
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Presented a talk on Modelling concurrent evolution of resistance to fungicides. The purpose was to highlight the complexity of the resistance management challenge and to promote best practice
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Invited talk at the Micronutrient Forum conference, The Hague
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Supporters
Results and Impact	The Micronutrient Forum is primarily a research conference, with good representation from funders, and policy and practice stakeholders. I gave an invited presentation on 'Soils and Mineral Density of Crops' in a panel session entitled 'Agricultural Strategies for Increasing the Mineral and Vitamin Density of Food Staples', convened by Dr Howarth Bouis. Dr Bouis (founding Director of HarvestPlus) followed up after the session as he previously thought crop breeding could overcome the issues of low phyto-availability of minerals (such as zinc), e.g. through manipulating the rhizome. I think my presentation (and that of Dr Ismail Cakmak) has elevated the importance of soil management in the mind of Dr Bouis, and hopefully of others too (e.g. Lawrence Kent, BMGF, was attending).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/mnf23/attendee/confcal/show/session/155

Description	Invited talk to Women's Institute - National Investigation and Discovery Day
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Women's Institute - National Investigation and Discovery Day hosted by Buckinghamshire WI (12/3/24). Invited talk on' Why do we use pesticides? What are the risks involved? & What are the alternatives?
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Invited talk- Calleva Centre for Evolution and Human Science, Magdalen College, Oxford
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	15th-16th April 2024, Calleva Centre for Evolution and Human Science, Magdalen College, Oxford: Isabel Corkley was invited to speak at an international multi-disciplinary workshop on 'Evolutionary and genomic design principles for durable genetic control of crop pathogens' (with a focus on RNAi crop protection). She gave a talk on 'Resistance management and epidemiology', drawing out some relevant results from modelling done as part of her PhD, and potential lessons and challenges for RNAi-based crop protection. We discussed principles for selecting potential gene targets for RNAi-based crop protection, with aims of effective disease control, minimising effects on non-target organisms and keeping risk of resistance evolution low. Potential resistance management strategies include pyramiding multiple gene targets in a single product. We also discussed the risk of cross-resistance to multiple gene targets evolving through the loss of the RNAi pathway in fungal pathogens, and potential strategies to reduce this risk. This was a very interesting workshop on a novel form of crop protection that may prove a very useful addition to growers' toolbox for managing plant diseases.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Latitude Festival
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	We attended the Latitude Festival, a popular music event, where we engaged with the general public to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable agriculture. Our goal was to educate festival-goers on the vital role agriculture plays in the environment and to share the work we do at Rothamsted. Through interactive displays and conversations, we highlighted how innovation in agriculture can help address global challenges. The engagement sparked meaningful discussions, and many attendees expressed a greater understanding of sustainability in farming. Several individuals even mentioned they would consider adopting more sustainable practices in their own lives, showing a positive impact on public awareness and interest in the field. We hosted a "Shed of Science" in the education area of the festival. We engaged with many adults and children through interactive discussions about soils and what makes them healthy, and agroecology. Also attended: Jonah Prout
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Long Term Experiment conference
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Presentation of: Can conservation agriculture principles mitigate greenhouse gas emissions? A scoping review and meta-analysis Presentation of: EJP soil CropGas project: The effect of conservation agriculture interventions on greenhouse gas emissions Presentation of: Effect of plough on CO2 fluxes from temperate grazed pastures on the North Wyke Farm Platform Presentation of: Assessing different sward managements on biological nitrogen fixation from a white clover high sugar grass mixture Presentation of: GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE LARGE SCALE ROTATION EXPERIMENT: METRIC OPTIONS Presentation of: FARMERS AND ROTHAMSTED SCIENTISTS WORKING TOGETHER ON A NEW LONG-TERM EXPERIMENT: THE DEVON SILVOPASTURE NETWORK
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Luton College student visit
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Study participants or study members
Results and Impact	10 students from Luton College attended for a visit. I showed them around the glasshouses, talking about the experiments we currently have ongoing and the sprayer room. And talked about my role as a technician. Answered questions about the work we are doing (Laura Crook).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	Luton Sixth Form College visit
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Schools
Results and Impact	1-hour Q&A on what being a scientist at RRes is about to 6th form college students.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	MPI/GRA Annual Science Presentations 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	CropGas: The effect of conservation agriculture interventions on greenhouse gas emissions
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	NOMAD conference 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Attendance & networking
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	NPK Club Chairperson (January 2024-December 2024), includes leading KE activities for Summer Visit (North Wyke) and Christmas Dinner (London).
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	NPK Club Chairperson (January 2024-December 2024), includes leading KE activities for Summer Visit (North Wyke) and Christmas Dinner (London).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Natural England event
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Attendance & networking
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	New IPM conference, Swansea University, 5-7/9/23
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Invited oral presentation (including registration) on 'Optical sensors for automated detection and identification of insect pests and their natural enemies in oilseed rape crops'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.swansea.ac.uk/bioscience/research-and-impact/natural-products-biohub-project/naturalprod...

Description	Organizing Committee for BCPC Pests & Beneficials Annual meeting ' Mind the gap: managing pests with reduced choice of synthetic chemicals'
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	I helped to organize the Annual Meeting held in Cambridge on 5/12/24 and I attended regular quarterly meetings of the group.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://www.bcpc.org/events/bcpc-pests-beneficials-review-2024

Description	Participant in Roundtable Meeting and International Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Diversification, hosted by NIAB/University of Cambridge
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Supporters
Results and Impact	Attendance and participation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Presentation and participation in the Long Term Experiments Conference
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Presentations at the Long Term Experiments Conference: (i) models to explore the drivers of soil organic carbon variability at the NWFP, (ii) FP757 experiment results at Longlands fields under S2N framework, and (iii) The Devon Silvopasture Network
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.aab.org.uk/event/long-term-experiments-meeting-future-challenges/

Description	Presentation at BCPC Weeds Review 2024
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Gave a presentation entitled "BGRI black-grass farm network 10 years on; what lessons have we learned?" to approximately 90 delegates at the annual BCPC Weeds Review meeting at NIAB, Cambridge. There were several questions from the audience after the talk (Laura Crook)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://www.bcpc.org/events/bcpc-weeds-review-2024

Description	Presentation at IPM Decisions annual meeting
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Talk on IPM Decisions paper, Helps et al. (2024).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	Presentation at UK Flour Millers R&D Seminar
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Presentation on 'Modelling dietary nutrient contributions of flour and bread in the UK' to a mix of academic and industry stakeholders. The aim was to showcase our work in developing agriculture-nutrition assessment frameworks which can inform decisions in crop genetic improvement, agronomy, cropping systems, crop processing, etc.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	Press release of Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives paper
Form Of Engagement Activity	A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Media (as a channel to the public)
Results and Impact	Rothamsted Research press release of the paper "Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives" detailing its contribution to pests and diseases surveillance
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025
URL	https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/early-detection-deadly-emerald-ash-borer-needed-protect-uk-trees

Description	RRes video for women in science day
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Short film by RRes communications office released on Women in Science day
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	Recorded lecture for the 'Professional Climate Change Skills and Methods (online)', University of Edinburgh
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	It is a postgraduate course (level 11). The course is a core course on the MSc Carbon Management (online) programme. This year we have 29 students enrolled on the course.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Resistance 2024
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	I helped organize and presented a poster at Resistance 2024, a conference focused on resistance in insects, weeds, and plant pathogens. The purpose of the event was to share knowledge and discuss the challenges and solutions related to resistance mechanisms that impact agriculture. I had the opportunity to network extensively with other researchers, which helped raise awareness of our work. I was inspired by several talks and gained new insights into emerging trends and technologies. The connections I made at the conference have opened up potential collaboration opportunities, and it provided a platform to establish our presence in the global scientific community.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Rothamsted Research Insights Event 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Farmer engagement and networking
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Scottish Government: Chair of the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Research Portfolio Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Impact: driving research agenda in Scotland, ongoing participation requested
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Scottish Government: Chair of the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Research Portfolio Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Impact: driving research agenda in Scotland, ongoing participation requested
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Silvopasture knowledge exchange visit
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Two researchers from Colombia's CIPAV visited Rothamsted Research-North Wyke from November 13th to November 20th as part of a project funded by the Royal Society. On November 13th, an introductory event was held, which focused on introducing both institutions, establishing the priority areas for discussion during the week, and visiting North Wyke.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Soap Box Science in Milton Keynes
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Soapbox Science is a public outreach event for promoting women scientists and the science they do. GH staff and associated PhD students took part in the event at Milton Keynes shopping centre where scientists gave short informal talks to engage and inspire the public
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Soapbox Science Milton Keynes event
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	Soapbox Science is a public outreach event showcasing female scientists and their research. Event took place in Milton Keynes shopping centre with 10 speakers talking to shoppers about their research using props and demonstrations. Two Rothamsted colleagues were speakers whilst Laura Crook and Helen Metcalfe are on the committee to support them through training and during the event. Footfall of over 1400 people with many positive comments about the event; it's accessibility for particularly children and adults, and that it brought new topics to discover.(Laura Crook)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://mksoapboxscience.wordpress.com/

Description	Summer school visit, Smart Agriculture and Future Crops' organised by Nottingham Trent University
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Regional
Primary Audience	Undergraduate students
Results and Impact	The aim of the event was to explain to students what we do at Rothamsted, particularly in the context of sustainable farming and crop innovation. Through hands-on activities (field experiments and lab visits) and expert talks, participants explored the role of smart farming techniques, data-driven solutions, and sustainable practices in improving agricultural productivity. The visit sparked increased interest in agricultural sustainability among students, and some expressed a keen desire to pursue careers in agritech and sustainability, highlighting the event's positive impact on inspiring the next generation of agricultural innovators.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	The Great British Soil Off
Form Of Engagement Activity	A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press)
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Public/other audiences
Results and Impact	A video describing soil components and soil formation through baking a cake. The video was put out on the institute's social media accounts and YouTube on World Soil Day (5th December) 2024.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOkSt9nwlPA

Description	The Society of Chemical Industry event on Regenerative Agriculture: The science, Economics and practice (14/2/24).
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	The Society of Chemical Industry event on Regenerative Agriculture: The science, Economics and practice (14/2/24). Invited presentation (expenses paid) on 'How regenerative agriculture practices can reduce pest pressure and promote biocontrol: an oilseed rape exemplar
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://www.soci.org/events/agrisciences-group/2024/regenerative-agriculture

Description	Training workshop in managed grazing (Jordana Rivero)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	Seb Allen-Mepham (Farm Environment Advisor - Connecting People & Landscapes: in a Changing Climate Project) works with farmers across south and east Devon. He is co-delivering a training workshop at the end of August 2024 on managed grazing systems. He asked permission to reproduce some quotations from within the TechnoGrazing report as part of a short presentation for this workshop.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Training workshop on APSIM
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Other audiences
Results and Impact	We organised a workshop to train academics and professionals in the use of the APSIM model.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Trans4num: soil carbon workshop (in-person at Rothamsted Research)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	A panel of experts (including myself) presented on various aspects of soil carbon (theory, measurement, management) with breakout discussions to gather views on particular questions (as determined by social scientists). A tour of some of the long-term experiments with short interactive discussions at each prompted discussions and some participants requested further interactions.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	Transformation of Europe´s agriculture: A mobile technology solution for turning AD digestate to fertilizers and soil amenders
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	UK Department for Business and Trade, New Zealand
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Gaseous emissions from agriculture
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	UK Fungal One Health Network Meeting 13th July 2023, Imperial College, London
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Study participants or study members
Results and Impact	Presentation at UK Fungal One Health Network Meeting 13th July 2023, Imperial College, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Visit Elston Farm (Devon Silvopasture Network)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Study participants or study members
Results and Impact	As part of the Royal Society's project on silvopasture knowledge exchange, we arranged a visit to Elston Farm, one of the farms participating in the Devon Silvopasture Network. During the visit, Andy Gray, the host, discussed his motivations for joining the network and shared some of his future plans for the farm. The conversation revolved around silvopasture systems and how they can enhance carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and animal welfare. The dialogue included a comparation between tropical and temperate silvopasture systems in different stages of development.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://twitter.com/LauraCa35664104/status/1724180331123593648

Description	Visit and discussion with ADAS
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	A group visit from Rothamsted to ADAS to disseminate research findings and discuss future collaboration opportunities
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	Visit by AgriTechNZ/Investment NSW (28th Sept. 2023)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	Dissemination activity
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Visit by North Carolina State University Plant Sciences Initiative, 29th Sept. 2023
Form Of Engagement Activity	A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	To discussion collaborations
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Visit to Rothamsted from Geotree (Lindsay Todman plus 2 colleagues)
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Three scientists from Geotree visited Alice Milne, Kevin Coleman and Jonah Prout to discuss possible links between Rothamsted and Geotree
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Visit to the Allerton project
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	Local
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	I visited the Allerton Project, where we discussed potential future collaborations focused on sustainable land management and agricultural practices. The purpose of the visit was to explore shared goals, exchange ideas, and identify opportunities for joint research or initiatives that could advance our mutual interests in sustainable agriculture. During the visit, we outlined areas of synergy and agreed to follow up with specific collaboration plans. As a result, there is now an exciting prospect for future projects, and both organizations are eager to work together on developing innovative solutions for sustainable farming
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Weed Resistance Action Group meeting
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Discussion of national issues relating to herbicide resistance. Identification of issues needing to be raised with policy makers, and other issues needing dissemination to growers through the media and farming press
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024,2025

Description	Weed Resistance Action Group steering group meeting
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Industry/Business
Results and Impact	A steering group meeting for the Weed Resistance Action Group Occurs twice annually.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/the-weed-resistance-action-group-wrag

Description	Working Group, Research Capacity Strengthening: A Quick Guide for Researchers
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Contribution to Working Group to produce a Guide for Researchers on Effective Research Capacity Strengthening
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023
URL	https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Effective%20RCS%20-%20A%20Quick%20Guide%20for%20Researc...

Description	Workshop Soil N Datacube
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Attendance & networking Further refinement of the UK inventory of nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2023

Description	Workshop on earth observation and process-based modelling
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	International
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Attended a workshop with researchers and postgrads from the University of South Queensland and the University of Wyoming to discuss and advance ideas in relation to using remote sensed data to improve PBM predictions. The workshop included a training event for undergraduates on the use of satellite imagery.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024

Description	Workshop: "UK national climate-crop modelling capability (UKNCC) for food security monitoring and impact assessment"
Form Of Engagement Activity	A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Build a new UK National Climate Crop modelling capability (UKNCC), and associated community of practice, to deliver a step change in assessments of climate risks, opportunities and adaptation needs in support of near and long-term future food security. Coordination of UK-focused contributions to the UK Food Security Report (UK-FSR), e.g. new or enhanced indicators, and CCRA and IPCC reports.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2025

Description	invited by Royal Entomological Society to chair an online event on Insect Biomonitoring for Agriculture & Forestry (13/11/24)
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Postgraduate students
Results and Impact	Chaired the online evening event comprising 3 speakers.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024
URL	https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/online-talk-november-24/

Description	visit to BASF farm
Form Of Engagement Activity	Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme?	No
Geographic Reach	National
Primary Audience	Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact	Visit by Rothamsted staff to BASF farm to discuss collaborations (Also attended: Stephan Haefele & Sam Cook)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity	2024