People

We have a wealth of experience in many diverse areas such as plant and soil biology, waste prevention in supply chains, and food justice. If you aren’t sure who to contact then get in touch using our general contact details.

Directors

Professor Duncan Cameron

Professor of Plant and Soil Biology
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

d.cameron@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0066

Professor Peter Jackson

Professor of Geography
Department of Geography

Professor Peter Jackson is the Co-Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food. His research focuses on social and cultural geography and consumption and identity.

P.A.Jackson@Sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7908

Executive

Dr Samantha Caton

Senior Lecturer
School of Health and Related Research
s.caton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4198

Dr Holly Croft

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

h.croft@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Tim Daniell

N8 Chair in Soil Microbiology
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

t.j.daniell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0137

Dr Megan Lewis

Associate Director, Institute for Sustainable Food
Faculty of Science
megan.lewis@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9775

Professor Bhavani Shankar

Professorial Research Fellow in Food and Health
Department of Geography
b.shankar@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Jurriaan Ton

Professor of Plant Environmental Signalling
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

j.ton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0081

Members

Dr Moaed Ali Al Meselmani

Visiting Researcher
School of Biosciences

A plant scientist with a particular interest in understanding the influence of environmental fluctuations on crop species; hydroponics expert.

m.almeselmani@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Robert Akparibo

Course Director of the Masters of Public Health in Management and Leadership
School of Health and Related Research

Robert is based in the Section of Public Health.

R.Akparibo@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4269

Dr Natalie Barratt

Postdoctoral Research Associate
School of Biosciences

Natalie is a microbiologist with experience in microbiomics and molecular genetics researching soil microbiota and plant-microbe interactions in the context of sustainable, low input agriculture.

n.barratt@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor David J Beerling FRS FLSW

Sorby Professor of Natural Sciences
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

d.j.beerling@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4359

Dr Megan Blake

Senior Lecturer
Department of Geography

Megan is a recognised expert in food security and food justice. Her current research focuses on everyday food insecurity can be addressed in developed economies.

M.Blake@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7978

Professor Dan Brockington

Professor of Development Studies and Co-Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development
Institute for Global Sustainable Development

IGSD Research Theme Lead: Environment and Natural Resources

d.brockington@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Claire Burridge

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow
Department of History

Early medieval health and medicine; medical humanities; global middle ages; manuscript studies; biocodicology

c.burridge@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Vanesa Castan Broto

Professor of Climate Urbanism
Department of Geography

Vanesa’s research focuses on the governance of global environmental change in the urbanization age.

v.castanbroto@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7942

NERC Independent Research Fellow, Stuart Campbell

Dr Stuart Campbell

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Academic Lead for Volatile Metabolomics
Expertise: Volatile Metabolomics
Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

stuart.campbell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0074

Dr Stuart Casson

Lecturer
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

s.casson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4235

Dr Adrien Chauvet

Lecturer in Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Biophysics, Photo-Chemistry, Photosynthesis, Pulse Shaping, High-Harmonics Generation.

a.chauvet@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9414

Prof. Beining Chen

Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Computer aided molecular design and combinatorial chemistry to facilitate drug design and molecular recognition studies.

b.chen@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9467

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Professor Dylan Childs

Professor, Chair in Population Biology
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

d.childs@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4313

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Dr Pascal-Antoine Christin

Senior Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

p.christin@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0027

Professor Alasdair Cochrane

Professor of Political Theory
Department of Politics and International Relations
a.cochrane@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 1650

Gregory Cooper portrait against brick wall

Dr Gregory Cooper

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Geography

Greg's research focuses on the use of systems modelling to tackle sustainability issues in food and natural resource systems.

g.s.cooper@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Bernard Corfe

Honorary Fellow
Department of Oncology and Metabolism
b.m.corfe@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Holly Croft

UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

h.croft@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Tim Daniell

N8 Chair in Soil Microbiology
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

t.j.daniell@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0137

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

j.edmondson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0065

Mary Eliza

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
maryeliza1@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX

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Dr Alexander Fletcher

Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematical biology, morphogenesis, tissue dynamics

A.G.Fletcher@shef.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3846

Dr Mike Foden

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Department of Geography

Research Fellow in Geography investigating household transitions to reduced meat diets

m.k.foden@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Julie Gray

Professor of Plant Cell Signalling
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

j.e.gray@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4407

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Dr Ellie Harrison

NERC Independent Research Fellow
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

Ellie.harrison@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4621

Dr Helen Hipperson

Research & Development Fellow in Genomics
School of Biosciences
h.hipperson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0049

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Professor Michelle Holdsworth

Honorary Professor
School of Health and Related Research
michelle.holdsworth@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor Peter Horton

Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

p.horton@sheffield.ac.uk

Nicole Kennard

Grantham Scholar
School of Biosciences
njkennard1@sheffield.ac.uk

Dorothea Kleine portrait smiling into camera

Professor Dorothea Kleine

Professor of Human Geography and Co-Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development
Department of Geography

Institute of Global Sustainable Development (IGSD) Research Theme Lead: Data and Digital Innovation

D.J.Kleine@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7954

Professor Siobhan Lambert-Hurley

Professor of Global History
Department of History

Women, gender and Islam in South Asia

s.t.lambert-hurley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 22 22586

Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford

Senior Lecturer
Department of Politics and International Relations
h.lambie-mumford@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Sanjay Lanka

Visiting Academic
Management School

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Bethany Leake

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
beleake1@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX

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Professor Jonathan R Leake

Professor of Plant-Soil Interactions
School of Biosciences

Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil

j.r.leake@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0055

Dr Megan Lewis

Associate Director, Institute for Sustainable Food
Faculty of Science
megan.lewis@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9775

Dr Ian Lidbury

BBSRC Discovery Fellow
School of Biosciences
i.lidbury@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4621

Dr Ruth Little

Lecturer in Human Geography
Department of Geography
Ruth.Little@Sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7983

Emily Magkourilou

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
emagkourilou1@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2XX XXXX

Laura Maratou-Kolias

PhD Candidate
School of Biosciences
lmmaratou-kolias1@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr Natalia Martsinovich

Lecturer in Theoretical Chemistry and Departmental Director of ED&I
Department of Chemistry

Theoretical & Computational chemistry, surfaces and interfaces, adsorption and self-assembly, electron transfer, materials for photocatalysis and solar cells, soil minerals.

n.martsinovich@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9562

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