I am Assistant Professor in Environmental Science at the University of Nottingham, and lead the Sustainable Ecosystems and Global Change group. The group is currently split between the University of Nottingham, and Cranfield University where I was previously Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Plant Soil Systems (2020 - 2023).

I am a plant and soil ecologist, and biogeochemist, working to address key environmental challenges with a focus on quantifying climate change impacts on ecosystem processes and people, and identifying opportunity for greenhouse gas flux mitigation and enhancing carbon sequestration in soils and plants. I am a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, member of the British Ecological Society (and co-chair of the Peatlands and Wetlands group), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Yahaya's project is focussed on quantifying carbon stocks and dynamics of little understood UK temperate rainforest ecosystems.

Naomi's project is focussing on the interactive effects of different regenerative farming practices (including zero tillage, cover cropping, and reduced agrochemical inputs) on soil carbon sequestration and biodiversity in UK agroecosystems.

Eda's project is focussing on unravelling the impacts of genotype x management (tillage and nitrogen application) interactions in wheat, and the opportunities for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, including nitrous oxide.

Gideon's research focusses on quantifying the impacts of different regenerative farming practices on ecological productivity soil health, and carbon sequestration in cocoa production in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire.

Bright's PhD project focusses on the impacts of emerging organo-mineral fertilisers on cocoa crop yields and soil health in Ghana.

Conor's PhD focusses on plant regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in linseed, with the aim of untangling physiological and morphological mechanisms of control, and identifying plant traits that can underpin the development of low emission crop varieties.

Hamza's PhD is focussing on quantifying the impacts of different climate stressors on the resilience of agroecosystems in Nigiera, and the farming communities who rely on them for the provision of fundamental ecosystem services. 

Kirby's research at the University of Leicester focusses on the first detailed assessment of the organic geochemistry of the Central African peatland complex.

Marko's project is focussed on creating a new generation of Central American peatland mapping, integrating a combination of fieldwork and conventional forest plot methodologies, with drone and satellite data.

Theo's research focusses on the impacts of emerging organo-mineral fertilisers on UK cropping systems, nitrogen cycling, and soil health. 

Charlie's PhD focusses on plant controls over greenhouse gas emissions in constructed treatment wetlands in the UK, looking at opportunities to support mitigation.

Abdul's project, based at the University of Nottingham, is focussed on assessing the adaptations of temperate wetland plants to a changing climate.