With the human population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, the looming challenge of feeding the rapidly growing population is threatened by plant pathogens, which cause significant losses in crop yield each year. Read more
Background. In addition to their harmful effects on animal health, zoonotic foodborne pathogens infect around 2.4 million people in the UK each year, resulting in an annual economic burden of £9.1 billion. Read more
Background. Novel and persistent infectious diseases threats increasingly challenge the global community’s ability to detect, respond to, and protect human, animal, and ecological health. Read more
Background. In addition to their harmful effects on animal health, zoonotic foodborne pathogens infect around 2.4 million people in the UK each year, resulting in an annual economic burden of £9.1 billion. Read more
Primary Supervisor - Dr David Swainsbury. Cytochrome (cyt) bc1 complexes are central to electron transport chains in many species of bacteria and in mitochondria. Read more
Introduction. Bees play crucial roles as pollinators of wild and agricultural plants, contributing significantly to various ecosystems and global food security. Read more
Food production is intrinsically linked to soils, reliant upon aboveground pollination and insect-plant-soil-microbial interactions for a plethora of needs such as, pest/disease management, nutrient acquisition and stability1,2. Read more
Scientific background. The air we breathe is teaming with microorganisms and other biogenic particulates (collectively referred to as bioaerosols). Read more
Primary Supervisor - Dr Andrew Beekman. With the human population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, the looming challenge of feeding the rapidly growing population is threatened by plant pathogens, which cause significant losses in crop yield each year. Read more
Crop-raiding by wild animals poses a significant livelihood challenge to rural communities worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where population pressure, environmental and socio-economic change is driving the encroachment of farming into new areas that puts people in conflict with wildlife. Read more
A major challenge in contemporary energy and environmental management is to develop processes for food and energy security that are environmentally sustainable. Read more
Agricultural wastes such as cocoa, coconut and rice husks, palm and coconut kernel cakes are becoming an environment threat due to their large quantity. Read more
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