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School of Agriculture, Policy and Development at University of Reading
University of Reading
Joined June 2014
The 59th Agricultural Club Conference will take place on Tuesday, 18th February at 7 pm in the Agriculture building, discussing the topic “Land fertility: the dos and don’ts of preserving land”. To book your place, please email Teresa Hicks at t.m.hicks@reading.ac.uk
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Congratulations to all our PhD students who shared their doctoral research at the recent Crop Science PhD Student Symposium. @UniRdg_PhD @UniRdg_Research.
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Professor Sokratis Stergiadis, from the Department of Animal Sciences, recently chaired the organising committee for the “Livestock Horizons Beyond Food Production” public event, which highlighted the important role of livestock in creating a sustainable future.
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Congratulations to all our PhD students who shared their doctoral research at the Sustainable Land Management Student Symposium today. @UniRdg_PhD @UniRdg_Research
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Happy New Year to all staff and students; we hope you have had a lovely break and wish you a great start to the year ahead!
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Congratulations to Professor Sokratis Stergiadis, Dr Laurence Smith, Dr Dave Humphries, and the CEDAR team for securing UKRI LUNZ funding! Their Grassland Resilience for Net Zero project will boost soil health, productivity and support sustainable grassland and livestock systems.
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Our building will close during the Christmas period from Monday 23rd December 2024 until Monday 6th January 2025. We hope all our staff and students have a restful break and look forward to welcoming everyone back in the new year.
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Congratulations to all our Master’s and PhD students who graduated yesterday. We are extremely proud of you and wish you great success in the future.
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On behalf of all staff, Head of School, Professor Simon Mortimer would like to congratulate our master’s and PhD students who graduated on Friday (13th December). He says: “We wish you every success in your future endeavours and welcome you to our global alumni community.”
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On behalf of all staff, Head of School, Professor Simon Mortimer would like to congratulate our master’s and PhD students who graduated today. He says: “We wish you every success in your future endeavours and welcome you to our global alumni community.”
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Professor Richard Ellis has featured in AAP FactCheck about how small any positive effects of raised CO2 are on grain production. See full article here:
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Congratulations to those BSc Consumer Behaviour and Marketing graduates who recently achieved their Certificate in Professional Marketing/Digital Marketing with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Our accredited degree enables graduates to gain CIM qualifications quickly.
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As the 'Raising the Pulse' campaign concludes, Dr Millan and Dr Aksoy from our school invite you to share your experiences. Please scan the QR code to complete the survey. Access the survey via the link or the QR code below:
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Colleagues in the School are busy rolling out the “Raising the Pulse” campaign (11 November to 1 December), designed to encourage students, staff, and visitors to incorporate more nutrient-rich climate-friendly pulses into their diets.
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Nurul Sari, a PhD student in Animal, Dairy, and Food Chain Sciences, recently presented her work on the potential of Additives of Plant Origin to modulate rumen methane production in ruminants at a school event.
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Congratulations to Professor Richard Bennett, who has been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Societies (FRAgS), recognizing his significant contributions to animal health and welfare in British agriculture. See full story here:
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Second year students taking our ‘Veterinary Health and Disease’ module recently completed lab practicals to identify causative bacteria responsible for simulated cases of dairy cow mastitis, by conducting different bacteriological tests and gram staining on milk samples.
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Join us for a Taster Webinar on ‘Bioveterinary Sciences: Discovering the Science of Animal Health and Welfare’ on 6th November 16:00 – 17:00 GMT. To sign up head to:
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PhD student, Rosy Scholes presented her work on how integrating trees into arable farms in the form of alley-cropping affects soil health and climate resilience at our recent School Seminar Day.
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Our first year BSc Bioveterinary Sciences students have recently visited the University’s farm and research centre ‘CEDAR’, and Cotswold Wildlife Park, to learn how bioveterinary science is applied as part of the ‘Bioveterinary Science in Practice’ module.
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