On the 10 and 11 April, I attended the British Society of Soil Science’s ‘Practical Introduction to Soils in Great Britain’, held at the beautiful Shuttleworth College in Bedfordshire. It was a course I had earmarked to attend several years ago when my interest in...
Which organisation do you work for? Environment Agency A day in the life of… My day-to-day job varies significantly based on the tasks I am assigned. I can spend a full day in the field talking to farmers, collecting soil samples and doing VESS assessment, and...
BSSS Early Career Committee Members, Jaylie Ryan and Danni Roche Jay Ryan and Danni Roche from the BSSS Early Careers (EC) Committee visited a local school in Belfast with one of our loan boxes as part of the outreach programme for the Annual and Early Careers’...
WHICH ORGANISATION DO YOU WORK FOR? HS2 Ltd A DAY IN THE LIFE OF? …a subject matter expert for a non-departmental public body delivering new infrastructure. The role involves critical thinking, decision making, raising awareness and providing guidance throughout...
Introduction I hold a 75th Anniversary Research Fellowship as a soil scientist at Cranfield University. I lead both fundamental and applied research, principally focusing on soil formation, and the parent materials from which soil is formed. The basis of this work...
