Soils for Secure & Sustainable Societies
First Soil Research Centre Annual Stakeholder Event
10th December 2014, Palmer Building
Aims
- Provide an efficient forum for engagement between external partners and academics by consolidating activity and outputs across multiple projects
- Strengthen and develop long-term relationships with our partners
- Identify opportunities for co-production of cross-disciplinary knowledge that meets our partners' needs
Programme
12.30 Networking lunch
13.30 Presentations: 'Research Highlights'
Overview, Joanna Clark
Soil & Food Security, Martin Lukac
Soil & Built Environment, Chris Collins
Soil & Climate, Anne Verhoef
Soil & The Past, John Carson
15.00 Coffee and posters
15.30 Workshop: Working together to deliver soils for secure and sustainable societies (see Workshop Feedback and Actions)
16.30 Drinks reception and posters
(see Poster Presentations)
Sponsored by British Society of Soil Science
17.00 Soil Research Centre Annual Lecture
Sponsored by British Society of Soil Science
Supporting soils with science and commerce to deliver the sustainable intensification of agriculture
Robin Oliver, Syngenta. Invited Speaker.
For more information, contact:
Joanna Clark, Director of the Soil Research Centre (j.m.clark@reading.ac.uk)
Holly Owens, Centre for Food Security (h.f.owens@reading.ac.uk)