LUNZ Grasslands Project Team

External Advisory Board

The project is supported by an independent advisory board of experts who provide strategic guidance, review progress, and help maintain high scientific and ethical standards throughout the project.

Margaret Gill

Margaret Gill

Advisory Board

Liz Genever

Liz Genever

Advisory Board

Philip Thornton

Philip Thornton

Advisory Board

Project Management

The LUNZ Grasslands Project is overseen by a core group of senior academics from leading UK universities, responsible for strategic direction, coordination, and overall delivery of the project’s objectives.

Angelina Sanderson Bellamy

Angelina Sanderson Bellamy

Principle Investigator

Laurence Smith

Laurence Smith

Co Principle Investigator

Sokratis Stergiadis

Sokratis Stergiadis

Co Principle Investigator

Simon Moakes

Simon Moakes

Co Investigator

Alastair McVittie

Alistair McVittie

Co Investigator

Christina Marley

Christina Marley

Co Investigator

Claire Morgan-Davies

Claire Morgan-Davies

Co Investigator

Katerina Theodoridou

Katerina Theodoridou

Co Investigator

Nicola Lambe

Nicola Lambe

Co Investigator

Phillipa Nicholas-Davies

Phillipa Nicholas-Davies

Co Investigator

John Holland

John Holland

Co Investigator

Lisa Norton

Lisa Norton

Co Investigator

Christine Watson

Christine Watson

Co Investigator

Davy McCracken

Davy McCracken

Co Investigator

Kairsty Topp

Kairsty Topp

Co Investigator

Zoe Truong

Zoe Truong

Project Manager

Project Partners

A network of industry partners contributes practical expertise, field resources, and sector-specific knowledge, ensuring that research outcomes are grounded in real-world agricultural and environmental needs.

Sarah McCrudden

Sarah McCrudden

Project partner

Joanne Smith

Joanne Smith

Project partner

João Palma

João Palma

Project partner

Omar Cristobal Carballo

Omar Cristobal Carballo

Project partner

Heather McCalman

Heather McCalman

Project partner

Holly Shearman

Holly Shearman

Project partner

Jason Rankin

Jason Rankin

Project partner

Jessica Armstrong

Jessica Armstrong

Project partner

Jillian Hoy

Jillian Hoy

Project partner

Kate Gascoyne

Kate Gascoyne

Project partner

Katie Evans

Katie Evans

Project partner

Lily Spencer-Brown

Lily Spencer-Brown

Project partner

Marina Suarez

Marina Suarez

WP2 Co-Lead

May Wheeler

May Wheeler

WP2 Co-Lead

Mike Gooding

Mike Gooding

Project partner

Nicola Noble

Nicola Noble

Project partner

Nikki Yoxall

Nikki Yoxall

Project partner

Paul Totterdell

Paul Totterdell

Project partner

Rachael Ramsey

Rachael Ramsey

Project partner

Richard Kipling

Richard Kipling

WP2 Co-Lead

Robert Barbour

Robert Barbour

WP2 Co-Lead

Researchers

An interdisciplinary cohort of researchers supports the project through field studies, data analysis, modelling, and experimental work, driving the scientific insights that underpin the project’s findings.

Sally Westaway

Sally Westaway

Researcher

University of Reading

Tom Staton

Tom Staton

Researcher

University of Reading

Christos Christodoulou

Christos Christodoulou

Researcher

University of Reading

Eleri Phillips

Eleri Phillips

Researcher

Aberystwyth University

Jo Bushell

Researcher

University of the West of England

Mari Davies

Mari Davies

Researcher

Aberystwyth University

Ran Yi

Ran Yi

Researcher

Queens University Belfast

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