Sustainable Farming in the East aligning PhD programmes 11/10/22

AFCP's overall aim is to promote education and research in agriculture and food production by supporting charities that are working in this discipline, to make better use of their funds. The Morley Agricultural Foundation (TMAF), based near Wymondham, already provides grants for research into arable crops but launched its first fully-funded PhD studentship in 2020, in tandem with NIAB and the University of Cambridge; aiming to give TMAF greater impact in its funding objectives, by being able to choose PhD projects rather than funding "ad-hoc" applications - although those would also still be supported.

Programme:

09:45   Registration opens

10:15   Introduction: Enhancing liaison between charities to co-fund projects - Dr Lydia Smith, Head of NIAB Innovation Farm and the Eastern Agri-Tech Innovation Hub

10:30   The Morley PhD Studentship Programme - how TMAF made it happen and why - Dr Steve Rawsthorne, TMAF studentships, The Morley Agricultural Foundation

11:00   Mycorrhizal colonisation; can use of Cover Cropping make a difference - Dr George Crane, formerly NIAB

11:30   Tillage: TBC - Dr Nathan Morris, Farming Systems, NIAB

12:00   BBSRC: Strategies for future funding in this space - Emma Markham, BBSRC

12:20   Multispecies herbal leys; maximising production efficiences and reducing nutrient losses - TBC Patrick McKenna, BBSRC-SARIC PDRA NIAB

13:05   Discussion

Lunch

14:15   End

Please note, programme subject to amendment.