Staff

Ian has worked at NIAB since 2007, having previously studied agriculture at Newcastle University.

After five years working as a trials officer at NIAB's Headley Hall regional centre in North Yorkshire, he moved to NIAB Cambridge to become a trials coordinator. Now based back in North Yorkshire, but in the same role, Ian’s responsibilities include contract-management of all commercial cereal and pulse variety trials and coordination of NIAB Membership trials.

Margaret, along with Stephen Flack, leads the Agricultural Crop Characterisation team delivering Seed Certification in England and Wales, and UK DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability) testing of combinable crops, sugar beet, fodder kale and ornamental species as contracted by Defra and APHA - the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Research interests

Hilary Papworth is Senior Technical Manager with 24 years' experience of delivering trials on behalf of commercial clients and governmental bodies.