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Written by: Catherine Walsh Purely by accident, the plan for my PhD research has gained some highly exciting yet potentially controversial hypotheses to test. I am attributing this fresh development to a small extent to the ‘work from home’ policy adopted by Lancaster University during the pandemic but mainly to my supervisor, Dr Marj Lundgren […]
Congratulations to one of our WCTP students, Keira Dymond, on the publication of an article entitled ‘The role of insect pollinators in avocado production: A global review’ in The Journal of Applied Entomology. Dymond, K., Celis‐Diez, J.L., Potts, S.G., Howlett, B.G., Willcox, B.K. & Garratt, M.P.D. 2021. The role of insect pollinators in avocado production: […]
Written by: Alex Bleasdale If there is one thing I have learned in the last year, it’s that working from home is not ideal for plant research. Living at home, close to my university had its benefits, but the climate at Lancaster and the wet and windy weather in my back garden is not the […]
Written by: Helena Ripley. My PhD research is focussed on the use of cover crops to control soil erosion in hillside orchards in Spain. I am currently working on my third data chapter: a mesocosm trial to assess the effectiveness of different species and mixes to reduce soil loss under overland water flow. This blog […]
Written by: Hannah McGrath Whether it’s recent Space X launches or the Perseverance Rover landing on Mars, there seems to be a lot going on above our heads. If anyone reading this follows me on Twitter, you’ll potentially note that I occasionally get far too excited about space. But sometimes, it can be hard to […]
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