Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences Research Conference

Annual research conference from the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences featuring presentations from the postgraduate community, staff researchers and keynote speakers.
- From: Friday 29 September 2017, 9 am
- To: Friday 29 September 2017, 5 pm
- Registration: 8.30 am
- Location: TG9, Bramley Building, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus, Southwell, NG25 0QF,
- Booking deadline: Thursday 28 September 2017, 4.00 pm
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Event details
The research conference will include:
- postgraduate student posters showcasing the School's outstanding research
- staff and student presentations
- keynote speakers
- lunch and refreshments.
Programme
8:30 Registration and Refreshments (TG9)
9:00 Welcome by Professor Robert Mortimer (Dean of the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences) (TG10)
Natural Environment Research Group Session, Chaired by Dr Nick Midgley
9:05 Professor Jane Rickson: Soils as essential natural capital: Overlooked and undervalued?
9:35 Anne Stefaniak: Controls on supraglacial lake formation at the Miage Glacier
9:55 Dr Marcello Di Bonito: Geochemical footprint, sources and behavior of phosphorus in soils: a case study in Campania (Southern Italy)
10:15 Guaduneth Chico León: Unmapped blanket bogs in North Spain, how long before it is gone? An exploration of conventional and novel techniques
10:35-11:05 Refreshment Break and Poster Viewing (TG9)
Animal Behaviour and Performance Welfare Research Group Session, Chaired by Dr Carol Hall
11:05 Professor Bisong Yue: Conservation of giant panda in China
11:35 Ellen Williams: Is time a great healer? From one trunk to another - a case study of two zoo-housed Asian elephants
11:55 Dr Sam Ward: The influence of individual keeper and animal characteristics on human-animal interactions
12:20-13:20 Lunch Break (lunch served in HD2 with seating available in TG7 and TG4) and Poster Viewing (TG9)
Ecology and Conservation Research Group Session, Chaired by Dr Richard Yarnell
13:20 Dr Iain Barber: Sticklebacks and worms in hot water: how changing aquatic environments influence the behaviour & ecology of hosts and parasites
13:50 Esther Kettel: Raptors vs racers: pigeon fanciers' perception of raptor attacks
14:10 Dr Erika Whiteford: The Arctic in the twenty-first century: anthropogenic impacts on biogeochemical cycles
14:30 Dr Richard Yarnell: The role of intra-guild predation and habitat affecting large scale occupancy of a declining mammal
14:50-15:20 Refreshment Break and Poster Viewing (TG9)
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Research Group Session, Chaired by Professor Chungui Lu
15:20 Professor Tim Parr: Muscle metabolism and growth, their impact on pork quality
15:50 Dr Zhonghua Bian: Continuous LED lighting on reducing nitrate content and enhancing edible quality of lettuce during pre-harvest stage
16:10 Niamh Mahon: Developing indicators of sustainable intensification for UK agriculture: A stakeholder-sensitive approach
16:30 Conference Thanks and Close by Professor Chungui Lu and Dr Jill Labadz (Conference organisers)
Location details
Address:
Nottingham Trent University
Brackenhurst Campus
Southwell, NG25 0QF
Parking:
We have extensive parking on campus. Please follow signs to the Bramley building for conference parking.
Travel Info:
Travel information, directions and campus maps can be found online
Past event