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Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Production Animal Health and Welfare.

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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research & Enterprise.

I am an archaeologist with global interests and a passion to understand and to communicate how the modern world was formed through historical process. My research employs field and scientific methodologies, and an eagerness to discover new information through investigation. I believe that as scientists, we have a mission to inform, communicate, educate, and through our research make the world a better place for all its inhabitants. 

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Senior Lecturer in Agri-food Business.

 University positions

• Dean of the School of Agriculture  2010 - 2014
• Assistant and Deputy Dean 2005-2010
• Membership of senior management committees
• Former Staff Governor
• Senior Academic Consultant

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Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (China Programmes).

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Senior Lecturer in International Rural Development.

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Research Fellow in Crop Technology.

I am a part time lecturer in crop production and agronomy at the RAU, which I combine with a role as a policy adviser in Defra and work on the family run farm in Essex. My PhD was from the Universities of Bristol and Reading (in collaboration with Historic England), focusing on Precision Farming and Archaeology, studying the impacts that humans have had on the landscape for thousands of years and why this is important for land managers today and in the future.

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Dr Katharina Watson is an Associate Professor in Animal Science. She holds a PhD in Veterinary Epidemiology from the University of Warwick. Before joining the RAU in 2020 she spent four years as a postdoctoral researcher working in the areas of livestock disease, antimicrobial resistance and livestock precision technologies. She is an active researcher and research grant holder of a range of research projects in the areas of animal science, veterinary epidemiology, AgriTech and environmental sciences.

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Associate Professor in Ecology and Agroecosystems.

Kelly joined the Royal Agricultural University as a Lecturer in 2014. Prior to this, she was  Lecturer in Earth Sciences at Cirencester Sixth Form College between 2007 and 2014. Kelly has further industry experience including arboretum and horticultural positions.

Discipline area

Natural history and plant ecology.

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Dr Ayodeji Owoeye has been working at the Royal Agricultural University Since February 2020. He is an experienced lecturer and teaches broadly in the areas of Finance, Accounting and Economics. 

He is a CPA chartered accountant and a professional financial accountant from Institute of Financial Accountants, UK.  He also holds a chartered Banker status from the Chartered Banker Institute, UK.