Current Research Projects
See below for some of current research projects funded by the Trust, together with some examples of posters, reports and other outputs from these.
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2025
Kreseda Smith (Harper Adams University Research project): Barriers to the use of technology-based crime prevention methods to protect agricultural assets
2024
Robbie Cato (University of Lincoln PhD): Trustworthy and Explainable Robots for Agricultural Applications
Herbert Kamwenda (Harper Adams University PhD): The effect of traffic and tillage systems on greenhouse gas emissions in
a unique long-term field laboratory ('T&T' Part 5)
Chris McCloskey (Cranfield University Research Project): Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils through enhanced silicate weathering
2023
Daniel Evans (Cranfield University ): Developing use of UAV-RADAR for soil erosion and moisture assessment
Edwin Toreveyi (Harper Adams University PhD): Investigating sensing technologies to predict potato storage disorders
Aaron Ainsworth (University of Birmingham PhD): To develop a framework to identify and examine next generation of industrial lubricants, to reduce time needed to investigate untapped sources.
2022
See here for more posters displayed by Trust funded students at 2022 events
Theo Welby (Cranfield University PhD): Evaluating efficacy of novel green fertilisers using carbon capture tech to improve soil health and grain quality
Scott Ewing (Glasgow University PhD): Improving crop quality using LED lighting in vertical farms
Callum Lennox (Lincoln University PhD): Real-time vision-based spot spraying for high efficiency and precision weed management
Wing Ng (Hartpury University PhD): Moving towards net zero through farm level monitoring
2021
Bethany O'Sullivan (University of Nottingham) The influence of conservation agriculture on soil biophysical properties, crop growth and yield in the UK
Ana Prada (Harper Adams University): The effect of LGP and CTF Systems on Soil Properties and Crop Development for 3 Tillage Systems (‘T&T’ Part 4)
2020
Josie Lynch (University of Worcester) Monitoring effects of conservation agriculture on soil erosion using UAVs
2020 and ongoing
Cranfield MSc Group Project: Future Innovations in agricultural and environmental engineering