New Rural Policy, Agriculture and Agri-food appointments at RAU Two new senior academic positions in rural policy and food security have been announced at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) as part of its strategy to provide thought leadership for the sector post- Brexit.
Professor Tom MacMillan has been
appointed Elizabeth Creak Chair in Rural Policy and Strategy, joining from the Soil Association where he is currently Director of Innovation. His recent work includes establishing the Innovative Farmers network and advising the RSA Food, Farming & Countryside Commission. Louise Manning
will join as Professor of Agri-food and Supply Chain Security. Louise returns to the RAU after three years at Harper Adams University where she is currently Reader in Food Policy and Management. She has worked for over 30 years in a range of academic and industry roles. Her
expertise is in food integrity, including food safety and quality, food crime, governance, social and corporate responsibility. Prof MacMillan takes up his post in February and Prof Manning in January 2019. Tom and Louise are being joined by other new academic
appointments that have been made as part of the RAU’s £2.5 million initiative to help meet the future needs of the land management and agri-food sectors. £1.1m of this funding came through the former Higher Education Funding Council’s (now Office for Students) Catalyst programme. Dr Felicity Crotty, Lecturer in Soil Science, was previously senior
soil scientist at the Allerton Project and began work in October. Dr Jessica Stokes, Lecturer in Farm Animal Welfare Science and Policy joined in November from the University of Bristol where she was a Senior Research Fellow in Farm Animal Welfare. Dr Laurence Smith, Lecturer in Agroecology, currently a Senior Researcher at The Organic Research Centre, Newbury will join in the New Year, as will Tony Lewis who will be working across Food Policy and degree apprenticeships. Tony is currently Head of Policy at the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
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