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Congratulations to Grantham Scholar Nicole Kennard on the publication of work on recycled growing media in hydroponic systems. The need for alternative growing media for hydroponics This study aimed to find sustainable material alternatives for conventional soilless growing media used in hydroponic (soilless) crop production. Common growing media used today […]

In this interview with ‘earthworm CSI’ Joe Llanos we learn about a technique he is pioneering collects worm DNA to […]

Grantham Centre experts have given evidence to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). Topics covered include soil health […]

‘By the time you’ve finished reading this paragraph, the world will have lost another football pitch of soil. At current […]

Grantham Scholar James Bezzina is first author of a paper about removing heavy metals from sewage. Specifically the paper looks […]

Grantham Scholar Kristin Bash co-authors a paper on sustainable food systems and public health. The paper discusses important links between […]

Congratulations to Grantham Scholar Emanga Alobwede for her paper on algal species as soil improvers. Published in 2019, this is […]

Grantham Director Prof Tony Ryan OBE believes that plastic could be the solution to soil pollution, especially that caused by […]

Grantham Scholar Jenny Veenstra is a soil scientist on a mission to make us appreciate the wonder of soil. For […]

To celebrate UN World Soil Day 2018 we spoke to the Grantham Centre’s soil scientists. They told us some amazing […]