Matt Bell

Career Overview

My early career was spent in Scotland where I completed my BSc(Hons) in Agriculture at the University of Edinburgh, and then a Masters in Organic Farming at the University of Aberdeen/SAC. After studying, I spent several years working as a research technician at SAC in Edinburgh before commencing a PhD entitled Modelling the effect of genetic line and feeding system on methane emissions from dairy systems. Since completing a PhD, I have enjoyed a range of teaching and research posts at the University of Melbourne in Australia, Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Northern Ireland, and the University of Nottingham before becoming Professor and Director of Agriculture at Hartpury in 2021.

Teaching and supervision

I contribute to teaching across College and University at Hartpury and externally at UWE and University of Nottingham

• Animal Genetics
• Contemporary Issues in Animal Welfare and Agriculture
• Developments in Animal Science
• Developments in Livestock Production
• Regulating Agriculture and Food Production
• Sustainability in Animal, Agriculture and Equine
• Agri-business Innovation
• PG Cert Research Methods

Supervision of PhDs in Animal and Agriculture.

Research interests

My research focuses on sustainable farming and the use of data to improve farm-level decision-making:

• Sustainable farming and environmental impact
  
• Improved breeding, feeding and management of livestock
  
• Novel methods for monitoring farm production and measuring performance
  
• Measuring methane from ruminant livestock
  
• Combining experimental and national data records

Professional memberships

• Editor for MDPI
• Editor for Springer Nature
• Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Member of Institution of Agricultural Engineers

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