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Dr Grant Campbell

Dr Grant Campbell
Dr Grant Campbell
Dr Grant Campbell

Research Fellow

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School/Department
School of Biological Sciences



Biography

I joined the 51cg in April 2023 as a Research Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences. 

I graduated with my Bachelor of Science (BSc) from the 51cg in 2013 where I studied Geography. Throughout my time as an Undergraduate student I also developed skills in areas within Chemistry and Geology. 

I then worked for six years at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen where I picked up an array of skills which allowed me to do my PhD in collaboration with Cranfield University. I graduated from Cranfield in 2019 with my PhD entitled "The Application of Digital Soil Mapping to improve the resolution of national soil properties across Great Britain". 

Before coming back to the University, I have worked in a number of different areas acquiring skills which can be versatile in academia, commercial and governmental organisations.

My main strengths lie in general soil science knowledge, utilising Geographical Information System programmes (GIS), mathematical modelling techniques such as Boosted Regression Trees (BRTS) and statistical analyses.

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography 
    2013 - 51cg 
  • PhD School of Energy and Agrifood 
    2019 - Cranfield University 

External Memberships

Member of the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS)

Latest Publications

  • Ecosystem-specific interaction effects on CO₂ and CH₄ fluxes during autumn freeze–thaw cycles in permafrost peatlands of the Great Hinggan Mountains, Northeast China

    Song, L., Zang, S., Smith, P., Campbell, G., Karbin, S., Chen, H.
    Environmental Research, vol. 305, no. Part 2, 125076
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  • Defining Soil as a Surface‐Coupled Planetary System: Separating Pedogenesis From Habitability

    Robinson, D. A., Alewell, C., Reinsch, S., Feeney, C., Lebron, I., Jones, L., Campbell, G. A., de Jonge, L. W., Moldrup, P., Shokri, N., Heintze, P., Chukwu, V., Wheeler, I., Hengl, T., Smith, P.
    European Journal of Soil Science, vol. 77, no. 4, e70378
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  • Long-term cultivation of perennial energy crops enhance ecosystem multifunctionality on marginal red soil without trade-offs

    Wu, Y., Xu, Y., Fu, T., Li, M., von Cossel, M., Campbell, G., Smith, P., Iqbal, Y., Yi, Z., Xue, S.
    Global Change Biology. Bioenergy
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  • Low-cost and labour-efficient innovations in household recycling of organic wastes for soil improvement

    Smith, J., Smith, P., Wardle, J., Bittner, D., Chukwu, V., Campbell, G., Nalavade, R. D., Namaswa, T. W., Naher, U. A., Dahal, K. R., Hasan, M., Rahman, M., Bhusal, M., Adhya, T., Ahikari, R. K., Akter, M., Gaihre, Y. K., Hossain, A. T. M. S., Islam, N., Khan, M. H., Maharjan, S., Mekuria, W., Mia, R., Moges, A., Panhwar, Q. A., Tumwesige, V., Vista, S. P., Yakob, G., Zuan, A. T. K.
    Environmental Research Communications, vol. 8, no. 4, 042002
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  • Quantifying the mitigation potential of greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields under optimal irrigation and carbon management in the Lake Tai region

    Jiang, Z., Yang, S., Pang, Q., Abdalla, M., Wang, J., Campbell, G., Smith, P.
    Agricultural Systems, vol. 233, 104646
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Research

Research Overview

My principal interests lie in soils-related research ranging from: how to maintain and secure healthy soils, how AI, machine learning and other GIS/Mapping software can help us better understand various global challenges and how soils policy can be developed and improved across local, national and global scales

Current Research

  • CROSSROADS-SSA: Cataloguing and Rating of Sidelined Species for restoration of agriculturally degraded soils   (November 2024 - present)

Conducting a systematic review of underutilised plants to examine their potential for improving soil health across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Dissemination of paper-based and electronic tools that will inform farmers and policy makers of benefits and dis-benefits of using plants to improve soil health in different locations.

Project website can be found here:

/sbs/research/facilities-and-projects/crossroads/ 

Past Research

  • AI4SoilHealth: Accelerating the collection and use of soil health information using AI technology to support the Soil Deal for Europe and the European Soil Observatory. (April 2023 – April 2025)                                                

Creating an indicator selection framework with robust protocol for assessing and selecting appropriate soil health indicator using an agreed set of selection criteria

  • The AGILE initiative sprint: How do we scale-up nature-based solutions? (April 2023 – April 2025)

Developing a soil health monitoring framework and tool to help monitor Nature-based Solutions (NbS) outcomes.

Funding and Grants

  • International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) ODA Project Grants 2025/26 - 

Project Title: Designing Multimedia Communication Tools for Soil Health Adoption for Farming Communities in Sub Saharan Africa

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