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Dr Laura Kruitbos

Dr Laura Kruitbos
Dr Laura Kruitbos
Dr Laura Kruitbos

Operations Manager

51cg
Email Address
l.kruitbos@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 273282
Office Address

51cg

Business School

MacRobert Building

Aberdeen

AB24 5UA

 

School/Department
Business School

Biography

I have worked for the 51cg since 2009 in various research and admin roles including within the School of Biological Sciences, Geosciences and Medical School.  I joined the Business School in 2019 and moved to my current role as Operations Manager in May 2023.  My role involves operational oversight, leading and ensuring effective day-to-day administrative support, planning and helping to manage facilities, contracts, health and safety and finances for the School. 

Qualifications

  • IOSH Managing Safely 
    2025 - 51cg 
  • ILM Level 5 Award - Leadership and Management 
    2018 - 51cg 
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® 
    2012 - Project Management Institute 
  • PhD Environmental Science 
    2009 - 51cg 
  • BSc (Hons) Biology 
    2005 - 51cg 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Health & Safety Coordinator - Business School

Member of the 51cg Health & Safety Committee

Mental Health First Aider

Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Workstation Assessor

Data Protection and Information Security representative for the Business School 

External Memberships

South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP)

Institute for Leadership and Management (ILM)

Publications

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  • Strain identity of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor is more important than richness in regulating plant and fungal performance under nutrient rich conditions

    Hazard, C., Kruitbos, L., Davidson, H., Mbow, F. T., Taylor, A. F., Johnson, D.
    Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 8, 1874
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  • Nematodes associated with terrestrial slugs from canola fields and ornamental nurseries in South Africa

    Pieterse, A., Malan, A., Kruitbos, L., Sirgel, W., Ross, J.
    Zootaxa, pp. 194-200
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  • Contrasting effects of intra- and interspecific identity and richness of ectomycorrhizal fungi on host plants, nutrient retention and multifunctionality

    Hazard, C., Kruitbos, L., Davidson, H., Taylor, A. F. S., Johnson, D.
    New Phytologist, vol. 213, no. 2, pp. 852-863
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  • Analysis of hydrological seasonality across northern catchments using monthly precipitation-runoff polygon metrics

    Ali, G. A., Tetzlaff, D., Kruitbos, L. M., Soulsby, C., Carey, S., McDonnell, J., Buttle, J., Laudon, H., Seibert, J., McGuire, K., Shanley, J.
    Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 56-72
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  • Hydroclimatic and hydrochemical controls on Plecoptera diversity and distribution in northern freshwater ecosystems

    Kruitbos, L. M., Tetzlaff, D., Soulsby, C., Buttle, J., Carey, S. K., Laudon, H., McDonnell, J. J., McGuire, K., Seibert, J., Cunjak, R., Shanley, J.
    Hydrobiologia, vol. 693, no. 1, pp. 39-53
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  • The influence of habitat quality on the foraging strategies of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis megidis

    Kruitbos, L. M., Heritage, S., Hapca, S., Wilson, M. J.
    Parasitology, vol. 137, no. 2, pp. 303-309
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  • Is it time to "wave" goodbye to "nictating" nematodes?

    Kruitbos, L. M., Wilson, M. J.
    Nematology, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 309-310
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  • Influence of substrate on the body-waving behaviour of nematodes

    Kruitbos, L. M., Heritage, S., Hapca, S., Wilson, M. J.
    Nematology, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 917-925
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  • Phoretic dispersal of entomopathogenic nematodes by Hylobius abietis

    Kruitbos, L. M., Heritage, S., Wilson, M. J.
    Nematology, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 419-427
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