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Dr Kirsten Brandt
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)191 222 5852 (work)
- e-mail:
- kirsten.brandt@ncl.ac.uk
Specialist expertise:
- Natural chemicals made by plants to defend them against diseases and animals. How they can be poisonous for humans when there is too much of them in the food, and how humans are protected against these natural poisons.
- How natural poisonous chemicals in food plants can benefit health at the correct concentrations, by protecting against diseases such as cancer
- How the way we produce food affects its content of harmful and beneficial substances, such as organic farming or long term storage (mostly plant food)
- How the way we produce food affects its taste and quality, such as organic farming or long term storage (mostly plant food). Why tasty food is best for health.
Dr Matthew Gorton
- Telephone:
- +44 (0) 191 222 5366 (work)
- e-mail:
- matthew.gorton@ncl.ac.uk
Specialist expertise:
- Analysis of central and eastern european agricultural policies
- Analysis of central and eastern european food policies
Mr John Gowing
- Telephone:
- +44 (0) 191 222 8488 (work)
- e-mail:
- j.w.gowing@ncl.ac.uk
Specialist expertise:
- Irrigation in advanced agricultural systems and developing countries
- Sustainable development, particularly management of land and water
- Food security in water-scarce conditions
- Rainwater harvesting systems and watershed management
Mr Jeremy Phillipson
- Telephone:
- +44 (0) 191 222 8940 (work)
- e-mail:
- jeremy.phillipson@ncl.ac.uk
Specialist expertise:
- Rural microbusiness
- Fisheries management and policy
- Rural economy and land use
- Foot and mouth disease