Staff Profile

Research associate in farmer networks, covering a range of on-farm research, including developing supply chains for alternative grains, farmer perspectives on sustainable and regenerative farming practices and knowledge exchange through dissemination and stakeholder engagement.

2015-2019: PhD: 'Evaluating alternative fertilisers and their impact on yield and quality of spelt and rye under different management systems'

2013-2014: MSc (Distinction) Organic Farming and Food Production Systems

2005-2009: BA (High Honours) Human Ecology and Environmental Studies, Middlebury College (Vermont, USA)

I am currently working on the SolACE project, coordinating farmer participatory research networks and assessing farmer experiences of adopting sustainable agriculture practices.
Previous projects include growing alternative arable crops (ancient grains, niche market pulses) and developing relevant UK-based supply chains as an Innovate UK KTP Associate with Coastal Grains Ltd.

I contribute to the Global Challenges in Food Security MSc module.

I have previously developed experiential learning materials on the Nitrogen Cycle for A-Level biology students and worked for the Brilliant Club's Scholars Programme during my PhD.

• Davis H, Magistrali A, Butler G, Stergiadis S. Nutritional Benefits from Fatty Acids in Organic and Grass-Fed Beef. Foods 2022, 11(5), 646.
• Tupits I, Tamm I, Magistrali A, Rempelos L, Cakmak I, Leifert C, Grausgruber H, Wilkinson A, Butler G, Bilsborrow P. Evaluating the effect of nitrogen fertilizer rate and source on the performance of open-pollinated rye (Secale cereale L.) cultivars in contrasting European environments. Crop Science 2022, 62(2), 928-946.
• Rempelos L, Baranski M, Wang J, Adams TN, Adebusuyi K, Beckman JJ, Brockbank CJ, Douglas BS, Feng T, Greenway JD, Gur M, Iyaremye E, Kong CL, Korkut R, Kumar SS, Kwedibana J, Masselos J, Mutalemwa BN, Nkambule BS, Oduwole OB, Oladipo AK, Olumeh JO, Petrovic L, Rohrig N, Wyld SA, Xu L, Pan Y, Chatzidimitriou E, Davis H, Magistrali A, Sufar E, Hasanaliyeva G, Kalee HHHA, Willson A, Thapa M, Davenport P, Srednicka-Tober D, Volakakis N, Watson A, Seal CJ, Goltz M, Kindersley P, Iversen PO, Leifert C. Integrated soil and crop management in organic agriculture: a logical framework to ensure food quality and human health. Agronomy 2021, 11(12), 2494.
• Rempelos L, Wang J, Barański M, Watson A, Volakakis N, Hoppe H-W, Kühn-Velten WN, Hadall C, Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitriou E, Magistrali A, Davis H, Vigar V, Średnicka-Tober D, Rushton S, Iversen PO, Seal CJ, Leifert C. Diet and food type affect urinary pesticide residue excretion profiles in healthy individuals: results of a randomized controlled dietary intervention trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2022, 115(2), 364–377.
• Magistrali A, Vavera R, Janovska D, Rempelos L, Cakmak I, Leifert C, Grausgruber H, Butler G, Wilkinson A, Bilsborrow P. Evaluating the effect of agronomic management practices on the performance of differing spelt (Triticum spelta) cultivars in contrasting environments. Field Crops Research 2020, 255, 107869.
• Carrick J, Abdul Rahim MSAB, Adjei C, Ashraa Kalee HHH, Banks SJ, Bolam FC, Campos Luna IM, Clark B, Cowton J, Domingos IFN, Golicha DD, Gupta G, Grainger M, Hasanaliyeva G, Hodgson DJ, Lopez-Capel E, Magistrali AJ, Merrell IG, Oikeh I, Othman MS, Ranathunga Mudiyanselage TKR, Samuel CWC, Sufar EKH, Watson PA, Zakaria NNAB, Stewart G. Is planting trees the solution to reducing flood risks?. Journal of Flood Risk Management 2019, 12(S2), e12484.