Rothamsted and Cranfield are only 25 miles apart. We have a long history of collaboration, going back to the 1980s and before, when the Soil Survey of England and Wales moved from Rothamsted to Cranfield. Between us we have some of the best expertise and facilities for soil and plant research globally, as well as excellence in complementary areas of science and engineering.

In 2017, Rothamsted and Cranfield signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement to develop a mutually beneficial portfolio of activities. The agreement includes provision for a Joint Management Team to foster the partnership.

Management team contacts

Cranfield University 

Rothamsted Research 

Guy Kirk 
E: g.kirk@cranfield.ac.uk 
Steve McGrath 
E: steve.mcgrath@rothamsted.ac.uk
Ron Corstanje 
E: roncorstanje@cranfield.ac.uk          
Stephan Haefele 
E: stephan.haefele@rothamsted.ac.uk         
Andrew Thompson 
E: a.j.thompson@cranfield.ac.uk 
Tim Mauchline 
E: tim.mauchline@rothamsted.ac.uk 
Leon Terry 
E: l.a.terry@cranfield.ac.uk 
Angela Karp 
E: angela.karp@rothamsted.ac.uk 

 

PhD student projects

Find out more about the student projects from our Cranfield-Rothamsted Soil AgRIA PhD students below. 

2018 Tessa Reid

2018 Emma Bailey

2017 Emily Masters-Clark

2017 Jonah Prout

2017 Nikolaos Vavlas

2017 Timo Breure

2017 Xavier Albano