Dr Peter Wootton-Beard
BA (hons), MSc, MHort, PGCTHE, PhD, MCIHort, FHEA, RNutr

Lecturer in Agri Technology
Senior Lecturer
Contact Details
- Email: pcw1@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0002-6996-8672
- Office: 1.22, Stapledon Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 622942
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3zXcYwAAAAJ
- Research Portal Profile
Profile
Peter is based in IBERS. He is currently Lecturer with BioInnovation Wales (0.9 FTE) and a Senior Teaching Fellow (0.1 FTE) in the Graduate School. He co-ordinates a number of distance learning modules including Plant Breeding, Horticultural Science, Research Methods and Nuffield Scholars through Bio-Innovation Wales and IBERS Distance Learning. He is also co-ordinator for all distance learning research degrees including M.Sc., M.Res., and D. Ag / Prof. Doc. He further contributes to modules including Controlled Environment Agriculture, Frontiers in Plant Science and UG Research Methods in the Biosciences. He has research interests in horticulture and controlled environment systems, from plant production to human nutrition. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, A Chartered Horticulturalist and a Registered Nutritionist.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- BDM0120 - Research Methods
- BDM6060 - MRes Research Project (A)
- BDM6160 - MRes Research Project (B)
- BDM3560 - Dissertation
- BDM0120 - Research Methods
- BDM1740 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (New Awards)
- BDM8420 - Plant Breeding
- BDM9760 - Dissertation - Bioinnovation
- BDM9560 - Dissertation - Agrifood Innovation
- BDM9960 - Dissertation - Sustainable and Efficient Food Production
- BDM0260 - MRes Dissertation DL (B)
- BDM0060 - MRes Dissertation DL (A)
- BDM1840 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (Post-Completion)
Coordinator
- BDM9560 - Dissertation - Agrifood Innovation
- BDM6060 - MRes Research Project (A)
- BDM1740 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (New Awards)
- BDM6160 - MRes Research Project (B)
- BDM8420 - Plant Breeding
- BDM0120 - Research Methods
- BDM9760 - Dissertation - Bioinnovation
- BDM3560 - Dissertation
- BDM9960 - Dissertation - Sustainable and Efficient Food Production
- BDM0260 - MRes Dissertation DL (B)
- BDM0060 - MRes Dissertation DL (A)
- BDM1840 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (Post-Completion)