Dr Sarah Watson-Jones
BSc, PhD, ACIEEM
Lecturer
Lifelong Learning Teacher - Sciences
Contact Details
- Email: sjw@aber.ac.uk
- Office:Stapledon Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 823159
- Research Portal Profile (https://research.aber.ac.uk/en/persons/6a9f3061-c236-4724-b444-65ac620f0070)
After working for several years in agriculture I returned to education to study Field Biology and Habitat Management before doing a PhD in population/ecological genetics at the University of Birmingham. This research explored the relationship between the genetic diversity and ecogeography of wild Brassicas in the UK and was part of a larger DEFRA-funded project aimed at developing a seed collection model for the ex situ conservation of plant genetic resources. I then worked as Biodiversity Information Officer for Powys and Brecon Beacons National Park prior to establishing a commercial ecological consultancy specialising in habitat survey, management and mitigation advice. Other roles have included coordinator of a Transition Town project 'Transition Llambed', aimed at raising awareness of the issues of climate change and promoting community resilience and I teach a Plant Diversity module for AU's School of Education and Lifelong Learning and a Grass Identification module for the Field Studies Council. I started working at IBERS in 2013 as a research scientist for LCEE Innovation (Low Carbon Energy and Environment network) and took up the post of ATP teaching fellow in January 2015.
I am a teaching fellow for the Advanced Training Partnership (ATP) in Sustainable and Efficient Food Production, based at Aberystwyth University. ATP is a flexible postgraduate programme providing workshops and distance learning modules to people working with and within the UK's beef, sheep and dairy supply chains. The programme, which is a partnership between IBERS, Bangor University and NIAB, develops and delivers training which both meets the needs of industry and incorporates research findings from the partners.
- AB2 Rheoli Deunydd Gwastraff (BBM1220)
- AB2 Manwl Fagu Da Byw (BBM6420)
- AB1 Newid Ymddygiad (BBM8820)
- ABS Newid Ymddygiad (BBM8820)
- AB1 Livestock Nutrition (BDM0320)
- AB1 Grassland Systems (BDM5120)
- AB2 Silage Science (BDM5620)
- AB1 Horticultural Science (BDM6920)
- ABS Horticultural Science (BDM6920)
- AB2 Plant Breeding (BDM8420)
- ABS Behaviour Change (BDM8820)
Module Coordinator
- AB1 Genetics and Genomics in Agriculture (BDM5820)
- AB2 Silage Science (BDM5620)
- AB2 Waste Resource Management (BDM1220)
Moderator
- AB2 Grassland Science (BRM5120)
- AB1 Grassland Systems (BDM5120)
- AB2 Manwl Fagu Da Byw (BBM6420)
- AB1 Newid Ymddygiad (BBM8820)
- AB1 Nwyddau Cyhoeddus (BBM1920)
- AB2 Plant Breeding (BDM8420)
- AB2 Silage Science (BDM5620)
- AB1 Sustainable Supply Systems (BDM1120)
- AB2 Waste Resource Management (BDM1220)
Lecturer
In: Distance Education, Vol. 44, No. 1, 02.01.2023, p. 162-189.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review