Dr Peter Wootton-Beard
BA (hons), MSc, MHort, PGCTHE, PhD, MCIHort, FHEA, RNutr
Lecturer in Agri Technology
WGSSS Training Lead
Senior Lecturer
Contact Details
- Email: pcw1@aber.ac.uk
- ORCID: 0000-0002-6996-8672
- Office: 2.06, Cledwyn Building
- Phone: +44 (0) 1970 622942
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3zXcYwAAAAJ
Profile
Peter is based in the Graduate School. He is currently Lecturer with BioInnovation Wales (0.3 FTE), Senior Lecturer (0.1 FTE) in the Graduate School and Training Lead (0.6 FTE) for the Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences . He contributes to a number of distance learning modules through IBERS Distance Learning and is co-ordinator for all distance learning research degrees and research methods including M.Sc., M.Res., and D. Ag / Prof. Doc. He also contributes to teaching and research student support in the Graduate School Doctoral Training Programme.
In 2023 he became the Training Lead for the newly formed Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) which is one of 15 ESRC Doctoral Training Partnerships and provides up to 72 PhD Scholarships per year to candidates applying through the universities of Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff Metropolitan, South Wales, and Gloucestershire. In this role Peter co-ordinates the process of development needs analysis for all new scholars, the DTPs training offer, and there other training assets.
He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, A Chartered Horticulturalist and a Registered Nutritionist.
Teaching
Module Coordinator
- BDM3560 - Dissertation
- BDM9560 - Dissertation - Agrifood Innovation
- BDM9960 - Dissertation - Sustainable and Efficient Food Production
- BDM0060 - MRes Dissertation DL (A)
- BDM0120 - Research Methods
- BDM0260 - MRes Dissertation DL (B)
- BDM0120 - Research Methods
- BDM1740 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (New Awards)
- BDM1840 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (Post-Completion)
- BDM9760 - Dissertation - Bioinnovation
Moderator
- BDM1840 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (Post-Completion)
- BDM1740 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (New Awards)
- BDM8420 - Plant Breeding
Coordinator
- BDM0060 - MRes Dissertation DL (A)
- BDM0260 - MRes Dissertation DL (B)
- BDM9760 - Dissertation - Bioinnovation
- BDM9960 - Dissertation - Sustainable and Efficient Food Production
- BDM9560 - Dissertation - Agrifood Innovation
- BDM3560 - Dissertation
- BDM0120 - Research Methods
- BDM1740 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (New Awards)
- BDM1840 - Nuffield Scholarship Project (Post-Completion)
Lecturer
- BR27520 - Research Methods
- PGM0810 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0810)
- PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM0720 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0720)
- PGM0210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM2210 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM2310 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Science) (2310)
Grader
Attendance Dept Admin
- MOR0510 - Dulliau Darllen
- MOR2210 - Sgiliau Ymchwil a Datblygiad Personol
- PGM0010 - Practice based research skills in Art and Design
- PGM0010 - Practice based research skills in Art and Design
- PGM0210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM0310 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0310)
- PGM0410 - Ways of Reading
- PGM0720 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0720)
- PGM0810 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0810)
- PGM0910 - Statistics in context: collecting, handling and presenting data
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM1210 - Manuscript Skills: Post Medieval Palaeographic and Diplomatic
- PGM1610 - Public Engagement and Impact
- PGM1910 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM2010 - Specialist Research Skills for scientists
- PGM2210 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM2310 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Science) (2310)
- PGM2410 - Research Seminar Skills in the Life Sciences
- PGM2510 - Grants Development Workshops
- PGM2610 - Reading and Writing Development Group
- PGM2610 - Reading and Writing Development Group
- PGM2710 - Theoretical Foundations of Research in Law and Criminology
- PGM2810 - Skills in Bioinformatics for Biologists
- PGM3410 - Using Manuscript Sources for Medieval Studies: palaeography and diplomatic
- PGM3510 - Sources for Postgraduate Research in the Modern Humanities and Social Sciences
- PGM3610 - Texts that made the Middle Ages: Latin for postgraduates
- PGM3710 - Designing Criminological Research
- PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students
- PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students
- PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students
- PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
- PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
- PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
- PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
- PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
- PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
- PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
- PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
- PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5410 - Research Seminar Skills in Physical Sciences
- PGM5410 - Research Seminar Skills in Physical Sciences
- PGM6210 - Philosophy and Contemporary Culture
- PGM6310 - Subject Specific Research Skills
- PGM6410 - Writing your first Journal Article
- PGM6410 - Writing your first Journal Article
- PGM8110 - How to Organise a Conference
Blackboard Dept Admin
- MOR0510 - Dulliau Darllen
- MOR2210 - Sgiliau Ymchwil a Datblygiad Personol
- PGM0010 - Practice based research skills in Art and Design
- PGM0010 - Practice based research skills in Art and Design
- PGM0210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM0310 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0310)
- PGM0410 - Ways of Reading
- PGM0720 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0720)
- PGM0810 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (0810)
- PGM0910 - Statistics in context: collecting, handling and presenting data
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM1010 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (for social scientists)
- PGM1210 - Manuscript Skills: Post Medieval Palaeographic and Diplomatic
- PGM1610 - Public Engagement and Impact
- PGM1910 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM2010 - Specialist Research Skills for scientists
- PGM2210 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM2310 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Science) (2310)
- PGM2410 - Research Seminar Skills in the Life Sciences
- PGM2510 - Grants Development Workshops
- PGM2610 - Reading and Writing Development Group
- PGM2610 - Reading and Writing Development Group
- PGM2710 - Theoretical Foundations of Research in Law and Criminology
- PGM2810 - Skills in Bioinformatics for Biologists
- PGM3410 - Using Manuscript Sources for Medieval Studies: palaeography and diplomatic
- PGM3510 - Sources for Postgraduate Research in the Modern Humanities and Social Sciences
- PGM3610 - Texts that made the Middle Ages: Latin for postgraduates
- PGM3710 - Designing Criminological Research
- PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students
- PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students
- PGM4005 - Ethics, Plagiarism and Academic Practice for Research Students
- PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
- PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
- PGM4120 - Research Skills and Personal Development (0120)
- PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM4210 - Principles of Research Design
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4310 - Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4420 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1120)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4510 - Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (1710)
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4610 - Leadership for Researchers
- PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM4710 - Research Skills and Personal Development (Arts and Humanities) (2210)
- PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
- PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
- PGM4820 - Orientation in Professional Research
- PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
- PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
- PGM4940 - Work Based Research in Professional Contexts
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5060 - Pilot Doctoral Enquiry Project
- PGM5410 - Research Seminar Skills in Physical Sciences
- PGM5410 - Research Seminar Skills in Physical Sciences
- PGM6210 - Philosophy and Contemporary Culture
- PGM6310 - Subject Specific Research Skills
- PGM6410 - Writing your first Journal Article
- PGM6410 - Writing your first Journal Article
- PGM8110 - How to Organise a Conference
Publications
Kipling, RP, Stiles, WAV, de Andrade-Lima, M, MacKintosh, N, Roberts, MW, Williams, CL, Wootton-Beard, PC & Watson-Jones, SJ 2023, 'Interaction in online postgraduate learning: What makes a good forum?', Distance Education, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 162-189. 10.1080/01587919.2022.2150391
Wootton-Beard, P 2019, 'Cut your losses: Maximising the benefits of a nutrient management plan' Farming Connect.
Wootton-Beard, P 2019, 'Growing without soil: An overview of hydroponics' Farming Connect.
Loka, D, Harper, J, Humphreys, M, Gasior, D, Wootton-Beard, P, Gwynn-Jones, D, Scullion, J, Doonan, J, Kingston-Smith, A, Dodd, R, Wang, J, Chadwick, DR, Hill, P, Jones, DL, Mills, G, Hayes, F & Robinson, D 2019, 'Impacts of abiotic stresses on the physiology and metabolism of cool-season grasses: A review', Food and Energy Security, vol. 8, no. 1, e00152. 10.1002/fes3.152
Williams, C & Wootton-Beard, P 2019, 'On the Farmer’s Radar: Top 10 Tech Trends for Agriculture' Farming Connect.