Addressing the challenges of soil sustainability requires collaboration. At the Centre for Sustainable Soils, we work with partners across academia, government, industry and civil society to develop innovative, evidence-based approaches to supporting sustainable soils.
Whether you’re looking to collaborate on interdisciplinary research, apply cutting-edge approaches, or advance policy and practice, we are open to working in partnership.
We believe the most effective solutions emerge from close collaboration. We seek to support partnerships that are:
Combining soil sciences, engineering, data and modelling, social sciences, and arts and culture.
Focused on real-world outcomes for people and planet.
Tailored to the needs of each partner, providing mutual benefit.
Grounded in robust research.
We work in close partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, one of the UK’s leading environmental research organisations.
This collaboration brings together: advanced soil monitoring and long-term datasets; diverse expertise in soil and other environmental sciences; and national-scale environmental modelling capabilities, with the interdisciplinary expertise of Lancaster University.
Together, we:
We collaborate with a wide range of partners, including:
We collaborate on a wide range of funded and co-designed research projects. We welcome partnerships on:
We provide bespoke research and consultancy services, including:
We engage with policymakers from local to international scales to translate research into actionable insights.
Areas of support include:
