Carol Wagstaff

Recent Projects (since 2020):

2026 – 2031. NIHR Thames Valley Applied Research Collaboration. Co-I. (PI Prof Kim Bhui, University of Oxford)
2025-2026. BBSRC Consumer Lab. FoodSEqual-Essentials: Using data-driven solutions to enable consumers in “hard to reach” communities to access and afford nutritious food and eat with dignity. PI.
2025. British Academy award to build Horizon Europe application. PI.
2025 – 2026. Tackling Health Inequalities Across Berkshire. Collaborative Innovation Fund and Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. PI.
2024 – 2027. UKRI Strengthening resilience in the UK food system. Enhancing transformative resilience of fruit and vegetable provision for UK citizens. Co-I. (PI Prof Tom Oliver, University of Reading)
2024 – 2027. BBSRC PACE Optimising genetics by management (GxM) interactions to enhance productivity and quality in indoor lettuce cultivation. Co-I. (PI Dr Rob Hancock, James Hutton Institute)
2024 – 2025. Connecting Care to Combat Health Inequalities Across Berkshire. Collaborative Innovation Fund. PI.
2023 – 2025. EPSRC Artificial intelligence innovation to accelerate health research call. Advancing machine learning to achieve real-world early detection and personalised disease outcome prediction of inflammatory arthritis. Co-I. (PI Prof Vicky Li, University of Reading)
2023 – 2025. UKRI Food Systems Strategic Priority Fund. FoodSEqual-Health. Additional funding stream for health inequalities. PI.
2022 – 2025. UKRI Food Systems Strategic Priority Fund. Increasing UK Dietary Fibre – the case for the great white British loaf. Co-I. (PI Prof Marcus Tindall, University of Reading)
2022 – 2026. UKRI Food Systems Strategic Priority Fund. Knowledge Exchange additional fund. PI.
2022 – 2026. Hazwan Yahya. PhD funded by Malaysian Government. Reduction of postharvest loss and waste in lettuce. Lead supervisor; co supervisor Dr Martin Chadwick.
2021 – 2026. UKRI Food Systems Strategic Priority Fund. FoodSEqual: Co-production of healthy, sustainable food systems for disadvantaged communities. PI.
2020 – 2022. BBSRC Horticulture Quality and Food Loss Network. PI and co-Director with Prof Leon Terry (Cranfield University)
2020 – 2021. PDRA Dr Onyinye Mason. GCRF (Co-I). Sweet Potato Catalyst Project: Filling critical knowledge gaps for improved food security analysis of under-researched food crops.
2020 – 2024. Hannah Case. PhD funded by FoodBioSystems BBSRC DTP. Removing unwanted macro, micro and nanoplastics from fresh produce production. Co-supervised with Dr Maya Al Sid Cheikh and Prof Richard Murphy from University of Surrey.
2020 – 2024. BBSRC AgriFood Training Partnership continuation fund
2020 – 2023. Manal Moalla Almoraie. PhD funded by King Abdul Aziz University, Saudi Arabia. Effect of pomegranate seed oil on oxidative stress and risk of cardiovascular diseases. Lead supervisor; co-supervisor Prof Jeremy Spencer
2020 – 2023. Huda Aldossori. PhD funded by King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. Genetic and biochemical basis of E. coli proliferation on leafy salads. Lead supervisor; co-supervisor Dr Andreas Karatzas