Professor Julian Park

Email:
j.r.park@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 6686
Job title:
Professor of Agricultural Systems

Areas of interest

Educational interests

I have a broad range of interests associated with enhancing the student experience relating in particular to the use of technology in education, improving assessment and feedback and enhancing fieldwork experiences. I am a National Teaching Fellow [2008], a PFHEA [2013] and I am part of the Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Team who received a CATE award in 2018. I current convene the modules:

Fundamental of Business and Marketing

Research and Study Skills for MSc students

Towards Sustainability: Positive Action for a Better World

Areas of research interest

My research interests fall in two broad areas: improving the sustainability of agricultural systems and enhancing the student learning experience. Recent and current projects include:

Encouraging the uptake of mobile technologies in fieldwork
Financial and environmental sustainability of Mediterranean farms
Educating for enhanced technology adoption, EU funded
Enhancing the Circular Food Economy, EU funded
Personalised public services in support of the implementation of the CAP, EU funded
Assessing the environmental and economic impacts of GM crops in Europe, EU funded
Developing environmental indicators in sustainable farming, KTP funded
The use of video to provide quality, timely feedback to students

Postgraduate supervision

As an experienced PhD supervisor I welcome applications from doctoral students in all aspects of agricultural sustainability, the process of change to more sustainable systems and the use of technology in farming systems.

Professional bodies/affiliations

Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Chair of ICA-EDU: Education Committee of the European Association of Life Sciences Universities

Publications

Iakovidis, D. , Gadanakis, Y. ORCID: 0000-0001-7441-970X , Park, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-3430-9052 (2023) Farmer and adviser perspectives on business planning and control in Mediterranean agriculture: evidence from Argolida, Greece. Agriculture , 13 (2). ISSN: 2077-0472 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020450

Iakovidis, D. , Gadanakis, Y. ORCID: 0000-0001-7441-970X , Park, J. (2022) Farm-level sustainability assessment in Mediterranean environments: enhancing decision-making to improve business sustainability. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators , 15 ISSN: 2665-9727 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2022.100187

Tierney, A. , Aidulis, D. , Park, J. , Clark, K. (2021) Plotting a route through SoTL: from bioscientist to pedagogic researcher. Practice and Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education , 15 (1). pp. 34-52. ISSN: 1750-8428
Whalley, W. , Mauchline, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-1168-8552 , Welsh, K. , France, D. , Park, J. (2021) Working together with technology to enhance fieldwork learning. In: Tolston, D. , Watchman Smith, N. , Irving-Bell, D. , Weaver, M. , (eds.) The CATE Collection: Together in Collaborative Educational Leadership. AdvanceHE , York. pp. 62-79. ISBN: 9781916359369
Whalley, B. , France, D. , Park, J. , Mauchline, A. ORCID: 0000-0003-1168-8552 , Welsh, K. (2021) Towards flexible personalized learning and the future educational system in the fourth industrial revolution in the wake of Covid-19. Higher Education Pedagogies , 6 (1). pp. 79-99. ISSN: 2375-2696 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2021.1883458
Clark, K. , Welsh, K. , Mauchline, A. , France, D. , Whalley, W. , Park, J. (2021) Do educators realise the value of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in fieldwork learning?. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 45 (2). pp. 255-278. ISSN: 1466-1845 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2020.1808880

Tierney, A. , Aidulis, D. , Park, J. , Clark, K. (2020) Supporting SoTL development through communities of practice. Teaching and Learning Inquiry , 8 (2). pp. 32-52. ISSN: 2167-4787 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.8.2.4

Whalley, B. , France, D. , Park, J. , Mauchline, A. , Welsh, K. (2019) Developing active personal learning environments on smart mobile devices. pp. 871-889.
Catarino, R. , Areal, F. , Park, J. , Parisey, N. (2019) Spatially explicit economic effects of non-susceptible pests' invasion on Bt maize. Agricultural Systems , 175 pp. 22-33. ISSN: 0308-521X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2019.05.008

Singh, S. and Park, J. (2018) Drivers of change in groundwater resources: a case study of the Indian Punjab. Food Security , 10 (4). pp. 965-979. ISSN: 1876-4517 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0823-2
McFarlane, I. , Jones, P. , Park, J. , Tranter, R. (2018) Identifying GM crops for future cultivation in the EU through a Delphi forecasting exercise. AgBioForum , 21 (1). pp. 35-43. ISSN: 1522-936X
Whalley, W. , Mauchline, A. , France, D. , Park, J. , Welsh, K. (2018) The iPad six years on: progress and problems for enhancing mobile learning with special reference to fieldwork education. In: Crompton, H. and Traxler, J. , (eds.) Mobile learning in higher education: challenges in context. Routledge , New York. ISBN: 9781138238763
Welsh, K. , Mauchline, A. , France, D. , Powell, V. , Whalley, W. , Park, J. (2018) Would Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) be welcomed by undergraduate students to support their learning during fieldwork?. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 42 (3). pp. 356-371. ISSN: 1466-1845 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2018.1437396

Iliakis, K. , Gadanakis, Y. , Park, J. (2017) Technology gaps and leaps in the sustainable development of English cereal and general cropping farms. AgEcon Search research in agricultural and applied economics
Jones, P. , McFarlane, I. , Park, J. , Tranter, R. (2017) Assessing the potential economic benefits to farmers from various GM crops becoming available in the European Union by 2025: results from an expert survey. Agricultural Systems , 155 pp. 158-167. ISSN: 0308-521X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.05.005

France, D. , Powell, V. , Mauchline, A. , Welsh, K. , Park, J. , Whalley, W. , Rewhorn, S. (2016) Ability of students to recognize the relationship between using mobile apps for learning during fieldwork and the development of graduate attributes. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 40 (2). pp. 182-192. ISSN: 1466-1845 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2016.1154931
Catarino, R. , Ceddia, G. , Areal, F. , Parisey, N. , Park, J. (2016) Managing maize under pest species competition: is Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) maize the solution?. Ecosphere , 7 (6). ISSN: 2150-8925 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1340

France, D. , Whalley, W. , Mauchline, A. , Powell, V. , Welsh, K. , Lerczak, A. , Park, J. , Bednarz, R. (2015) Enhancing fieldwork learning using mobile technologies. Springer briefs in ecology Springer , Cham. pp 173. ISBN: 9783319209661
Welsh, K. , Mauchline, A. , Powell, V. , France, D. , Park, J. , Whalley, W. (2015) Student perceptions of iPads as mobile learning devices for fieldwork. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 39 (3). pp. 450-469. ISSN: 1466-1845 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2015.1066315
Gadanakis, Y. , Bennett, R. , Park, J. , Areal, F. (2015) Improving productivity and water use efficiency: a case study of farms in England. Agricultural Water Management , 160 pp. 22-32. ISSN: 0378-3774 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.06.020
Catarino, R. , Ceddia, G. , Areal, F. , Park, J. (2015) The impact of secondary pests on Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops. Plant Biotechnology Journal , 13 (5). pp. 601-612. ISSN: 1467-7652 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12363
McFarlane, I. and Park, J. (2015) Arable crop rotations under abiotic stress: a dynamic economic model.
Areal, F. , Dunwell, J. , Jones, P. , Park, J. , McFarlane, I. , Srinivasan, C. , Tranter, R. (2015) An evidence-based review on the likely economic and environmental impact of genetically modified cereals and oilseeds for UK agriculture. HGCA (82). pp 96.
Whalley, B. , France, D. , Park, J. , Mauchline, A. , Powell, V. , Welsch, K. (2015) iPad use in fieldwork: formal and informal use to enhance pedagogical practice in a bring your own technology world. In: Souleles, N. and Pillar, C. , (eds.) iPad use in fieldwork: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on the use of iPads in higher education (ihe2014). Cambridge Scholars Publishing pp. 110-125. ISBN: 9781443876261
Gadanakis, Y. ORCID: 0000-0001-7441-970X , Bennett, R. , Park, J. , Areal, F. (2015) Evaluating the sustainable intensification of arable farms. Journal of Environmental Management , 150 pp. 288-298. ISSN: 0301-4797 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.10.005

Arpaia, S. , Messéan, A. , Birch, N. , Hokannen, H. , Härtel, S. , Van Loon, J. , Lovei, G. , Park, J. , Spreafico, H. , Squire, G. , Steffan-Dewenter, I. , Tebbe, C. , Van der Voet, H. (2014) Assessing and monitoring impacts of genetically modified plants on agro-ecosystems: the approach of AMIGA project. Entomologia , 2 (1). ISSN: 2281-9584 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4081/entomologia.2014.154
McFarlane, I. , Park, J. , Ceddia, G. (2014) The extent to which potential benefits to EU farmers of adopting transgenic crops are reduced by cost of compliance with coexistence regulations. AgBioForum , 17 (1). pp. 37-43. ISSN: 1522-936X

Mauchline, A. , Peacock, J. , Park, J. (2013) The future of bioscience fieldwork in UK higher education. Bioscience Education , 21 (1). pp. 7-19. ISSN: 1479-7860 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.11120/beej.2013.00014
Gomez, S. , Andersson, H. , Park, J. , Maw, S. , Crook, A. , Orsmond, P. (2013) A digital ecosystems model of assessment feedback on student learning. Higher Education Studies , 3 (2). ISSN: 1925-475X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.5539/hes.v3n2p41
Welsh, K. , Mauchline, A. , Park, J. , Whalley, W. , France, D. (2013) Enhancing fieldwork learning with technology: practitioner's perspectives. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 37 (3). pp. 399-415. ISSN: 1466-1845 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2013.792042
Orsmond, P. , Maw, S. , Park, J. , Gomez, S. , Crook, A. (2013) Moving feedback forward: theory to practice. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education , 38 (2). pp. 240-252. ISSN: 1469-297X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2011.625472

Luck, M. and Park, J. (2012) Bioscience Horizons: the national journal of undergraduate research. In: Hart, A. , (eds.) How to start an undergraduate research journal. "How to" series How to start an undergraduate research journal pp. 53-56. ISSN: 0941933415 ISBN: 0941933415
Welsh, K. , France, D. , Whalley, B. , Park, J. (2012) Geotagging photographs in student fieldwork. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 36 (3). pp. 469-480. ISSN: 1466-1845 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2011.647307
Crook, A. , Mauchline, A. , Maw, S. , Lawson, C. , Drinkwater, R. , Lundqvist, K. , Orsmond, P. , Gomez, S. , Park, J. (2012) The use of video technology for providing feedback to students: can it enhance the feedback experience for staff and students?. Computers & Education , 58 (1). pp. 386-396. ISSN: 0360-1315 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2011.08.025
Mauchline, A. , Mortimer, S. , Park, J. , Finn, J. , Haysom, K. , Westbury, D. , Purvis, G. , Louwagie, G. , Northey, G. , Primdahl, J. , Vejre, H. , Kristensen, L. , Teilmann, K. , Vesterager, J. , Knickel, K. , Kasperczyk, N. , Balázs, K. , Podmaniczky, L. , Vlahos, G. , Christopoulos, S. , Kroger, L. , Aakkula, J. , Yli-Viikari, A. (2012) Environmental evaluation of agri-environment schemes using participatory approaches: experiences of testing the Agri-Environmental Footprint Index. Land Use Policy , 29 (2). pp. 317-328. ISSN: 0264-8377 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.002

Peacock, J. , Park, J. , Mauchline, A. (2011) Effective learning in the life sciences: fieldwork. In: Adams, D. , (eds.) Effective Learning in the Life Sciences. Wiley-Blackwell , Chichester. pp. 65-90. ISBN: 9780470661567
Maw, S. , Mauchline, A. , Park, J. (2011) Biological fieldwork provision in higher education. Bioscience Education , 17 ISSN: 1479-7860 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.3108/beej.17.1
McFarlane, I. , Park, J. , Ceddia, G. , Phipps, R. (2011) Transgenic soya beans: economic implications for EU livestock sector. Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods , 3 (2). pp. 54-62. ISSN: 1757-837X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1757-837X.2011.00096.x
Park, J. , McFarlane, I. , Phipps, R. , Ceddia, G. (2011) The impact of the EU regulatory constraint of transgenic crops on farm income. New Biotechnology , 28 (4). pp. 396-406. ISSN: 1871-6784 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2011.01.005
Westbury, D. , Park, J. , Mauchline, A. , Crane, R. , Mortimer, S. (2011) Assessing the environmental performance of English arable and livestock holdings using data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Journal of Environmental Management , 92 (3). pp. 902-909. ISSN: 0301-4797 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.10.051
Park, J. , McFarlane, I. , Phipps, R. , Ceddia, M. (2011) The role of transgenic crops for sustainable development. Plant Biotechnology Journal , 9 (1). pp. 2-21. ISSN: 1467-7652 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00565.x

Crook, A. , Park, J. , Lawson, C. , Lundqvist, K. , Drinkwater, R. , Walsh, J. , Gomez, S. , Orsmond, P. , Maw, S. (2010) ASSET: moving forward through feedback. JISC pp 20.
Mortimer, S. , Mauchline, A. , Park, J. , Finn, J. , Edwards, D. , Morris, J. (2010) Evaluation of agri-environmental and forestry schemes with multiple objectives. Eurochoices , 9 (1). pp. 48-53. ISSN: 1478-0917 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-692X.2010.00149.x
Tate, G. and Park, J. (2010) Farming and food production and development in the Shropshire Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area, 1997-2008. Journal of Farm Management , 13 (11). pp. 779-788. ISSN: 0014-8059

Purvis, . , Louwagie, . , Northey, . , Mortimer, . , Park, . , Mauchline, . , Finn, . , Primdahl, . , Vejre, . , Vesterager, . , Knickel, . , Kasperczyk, . , Balazs, . , Vlahos, . , Christopoulos, . , Peltola, . (2009) Conceptual development of a harmonised method for tracking change and evaluating policy in the agri-environment: The Agri-environmental Footprint Index. Environmental Science & Policy , 12 (3). pp. 321-337. ISSN: 1462-9011 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2009.01.005
Park, . , Stabler, . , Jones, . , Mortimer, . , Tiffin, . , Tranter, . (2009) Evaluating the role of environmental quality in the sustainable rural economic development of England. Environment, Development and Sustainability , 11 (4). pp. 735-750. ISSN: 1387-585X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10668-008-9140-9

Willis, . , Bohan, . , Powers, . , Choi, . , Park, . , Gussin, . (2008) The importance of temperature and moisture to the egg-laying behaviour of a pest slug, Deroceras reticulatum. Annals of Applied Biology , 153 (1). pp. 105-115. ISSN: 0003-4746 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2008.00242.x
Strange, . , Park, . , Bennett, . , Phipps, . (2008) The use of life-cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental impacts of growing genetically modified, nitrogen use-efficient canola. Plant Biotechnology Journal , 6 (4). pp. 337-345. ISSN: 1467-7652 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2008.00323.x

Rehman, . , McKemey, . , Yates, . , Cooke, . , Garforth, . , Tranter, . , Park, . , Dorward, . (2007) Identifying and understanding factors influencing the uptake of new technologies on dairy farms in SW England using the theory of reasoned action. Agricultural Systems , 94 (2). pp. 281-293. ISSN: 0308-521X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2006.09.006
Mauchline, . , Park, . , Finn, . , Mortimer, . (2007) The agri-environmental Footprint Index. Aspects of Applied Biology , 81 pp. 263-266. ISSN: 0265-1491
Fraser, . , Crook, . , Park, . (2007) From principles of science to publishing: a new interactive resource for bioscience undergraduates. pp. 239-240.
Fraser, . , Crook, . , Park, . (2007) Research skills audit tool: An online resource to map research skills within undergraduate curricula. pp. 58.
Fraser, . , Crook, . , Park, . (2007) A tool for mapping research skills in undergraduate curricula. Bioscience Education e-Journal , 9

Rehman, . and Park, . (2006) An educational evolution from agricultural science to rural management - a perspective from the UK. In: Dennis, . , (eds.) Rethinking Higher Education in the Food Chain and Environment: Profiling graduates for the future. (Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Higher Education). The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) , Copenhagen. pp. 121 - 132. ISBN: 9788776111472
Rehman, . , Beedell, . , Park, . (2006) Bringing entrepreneurial experience into the lecture room at Reading: some observations and their implications. In: Slavik, . and Zakova, . , (eds.) The Public and the Agriculture and Forestry Industries - The role of higher education in questioning assumptions and matching expectations. (Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Higher Agricultural Education. Czech University of Agriculture , Prague. pp. 204-218. ISBN: 8021315172
Park, . , Wilson, . , Maw, . (2006) Learning networks for developing subject specific competences. pp. 167-168.
Garforth, . , Park, . , McKemey, . , Rehman, . , Tranter, . , Cooke, . , Dorward, . , eds. (2006) Improving the use of white clover through a better understanding of farmer attitudes and behaviour. In: Moorby, . , (eds.) British Grassland Society pp. 39-40. ISBN: 0 905944 32 1
Garforth, . , McKemey, . , Rehman, . , Tranter, . , Cooke, . , Park, . , Dorward, . , Yates, . (2006) Farmers' attitudes towards techniques for improving oestrus detection in dairy herds in South West England. Livestock Science , 103 (1-2). pp. 158-168. ISSN: 1871-1413 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2006.02.006

Park, J. , Stabler, M. , Mortimer, S. , Jones, P. , Ansell, D. , Parker, G. (2004) The use of a multiple criteria decision analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of landscape and habitat enhancement mechanisms: an example from the South Downs. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management , 47 pp. 773-793. ISSN: 0964-0568 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0964056042000274470
Garforth, . , Rehman, . , McKemey, . , Tranter, . , Cooke, . , Yates, . , Park, . , Dorward, . (2004) Improving the design of knowledge transfer strategies by understanding farmer attitudes and behaviours. Farm Management Journal , 12 pp. 17-32.

Rehman, . , McKemey, . , Garforth, . , Huggins, . , Yates, . , Cooke, . , Tranter, . , Park, . , Dorward, . (2003) Theory of reasoned Action and its integration with economic reasoning in linking farmers' attitudes and adoption behaviour - an illustration from the analysis of the uptake of livestock technologies in the South-West of England.
Murdoch, . , Watson, . , Park, . (2003) Modelling the soil seed bank as an aid to crop management in integrated arable farming systems. Bcpc International Congress Crop Science & Technology 2003, Vol 1 and 2, Congress Proceedings. British Crop Protection Council , Farnham. pp. 521-526. ISBN: 1901396630
Murdoch, . , Watson, . , Park, . (2003) Modelling the soil seed bank as an aid to crop management in Integrated Arable Farming Systems.
Garforth, . , Rehman, . , McKemey, . , Tranter, . , Cooke, . , Yates, . , Park, . , Dorward, . (2003) Improving the design of knowledge transfer strategies by understanding farmer attitudes and behaviour.. Institute of Agricultural Management
Garforth, . , Rehman, . , McKemey, . , Tranter, . , Cooke, . , Yates, . , Park, . , Dorward, . (2003) Improving the targeting of knowledge and technology transfer in the livestock sector by understanding farmer attitudes to behaviour..
Bailey, . , Basford, . , Penlington, . , Park, . , Keatinge, . , Rehman, . , Tranter, . , Yates, . (2003) A comparison of energy use in conventional and integrated arable farming systems in the UK. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment , 97 (1-3). pp. 241-253. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8809(03)00115-4
Ansell, . , Jones, . , Mortimer, . , Park, . (2003) Evaluating the effectiveness of mechanisms to achieve landscape and habitat enhancement in the South Downs. Sussex Downs Conservation Board , Storrington, West Sussex. pp. 203.

Bailey, A. , Rehman, T. , Park, J. , Keatinge, J. , Tranter, R. (1999) Towards a method for the economic evaluation of environmental indicators in UK Integrated Arable Farming Systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment , 72 (2). pp. 145-158. ISSN: 0167-8809 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00171-6
Park, J. , Bailey, A. , Yates, C. , Keatinge, J. , Rehman, T. , Tranter, R. (1999) Do Integrated Arable Farming Systems provide a more sustainable form of agricultural production: the UK case. Journal of Farm Management , 10 (7). pp. 379-391. ISSN: 0014-8059

Park, J. , Farmer, P. , Bailey, A. , Keatinge, J. , Rehman, T. , Tranter, R. (1997) Integrated Arable Farming Systems and their potential uptake in the UK. Journal of Farm Management , 9 (10). pp. 483-494. ISSN: 0014-8059

Park, J. , Bailey, A. , Keatinge, J. , Rehman, T. , Harris, D. , Tranter, R. (1996) An analytical framework for appraising Integrated Arable Farming Systems. Aspects of Applied Biology: Rotations and Cropping Systems , 47 pp. 317-325.

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