Hi I'm
Dr Henry Creissen

After completing my PhD in plant ecology and pathology at the John Innes Centre in 2013, I worked as a Researcher for the Organic Research Centre, where I was involved in large European projects on conservation agriculture (OSCAR) and plant breeding (COBRA).

In 2015 I moved to Teagasc, Ireland to develop sustainable approaches to disease management in arable crops, and improve adoption of best practice at farm level.

In my current role at SRUC I am a work package leader in Scottish government funded work on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) where I'm building on strong links I have with various research institutes in the UK and Europe. I also have experience of conducting cropping systems research in West Africa (Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau).

In addition to my research commitments I regularly contribute to meetings of growers, agronomists and the agrochemical industry (such as SRUC open days and workshops, Farm Advisory Service, Arable Scotland).

I am module coordinator for ‘New Perspectives in Plant Protection’ in the BSc Horticulture and BSc Agriculture degree programmes and ‘Plant Protection: Integrated Approaches’ in the HND Horticulture and HND Agriculture programmes. I also deliver teaching content for other SRUC modules, such as Agronomy, Plant Biotic Interactions and Organic Production Systems.

I teach on the University of Edinburgh’s BSc Plant Science programme and SRUC/University of Edinburgh’s joint venture, the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security BSc and MSc programmes.