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    Professor Michael Lee

    FRSA FRSB FRASE ARAgS BSc (Hons) PhD PGCTHE CAnimSci

    Deputy Vice-Chancellor

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    Professor Michael Lee is an expert in sustainable livestock systems, defining their role in securing global food security at the same time as protecting environmental health (Livestock’s role in human and planetary health).

    Professional Memberships

    • President of the European Federation of Animal Science, Livestock Farming Commission
    • Chair of the UK Universities Climate Network - Net Zero Group
    • Technical Advisor to the FAO (LEAP)
    • UK Representative on Animal Task Force - EU
    • Member of the BBC Rural Affairs Committee
    • Advisor for the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission
    • Member of the Scientific Council of the World Farmers Organisation
    • Member of the Global Farm Platform

    Department: Senior Management

    Department: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor

    Research: Beef and Sheep Research Group

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    Office: 37 Main Building

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    • BLACKWELL M., TAKAHASI T., CARDENAS L., COLLINS A., ENRIQUEZ-HIDALGO D., GRIFFITH B., HUNT J., LEE M.R.F., MISSELBROOK T., NEAL A., RIVERO M.J., SHIELD I., STORKEY J., WU L., HARRIS P. (2024) npj Sustainable Agriculture 2
    • SEGURA C., HORROCKS C., LOPEZ-AIZPUN M., BLACKWELL M.S.A., DARCH T., HOOD J., LE COCQ K., MCAULLIFE G.A., LEE M.R.F., CARDENAS L. (2023) Journal of Environmental Management 330
    • MCAULIFFE G.A., TAKAHASHI T., BEAL T., HUPPERTZ T., LEROY F., BUTTRISS J., COLLINS A.L., DREWNOWSKI A., MCLAREN S., ORTENZI F., v.d. POLS J., v VILET S., LEE M.R.F. (2023) International Journal of LCA
    • KAO P.T., BUSS H., McGRATH S.P., DARCH T., WARREN H.R., LEE M.R.F. (2023) Plant and Soil
    • KAO P.T., FLEMING H.., WARREN H.R., DARCH T., McGRATH S.P., BUSS H., LEE M.R.F. (2023) Scientific Reports 13
    • MÉO-FILHO P., HOOD J., LEE M.R.F., FLEMING H., MEETHAL M.E., MISSELBROOK T. (2023) Animal 17
    • MANZANO P., ROWNTREE J., THOMPSON L., DEL PRADOA A., EDERER P., WINDISCH W. LEE M.R.F. (2023) Animal Frontiers 13
    • MCAULIFFE G.A., TAKAHASHI T., LEE M.R.F., JEBARI A., CARDENAS L., KUMAR A., PEREYRA-GODAY F., SCALABRINO H., COLLINS A.L. (2023) Food and Energy Security
    • COOKE A., MULLAN S., MORTEN C., HOCKENHULL J., LE GRICE P., LE COCQ K., LEE M.R.F., CARDENAS L., RIVERO J. (2023) Journal of Agricultural Science
    • ELAYADETH-MEETHAL M., RIVERO M.J., MEAD A., MCAULIFFE G.A., LEE M.R.F., MISSELBROOK T.H. (2023) Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 32
    • MCAULIFFE G.A., LYNCH J., CAIN M., BUCKINGHAM S., REES R.M., COLLINS A.L., ALLEN M., PIERREHUMBERT R., LEE M.R.F., TAKAHASHI T. (2023) Environmental Research Letters 18
    • LEROY F., HEINRICH F., LEE M.R.F., WILLEM K. (2023) Italian Journal of Animal Science
    • ROMERO-RUIS A., RIVERO M.J., MILNE A., MORGAN S., DE-MEO-FILHO P., PULLEY S., SEGURA C., HARRIS P., LEE M.R.F., COLEMAN K., CARDENAS L., WHITMORE A.P. (2023) Journal of Environmental Management 345
    • AIRS P.M., VENTURA-CORDERO J., GWIRIRI L., MVULA W., LEE M.R.F., van WYK J., NALIVATA P.C., TAKAHSHI T., MORGAN E.R., SAFALAOH A.C.L. (2023) Small Ruminant Research 229
    • RIVERO M.J., LEE M.R.F. (2022) Animal Production Science
    • COOKE, A. S., MULLAN, S. M., MORTEN, C., HOCKENHULL, J., LEE, M. R. F., CARDENAS, L. M., AND RIVERO, M. J. (2022) V-QBA vs QBA – How do video and live analysis compare for Qualitative Behaviour Assessment? Frontiers in Veterinary Science
    • CARDENAS LM. LOICK N, OLDE L, GRIFFITH B, HILL T, EVANS J, COWAN N, SEGURA C, SINT H, HARRIS P, MCCALMONT J, SONGYAN Z, DOBERMANN A, LEE MRF. (2022) STOTEN 831
    • NEWTON EE, LAMMINENE M., RAY P., MACKENZIE S., REYNOLDS CK., LEE MRF, HALMEMIES-BEAUCHET-FILLEAU A, VANHATALO A., STERGIADIS S. (2022) Journal of Dairy Science
    • COOKE A.S., LE GRICE P., MCAULIFFE G.A., LEE M.R.F., RIVERO M.J. (2022) 2022. Rethinking efficiency: Area under the curve (AUC) as a low-input proxy for improving accuracy of finishing within beef systems Journal of Environmental Management 324
    • DARCH T., BLACKWELL M.S.A., HOOD J., LEE M.R.F., STORKEY J., BEAUMONT D., McGRATH S.P. (2022) The effect of soil type on yield and micronutrient content of pasture species. PLOS One 17
    • RIVERO JM, LOPEZ-VILLALOBOS N, EVANS A, BERNDT A, CARTMILL A, NEAL AL, MCLAREN A, FARRUGGIA A, MIGNOLET C, CHADWICK D, STYLES D, MCCRAKEN D, BUSCH D, MARTIN GB, FLEMING H, SHERIDAN H, GIBBONS J, MERBOLD L, EISLER M, LAMBE N, ROVIRA P, HARRIS P, MURPHY P, VERCOE PE, WILLIAMS P, MACHADO R, TAKAHASHI T, PUECH T, BOLAND T, AYALA W, LEE MRF. (2021) Key traits for ruminant livestock across diverse production systems in the context of climate change: perspectives from a global platform of research farms. Reproduction Fertility and Development 33
    • BAI Z., OENEMA O., LEE M.R.F., ZHAO J., MA L. (2021) African Swine Fever challenges China’s water quality protection Environmental Research Letters
    • JONES AG, TAKAHASHI T., FLEMING HR, GRIFFITH BA, HARRIS P, LEE MRF (2021) Using a lamb's early-life liveweight as a predictor of carcass quality. Animal
    • MAHDAVI A., DARABIGHANE B., LEE M.R.F (2021) The effects of dietary saponins on ruminal methane production and fermentation parameters in sheep: a meta-analysis. Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science 11
    • JONES AG, TAKAHASHI T., FLEMING HR, GRIFFITH BA, HARRIS P, LEE MRF. (2021) Data to identify key drivers of animal growth and carcass quality for temperate lowland sheep production systems. Data in Brief 35
    • RIVERO M.J., GARU-CAMPANARIO P., MULLAN S., HELD S., STOKES J.E., LEE M.R.F., CARDENAS L. (2021) Twenty years of GPS tracking studies to determine factors affecting site use preference of grazing cattle - A review Sensors 21
    • LEE M.R.F., MCAULIFFE G.A., TWEED J.K.S., GRIFFITH B.A., MORGAN S.A., RIVERO M.J., HARRIS P. TAKAHASHI T., CARDENAS L. (2021) Nutritional value of suckler beef from temperate pasture systems Animal 15
    • LEE M.R.F., TICHIT M., DOMINGUES J.P., MCAULIFFE G.A., TAKAHASHI T. (2021) Scientific Reports 11
    • ELAYADETH-MEETHAL M., ARAVINDAKSHAN T.V., ASAF V.M., PRAMOD S., MALONEY S.K., MARTIN N G.B., RIVERO M.J., SEJIAN V., NASEEF P.P., KURUNIYAN M.S., LEE M.R.F. (2021) Animals 11
    • JONES AG., TAKAHSAHI T.M FLEMING H., GRIFFITH B.A., HARRIS P. LEE M.R.F. (2021) Quantifying the value of on-farm measurements to inform the selection of key performance indicators for livestock production systems Scientific Reports 11
    • RIVERO JM, EVANS A., BERNDT A., CARTMILL A., DOWSEY A., FARRUGGIA A., MIGNOLET C., ENRIQUEZ-HIDALGO D., CHADWICK D., McCRAKEN D., BUSCH D., PEREYRA F., MARTIN G.B., SANFORD G., SHERIDAN H., WRIGHT I., BRUNET L., EISLER M.C., LOPEZ-VILLALOBOS N., ROVIRA P., HARRIS P., PURPHY P., WILLIAM P., JACKSON R.D., MACHADO R., SURAJ P.T., PUECH T., BOLAND T., AYALA W., LEE MRF (2021) Animal Frontiers 11
    • WU L., HARRIS P., MISSELBROOK T.H., LEE M.R.F. (2021) Agricultural Systems 195
    • LE COCQ K., HARRIS P., BELL N., BURDEN F.A., LEE M.R.F., DAVIES D.R. (2021) Animal Feed Science and Technology 283
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    He graduated with first class honors in Animal Science from University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1997 and gained a PhD in ruminant nutrition (protein and energy metabolism) from the University of Aberdeen in 2001 followed by Post graduate certificate for teaching in higher education from Aberystwyth University in 2012. He worked for the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research from 2001-2008 (with his first post-doc on ruminal lipid metabolism), before the merger with Aberystwyth University where he stayed as a Principle Scientist and Senior Lecturer in animal nutrition and rumen biochemistry until moving to the University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Science (Bristol Veterinary School) in 2013 as a Reader in Sustainable Livestock Systems. In 2015 he took a joint appointment between Rothamsted Research and the University of Bristol as Head of Site at North Wyke and was promoted to Chair in Sustainable Livestock Systems later that same year. In November 2020 Michael moved to his current position as Deputy Vice Chancellor of 91Pro, England’s Premier specialist agriculture and land use University. He has published over 350 research articles and papers including articles in Nature and Science. He was awarded the Sir John Hammond Memorial Prize in 2015 for services to Animal Science. In August 2016, he was elected as Vice President of the European Federation of Animal Science Livestock Farming Systems Commission and in August 2019 became President of the commission. He served as a Trustee for the British Society of Animal Science for over 10 years including Presidents group from 2019 - 2023 (President 2021-2022). He is Co-chair of the UK Univerisites Climate Network - Net Zero Group as well as representing the UK in Animal Task Force in Brussels feeding into EU policy discussion around the role of livestock in sustainable food systems. In March 2023 he was appointed as a Technical Advisor to the FAO of the UN within its Livestock Envrionmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) group.

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