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The Carlo Naef Trophy for 2012 has been awarded to Dr Rosemary Collier in recognition of her contribution to the UK flower bulb industry over the last 20 years. Rosemary is the Director of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Crop Centre, part of the School of Life Sciences, which specialises in research and training for land-based industries.

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Researchers from the School of Life Sciences, including ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Crop Centre (Rob Lillywhite, Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston, Laura Green) took part in a .

set in the particular geography of one city, Birmingham in the English Midlands, and within the time scale of some 40 years; i.e. to 2050. It is garnering the informed perspectives of a wide range of scientists, most of whom live and work in the region. It is involving plant scientists, epidemiologists, engineers, medics and geographers to name but a few disciplines.

Rob Lillywhite from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Crop Centre spoke about water footprinting on 'Farming Today' (Saturday, 25th February) in a programme focusing on water use in agriculture. You can listen to the . Rob leads a .