About us

Simon is Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services at the University of Reading.
Over the last 30 years he has worked closely with researchers, industry and policymakers on pollinator conservation and the management of pollination services in Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America.
He chaired the IPBES “Pollinator, Pollination and Food Production”assessment.
Other recent publications:
Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being
Ten policies for pollinators

Dr Deepa Senapathi is a Research Fellow at the University of Reading

Her research focuses on the impacts on environmental change on biodiversity and ecosystem services. She has worked in both tropical and temperate systems exploring the impacts of climate change and land-use change on insect pollinator communities as well as bird populations. More recently she has started working on knowledge exchange with different stakeholder communities including land managers, conservation organisations, delivery agencies and policy makers, aimed at improving land management for biodiversity conservation and enhancing ecosystem services.

Dr Michael Garratt is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Reading.
His research focusses on invertebrate ecology in the agri-environment and primarily the impacts of farming practice and land management on the ecosystem services of pest control and pollination underpinning crop production. He has worked in a number of cropping systems in the UK and overseas including arable, soft fruit and top fruit production. His research is applied and often industry funded.
Recent publications:
Policies for Ecological Intensification of Crop Production
Enhancing Soil Organic Matter as a Route to the Ecological Intensification of European Arable Systems
Insect pollination as an agronomic input: Strategies for oilseed rape production

Dr Tom Breeze is a Research Fellow at the University of Reading

His work focuses on the economic and social impacts of ecological changes and the impacts of management. Tom has worked closely with a number of stakeholders, including DEFRA, the EU and the UN to highlight the human costs of biodiversity losses and the cost-effectiveness of conservation and monitoring programmes. Tom’s current work aims to map the value of pollination to farming across the UK at a fine scale, allowing for a more focused approach to pollinator conservation.