Potato Review
www.potatoreview.com APPOINTMENTS 12 appointments at new research location AGRI-TECH company B-hive Innovations has made 12 recent appointments across its departments. is includes recruitment at leadership level of Dr Andrew Gill, general manager, Dr Mercedes Torres Torres, Head of Machine Learning, and Dr Ben Murphy, Head of Engineering. Andy Gill brings 25 years of experience leading commercially-relevant bioscience research, including for the University of Lincoln and University of Edinburgh. Andy said: “We hope to continue to expand our team, as we apply strategically for additional funding to develop agri-tech innovations. As well as the work we undertake at the o ce or laboratory, eld work is pivotal to project research and development, so it’s great that we can remain close to growers in Lincolnshire who we have established great working relationships with. Our East Midlands base also gives us a fantastic position centrally to liaise with our collaborators, including farmers and researchers up and down the country.” Hartpury University academic to chair latest Subject Benchmark Statement reviews PRO-VICE Chancellor of Hartpury University, Rosie Scott- Ward, has been named Chair of the Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Food and Consumer Science review and will help to lead the review of 11 Subject Benchmark Statements for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Subject Benchmark Statements describe the nature of study and the academic standards expected of graduates in speci c subject areas. ey show what graduates might reasonably be expected to know, do and understand at the end of their studies. ey capture the ways in which courses in the subject areas are typically delivered at the current time and are used by providers as a tool for re ection when designing new courses or updating existing courses. B-hive Innovations has moved into the Alchemy Building at Lincoln Science and Innovation Park. L-R Dr Ben Murphy, Dr Mercedes Torres Torres and Dr Andrew Gill. www. tongengineering .com e: sales@tongengineering.com t: +44 (0)1790 752771 > Gentle Handling > Advanced Design > Intelligent Control TURNKEY PROCESSING SOLUTIONS OPTICAL SORTING IN-FIELD & ON-FARM UNRIVALLEDCLEANING&GRADING ADVANCED BOX HANDLING WASHING & POLISHING THE COMPLETE SOLUTION FROMFARM TOPACK NOWAVAILABLEWITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL SORTING
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