Prof. Geoff Simm | The University of Edinburgh

Director of the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, and Chair of Global Agriculture and Food Security

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security

Tel: +44 (0)131 650 6215
Email: Geoff.Simm@ed.ac.uk

Street: Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security
The University of Edinburgh
Easter Bush Campus
City: Midlothian
Post code: EH25 9RG

Biography

Background

After studying Agriculture and Animal Breeding, Geoff joined the East of Scotland College of Agriculture (now part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)) as an animal breeding specialist, and was involved in animal breeding research, education and knowledge exchange. He established and led for many years a research team working on livestock genetic improvement/sustainable use of farm animal genetic resources. Subsequently he held a variety of leadership roles in SRUC – latterly as Vice Principal Research, overseeing research activities spanning agricultural economic and social science, animal, crop, soil and environmental sciences and farming systems.

Geoff joined the University of Edinburgh in 2016 as Chair of Global Agriculture and Food Security, Assistant Principal, and Director of the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security. The Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security is one of five Global Academies that aim to galvanize interdisciplinary teaching, research and translation – across the University and with partners - on key global challenges.

He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies in 2008 and Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology 2015.

Research Projects

Research Projects of Edinburgh Research Explorer

Qualifications

PhD, University of Edinburgh

Publications

Joint genetic analysis for dairy cattle performance across countries in sub-Saharan Africa 20 Aug 2020 In: South african journal of animal science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4314/sajas.v50i4.3
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Global Health and Food Security in Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS): Syrian Academics and their Role in the Future of Food Security for Syria (30 pages) 2 Aug 2019
Research output: › Other report (Published)
Students', colleagues' and research partners' experience about work and accomplishments from collaborating with Robin Thompson (9 pages) 27 Jun 2019 In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, vol. 136, pp. 301-309
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbg.12418
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Prioritising support for cost effective rare breed conservation using multi-criteria decision analysis 11 Apr 2019 In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00110
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Current situations of animal data recording, dairy improvement infrastructure, human capacity and strategic issues affecting dairy production in sub-Saharan Africa 3 Apr 2019 In: Tropical Animal Health and Production
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-01871-9
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Heterosis in cattle crossbreeding schemes in tropical regions: Meta-analysis of effects of breed combination, trait type and climate on level of heterosis 1 Jan 2019 In: Journal of Animal Science, vol. 97, pp. 29-34
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky406
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Joint genetic analysis of Jersey dairy cows performing in two countries in Sub Saharan Africa 1 Apr 2016
Research output: › Conference contribution (Published)
Heterogeneous variances and genetics by environment interactions in genetic evaluation of crossbred lambs (8 pages) 19 Nov 2014 In: Animal, vol. 9, pp. 380-387
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731114002717
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
The effect of improving cow productivity, fertility, and longevity on the global warming potential of dairy systems (17 pages) Jul 2011 In: Journal of Dairy Science, vol. 94, pp. 3662-78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2010-4023
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Quantitative trait loci for meat quality traits in pigs considering imprinting and epistatic effects (9 pages) 2011 In: Meat Science, vol. 87, pp. 394-402
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.11.017
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)

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This article was published on 14 Jan, 2021