Education Innovation Group
About
The Education Innovation Group brings together a diverse group of individuals with project partners to co-create and co-develop innovative approaches, methods, technologies and practices aimed at enhancing teaching and learning processes and raising awareness of soil health across different educational levels. Through this collaborative effort, the group has also contributed to achieving the project’s overall objectives and outcomes.
Members
Ms. Rachel Freeman
Country: Ireland
Position:
Lecturer in Horticulture
School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology
Technological University Dublin, Blanchardstown campus
Prof. Johan Bouma
Country: Netherlands
Position:
Emeritus Professor of Soil Science
Wageningen University
Dr. Ingrid Lubbers
Country: Netherlands
Position:
Lecturer
Soil Geography and Landscape Group
Wageningen University
Dr. Ken Boyle
Country: Ireland
Position:
Lecturer in Environmental Management
Technological University Dublin”
Dr Minna Panas
Country: Sweden
Position:
Secondary teacher and PhD
Dr Christina Ottander
Country: Sweden
Position:
Professor at Department of Science and Mathematics Education
Umeå University
Dr Michele Scalvenzi
Country: Italy
Position:
Head of Communications and External Relations, Cogeme Group
Secretary General, Cogeme Foundation
Ms. Sofia Tsiortou
Position:
Co-Founder & EU projects manager at Social Enterprise Drosostalida
Prof. Claudio Zucca
Country: Italy
Position:
Professor of soil science at the Dept. of Agricultural Sciences – University of Sassari
Dr. Roberta Farina
Country: Italy
Position:
Senior researcher at the Italian National Council for Agricultural Research and Economics – Research centre for Agriculture and Environment
Dr András Albert Halbritter
Country: Hungary
Position:
Biologist, Founder and Manager of the Hungarian Foundation for School Gardens. Associate Professor, Ludovika University of Public Service in teacher training.
Prof. Annibale Biggeri
Country: Italy
Position:
Professor in the Unit of Biostatistics
Epidemiology and Public Health (UBEP), Department of Cardiac
Thoracic
Vascular Sciences and Public Health – University of Padua
Dr. Marco Ruscelli
Country: Italy
Position:
Head of the Technical High School “G. Marconi” in Forlì
Dr. Paola Rossi
Country: Italy
Position:
Member of the Executive Board of the “La Matita Parlante” association
Prof. dr hab. inż. Agnieszka Dradrach
Country: Poland
Position:
Head of Division of Herbology, Grassland Cultivation and Green Area Landscaping – Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (UPWr)
Dr inż. Piotr Pacanowski
Country: Poland
Position:
Lead curator of the Soil Museum Exhibition, University of Agriculture in Kraków.
Member of the Polish Soil Science Society, the Polish Forestry Society and the Association of University Museums.
Prof. UAM dr hab. inż. Cezary Każmierowski
Country: Poland
Position:
Soil scientist
Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University.
Mgr Małgorzata Staniszewska
Country: Poland
Position:
Entrepreneur, educator, social activist, founder of the ‘Poznań Urban Farm’ project.
Dr Burcu Güngör Cabbar
Position:
Lecturer, Math and Science Education, Balıkesir University
Ms. Dilek Yalçın
Position:
Chemical Engineer, Agricultural Technician, Permaculture Designer, Teacher
Dr Furkan Çoban
Position:
Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University Crop Diversification and Sustainable Agrifood Systems.
Dr Esra Güneri
Position:
Programme Coordinator, School of Soil Science, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University
Dr Karen Kerr
Position:
Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast.
Dr Roy Neilson
Position:
Soil Ecologist, Lead Plant-Soil Interactions Research Group
Hutton lead for the Centre for Agricultural Sustainable Innovation (CASI). UK Lead for Echo Soils project.