Fern Baker
- 01202 962670
- bakerf at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4078-536X
- Lecturer in Sustainability
- Christchurch House C208, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Biography
Fern is a lecturer in Sustainability at Bournemouth University in the Life and Environmental Sciences department. She has a BSc (hons) degree in Psychology and a MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology. Her PhD was in Veterinary Medicine and Science, evaluating strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the dairy system.
Fern has a wide interest in the sustainability sector, but her main research area is the agri-food sector. Fern investigates how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the industry, improve biodiversity and carbon sequestration, without impacting food productivity and security. She is also interested in the trade-offs and conflicts from implementing environmentally friendly measures, such as the economic, social, health and wellbeing impacts. Having a psychology background, Fern has a keen interest in environmental psychology, such as how we drive behaviour change and encourage people to adopt pro-environmental behaviour. Fern applies her psychology background throughout her work and co-produces research with those most impacted, such as the farming community...
Currently, Fern is researching entomophagy and the sustainability and nutrition of insect-based proteins compared to plant and animal-based alternatives. Rewilding of public and farmland and regenerative farming. As well as the contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFA) substances and concentrations in water, soil and crop systems, entering the food chain. Fern hopes to research these topics further and how we can work towards a sustainable Net-Zero world.
moreExpertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:
Zero hunger
"End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture"
Good health and well-being
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"
Responsible consumption and production
"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"
Profile of Teaching PG
- Green Technology and Renewable Energy (unit lead)
- Sustainable Development in Practice (unit lead)
- MSc Green Economy Research Project
Profile of Teaching UG
- Applied Sciences
- Contemporary Topics in Geography
- Environmental and Societal Challenges
- Environmental Law
Grants
- Scoping the potential of insect protein in university student diets in the UK (AFN Network+, 01 Oct 2024). Awarded
- Workshop: Insight into farming, landownership, and carbon credits (BU: The Early Career Researcher Network Networking Grant, 01 May 2024). Completed
- Active Transitions: Pathways to meaningful community engagement in sustainable communities (BU QR LES staff/pilot projects fund, 04 Mar 2024). Awarded
Qualifications
- PhD in Veterinary Medicine and Science (University of Nottingham, 2024)
- MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology (Keele University, 2020)
- BSc (Hons) in Psychology (University of Chester, 2019)
Memberships
- AgriFood4NetZeroNetwork+, Member (2024-),
- British Environmental Psychology Society (BrePS), Member (2024-), https://www.breps.co.uk/
- The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), Member (2024-), https://www.eauc.org.uk/home
- The National Trust, Member (2023-),
- European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Member (2020-),
- National Farmers Union (NFU), Member (2020-),
- The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS), Member (2020-),
- Friends of the Earth (FoE), Member (2019-),