Bridget Emmett OBE
Alma mater	University of Exeter Bangor University University of Aberdeen
Scientific career
Thesis	The effects of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformations in a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) plantation at Beddgelert forest (N. Wales) (1989)

Bridget Emmett OBE is a British ecologist, Professor and Science Area Head for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. She is the President of British Ecological Society from 2024.

Early life and education

Emmett studied plant sciences at the University of Aberdeen.^[1] She moved to the University of Exeter as a doctoral researcher, where she studied the impact of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformation.^[2]

Research and career

Emmett believes that soils is one of the “most underrated and little understood wonders on our fragile planet,”.^[3] Since 2001 Emmett has led the Solis and Land Use Science Area at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Her research considers soils, ecology and biogeochemistry.^[1] She worked as an advisor to the Government of the United Kingdom, providing insight on soil health.^[4]^[5]

From 2024 Emmett will serve as President of the British Ecological Society.^[6] She is one of the nine experts that will advise the British Ecological Society on the future of ecological research.^[7]

Awards and honours

2015 Elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales^[8]
2016 Marsh Award for Climate Change Research^[9]
2022 Appointed to the Order of the British Empire^[10]^[11]

Select publications

R Bobbink; K Hicks; James M. Galloway; et al. (1 January 2010). "Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis". Ecological Applications. 20 (1): 30–59. doi:10.1890/08-1140.1. ISSN 1051-0761. PMID 20349829. Wikidata Q33547102.
Knute J. Nadelhoffer; Bridget A. Emmett; Per Gundersen; O. Janne Kjønaas; Chris J. Koopmans; Patrick Schleppi; Albert Tietema; Richard F. Wright (March 1999). "Nitrogen deposition makes a minor contribution to carbon sequestration in temperate forests". Nature. 398 (6723): 145–148. doi:10.1038/18205. ISSN 1476-4687. Wikidata Q58380312.
T W Crowther; K E O Todd-Brown; C W Rowe; et al. (1 November 2016). "Quantifying global soil carbon losses in response to warming". Nature. 540 (7631): 104–108. doi:10.1038/NATURE20150. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 27905442. Wikidata Q31146293.

References

^ ^a ^b "bae". www.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "The effects of harvesting on soil nitrogen transformations in a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) plantation at Beddgelert forest (N. Wales)". worldcat.org. 1989. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
^ "Why soil is important to life on Earth – and helps fight climate change". www.zurich.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Emmett, Bridget, Professor". www.sheffield.ac.uk. 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ Godber, Kate. "Soil life is precious". www.gardentrader.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Bridget Emmett to be President of the BES from 2024". British Ecological Society. 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ Soils, Bridget Emmett Head of; L; l, UseImpact of; Capital, Management on Natural; structure, ecosystem services; Soil; Soils, function; New knowledge systems exploiting advances in computer science Bridget Emmett is Head of; L; Ecology, Use at the UK Centre for; underst, Hydrology She has over 30 years’ experience in environmental research focusing on. "Bridget Emmett". British Ecological Society. Retrieved 2022-12-31.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Bridget Emmett". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Winners of the Marsh Award for Climate Change". British Ecological Society. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "UKCEH scientists recognised in 2023 New Year Honours | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology". www.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
^ "Wales New Year Honours: Rhondda MP Chris Bryant knighted". BBC News. 2022-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-31.