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Davey Jones is Professor of Soil and Environmental Science and Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor at Bangor University's School of Environmental & Natural Sciences. He leads the Wastewater-based Public Health Surveillance Programme for Wales and maintains a strategic laboratory partnership with Verily Life Sciences LLC. His research spans environmental science, soil health, and public health with significant contributions to viral surveillance in wastewater systems.
His research interests focus on understanding below-ground processes related to nutrients and human pathogen behavior in water-food-soil-plant-microbial systems. Key areas include viral pathogen control in ecosystems, antimicrobial resistance in a One Health context, carbon sequestration in agricultural systems, nutrient use efficiency, microplastic pollution, soil microbial diversity, and ecosystem resilience to environmental stressors. His work integrates natural and social sciences to generate actionable insights for policy and practice.
His 754+ ISI-listed publications (H-index 111) reflect leadership in environmental virology, soil science, and public health. Notable projects include the EPSRC Digital Health Hub for AMR, QUANTUM project on nutrient enrichment, and the GCRF agricultural plastics initiative. His research has directly informed UK and Welsh government policies during the COVID-19 pandemic through SAGE sub-committees and technical advisory groups.
- NERC Impact Award Overall Winner 2023
- Queen's Anniversary Prize Winner 2023
- Water Industry Awards Innovation Finalist 2023
- Institute of Water Innovations Award Winner 2022
- ISI Highly Cited Researcher in Agricultural Sciences (2024)
- ISI Highly Cited Researcher in Environment and Ecology (2024)
Professor Jones actively supervises PhD students from around the world, with current projects spanning microplastic pollution, environmental virology, greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable peatlands, and animal waste management. His commercial laboratory partnership with Verily Life Sciences delivers ISO17025 accredited public health data through wastewater surveillance. He has advised UK and Welsh Government on COVID-19, public health, agriculture, waste and climate change policies, and currently sits on the UKWIR Substances of Emerging Concern Advisory Group.
