Dr Martin Watts

Martin joined the Department of Geography as a postdoctoral researcher in July 2023, working on the Indian Food Systems for Improved Nutrition (INFUSION) project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Martin’s interdisciplinary research cuts across the themes of agricultural systems, climate resilience, and nutrition and well-being outcomes in low-mid-income countries. Prior to joining the INFUSION project, Martin worked on the UKRI GCRF Trade, Development and Environment (TRADE) Hub project, focusing on the social impacts of coffee production and trade. Martin undertook his PhD in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton, where he used a socio-ecological systems approach to study the potential social and ecological impacts of climate change on tropical agroforestry systems in Tanzania. Martin holds two master’s degrees  - 1) an MSc in Environmental Change and International Development from the University of Sheffield, 2) an MSc in Social Research Methods from the University of Southampton – and a BSc in Physical Geography from the University of Hull.