How much do you know about where and how your food is grown? Not just where in the world, but the actual ground it grows in, and the water that feeds it? Not much? You're going to want to hear this.

The first episode of Next Generation Research is all about Dr Laura Carter, an associate professor in soil and environmental chemistry in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.

Join Giles Yeo, as we look at Laura's current research project which focuses on synthetic chemicals present in our waste. Medicines which we consume to help treat and cure disease are making their way into our environment. These medicines are present in our soils and surface waters where they can enter the food chain. We’ll explore the fate and behaviour of these chemicals and what this means for human and ecosystem health.

You can find out more about Laura's research here

Follow Laura on Twitter here: @CarterL_J

Host: Giles Yeo

Producer: Hester Cant

Executive Producer: Freya Hellier

This podcast was supported by the Future Leaders Fellows Development Network and funded by UKRI.

Find out more about the Future Leaders Fellowship here

The views expressed in the podcast are the views of the individuals in the podcast, and do not necessarily represent the views of UKRI or the FLF Development Network.

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