Sarah Gurr

Sarah Gurr is the former President of The British Society of Plant Pathology, and holds the Chair in Food Security at Exeter University. She is passionate about raising public awareness of plant diseases and has a particular research interest in fungal infestations and their global movement. Previously, Sarah held the post of Professor at Oxford University where she also held a Leverhulme Trust Royal Society Senior Research and a NESTA (Science, Technology and the Arts) Fellowship. She was a curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden for 21 years. Sarah was appointed to The International Advisory Board at SLU University, Uppsala (2019 -) and as Advisor to The Scottish Government on Plant Health (RESAS, 2018 -).