Postgraduate students in the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) recently held a symposium at AFBI’s headquarters at Newforge Lane, Belfast. Over 60 participants, including full and part-time students and their supervisors met to share their research and experiences of postgraduate student life in AFBI.
![Some of the students who attend the Symposium along with Professor Seamus Kennedy (CEO, AFBI) and Dr Cecil McMurray (AFBI-Board member) Some of the students who attend the Symposium along with Professor Seamus Kennedy (CEO, AFBI) and Dr Cecil McMurray (AFBI-Board member)](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline/public/images/%5Bcurrent-domain%3Amachine-name%5D/news/Drupal%201_14.jpg?itok=F2ABH87o×tamp=1454519670)
AFBI has over 50 postgraduate students carrying out research across a wide range of scientific disciplines, including monitoring ash dieback across the island of Ireland, the nutritional implications of cow’s milk on human health and the economic impacts of rural development programmes in Northern Ireland and investigating methane emissions from livestock. Eleven of the students gave short oral presentations on their research while others presented their projects as posters.
All oral presentations were assessed by an expert panel. Dr Cecil McMurray, AFBI Board member and a member of the panel commented, “All presentations were of a very high standard and the final selection was not easy. I look forward to hearing more from the postgraduates in the future as they are a vital part of the AFBI community”.
![Prize-winning students and the judges: Professor Alistair McCracken, Simon Doherty, Lourdes de la Mata Saez, Mark Little, Maria Kelly and Dr Sinclair Mayne Prize-winning students and the judges: Professor Alistair McCracken, Simon Doherty, Lourdes de la Mata Saez, Mark Little, Maria Kelly and Dr Sinclair Mayne](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline-expandable/public/images/Drupal%202_10.jpg?itok=E43Yc11c)
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