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Rob Griffiths is an environmental microbiologist whose research focuses on understanding the "natural" and human associated drivers of microbial biodiversity, and understanding the role of microbiomes in environmental health. He uses molecular, biogeochemical and data-driven approaches to uncover fundamental ecological processes operating on microbial communities and impacting functional outcomes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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A global database of soil microbial phospholipid fatty acids and enzyme activities
van Galen, L. G., Smith, G. R., Margenot, A. J., Waldrop, M. P., Crowther, T. W., Peay, K. G., Jackson, R. B., Yu, K., Abrahão, A., Ahmed, T. A., Alatalo, J. M., Anslan, S., Anthony, M. A., Araujo, A. S. F., Ascher-Jenull, J., Bach, E. M., Bahram, M., Baker, C. C. M., Baldrian, P. & Bardgett, R. D. & 101 others, , 26 Sept 2025, In: Scientific data. 12, 1568 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biodegradable mulch films exhibit slower-than-expected degradation with negligible effects on soil microbial communities
Graf, M., Choiselat, E., Reay, M. K., Bargiela, R., Dimitriou, A., Liu, Q., Elias, R., Golyshin, P., Griffiths, R., Chadwick, D. & Jones, D. L., 15 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 498Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deciphering Landscape‐Scale Plant Cover and Biodiversity From Soil eDNA
Goodall, T., Griffiths, R. I., Gweon, H. S., Norton, L., Busi, S. B. & Read, D. S., 28 Sept 2025, In: Environmental DNA. 7, 5, e70191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Land use effects on soil microbiome composition and traits with consequences for soil carbon cycling
Cole, L., Goodall, T., Jehmlich, N., Griffiths, R. I., Gleixner, G., Gubry-Rangin, C. & Malik, A. A., 1 Jan 2025, In: ISME Communications. 4, 1, p. ycae116Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil microbial adaptation to carbon deprivation: shifts in lignocellulolytic gene profiles following long-term plant exclusion
Fidler, D. B., George, P. B. L., Le Brun, L. J., Griffiths, R. I., Jones, D. L. & McDonald, J. E., 10 Dec 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Microbiome.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Mechanistic controls on soil microbial organic N biosynthesis and cycling
Griffiths, R. (PI)
1/01/26 → 15/01/30
Project: Research
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Shrub-driven transformation of the alpine soil carbon cycle
Griffiths, R. (PI)
16/02/25 → 1/03/28
Project: Research
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Advanced biodiversity monitoring for results-based and effective agricultural policy and transformation (BioMonitor4CAP)
Griffiths, R. (PI)
1/12/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research