Dr Craig Liddicoat

My Research

My research uses DNA-based survey of soils and environments to help better understand the beneficial connections between microbes, soil, plants, ecosystems, and human health. In particular, I am investigating the restoration of health-promoting soil biodiversity for the People, Cities & Nature research program in Aotearoa New Zealand.

More broadly, I work within the College of Science and Engineering in the lab group of Dr Martin Breed, both collaborating on and leading research activities, involving restoration ecology, genomics and healthy environmental microbiomes.

Wider Experience

I have >15 years experience working in natural resource management, soil and data science, and have represented South Australia in national digital soil assessment (predictive modelling and mapping) projects under TERN and the Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program.