Taking a nuclear approach to reducing livestock methane emissions

Going nuclear on livestock methane emissions

Reducing livestock methane emissions has become such a pressing issue for agriculture that the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is taking up the cause. And it is doing so in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). The university is participating in a research project that aims to increase livestock productivity and identify the […]

Queen’s researchers join major UN initiative to improve livestock farming and cut methane emissions

The Queen's team will be led by Professor Sharon Huws (right) and co-led by Dr Katerina Theodoridou (left) who will work alongside Dr Kayley Barnes (centre) from the Institute for Global Food Security and School of Biological Sciences at Queen's to drive the program forward. Sunday 18 October 2026 Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are set to play a key role in a major international research initiative aimed at improving livestock product…

Taking a nuclear approach to reducing livestock methane emissions

Reducing livestock methane emissions has become such a pressing issue for agriculture that the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is taking up the cause. And it is doing so in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). The university is participating in a research project that aims to increase livestock productivity and identify the […]