ProfessorMatthew Harrison FTSE

Professor Harrison has extensive experience in research training, higher degree supervision, and thesis examination. He has supervised Honours, Masters, and PhD candidates across a broad range of disciplines to successful completion. These projects have involved co-supervision with colleagues from the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, the School of Engineering, University College, and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). For example, he is currently collaborating with the School of Engineering on research examining the impacts of on-farm solar installations (“agrivoltaics”) on greenhouse gas emissions, including potential co-benefits and trade-offs for crop and livestock production systems.

Professor Harrison has delivered numerous guest lectures to undergraduate students on topics including decision frameworks for agricultural sustainability, decision-support tools, dual-purpose cropping systems, agricultural systems modelling (for example, APSIM), and the biological impacts of global climate change. Members of his team also contribute to the development of undergraduate curricula in agricultural science, integrating emerging research into teaching materials to ensure that course content remains current and evidence-based.

Professor Harrison welcomes enquiries from prospective students and collaborators. He encourages contact from those interested in coursework, research projects, supervision, or collaboration related to agricultural sustainability, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, the climate crisis, climate change adaptation, food production and security, biodiversity, and environmental stewardship.