Ross CameronRoss Cameron is Professor of Environmental Horticulture at the School of Architecture and Landscape, University of Sheffield. Ross acts as an advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society UK, sitting on both the Science Committee and the Horticulture and Sustainability Board. He is a former 'National Advisor' to the UK's Nursery and Landscape Sector. His research interests centre around urban green space and climate change mitigation, with a strong emphasis on optimising plant choice with respect to the benefits they provide human society (ecosystem services - such as city cooling, thermal insulation, flood management, biodiversity enhancement and promoting human health and well-being). Current research activities include understanding how plant design affects human emotions, effectiveness of green social prescribing, thermal insulation by plants under different climate scenarios and identifying key climate-resilience traits in landscape plants. When time allows - Ross is a keen gardener! Read More Read Less