Sokratis Stergiadis
Certified Scientist
Specialising in...
Animal nutrition; Mitigation of livestock emissions; Feed and nutrient use efficiency; Milk, dairy and meat quality
Member Bio
Sokratis’ professional expertise covers several teaching and research roles in animal science. He has been Professor of Animal Science at the University of Reading since 2023, and he is the University's Research Division Leader for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Prior to this, he was Associate Professor (2019-2023) and Lecturer (2015-2019) in Animal Science at the University of Reading, Higher Scientific Officer/Ruminant Nutritionist (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 2013-2015), and Research Associate (Newcastle University, 2010-2013). He has a BSc in Agriculture with Animal Production, MSc Animal Production (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 1999-2004 and 2004-2006, respectively) and PhD on the “Effect of dairy management on milk quality” (Newcastle University, 2006-2009). Sokratis has several years of underpinning and applied research experience of actively leading, coordinating or participating in multidisciplinary research consortia, funded by the European Commission (Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, EIT Food, FP7, FP6), national governments (UK, Ireland, Greece) and industry partners. His research work covers a variety of aspects, including the improvement of the nutritional quality of animal products via husbandry, animal diet and crossbreeding practices; development of solutions for the reduction of livestock greenhouse gas emissions; prediction modelling for livestock greenhouse gas emissions and feed nutritive value; improvement of nutrient and energy use efficiency in ruminants; achievement of the net zero carbon targets; unravel the role of rumen microbiome in ruminant metabolism and product quality; applications of metabolomics on animal and food science; and assessment of the effect of animal products and plant-based alternatives’ consumption on human nutrition. In his role as Trustee, Sokratis supports the delivery of BSAS charitable aims and the strategic planning for the future direction of the society. He is particularly involved with raising awareness and status of membership, accreditation and mentoring mechanisms; and the development of academia-industry collaborations, knowledge exchange and putting science-into-practice, developing and promoting BSAS events and publications, and supporting member and stakeholder interests through all career stages and pathways.