Anya Lindström Battle

Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Department of Biology
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I completed my DPhil with Professor Lee Sweetlove (Department of Biology, University of Oxford) in June 2024 on plant metabolism and metabolic engineering. During my DPhil and a subsequent postdoc with Professor Sweetlove I developed expert knowledge of the analysis of plant metabolites using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). I am now applying these skills to the detection of volatile organic compounds produced by plants and fungi, and assessing their effects on human health and wellbeing.

Related Research Themes

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Human health and wellbeing

Exploring, understanding, and determining those aspects of nature which directly contribute to improvements in physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Related Projects

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The role of volatile organic compounds in physical and mental wellbeing outcomes

Determining the mechanism through which volatile organic compounds released by plants can influence our physical and mental wellbeing.

Related Outputs

Publications LCNR supported Human health and wellbeing

Smelling Wellness: Associations Between Botanic Garden Scentscapes and Human Health Gains

Molly Rose Tucker, William Kay, Kieran Storer, Anya Lindström Battle, Katherine Willis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2026)

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Publications LCNR supported Human health and wellbeing

A walk in the park – Identifying healthy greenspaces using scents

William T. Kay, Anya Lindström Battle, Mahal Humberstone, Molly Tucker, Kieran E. Storer, Geoffrey Kite, Katherine Willis

Plants, People, Planet (2026)

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