Central Faculty

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• 139 Active
• 410 Finished

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  Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

  Baughan, J. (CoI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), Henry, M. (CoI), Lamont, K. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI) & Tongue, S. (PI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  14/02/19 → 31/05/22

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Feeds 60%
  • Biosecurity 20%
  • Herd 20%

• South Asian Nitrogen Hub

  Rees, B. (PI), Eory, V. (CoI), Glenk, K. (CoI) & Begho, T. (CoI)

  13/02/19 → 31/05/24

  Project: Research

  • Reactive Nitrogen 100%
  • South Asia 92%
  • Organic Fertilizer 67%
  • Crop Residue 61%
  • Environmental Impact 51%

• Pathways of Diffuse Pollution to the Water Environment; state of knowledge and communicating best practice

  Cloy, J. (PI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI), Murphy, S. (CoI), Kerr, S. (CoI) & Audsley, R. (CoI)

  11/02/19 → 30/06/21

  Project: Research

  • Runoff 100%
  • Pollutant Load 50%
  • Soil Sampling 50%
  • Land Management 50%
  • Diffuse Pollution 50%

• Carrots and Sticks: incentives to conserve Hilsa fish in Myanmar

  Glenk, K. (PI) & Novo, P. (CoI)

  5/02/19 → 30/09/19

  Project: Research

  • Myanmar 100%
  • Incentives 100%
  • Hilsa 100%
  • Gender Disparity 50%
  • Value Theory 50%

• Impact of animal breeding on farm economics and on reduction of GHG emissions

  MacLeod, M. (PI)

  1/02/19 → 30/04/19

  Project: Research

• Islands Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series

  McMorran, R. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI) & Glass, J. (CoI)

  SFC GRANT

  1/02/19 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

  • New Zealand 100%
  • Public Sector 100%
  • Canada 100%
  • England 100%
  • Northern Ireland 100%

• Conception to consumption: Aligning farmers to consumers using modern data, decision support and precision agriculture technologies

  Wall, E. (PI)

  1/02/19 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

• Encapsulated antimicrobial precursors for non-antibiotic treatment of MDRO in poultry Principal

  Houdijk, J. (PI), Whyte, F. (CoI), Sparks, N. (CoI) & Galgano, S. (Researcher)

  Innovate UK

  1/02/19 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Broiler 100%
  • Precursor 83%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 83%
  • Jejunum 58%
  • Cecum 58%

• Adoption of Nutrient MGT plans by EU Farmers & the impact on GHG Emissions

  Eory, V. (PI) & Barnes, A. (CoI)

  IPSOS IBERIA

  23/01/19 → 22/02/20

  Project: Research

• Assessment of direct and indirect use values of Lake Maninjau's Environmental Services

  Glenk, K. (PI)

  15/01/19 → 29/02/24

  Project: Research

  • Indonesia 100%
  • Lake Ecosystem 50%
  • Interdisciplinary Research 50%
  • Common Pool Resources 50%
  • Agriculture 50%

• Provision of analysis to quantify non-CO2 abatement in the UK agriculture sector by 2050, with an emphasis on the potential for innovative and novel measures

  Eory, V. (PI), Rees, B. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Dewhurst, R. (CoI) & Wall, E. (CoI)

  3/01/19 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Predicting TB status of dairy cows from mid infra-red spectral data using machine learning

  Coffey, M. (PI) & Denholm, S. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/01/19 → 6/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Dairy Cows 100%
  • Dairy Cattle 71%
  • Cow 47%
  • Infrared Spectroscopy 38%
  • Herd 35%

• Assistance in Developing criteria on Agricultural activities to be included in the EU sustainable finance taxonomy

  Eory, V. (PI)

  20/12/18 → 15/06/19

  Project: Research

• Evaluating the significance of agri-supply chains in rural economies

  Thomson, S. (PI), Revoredo Giha, C. (CoI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Jones, S. (CoI) & Barnes, A. (CoI)

  20/12/18 → 30/04/19

  Project: Research

  • Input-Output Table 100%
  • Specific Industry 100%
  • Rural Economy 100%

• Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of resistance to claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle

  Banos, G. (PI) & Coffey, M. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  2/12/18 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Sole 100%
  • Holstein 69%
  • Cow 68%
  • Claws 67%
  • Horn 66%

• Grass bio-processing alternative protein for human consumption

  Lawson, D. (PI)

  1/12/18 → 30/11/19

  Project: Research

• Assessment of the welfare of calves following long-distance transport from Scotland to Spain

  Dwyer, C. (PI), Mitchell, M. (CoI) & Farish, M. (CoI)

  1/12/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• The impact of mandatory written dairy contracts In European countries and their potential application in Scotland

  Revoredo Giha, C. (PI), Akaichi, F. (CoI) & Costa Font, M. (CoI)

  26/11/18 → 24/05/19

  Project: Research

• Developing an evaluation culture and capacity within SRUC

  Milne, C. (PI)

  1/11/18 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research

• Review of international experience of community, communal and municipal ownership of land

  Atterton, J. (PI) & McMorran, R. (CoI)

  1/11/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Network analysis- where do people in Scotland get their plant health information

  Meador, E. (PI)

  1/11/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Legumes Translated

  Revoredo Giha, C. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Dewhurst, R. (CoI), Costa Font, M. (CoI), MacPherson, L. (CoI), Houdijk, J. (CoI), Walker, R. (CoI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI), Lawson, D. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI) & Watson, C. (PI)

  European Commission

  1/11/18 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

  • Arable Land 100%
  • Cropping System 97%
  • Pollinator 85%
  • Europe 85%
  • Nitrous Oxide 57%

• SMARTER - SMAll RuminanTs breeding for Efficiency and Resilience

  Conington, J. (PI)

  European Commission

  1/11/18 → 31/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Lamb 100%
  • Genome-Wide Association Study 94%
  • Sheep Meat 78%
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism 63%
  • Scottish Blackface 58%

• Exploring the gender pay gap in rural Scotland

  Meador, E. (CoI) & Atterton, J. (PI)

  1/11/18 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research

• Identifying the 'hot' spots and 'not' spots of emergency and everyday resilience centres in Scotland

  Meador, E. (PI)

  1/11/18 → 1/05/19

  Project: Research

• Developing student enterprise: market challenge - selling wonky produce

  Milne, C. (PI)

  17/10/18 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research

• Advancing performance on Scottish beef farms through improving body condition scoring skills

  Rutherford, K. (PI)

  SFC GRANT

  16/10/18 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

• Delivering clean growth through sustainable intensification

  Barnes, A. (PI), Carter, N. (CoI), Rees, B. (CoI), Eory, V. (CoI) & MacLeod, M. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  8/10/18 → 31/05/21

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • United Kingdom 50%
  • Incentives 50%
  • England 33%
  • Land Use 30%

• Disease mapping

  Havis, N. (PI)

  1/10/18 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research

• The role of cognitive ability and affective state during aggressive encounters: implications for contest behaviour and animal welfare

  Turner, S. (PI)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/18 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Replacement of contentious inputs in organic farming systems (RELACS)

  Athanasiadou, S. (PI)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Chlamydospore 100%
  • Lamb 100%
  • Haemonchus contortus 100%
  • Supplementation 100%
  • Calluna vulgaris 100%

• The effect of the presence or absence of maternal care on the neurobiological, emotional and cognitive development of lambs

  Dwyer, C. (PI)

  1/10/18 → 30/09/23

  Project: PhD project

• Development of an integrated metagenomic analysis system using the microbial community, their genes and biological mechanisms to predict cattle phenotype

  Roehe, R. (PI)

  1/10/18 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

  • Microbial Gene 100%
  • Thermal Diffusion 100%
  • Volatile Fatty Acid 60%
  • Metagenomics 40%
  • Metabolic Pathway 40%

• Do UK grasslands have the ability to sequester more carbon? Assessment of stability and resilience to changing climate and management

  Buckingham, S. (PI)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/18 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research

• Networks for risk management in developing dairy sectors

  Barnes, A. (PI)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/18 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

  • Kenya 100%
  • Ethiopia 100%
  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Data Transmission 33%
  • Smallholder 33%

• Agri-EPI: project management services on behalf of Agri-EPI in relation to Massey University (New Zealand) projects

  Duthie, C.-A. (PI)

  1/10/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Innovation and collaboration to mitigate food waste in the fruit and vegetable supply chain

  Toma, L. (PI)

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• EmotiPig, Investigating automatic detection of emotion in biometrically identified pig faces using machine learning

  Baxter, E. (PI), Rutherford, K. (CoI), Farish, M. (CoI), Smith, M. L. (PI) & Hansen, M. F. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/10/18 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Face 50%
  • Automatic Detection 50%
  • Facial Recognition 50%
  • Cow 25%

• Brexit_Enhanced need for policy advice

  Barnes, A. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI) & McCracken, D. (CoI)

  1/10/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Identifying the 'hot' spots and 'not' spots of emergency and everyday resilience centres in Scotland

  Barnes, A. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI) & McCracken, D. (CoI)

  1/10/18 → 31/03/19

  Project: Research

• Activity of fungicides against Ramularia leaf spot

  Havis, N. (PI), Gorniak, K. (CoI), Yoxall, T. (CoI) & Walker, R. (CoI)

  MAINS OF LOIRSTON TRUST

  1/09/18 → 31/03/20

  Project: Research

• Cattle breeding choices : reconciling productivity, sustainability and food security objectives

  Glenk, K. (Supervisor) & Eory, V. (Supervisor)

  1/09/18 → 31/12/23

  Project: PhD project

• Support to economic modeling of agriculture

  Shrestha, S. (PI)

  1/09/18 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• Rat tickling as a model to understand and improve positive welfare in confined animals

  Lawrence, A. (PI)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/09/18 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

• Variety trials for AHDB's Recommended List: trial crop - Winter wheat

  Hoad, S. (PI)

  AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds

  1/09/18 → 31/08/19

  Project: Research

• Application of B & G Label Products to Grass

  Lawson, D. (PI)

  15/08/18 → 1/12/19

  Project: Research

• SARIC Translation: Grassland Management

  Topp, K. (PI)

  Natural Environment Research Council

  1/08/18 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research

  • Grassland 100%
  • User Interface 100%
  • Simulation Model 100%
  • Lolium 100%
  • Nitrogen Mineralization 100%

• Nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser management to achieve grain protein quality targets of high yielding modern winter milling wheat

  Hoad, S. (PI)

  AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds

  1/07/18 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• Agronomic and disease control techniques to produce a profitable winter barley crop

  Creissen, H. (PI)

  MAINS OF LOIRSTON TRUST

  1/07/18 → 30/12/21

  Project: Research

• Provision of agronomic trials for cultivation and use 2018-2023 Lot 2

  Hoad, S. (PI) & Walker, R. (CoI)

  Scottish Government

  30/06/18 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research