UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Rose Boyko
- Crop And Soils, CSS : Soils & Systems - Lecturer
- Scotland's Rural College - Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is neither teaching nor research
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Stephanie Jones
- Crop And Soils, CSS : Soils & Systems - Research Fellow
- Scotland's Rural College - Research Fellow
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Kairsty Topp
- Crop And Soils, CSS : Soils & Systems - Section Lead (NSS)
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Section Lead (NSS)
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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The “To Zero Fifty” Greenhouse Gas Accounting Living Lab
Topp, K. (PI), Ramsey, R. (Technician) & Boyko, R. (CoI)
1/08/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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Zeroing in on Grasslands: Unlocking the Potential of Grassland Management in the UK
Watson, C. (PI), Topp, K. (CoI), McCracken, D. (CoI), Morgan-Davies, C. (CoI), Holland, J. (CoI), Lambe, N. (CoI) & McVittie, A. (CoI)
1/08/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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INTERCROPS: Developing Intercropping for agrifood Value chains and Ecosystem Services delivery in Europe and Southern countries
Watson, C. (PI), Topp, K. (CoI), Walker, R. (CoI) & Hargreaves, P. (CoI)
1/11/22 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Global sensitivity analysis workflows and rankings: A practical comparison for researchers
Newman, K., Naha, S., Jackson - Blake, L. A., Topp, C., Glendell, M. & Butler, A., May 2026, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 200, 106956.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impacts of inorganic and organic fertilization on soil organic carbon and crop production: a meta-analysis
Bai, Z., Xu, J., Shi, X., Harrison, M., Olesen, J. E., Rees, R., Topp, C., Wen, X., Song, Z., Yin, X. & Chen, H., Apr 2026, In: Farming System. 4, 2, 100211.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do Activity Sensors Identify Physiological, Clinical and Behavioural Changes in Laying Hens Exposed to a Vaccine Challenge?
Kang, H., Brocklehurst, S., Haskell, M., Jarvis, S. & Sandilands, V., 14 Jan 2025, In: Animals. 15, 2, 205.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Defra project number AC0116
Topp, K. (Contributor) & Rees, B. (Contributor), Freshwater Biological Association, 5 Apr 2017
http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ghgno:676
Dataset
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Soil pH matters – the rising of the pHoenix
Kairsty, T. (Creator), Robin, W. (Creator) & Christine, W. (Creator), Zenodo, 7 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7056037, https://zenodo.org/record/7056037
Dataset
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Re-designing long-term rotations
topp, K. (Creator), Walker, R. (Creator), Graham, R. (Creator) & Horne, J. (Creator), Zenodo, 20 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8087597, https://zenodo.org/records/8087597
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Activities
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River Wye phosphate workshop
Bolton, S. (Organiser), Rudman, H. (Speaker) & Boyko, R. (Speaker)
24 Feb 2023Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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AAB Regenerative Agriculture – Understanding the opportunities and challenges
Smith, K. E. (Chair), Topp, K. (Member of programme committee), White, C. (Member of programme committee) & Henderson, H. (Member of programme committee)
25 Apr 2023 → 26 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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AAB Long Term Experiments: Meeting future challenges
Topp, K. (Chair), maclaren, C. (Member of programme committee), Ostler, R. (Member of programme committee), Gregory, A. (Member of programme committee), Thierfelder, C. (Member of programme committee), Vanlauwe, B. (Member of programme committee) & Bybee-Finley, A. (Member of programme committee)
20 Jun 2023 → 22 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Impacts
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Refined greenhouse gas reporting informs policy and mitigation measures to reduce emissions from agriculture
Rees, R. (Participant), Eory, V. (Participant), Topp, C. (Participant), Bell, M. (Participant), Jones, S. (Participant), Ball, B. (Participant), Cloy, J. (Participant) & Moran, D. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental
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