Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
At the S&IF centre we aim to develop ways of producing food to make it safer, healthier and tastier. In essence, we are interested in all aspects of food quality from primary production right through to product development and processing.
SRUC has an extremely broad level of expertise, covering all production systems. Unique compared to other organisations, we encompass the complete pipeline from research and education in farming and food production right through to implementation and working with producers and stakeholders.
We now have the opportunity to bring together such expertise, which has historically remained in isolation, to enable larger, more complex questions about food quality to be addressed. This needs to be aligned with stakeholders in production, industry and public health to ensure the centre focuses on the most relevant issues.
We work across food chains with academic and industry partners to develop new ways of producing and processing food, to make it safer, healthier, more nutritious and tastier. We aim to do this in the context of ensuring a sustainable yet plentiful food supply to feed a growing global population.
Keywords
- Soil Science
- Insect Science
- Horticulture
- Plant Science
- Biotechnology
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
- Bioengineering
- Chemical Health and Safety
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Computer Science Applications
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Food Animals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Faical Akaichi
- Rural Economy, Environment And Society, Rural Development & Food Marketing - Senior Lecturer
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Spiridoula Athanasiadou
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Disease Systems - Reader
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Reader
Person: Academic contract that is both teaching and research
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Georgios Banos
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Livestock Breeding - Professor
- Food Security Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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CLEAR: Collaborative Landscape planning for Enhanced Agrobiodiversity and Resilience (CLEAR)
Cole, L., Watson, C. & Topp, K.
1/03/23 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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Sharing expertise to quantify and mitigate GHG in the agriculture and land use sector in Argentine and the UK
30/06/22 → 29/06/25
Project: Research
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AgriFood4NetZero: Plausible Pathways, Practical and Open Science for Net Zero Agrifood in the UK
1/06/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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A global perspective on a new paradigm shift in bio-based meat alternatives for healthy diet
Rai, A., Sharma, V. K., Sharma, M., Singh, S. M., Singh, B. N., Pandey, A., Nguyen, Q. D. & Gupta, V. K., Jul 2023, In: Food Research International. 169, 112935.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Applications of nanotechnology in biodiesel combustion and post-combustion stages
Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, H., Kazemi Shariat Panahi, H., Dehhaghi, M., Orooji, Y., Shahbeik, H., Mahian, O., Karimi-Maleh, H., Kalam, M. A., Salehi Jouzani, G., Mei, C., Nizami, A. S., Guillemin, G. G., Gupta, V. K., Lam, S. S., Yang, Y., Peng, W., Pan, J., Kim, K. H., Aghbashlo, M. & Tabatabaei, M., Aug 2023, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 182, 113414.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Biodiesel plants: real-world sustainability analysis using environmental and social life cycle assessment
Hosseinzadeh-Bandbafha, H., Aghaei, S., Aghbashlo, M., Kiehbadroudinezhad, M., Gupta, V. K., Mohammadi, P., Nizami, A. S., Yang, Y. & Tabatabaei, M., 30 Jun 2023, (First published) Sustainable Biodiesel: Real-World Designs, Economics, and Applications. Elsevier Limited, p. 301-332 32 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Datasets
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Single-step genome-wide association analyses of claw horn lesions in Holstein cattle using linear and threshold models
Li, B. (Creator), Barden, M. (Creator), Kapsona, V. (Creator), Sánchez-Molano, E. (Creator), Anagnostopoulos, A. (Creator), Griffiths, B. E. (Creator), Bedford, C. (Creator), Dai, X. (Creator), Coffey, M. (Creator), Psifidi, A. (Creator), Oikonomou, G. (Creator) & Banos, G. (Creator), Figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6596926, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Single-step_genome-wide_association_analyses_of_claw_horn_lesions_in_Holstein_cattle_using_linear_and_threshold_models/6596926
Dataset
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Greenhouse gas and water chemistry data measured across the Tay estuary, Scotland, from 2009-2011
Pickard, A. E. (Contributor), Skiba, U. M. (Contributor), Carvalho, L. (Contributor), Brown, A. M. (Contributor), Heal, K. V. (Contributor), Rees, B. (Contributor) & Harley, J. F. (Contributor), Natural Environment Research Council, 1 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.5285/ec78b74e-631d-4bef-8c28-618b4dc0fffd, https://doi.org/10.5285%2Fec78b74e-631d-4bef-8c28-618b4dc0fffd
Dataset
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Soil pH matters – the rising of the pHoenix
Topp, K. (Creator), Robin, W. (Creator) & Christine, W. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7056037, https://zenodo.org/record/7056037
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Activities
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VTEC 2026 conference
Nicola Holden (Organiser)
10 May 2026 → 13 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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AMR National Action Plan (2024-2029): Animal Health, Plant Health, Food and the Environment Outcomes Workshop
Nicola Holden (Speaker)
28 Mar 2023Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Evidence to committees
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4th International Legume Society Congress
Christine Watson (Participant)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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Farmers Weekly Question Time
2/03/23 → 8/03/23
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Crustacean waste-based products to support future food production systems
16/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media