North Faculty

Projects

Projects per year 2013 2022 2027

• 1 Not started
• 33 Active
• 88 Finished

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  Unravelling the mechanisms of resistance to the macrocyclic lactones in the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

  Hearn, J. (PI)

  1/09/24 → 31/08/27

  Project: Research

  • Ovis 100%
  • Psoroptes Ovis 100%
  • Psoroptes 100%
  • Sheep 100%
  • Sheep Dip 25%

• MOSAEC: Mobilising Scotland’s assets in equitable ways for epidemic control

  Holden, N. (PI)

  1/09/24 → 31/05/25

  Project: Research

  • Interdisciplinary Research 100%
  • UK 50%

• The impact of withdrawing of zinc oxide supplementation during piglet weaning on AMR, pathogens and the microbiome

  Beechener, S. (PI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Researcher), Hutchinson, I. (Researcher), Webster, C. (Technician) & Chalmers, G. (Consultant)

  1/03/24 → 28/02/27

  Project: Research

  • Anisotropic Magnetoresistance 100%
  • ZnO 100%
  • Zinc Oxide 100%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Pig 100%

• Life In The Belly Of A Whale: Genomic And Population Genetic Approaches To Disentangle The Adaptations Of The Parasitic Liver Fluke Campula Oblonga And How It Interacts With Its Cetacean Host

  Lawton, S. (Supervisor) & Beaton, K. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: PhD project

• Opportunities and Challenges for Community-led Marine Citizen Science

  Lowe, E. (PhD Student) & Marley, S. (Supervisor)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: PhD project

• Molecular Epidemiology Of Neoparamoeba Perurans, Causative Agent Of Amoebic Gill Disease (agd) In Farmed Salmonids

  Boerlage, A. (Supervisor) & Dagen, S. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: PhD project

• Sustainability Of Seal Tourism In The Ythan Estuary

  Marley, S. (Supervisor) & Stainfield, C. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/23 → 30/09/27

  Project: PhD project

• A UK platform for the control of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea:Application of a novel disease simulation model to guide programme development & policy design

  Eze, J. (PI), Duncan, A. (CoI) & Beechener, S. (CoI)

  1/09/23 → 30/06/26

  Project: Research

  • Policy Development 100%
  • United Kingdom 100%
  • Simulation Model 100%

• CLEAR: Collaborative Landscape planning for Enhanced Agrobiodiversity and Resilience (CLEAR)

  Cole, L. (CoI), Watson, C. (PI) & Topp, K. (CoI)

  1/03/23 → 28/02/26

  Project: Research

  • Attitude 100%

• BRACE: Biosecurity and Roundworm Advice for Cattle Enterprises (BRACE)

  Lamont, K. (PI)

  1/01/23 → 15/01/26

  Project: Research

  • Biosecurity 100%
  • Nematode 100%
  • Farm Animal 33%
  • Prevalence 20%
  • Farmers' Attitudes 8%

• 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

  • Novel Food 100%
  • Nutritive Value 100%
  • Cropping System 100%
  • Annuals 50%

• Assessing Microbiome Functional Traits As Indicators Of Soil Health For Sustainable Agriculture

  Watson, C. (Supervisor), Holden, N. (Supervisor) & Horne, J. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: PhD project

• Evaluating the relationship between increasing abundances of pink-footed geese and habitat disturbance in Svalbard

  Anderson, H. (PI)

  15/09/22 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

• Sharing expertise to quantify and mitigate GHG in the agriculture and land use sector in Argentine and the UK

  Holden, N. (PI)

  30/06/22 → 29/06/25

  Project: Research

  • United Kingdom 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas Emission 83%
  • Argentina 75%

• AgriFood4NetZero: Plausible Pathways, Practical and Open Science for Net Zero Agrifood in the UK

  Watson, C. (PI)

  1/06/22 → 30/06/25

  Project: Research

  • UK 100%
  • Net Zero 100%
  • Open Science 100%
  • Offshoring 25%
  • Human Activities Effects 25%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-b6-2 A Systems Understanding Of The Flow Of Amr From Livestock Production To The Environment And Humans: Informing Risk Analyses

  Hutchings, M. (PI), Baker, E. (CoI), Galgano, S. (CoI), Pollock, J. (CoI), Holden, N. (CoI), Smith, L. (CoI) & Lowe, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Antimicrobial Use 100%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Animal Health 100%

• RESAS 22-27: Unc Soils And Related Environmental Data ? Collection, Management, Application, Dissemination And Governance

  Watson, C. (PI), Sinclair, A. (CoI), Hopkins, D. (CoI), Fraser, F. (CoI) & Denniston, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-4 Achieving Improvements In The Health Of Scottish Livestock Through Increased Uptake Of Biosecurity Practices: Towards A Farmer-centric Approach Based On A Socio-epidemiological Model

  Lamont, K. (PI), Davidson, R. (CoI), Baughan, J. (CoI), Henry, M. (CoI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI) & Beechener, S. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Teladorsagia circumcincta 100%
  • Biosecurity 83%
  • Farm Animal 83%
  • Trichostrongylus colubriformis 83%
  • Social Network 83%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-2 Zoonoses And Emerging Diseases.

  Lawton, S. (PI), Whyte, F. (CoI), Khattak, F. (CoI), Baughan, J. (CoI), Tongue, S. (CoI), Boerlage, A. (CoI), Galgano, S. (CoI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI), Khalid, Z. (CoI), Denniston, J. (CoI), Athanasiadou, S. (CoI), Nale, J. (CoI) & Landeryou, T. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Campylobacter 100%
  • Bacteriophage 60%
  • Infectious Agent 57%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 57%
  • Acinetobacter Baumannii 50%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-6 Cervids And Camelids: Understanding The Structure Of The Sectors.

  Baughan, J. (CoI), Robinson, C. (CoI), Lamont, K. (CoI), Pritchard, T. (CoI), Henry, M. (PI) & Berezowski, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Research Project 100%
  • Data Structure 100%
  • Use Case 100%
  • Industry Stakeholder 100%
  • Camelid 100%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d4-1 Seeking Multiple Benefits From Natural Carbon Stores In The Uplands

  McCracken, D. (PI), Holland, J. (CoI), Littlewood, N. (CoI), Fuentes-Montemayor, E. (CoI), Cole, L. (CoI) & Harrison, B. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Ecosystem Resource Management 100%
  • Carbon Sequestration 100%
  • Land Management 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Natural Capital 100%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-3 A Systems Understanding Of The Flow Of Amr From Livestock Production To The Environment And Humans: Informing Antimicrobial Stewardship And Optimal Use

  Hutchings, M. (PI), Webster, C. (CoI), Tongue, S. (CoI), Baker, E. (CoI), Henry, M. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI), Holden, N. (CoI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI), Smith, L. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI) & Lowe, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Antimicrobial Use 100%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Animal Health 100%

• RESAS 22-27: Jhi-d3-1 Healthy Soils For A Green Recovery

  Watson, C. (PI), Bagnall, A. (CoI), Buckingham, S. (CoI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Walker, R. (CoI), Fraser, F. (CoI), Holden, N. (CoI) & Boyko, R. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Cropping System 100%
  • Europeans 72%
  • Soil Health 66%
  • Grains 44%
  • Long Term Experiments 41%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-b6-1 Understanding The Diversity Of Stec And Its Relationship With Human Pathogenic Potential

  Tongue, S. (PI), Webster, C. (CoI), Baughan, J. (CoI), Henry, M. (CoI), Holden, N. (CoI), Denniston, J. (CoI) & Nale, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Escherichia Coli O157:H7 100%
  • Escherichia coli 66%
  • Serotype 50%
  • Bovine 41%
  • Bacteriophage 35%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d2-1 Vulnerability Of Remote Coastal Communities To Water Challenges: Perception, Valuation And Coping Mechanisms.

  Maynard, C. (PI), Grist, H. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Lamont, K. (CoI), Green, A. (CoI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Lamont, K. (CoI) & Grist, H. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Coping Mechanisms 100%
  • Coastal Region 100%
  • UK 100%
  • Community Action 100%
  • Scotland 100%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-e2-2 Reimagined Policy Futures: Shaping Sustainable, Inclusive And Just Rural And Island Communities In Scotland.

  Atterton, J. (PI), Glass, J. (CoI), Tiwasing, P. (CoI), Merrell, I. (CoI), Lamont, K. (CoI), Merrell, I. (CoI) & Vuin, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Social Exclusion 100%
  • Community Resilience 66%
  • Communities 55%
  • Policy Community 33%
  • Population Dynamics 33%

• RESAS 22-27: Mri-a2-10 Ticks And Zoonotic Tick-borne Pathogens (tbp's) In Scotland : Evaluating Risks For Humans And Livestock

  Lawton, S. (PI) & Eze, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-5 Sheep And Cattle Traceability: The Impact Of Environmental And Other Factors In Scotland On Ear Tag Loss

  Ramsay, R. (CoI), Baughan, J. (CoI), Henry, M. (CoI), Laughton, H. (CoI), Beechener, S. (CoI), Beechener, S. (PI) & Lamont, K. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Traceability 100%
  • Ear Tags 100%
  • Animal Health 100%

• FARMSTRONG SCOTLAND Foundation Survey

  Lamont, K. (PI)

  4/02/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• Exploring Host-microbiota Interactions For Improved Crop Health And Food Safety

  Holden, N. (Supervisor) & Kapadia, R. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/21 → 30/09/25

  Project: PhD project

• Sustaining Biodiversity Through Mixed Farming Systems

  Littlewood, N. (Supervisor) & Kennedy, R. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/21 → 30/09/25

  Project: PhD project

• Data-driven control and prioritisation of non-EU-regulated contagious animal diseases (DECIDE)

  Boerlage, A. (CoI) & Gunn, G. (PI)

  1/04/21 → 31/03/26

  Project: Research

  • Animal Health 100%
  • Decision Support System 85%
  • Veterinarian 85%
  • Decision Making 85%
  • Slaughterhouse 85%

• The UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank

  Holden, N. (PI)

  1/10/20 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • Microbiome 100%
  • Cryopreservation 56%
  • Crop 50%
  • Cryobank 50%
  • Production Method 25%
• Not started

  AIA ABA ST: Artificial Intelligence Assisted Animal Biosecurity Advice Search Tool

  Lamont, K. (PI), Duncan, A. J. (CoPI), Pate, L. (CoI), Melville, L. (CoI) & Carmichael, S. (CoI)

  Project: Research

  • Biosecurity 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 100%
  • Biosecurity Measures 100%
  • Farm Animal 50%
• Finished

  FIRNS bid with Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code on bundling and stacking in ecosystem markets

  Reed, M. (PI), Littlewood, N. (Researcher), Cole, L. (Consultant) & McCarthy, J. (Researcher)

  21/03/24 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Peatlands 100%

• Digitizing Water Resilience – Acting on Water Stress in Basins

  Bolton, S. (PI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Audsley, R. (CoI)

  25/01/24 → 18/10/24

  Project: Commercial

  • Water Stress 100%
  • Digitising 100%
  • Monitoring System 100%
  • River Basin 87%
  • Satellite Imagery 58%

• Assessing the socio-economic impacts of soil degradation on Scotland’s water environment

  Fraser, F. (PI)

  1/01/24 → 24/02/24

  Project: Research

  • Socio-Economic Impact of Soil 100%
  • Soil Degradation 100%
  • Ecosystem Service 40%
  • Peatland 40%
  • Socioeconomics 20%

• Using deep learning in protein interactions to detect an emerging group of bacterial pathogens

  Holden, N. (PI), Ward, A. (Researcher), Winn, M. (CoI) & Malhotra, S. (Researcher)

  31/10/23 → 16/02/24

  Project: Research

  • Protein Interaction 100%
  • Infectious Agent 100%
  • Escherichia coli 58%
  • Virulence Factor 50%
  • Zoonotic 25%

• RDE360 Evaluation of stoichometry of organic amendments on microbial biomass C storage

  Watson, C. (PI) & Fraser, F. (CoI)

  17/10/23 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Microbial Biomass 100%
  • Mesocosm 100%
  • Necromass 50%

• Scottish Government Tackling Infections Bioscience UKRI Policy Fellowship

  Holden, N. (PI)

  1/10/23 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Infection 100%
  • Pathogen 100%
  • Infectious Agent 50%
  • Host 18%
  • Whole Genome Sequencing 18%

• Understanding protective factors in lone and isolated workers in the West Highlands and Skye

  Lamont, K. (PI) & Jessiman, L. (CoPI)

  1/09/23 → 31/01/24

  Project: Research

  • Data Collection 100%

• Evidence review of organic farming, net zero targets and the impact of a changing climate

  Topp, K. (PI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Grierson, S. (Researcher)

  20/05/23 → 11/08/23

  Project: Research

  • Organic Farming 100%
  • Net Zero 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas 37%
  • Soil Carbon 37%
  • Crop Residue Management 12%

• Further developing a zooplankton challenge model for Atlantic salmon

  Boerlage, A. (PI), Landeryou, T. (Researcher), Thompson, K. (PI), Roy, W. (PI), Pflaum, S. (PI), Rodger, H. (PI) & Modepalli, V. (PI)

  1/04/23 → 31/10/24

  Project: Research

  • Zooplankton 100%
  • Salmo Salar 50%
  • Disease 50%
  • Gelatinous Zooplankton 50%
  • Gill 50%

• RSPB Scotland Glencripesdale: digital data for BNG credits (IRNS)

  Rudman, H. (PI), Littlewood, N. (CoI) & McCarthy, J. (Researcher)

  10/03/23 → 10/06/24

  Project: Research

  • Digital Data 100%

• UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme

  Thomson, M. (PI), Boerlage, A. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI), Lawton, S. (CoI), Landeryou, T. (CoI) & Soutar, R. (CoI)

  1/03/23 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Fish Health 100%
  • Gill 72%
  • Food Chain 36%
  • Phytoplankton 36%
  • Farmed Fish 21%

• UK cattle abattoir AMR survey - PATH-SAFE/VMD

  Tongue, S. (PI), Foster, G. (CoI), Webster, C. (Technician), Henry, M. (Project manager), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Researcher), Stirling, J. (Researcher), Eze, J. (Researcher), Humphry, R. (Researcher), Nale, J. (Researcher) & Baughan, J. (Project manager)

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Slaughterhouse 100%

• RDE137: Managing the Quality of Organic Matter (OM) inputs to enhance Microbial Biomass and Activity

  Watson, C. (PI), Fraser, F. (CoI) & Topp, K. (CoI)

  5/12/22 → 28/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Microbial Activity 100%
  • Microbial Biomass 100%
  • Necromass 33%
  • Microorganism 33%
  • Nutrient Management 16%

• FEC Check

  Lamont, K. (PI)

  Moredun Research Institute

  1/11/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• RDE064 Sublot 2.2 Improving Animal Health - Exploring GHG Mitigation Pathways

  Barnes, A. (PI), MacLeod, M. (CoPI) & Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Researcher)

  10/10/22 → 10/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Pig 75%

• Challenge Based Molecular Tracking (MolTrack) Molecules to Landscapes

  Holden, N. (PI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Russell, W. (PI)

  1/07/22 → 30/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Food Supply 100%
  • Malnutrition 16%