North Faculty

Projects

Projects per year 2013 2022 2027

• 1 Not started
• 33 Active
• 88 Finished

Projects per year

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  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%

• An Integrated Parasite Control Framework for Ruminants

  Pearce, M. (PI), Beechener, S. (Researcher) & Fox, N. (CoI)

  1/07/22 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

  • Parasite 100%
  • Ruminant 100%
  • Nematode 100%
  • Parasite Control 100%
  • Bovine 66%

• Rapid Evidence Assessments - Assessment of practices to reduce post-weaning diarrhoea in pigs

  Rodrigues da Costa, M. (PI), Nale, J. (CoPI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoPI) & Beechener, S. (CoPI)

  27/06/22 → 11/11/22

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Post-Weaning Diarrhea 75%
  • Zinc Oxide 50%
  • Feed Additives 7%
  • Pig Production 5%

• Enhancing the efficacy and ease of application of existing endemic livestock disease vaccines via novel adjuvants and delivery systems

  Beechener, S. (PI)

  1/06/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Adjuvant 100%
  • Vaccine Efficacy 100%
  • Infectious Agent 66%
  • Vaccination Policy 16%

• Management of post-weaning diarrhoea and the implications for AMR in response to the upcoming ban on zinc supplementation in pigs

  Beechener, S. (PI)

  31/05/22 → 30/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Post-Weaning Diarrhea 100%
  • Pig 100%
  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Zinc Oxide 11%

• Developing a zooplankton infection trial for Atlantic salmon

  Boerlage, A. (PI) & Reeves, A. (CoPI)

  9/05/22 → 9/10/22

  Project: Research

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

• Fish Welfare Study: Net9 Offshore Aquaculture

  Boerlage, A. (PI) & Hutchinson, I. (Researcher)

  9/05/22 → 20/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Salmo salar 100%

• Herbage Recommended List Trials For Scotland

  Lawson, D. (PI)

  1/05/22 → 30/04/23

  Project: Research

• Trial On Plasma Treated Slurry 2022

  Lawson, D. (PI)

  N2 Applied

  1/04/22 → 30/11/22

  Project: Commercial

• Novel Tuber Crops Demonstration

  Walker, R. (PI)

  MAINS OF LOIRSTON TRUST

  1/04/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d5-1 Understanding The Value Of Scotland?s Agricultural Soil Natural Capital.

  McVittie, A. (PI), Glenk, K. (CoI), Watson, C. (CoI) & Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Ecosystem Service 100%
  • Natural Capital 92%
  • Agricultural Soil 92%
  • Willingness to Pay 64%
  • Farmland 46%

• EPIC IV: Scottish Government's Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks, 2022 - 2025 (EPIC IV)

  Toma, L. (CoI), Tongue, S. (CoI), Eze, J. (CoI), Hutchinson, I. (CoI), Stirling, J. (CoI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI), Lawton, S. (CoI), Denniston, J. (CoI), Berezowski, J. (CoI), Barnes, A. (PI), Sparks, N. (CoI) & Soliman, T. (Researcher)

  1/04/22 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Bovine 68%
  • Animal Health 40%
  • Feeds 40%
  • Greenhouse Gas 27%

• Japan - Shared Challenges on Depopulation across Island Communities

  Atterton, J. (PI), Lamont, K. (CoI), Gkartzios, M. (CoI) & Dilley, L. (CoI)

  7/03/22 → 31/05/22

  Project: Research

  • Japan 100%

• MI BICYCLE: Mitigating climate change by circular synergies between crop and livestock farms

  Watson, C. (PI), Topp, K. (PI) & Lamont, K. (PI)

  1/03/22 → 1/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Climate Change 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas 20%
  • Livestock Production 20%
  • Europeans 20%

• Provision of isolates and associated data from the existing archive of the Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College) Veterinary Services abattoir-based antimicrobial resistance surveys by SRUC Inverness staff.

  Tongue, S. (PI), Webster, C. (Technician) & Foster, G. (CoI)

  7/02/22 → 30/05/22

  Project: Research

  • Antimicrobial Resistance 100%
  • Slaughterhouse 100%
  • Veterinary Clinic 100%

• Reducing risks from plant pathogens through effective residue management

  Stroud, J. (PI)

  1/12/21 → 21/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Plant Pathogens 100%
  • Biodegradation 100%
  • Crop Residue 100%

• Scoping review for a Scottish AMR activity dashboard

  Holden, N. (PI)

  1/11/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Dashboards 100%
  • Microorganism 100%
  • Starting Point 33%

• Pigdemic: Farmer-centric networks to control endemic pig diseases in the UK: using pleurisy as a case study

  Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI), Pearce, M. (CoI), Gunn, G. (PI), Berezowski, J. (CoI), Reeves, A. (CoI) & Beechener, S. (CoI)

  1/11/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Veterinarian 50%
  • Animal Health 50%
  • Seeds 25%

• Sounds of the South Atlantic

  Marley, S. (PI)

  1/10/21 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• State of Crofting in Coigach & Assynt: Report about crofting in the Coigach and Assynt Landscape Partnership Area

  Lamont, K. (PI)

  1/09/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• Scottish Wildlife Trust - State Of Crofting

  Lamont, K. (PI)

  Scottish Wildlife Trust

  1/09/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• Santander Mobility Award 2021

  Ward, A. (PI)

  16/06/21 → 1/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Institution 100%

• BETTER: Biosecurity enhanced through training, evaluation and rising awareness

  Rodrigues da Costa, M. (Researcher) & Allepuz, A. (PI)

  12/05/21 → 12/05/25

  Project: Research

  • Biosecurity 100%
  • Farm Animal 33%
  • Avian Influenza 33%
  • African Swine Fever 33%
  • Foot and Mouth Disease 33%

• Review of opportunities for diversifying UK agriculture through investment in underutilised crops

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

  1/04/21 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Environmental Impact Assessment 100%
  • Climate Change 100%
  • United Kingdom 100%

• RESAS RD2.3.12 SD4 - 2021/22

  Dwyer, C. (PI), Beechener, S. (Researcher), Wemelsfelder, F. (Researcher), Lawrence, A. (Researcher), Athanasiadou, S. (Researcher) & Vigors, B. (Researcher)

  1/04/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Welfare 100%
  • Animal Welfare 100%
  • Farm Animal 33%
  • Decision Making 33%
  • Health Management 16%

• SRUC Statistical consultancy for NHS Highland 2021-2024

  Humphry, R. (PI) & Eze, J. (CoI)

  1/04/21 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Mountains 100%

• Scoping Study on the Opportunities and Barriers of Improved Forages for Livestock Sustainability and Productivity

  Watson, C. (PI), Newbold, J. (CoI) & Topp, K. (PI)

  1/02/21 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Forage Crop 33%
  • Clover 22%
  • Onobrychis viciifolia 16%
  • Feeds 16%

• Mixed

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

  European Commission

  1/10/20 → 28/02/25

  Project: Research

  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Soil Health 100%
  • Agroforestry 100%
  • Mixed Farming 100%
  • Farming System 100%

• WWC: The Winter Wheat Challenge

  Bingham, I. (PI), Hilton, A. (CoI), Reynolds, A. (CoI) & Hoad, S. (CoI)

  1/09/20 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Common Wheat 100%
  • Decision Making 100%
  • Field Plots 50%
  • Fertilizer Rates 50%
  • Crop Management 50%

• Improving the Mental Health of Farmers

  Lamont, K. (PI), Henry, M. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI), Gunn, G. (CoI) & Baughan, J. (Researcher)

  1/07/20 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

  • Qualitative Research 100%
  • Work-Family Conflict 100%
  • External Pressure 100%
  • Thematic Analysis 100%
  • Loneliness 100%

• Quantitative Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Rural Scotland

  Wall, E. (PI) & Reeves, A. (PI)

  1/05/20 → 31/10/20

  Project: Research

• Commercial Crop Research

  Lawson, D. (PI) & Harrison, B. (CoI)

  1/04/20 → 31/05/21

  Project: Commercial

• Historical varities of winter wheat, spring barley and spring oats at Woodlands field, Craibstone

  Walker, R. (PI)

  MAINS OF LOIRSTON TRUST

  2/03/20 → 1/04/21

  Project: Research

• Sefari Spark_Developing guidelines and policies for sustainable grassland systems

  Cole, L. (PI), March, M. (CoI), Watson, C. (CoI), McCracken, D. (CoI) & Maynard, C. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  20/02/20 → 31/05/21

  Project: Research

• Pasture-associated laminitis: Digesting the dilemma

  Ward, A. (PhD Student), Watson, C. (Supervisor) & Morrison, P. (Supervisor)

  1/10/19 → 30/09/24

  Project: PhD project

  • Laminitis 100%
  • Farrier 58%
  • Horse Care 50%
  • Equus 50%
  • Environmental Temperature 50%