Rural Policy Centre

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Projects per year 2013 2022 2027

• 23 Active
• 72 Finished

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• Active

  LUNZ-Hub: Land-use for Net Zero Hub

  Bolton, S. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI) & Sellars, A. (Researcher)

  1/11/23 → 28/02/27

  Project: Research

  • Net Zero 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Artificial Intelligence 50%
  • Land Policy 50%

• Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre & Diageo

  Rudman, H. (PI), Reed, M. (CoI), Jensen, E. (Researcher) & Bolton, S. (CoI)

  1/04/23 → 31/03/25

  Project: Research

  • Natural Capital 100%

• Shifting mobilities linked to the Covid-19 pandemic: Exploring new migration flows into rural and island communities

  Atterton, J. (PI)

  1/03/23 → 30/06/25

  Project: Research

  • Research Project 100%

• Wet Horizons - upgrading knowledge and solutions to fast-track wetland restoration across Europe

  Glenk, K. (PI), Reed, M. (CoPI), Eory, V. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Rudman, H. (Researcher) & Noles, S. (Researcher)

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: Research

  • Peatlands 100%
  • Floodplains 100%
  • Restoration Ecology 75%
  • Wetland Restoration 50%
  • Europe 50%

• Integrating Trees Into Agricultural Landscapes To Enhance Biodiversity And Associated Ecosystem Services

  Hamilton, A. (PI)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/22 → 30/09/26

  Project: PhD project

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c4-1 Building The Circular Economy: Sustainable Technologies, Green Skills And Upscaling Behaviours

  Toma, L. (PI), Carfrae, J. (Researcher), Glenk, K. (Researcher), Atterton, J. (CoI), Baulcomb, C. (Researcher), March, M. (Researcher), Akaichi, F. (Researcher), Thompson, B. (Researcher), Thakur, V. K. (Researcher), Barnes, A. (Researcher), O'Connor, S. (Researcher), Carfrae, J. (CoI), Glenk, K. (CoI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Baulcomb, C. (CoI), March, M. (CoI), Akaichi, F. (CoI), Thompson, B. (CoI), Thakur, V. K. (CoI), Barnes, A. (CoI) & O'Connor, S. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Europeans 100%
  • Case Study 66%
  • Circular Economy 66%
  • Agricultural Policy 62%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d5-3 Modelling The Socio-economic, Greenhouse Gas And Natural Capital Impacts Of Land Use Policy And Opportunities?. * Joint With SRUC-c3-2

  McVittie, A. (PI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Hamilton, A. (CoI) & Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Natural Capital 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Land Use Change 50%
  • Land Value 50%

• 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: Jhi-b1-3 The Impact Of Novel Crops And Farming Technologies On The Scottish Agricultural Landscape

  Hoad, S. (PI), Gorniak, K. (CoI), Yoxall, T. (CoI), Dawson, I. (CoI), Fortune, J. (CoI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI) & Sharma, R. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: Jhi-d5-3 Galvanising Change Via Natural Capital

  McVittie, A. (PI), Reed, M. (CoI), Noles, S. (Researcher) & McCarthy, J. (Researcher)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Natural Capital 100%
  • Zinc Coating 85%
  • Agricultural Landscape 42%
  • Scottish Government 42%
  • Ecosystem Service 42%

• RESAS 22-27: Jhi-e3-1 Scotland?s Land Reform Futures

  Pate, L. (CoI), Glendinning, J. (CoI), Merrell, I. (PI), Thomson, S. (CoI) & Vuin, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: Underpinning National Capacity Policy Support

  Wall, E. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Robson, S. (CoI), McCracken, D. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI), Reed, M. (CoI), Barnes, A. (CoI) & Green, A. (Technician)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Scottish Government 100%
  • Support Policies 100%
  • Government Official 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: Jhi-b1-2 Exploring Barley Diversity For Resilience And Sustainability

  Hoad, S. (PI), Gorniak, K. (CoI), Fortune, J. (CoI) & Sharma, R. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c2-1 Agriculture Climate And Carbon

  Rees, B. (PI), Roehe, R. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Jones, S. (CoI), Eory, V. (CoI), Buckingham, S. (CoI), March, M. (CoI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Holland, J. (CoI), Miller, G. (CoI), Houdijk, J. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI) & Bell, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Emissions 100%
  • Nitrous Oxide 69%
  • Greenhouse Gas 67%
  • Methane 57%
  • United Kingdom 49%

• 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-c3-1 Impacts Of Land-based Financial Support Mechanisms On Land Values, Landownership Diversification And Land Use Outcomes * Joint With SRUC-e3-1

  Merrell, I. (PI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI), Glass, J. (CoI), Glendinning, J. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI), Sepulveda, I. (CoI), McVittie, A. (CoI), Merrell, I. (PI), Pate, L. (CoI), Glendinning, J. (CoI) & Vuin, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Land Value 100%
  • Land Use 70%
  • Decision Making 60%
  • Land Use Change 60%
  • Land Market 60%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-e3-1 Impacts Of Land-based Financial Support Mechanisms On Land Values, Landownership Diversification And Land Use Outcomes * Joint With SRUC-c3-1

  Merrell, I. (PI), Barnes, A. (CoI), Glendinning, J. (CoI), McVittie, A. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI), Merrell, I. (PI), Pate, L. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI), Sepulveda, I. (CoI), Glendinning, J. (CoI), McVittie, A. (CoI) & Vuin, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Land Value 100%
  • Land Use 70%
  • Land Use Change 60%
  • Land Market 60%
  • Decision Making 55%

• RESAS 22-27: Jhi-a1-2 Development And Implementation Of Tools, Strategies, And Stakeholder Engagement To Understand Threats And Improve Disease Management In Practice

  Botero Degiovanni, H. (Researcher), Burnett, F. (CoI), Gorniak, K. (CoI), Kennedy, C. (CoI), Kiltie, D. (CoI), Bain, R. (CoI), Yoxall, T. (CoI), Burnett, F. (CoI), Kaczmarek, M. (CoI), Fortune, J. (CoI), Jones, L. (CoI) & Havis, N. (PI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-e1-1 Novel Insights On Scotland's Rural And Island Economies (nisrie)

  Thomson, S. (PI), Atterton, J. (CoI), Pate, L. (CoI), Johnston, C. (CoI), McMillan, J. (CoI), Grierson, S. (CoI), Langston, C. (CoI), Merrell, I. (CoI), Tiwasing, P. (CoI), Hammond , K. (CoI), Sellars, A. (CoI) & Vuin, A. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Rural Areas 100%
  • Scottish Government 77%
  • Wealth 71%
  • Communities 42%
  • UK 41%

• RESAS 22-27: SRUC-c3-2 Modelling The Socio-economic, Greenhouse Gas And Natural Capital Impacts Of Land Use Policy And Opportunities?. *joint With SRUC-d5-3

  McVittie, A. (PI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), Botero Degiovanni, H. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Hamilton, A. (CoI), Eory, V. (CoI), Buckingham, S. (CoI), Shrestha, S. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI), Holland, J. (CoI), McCracken, D. (CoI), Gibson-Poole, S. (CoI), McMillan, J. (CoI), Wall, E. (CoI), MacLeod, M. (CoI), Glendinning, J. (CoI), Merrell, I. (CoI) & Mckay Fletcher, D. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Land Use 100%
  • Natural Capital 33%
  • Greenhouse Gas 33%
  • UK 23%
  • Scotland 18%

• RESAS 22-27: Jhi-a1-1 Understanding Of The Principal Drivers Of Pest And Disease Incidence, Severity, And Spread In Scotland, And The Factors Currently Limiting Effective Disease Control

  Havis, N. (PI), Yoxall, T. (CoI), Topp, K. (CoI) & Jones, L. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/22 → 31/03/27

  Project: Research

  • Spore Dispersal 100%
  • Swan 100%
  • Ramularia 100%
  • Winter Barley 66%
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 33%

• 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%
• Finished

  Agriculture and Health Nexus (Background paper)

  Vuin, A. (CoPI), Naab, F. (PI), Pate, L. (CoPI), Nelson, B. (CoPI) & Atterton, J. (CoPI)

  23/04/24 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

  • Rural Development 100%
  • Development Policy 100%
  • Agricultural Policy 100%
  • Contract Law 50%

• IRELAND-SCOTLAND BILATERAL NETWORK GRANTS

  Sellars, A. (Project manager) & Merrell, I. (PI)

  3/01/24 → 26/07/24

  Project: Research

  • Ireland 100%
  • Grants 100%
  • Islands 100%
  • Communities 100%
  • UK 100%

• NWIAP: Consultancy Services for Rural & Agricultural Development - Maximising the potential in the Islands of Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides

  Thomson, S. (PI), Moxey, A. P. (Researcher), Pirie, S. (Consultant), MacMillan, I. (Consultant), Jamwal-Fraser, O. (Consultant), Sellars, A. (Researcher), Stevens, B. (Researcher), Naab, F. (Researcher), McMillan, J. (Researcher) & Macdonald, S. (Consultant)

  4/12/23 → 25/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Agricultural Policy 100%
  • Agricultural Development 100%
  • Rural Development 100%
  • Communities 50%
  • Rural Sociology 50%

• Informing the future of Angus Rural Partnership

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

  23/11/23 → 30/04/24

  Project: Research

  • Development Activity 100%
  • Local Development 100%
  • Administrative Structure 50%
  • Wealth 50%
  • UK 50%

• Supporting the Rural Lens work with the NSET

  Atterton, J. (PI) & Vuin, A. (Researcher)

  9/01/23 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Rural Economy 100%
  • Economic Transition 100%
  • UK 50%
  • Communities 50%
  • Policy Community 50%

• Research with Supply-Side Actors in Scotland’s Peatland Natural Capital Markets

  Stevens, B. (PI), Reed, M. (PI), Merrell, I. (Researcher), Glendinning, J. (Researcher), Rudman, H. (CoI), Salter, F. (CoI) & Botero Degiovanni, H. (Researcher)

  28/11/22 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Focus Group 100%
  • Natural Capital 100%

• Insect farming as a future solution to sustainable agri-food systems in Scotland: A roadmap development

  Tiwasing, P. (PI) & Pate, L. (CoI)

  1/11/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Feeds 100%
  • Insect Farming 75%
  • Edible Insects 33%
  • Value-Added Product 8%
  • Farm Animal 8%

• Climate change, the land-based labour market and rural land use in Scotland - an evidence assessment

  Atterton, J. (PI) & Tiwasing, P. (CoI)

  25/07/22 → 15/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Rural Labour Market 100%
  • Land Use 100%
  • Labor Market 100%

• Reviewing, assessing and critiquing the evidence base on muirburn to inform the development of a licensing approach in Scotland

  Holland, J. (PI), McCracken, D. (Researcher), Glendinning, J. (Researcher), Buckingham, S. (Researcher) & Pollock, M. (Researcher)

  6/04/22 → 14/06/22

  Project: Commercial

  • Base 100%

• 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%

• SLC-LandMarket: Rural Land Market Insights Reporting 2022

  Thomson, S. (PI), Merrell, I. (Researcher) & Glendinning, J. (Researcher)

  14/01/22 → 20/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Land Market 100%
  • Natural Capital 16%

• Improving Reporting of Land Market Transactions

  McMorran, R. (PI)

  20/11/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

  • Land Market 100%
  • Research Project 50%
  • Rural Areas 50%
  • Land Value 9%
  • Cadastral 9%

• Growing the Community Business Network UK-wide Understanding the ‘cold spot’ areas where Plunkett Foundation supports fewer community businesses

  Atterton, J. (PI)

  8/11/21 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

  • UK 100%
  • Business Network 100%
  • Regional 100%
  • Variance 66%

• Tropical peatland climate resilience: Transferring governance of Climate risks for poverty reduction in Indonesia, Peru and the Congo Basin

  Reed, M. (PI), Williams, A. (Researcher), Maynard, C. (Researcher) & Beechener, S. (Researcher)

  30/04/21 → 29/04/23

  Project: Research

  • Congo DR 100%
  • Poverty Alleviation 100%
  • Indonesia 100%
  • Peru 100%
  • Peatland 100%

• IPM-N: Mapping information networks that influence farmer behaviours related to IPM adoption (MINIF)

  Meador, E. (PI) & Creissen, H. (CoI)

  31/03/21 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Information Network 100%
  • Agronomists 100%
  • Integrated Pest Management 100%
  • Information Source 27%
  • Farm Animal 9%

• Resilient dairy: socio-technical innovation for dairy resilience and sustainability

  Reed, M. (PI) & Williams, A. (Researcher)

  7/12/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Soil Carbon 100%
  • Analytical Framework 100%
  • Coordinate 100%
  • Ecosystem Service 100%
  • Dairy Product 100%

• EtT: Exploring the Twitterverse: Developing novel approaches to scaling the dissemination of expert knowledge on social media platforms in Scotland.

  Meador, E. (PI) & Creissen, H. (CoI)

  1/12/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

  • Online Social Networks 100%
  • Social Medium Platform 66%
  • Twitter 66%
  • Best Practice 66%
  • Scientific Knowledge 66%

• IPM T&T: Environmental Land Management - Integrated Pest Management Test and Trial

  Creissen, H. (CoPI), Meador, E. (Researcher) & Evans, A. (Researcher)

  1/12/20 → 31/10/21

  Project: Other

  • Integrated Pest Management 100%
  • Land Management 100%
  • Public Goods 81%
  • Field Margin 9%
  • Growers 9%

• Review of the Kilgallioch Windfarm Community Fund

  Glass, J. (CoPI) & Atterton, J. (PI)

  24/11/20 → 11/06/21

  Project: Research

• Rural poverty with a focus on children and young people: an evidence review

  Glass, J. (PI)

  1/06/20 → 30/09/20

  Project: Commercial

  • Rural Areas 100%

• Cross SEFARI Integration Capacity

  Jones, S. (PI)

  James Hutton Limited

  1/05/20 → 30/09/20

  Project: Research

• Place based policy case studies 2020-21

  Meador, E. (CoI), Maynard, C. (CoI), Atterton, J. (PI) & Glass, J. (CoI)

  Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

  • Rural Areas 100%
  • Private Sector 100%
  • Health Care Delivery 80%
  • Local Development 80%
  • Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development 80%

• AFIC SEFARI fellowship

  Jones, S. (PI)

  2/03/20 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

• Attitudes towards land reform: Public priorities and focus for the future

  McMorran, R. (PI), Craigie, M. (CoI), Maynard, C. (CoI), Thomson, S. (CoI) & Glass, J. (CoI)

  Ipsos MORI

  5/02/20 → 30/11/20

  Project: Research

  • Land Reform 100%
  • Scottish Government 33%
  • Land Use 33%
  • Mixed-Methods 33%

• GrassRoots: A participatory approach to drive improvements in grass breeding and productivity

  Lawson, D. (PI), Forster, J. (CoI), Burnett, F. (CoI), Meador, E. (CoI), Galloway, L. (CoI) & Riddell, I. (CoI)

  Scottish Government

  1/10/19 → 30/09/20

  Project: Research

• Understanding the genetic basis for Ramularia resistance in barley

  Havis, N. (PI) & Roehrig, L. (PhD Student)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: PhD project

• Autums survey of wheat bulb fly incidence 2019-21

  Evans, A. (PI) & Dussart, F. (CoI)

  AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds

  16/09/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research