Projects per year
Organization 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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Profiles
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Faical Akaichi
- Rural Economy, Environment And Society, Rural Development & Food Marketing - Lecturer / Research Fellow
- Safe & Improved Food Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Lecturer / Research Fellow
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Spiridoula Athanasiadou
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Disease Systems - Reader
- Safe & Improved Food 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
- Safe & Improved Food Challenge Centre
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Evidence review of organic farming, net zero targets and the impact of a changing climate
Topp, K., Watson, C. & Grierson, S.
20/05/23 → 11/08/23
Project: Research
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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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Challenge Based Molecular Tracking (MolTrack) Molecules to Landscapes
Holden, N., Watson, C. & Russell, W.
1/07/22 → 30/07/23
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
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Biologically derived copper oxide-based nanocatalyst using Moringa oleifera leaves and its applications in hydrolytic enzymes and biohydrogen production
Srivastava, N., Singh, R., Ahmad, I., Asiri, M., Tripathi, S. C., Kumar Rai, A., Mishra, P. K. & Kumar Gupta, V., May 2023, In: Bioresource Technology. 376, 128847, 5 p., 128847.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chitosan nanocarriers containing essential oils as a green strategy to improve the functional properties of chitosan: A review
Yang, Y., Aghbashlo, M., Gupta, V. K., Amiri, H., Pan, J., Tabatabaei, M. & Rajaei, A., 1 May 2023, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 236, 123954.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Datasets
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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
Dataset
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Sheep grazing winter cereals: impact on crop production
Topp, K. (Creator), Robin, W. (Creator), Zach, R. (Creator), David, R. (Creator), David, L. (Creator) & Christine, W. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7056108, https://zenodo.org/record/7056108
Dataset
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A dataset of genomes of non-O157 Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) associated with UK clinical disease, wild deer and food items
Holden, N. (Owner), Wynn, M. (Contributor) & Dallman, T. (Contributor), Figshare, 9 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.58073/SRUC.22240660.v1
Dataset
Activities
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Food Standards Agency (External organisation)
Nicola Holden (Member)
1 Jan 2023 → 1 Jan 2026Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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4th International Legume Society Congress
Christine Watson (Participant)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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"Performance of short‐term leys in organic rotations – experiences from a long‐term experiment"
Christine Watson (Speaker)
8 Feb 2023Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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