Scotland's Rural College

Projects

Projects per year 2012 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2031

• 1 Curtailed
• 5 Not started
• 175 Active
• 629 Finished

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  Research Economics and Biosecurity Assessments and Simulations for Livestock (Dairy, Camels, Sheep, and Goats) in the United Arab Emirates

  Reeves, A. (PI)

  United Arab Emirates University

  4/05/20 → 30/07/21

  Project: Research

• Quantitative Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Rural Scotland

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

  1/05/20 → 31/10/20

  Project: Research

• Cross SEFARI Integration Capacity

  Jones, S. (PI)

  James Hutton Limited

  1/05/20 → 30/09/20

  Project: Research

• NZL: Carbon net zero & UK livestock systems

  Rees, B. (PI), Buckingham, S. (Researcher), Dewhurst, R. (Researcher), Sykes, A. (PI) & Bell, J. (PI)

  1/05/20 → 31/08/20

  Project: Research

  • Net Zero 100%
  • Farm Animal 100%
  • Land Use 50%

• Seagreen Offshore Windfarm

  Graham, L. (PI) & Crooks, B. (PI)

  9/04/20 → 9/04/21

  Project: Consultancy

  • Site Work 100%
  • Soil Sampling 100%

• ARC Zero NI Farm Carbon Project

  Bell, J. (PI), Forrest, J. (CoPI), Sellars, A. (CoPI), MacPherson, L. (CoPI), Ramsay, R. (CoPI) & Bothwell, C. (CoPI)

  1/04/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Consultancy

  • Carbon 100%

• Commercial Crop Research

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

  1/04/20 → 31/05/21

  Project: Commercial

• Study of the adoption of GHG mitigation technologies by EU livestock farmers

  Eory, V. (PI) & MacLeod, M. (CoI)

  IPSOS IBERIA

  1/04/20 → 28/02/21

  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%

• Understanding the experiences of peatland restoration in Scotland

  Novo, P. (PI), Glenk, K. (CoI), Maynard, C. (CoI) & Sposato, M. (CoI)

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

  • Peatland 100%
  • Peatlands 100%
  • Upscaling 25%

• RESAS Rd2.2.8

  Sandilands, V. (PI) & Baker, L. (CoI)

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Other

• AHDB Farmbench Arable Project - Year 3 extension

  Ross, D. (PI)

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Consultancy

• Winkston Hill Farm Feasibility Study

  Johnston, C. (PI)

  1/04/20 → 31/07/20

  Project: Consultancy

  • Educational Experience 100%
  • Development Plan 100%
  • Business Development 100%

• NEXTGEN_Internet of Food Things

  Mayfield, P. (PI)

  University of Lincoln

  1/04/20 → 17/09/20

  Project: Other

  • Deep Learning 100%
  • Fully Homomorphic Encryption 100%
  • Polynomial Equation 25%
  • Cost Complexity 25%
  • Data Privacy 25%

• The effect of maternal investment on milk yield in dairy cattle

  Haskell, M. (Supervisor)

  1/04/20 → 30/04/21

  Project: PhD project

  • Milk Yield 100%
  • Dairy Cattle 100%
  • Bovine 100%

• CT Scanner 20/21 CCP

  McLean, K. (PI)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/04/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

  • Sires 100%
  • Genetic Correlation 100%
  • Intramuscular Fat 100%
  • Synapomorphy 100%
  • Carcass Characteristics 75%

• Assessment of large-scale plant biosecurity risks to Scotland from non-specialist and online horticultural sales

  Toma, L. (PI)

  Forestry Commission England

  30/03/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

• AFIC SEFARI fellowship

  Jones, S. (PI)

  2/03/20 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

• 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

• Determining how cognitive ability and affective state impact assessment strategies during aggressive contests to improve pig welfare after regrouping

  Turner, S. (PI), Brims, M. (CoI) & Futro, A. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  2/03/20 → 1/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Pig 100%
  • Animal Welfare 44%
  • Behavior (Neuroscience) 41%
  • Farm Animal 35%
  • Sus Scrofa 35%

• Improving access to nutritious and sustainable foods through increasing the production and consumption of underutilised crops in Nepal

  Akaichi, F. (PI)

  The Academy of Medical Sciences

  1/03/20 → 28/02/23

  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

• Interactions between Agriculture, Forestry and Land Use and Farm Practices for the Common Agricultural Policy

  Eory, V. (PI)

  Wageningen University & Research

  12/02/20 → 30/11/20

  Project: Research

• Historical changes in climate/snow cover in Cairngorm Mountains and to estimate future response

  Spencer, M. (PI)

  7/02/20 → 9/03/20

  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%

• Identifying research priorities for the use of Agri-tech to improve productivity efficiency and sustainability in beef & sheep livestock production systems

  Bowen, J. (PI)

  James Hutton Limited

  1/02/20 → 31/03/21

  Project: Research

• Improving the sustainability and competitive position of the UK beef industry through selective breeding - meat quality extension (of 2090196)

  Wall, E. (PI) & Pritchard, T. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/02/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Feed Intake 100%
  • Meat Quality 100%
  • Feed Conversion 66%
  • Feed Efficiency 66%
  • Greenhouse Gas 66%

• The Greenkeeping Workforce/Education in Great Britain and Ireland

  Miller, P. (PI)

  R & A CHAMPIONSHIPS LTD

  1/01/20 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research

• Early life biomarker predictors of future production, health, welfare and longevity in dairy cattle

  Banos, G. (PI)

  Hannah Dairy Research Foundation

  1/01/20 → 31/10/20

  Project: Research

• SuPacow

  Roehe, R. (PI), Nicoll, L. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Broadbent, C. (CoI) & Miller, G. (CoI)

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences

  1/01/20 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Microorganism 100%
  • Cow 100%
  • Methane 66%
  • Population Growth 33%
  • Carbon Footprint 33%

• EuroSheep. European Network for interactive and innovative knowledge exchange on animal health and nutrition between the sheep industry actors and stakeholders

  Morgan-Davies, C. (PI)

  European Commission

  1/01/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Sheep 100%
  • Flocks 70%
  • Lamb 42%
  • Veterinarian 31%
  • Europeans 20%

• Effect of Alternative chemistry on Rcc growth

  Havis, N. (PI), Crawford, C. (CoI), Fortune, J. (CoI), Kasperek, C. (CoI) & Swaney, J. (CoI)

  UPL Europe Ltd

  16/12/19 → 30/04/20

  Project: Research

• Keeping Cow with Calf: bringing innovation to dairying in Scotland

  Haskell, M. (PI) & Ferguson, H. (Researcher)

  Scottish Government

  2/12/19 → 28/02/21

  Project: Research

  • Early Lactation 100%
  • Milk Yield 100%
  • Cow 100%
  • Milking Parlor 100%
  • Lactation Number 20%

• Review of legislation (RWF)

  Dixon, L. (PI)

  Rabbit Welfare Fund

  1/12/19 → 31/05/20

  Project: Research

• SEFARI Fellowship with Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park

  McMorran, R. (PI)

  James Hutton Limited

  1/12/19 → 30/12/20

  Project: Research

• CTLGH_Dairy Cow Improvement, Rwanda. JOA.

  Mrode, R. (PI)

  University of Edinburgh

  1/12/19 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Review of evidence on Integrated Pest Management

  Creissen, H. (PI) & Evans, A. (CoI)

  RSK ADAS Ltd

  17/10/19 → 31/03/20

  Project: Research

• Garnock Connections: Garnock's buzzing

  Cole, L. (PI), Robertson, D. (CoI) & Harrison, B. (CoI)

  Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

  9/10/19 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• Quantifying The Impacts Of Parasitism On Livestock Ghg Emissions

  Fox, N. (Supervisor) & Booth, N. (PhD Student)

  SRUC internal funding

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: PhD project

• 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

• Climate Smart Cattle Farming: Development of novel technologies, solutions and systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in animal production systems

  Rees, B. (PI), Eory, V. (CoI), Hargreaves, P. (CoI) & Hoebe, P. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/10/19 → 30/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Production System 100%
  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Animal Production System 100%
  • Robot 50%
  • Field Study 50%

• 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

• Grass to Gas: Strategies to mitigate GHG emissions from pasture-based sheep emissions

  Conington, J. (PI) & Lambe, N. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Methane 100%
  • Feed Efficiency 66%
  • Feed Intake 37%
  • Rumen 20%

• Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) Technologies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity of pasture-based cattle systems

  Dewhurst, R. (PI), Nicoll, L. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Broadbent, C. (CoI), Miller, G. (CoI) & Ferguson, H. (CoI)

  UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  1/10/19 → 30/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Greenhouse Gas 100%
  • Precision Agriculture 100%
  • Methane 30%
  • Herd 30%
  • Grazing System 10%

• Blunting the blows: using naturally-occurring variation in beak morphology to reduce pecking damage in laying hens

  Sandilands, V. (PI) & Struthers, S. (PhD Student)

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Beak 100%
  • Laying Hens 50%
  • Bone Size 50%
  • Hen 31%
  • Feather 27%

• 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%

• SEFARI Fellowship with NFU Scotland

  Miller, G. (PI)

  James Hutton Limited

  23/09/19 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

• 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

• Database design and data flows from farms

  Archibald, I. (PI)

  Agri-EPI Centre Ltd

  13/09/19 → 31/01/20

  Project: Research

• ‘Disease management and yield of winter barley grown under different tillage regimes

  Creissen, H. (PI)

  1/09/19 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research