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Research interests
I am an environmental social scientist with interests in rural policy, food systems transformation, agricultural resilience and social network analysis.
Projects
- British Academy (2021-23). Tropical peatland climate resilience: transforming governance of climate risks for poverty reduction in Indonesia, Peru and the Congo Basin (Project Manager)
- UKRI (2020-2021). Resilient dairy: socio-technical innovation for dairy resilience and sustainability (Project Manager/Researcher)
- Plant Health Centre (2021). Mapping information networks that influence farmer behaviours related to IPM adoption (MINIF)
- SFC UIF (2020-2021). Islands Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series
- SEFARI ROF (2021). Exploring the Twitterverse: Developing novel approaches to scaling the dissemination of expert knowledge on social media platforms in Scotland.
- Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme (2020-2021). Local assets, local decisions and community resilience
- Defra & Natural England (2020-2021). Uplandia: Systems modelling for evidence-informed peatland policy (Project Manager/Researcher)
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security , Royal Agricultural University
2019 → 2020
Bachelor, MA (Hons) International Relations with Quantitative Methods, University of Edinburgh
2013 → 2017
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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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
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Provision Of Systems Modelling For Evidence-informed Peatland Policy
Reed, M. (PI), McMorran, R. (CoI), Maynard, C. (CoI) & Williams, A. (CoI)
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
21/12/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Research
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Resilient dairy: socio-technical innovation for dairy resilience and sustainability
Reed, M. (PI) & Williams, A. (Researcher)
7/12/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Land Use Partnerships using a Natural Capital Approach: Lessons for Scotland
Reed, M., Waylen, K. A., Glass, J., Glendinning, J., McMorran, R., Peskett, L., Rudman, H., Stevens, D. & Williams, A., 30 Mar 2022, ClimateXChange. 92 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Policy Brief
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Large-scale land acquisition for carbon: opportunities and risks: A SEFARI Special Advisory Group Final Report
McMorran, R., Reed, M., Glass, J., Bauer, A., Glendinning, J., Macaulay, B., McKee, A. J., Peskett, L., Rothenberg, L., Rudman, H. & Williams, A., 31 May 2022, (First published) Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 76 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Policy Brief
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Exploring the twitterverse
Meador, J., Creissen, H. E. & Williams, A., Jul 2021, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 15 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief
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Understanding the response to Covid-19 - Exploring options for a resilient social and economic recovery in Scotland’s rural and island communities
Currie, M., McMorran, R., Hopkins, J., McKee, A. J., Glass, J., Wilson, R., Meador, J., Noble, C., Craigie, M., Piras, S., Bruce, F., Williams, A., Pinker, A., Jones, S., Maynard, C. & Atterton, J., 24 Mar 2021, 32 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research report › peer-review
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Uplandia: making better policy in complex upland systems. Final report.
Stewart, G., Glendell, M., McMorran, R., Troldborg, M., Gagkas, Z., Ovando, P., Roberts, M., Maynard, C., Williams, A., Clay, G. & Reed, M., 7 May 2021, 68 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research report › peer-review
Open AccessFile81 Downloads (Pure)
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The Role of Asset Owning Community Organisations in Place-Based Responses to COVID-19
Glass, J. (Speaker), McMorran, R. (Speaker), Meador, E. (Speaker), Maynard, C. (Speaker), Craigie, M. (Speaker) & Williams, A. (Speaker)
1 Jul 2021Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Islands knowledge exchange webinars
Atterton, J. (Organiser), Williams, A. (Organiser), McMorran, R. (Organiser) & Glass, J. (Organiser)
Mar 2019 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Secretariat for the Cross Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Rural Policy
Atterton, J. (Participant), Glass, J. (Organiser), Williams, A. (Organiser) & McMorran, R. (Organiser)
2011 → 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...