Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My research interests focus on the synthesis and analysis of data and information from cropping and livestock systems. Key interests include:
- impact of agricultural systems impact on the environment
- the role of legumes on the sustainability of cropping systems
- rotation management on the sustainability of the system
- nutrient flows/budgets in agricultural systems
- GHG emissions from farming systems
- impact of disease on crop production
- impact of climate on agricultural systems
Supervision
2018 - current Developing a “toolkit" of statistical approaches for cropping systems research
2017 - current Advantages of using detailed data to quantify socio-environmental aspects of agricultural systems
2017-2020 Modelling climate change impacts on European grassland-based livestock systems
2016-2020 Towards supporting cohesive decision making across water, energy and food through understanding challenges in Malawi
2014-2018 Developing an environmental calculator for application in the beef industry
2014-2020 The opportunities to understand and improve nutrient assessment within a Scottish Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
2014-2018 Simulating soil N2O emissions from the arable soils of Scotland
2013-2017 Potential for Integrated Pest Management to reduce the need for fungicide use
Teaching
Co-ordinator for MSc Sustainability of Food Production module.
Projects
Current:
2021-2025 H2020 Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient mixed farming and agroforestry system
2021 Defra Scoping Study on the Opportunities and Barriers of Improved Forages for Livestock Sustainability and Productivity
2018-2022 H2020 Legumes Translated
2019-2022 ERA-NET Increasing productivity and sustainability of European plant protein production by closing the grain legume yield gap
Previous (selected):
2017-2021 H2020 Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures (ReMix)
2017-2021 ERA-NET Improved estimation and mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions and soil carbon storage from crop residues (ResidueGas)
2018-2020 NERC SARIC SARIC Translation: Grassland Management
2016-2019 BBSRC Newton Fund N-CIRCLE: Virtual Joint centre for Closed-Loop Cycling of Nitrogen in Chinese Agriculture
Other work
Association of Applied Biologists - Council member
Stapeldon Trust - Committe member
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, University of Aberdeen
Oct 1983 → Jun 1987
Award Date: 1 Jul 2008
PhD, University of Glasgow
Oct 1992 → May 1999
Award Date: 1 Jul 1999
Master, University of York
Oct 1987 → Oct 1988
Award Date: 1 May 1989
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CxC GHG emissions reduction targets in Scottish agriculture
Eory, V., Rees, B., Barnes, A. & Topp, K.
3/08/21 → 26/11/21
Project: Research
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Understanding farm level environmental indicators and economic performance
Barnes, A., Toma, L., Eory, V., Rees, B., Topp, K., Glenk, K. & Knocker, L.
15/07/21 → 25/02/22
Project: Research
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Scoping Study on the Opportunities and Barriers of Improved Forages for Livestock Sustainability and Productivity
Watson, C., Newbold, J. & Topp, K.
1/02/21 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Legumes Translated
Revoredo Giha, C., Topp, K., Dewhurst, R., Costa Font, M., MacPherson, L., Houdijk, J., Flockhart, J., Walker, R., Hargreaves, P., Lawson, D., Newbold, J., Fischer-Moller, M. & Watson, C.
1/11/18 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
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RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-21 WP2.3 Productive and sustainable land management
Wall, E., Smith, S., Nicoll, L., Parker, J., Robertson, D., Davidson, R., Donbavand, J., Anderson, C., Roehe, R., Harrison, B., Purcell, L., Duthie, C., Gunn, G., Pritchard, T., Jones, S., Bagnall, A., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Archibald, I., Rees, B., Eory, V., Glenk, K., Edwards, T., Buckingham, S., March, M., Broadbent, C., Cloy, J., Hargreaves, P., Wishart, H., Griffiths, B., Fox, N., Sparks, N., Shrestha, S., Banos, G., Henry, M., Watson, C., Dickinson, J., Topp, K., Burnett, F., Kyle, J., Denholm, S., Dewhurst, R., Lawson, D., McCubbin, I., Dwyer, C., Holland, J., McCracken, D., Barratt, A., Havis, N., Stanisz-Migal, M., Miller, G., Bowen, J., Hutchings, M., Creissen, H., D'Eath, R., Baddeley, J., Houdijk, J., Coffey, M., Morgan-Davies, C., Walker, R., Turner, S., Haskell, M., Barnes, A., Athanasiadou, S., Cole, L., Sandilands, V., McLaren, A., MacLeod, M. & Smith, L.
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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A Method to Quantify the Detailed Risk of Serious Injury in Agricultural Production
Mahmoud, NM., Leck Jensen, A., Topp, CFE., Sørensen, C. A. G., Nørremark, M., Eory, V. & Hutchings, N. J., 31 Mar 2021, (First published) In: Sustainability. 13, 7, 16 p., 3859.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate factors contribute to grassland net primary productivity
Richter, G. M. & Topp, C. F. E., 26 May 2021, (First published) In: Agronomy. 11, 6, 1076.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Crop Management – how does it affect the performance of intercrops?
Topp, CFE., Baddeley, JA., Dordas, C., Klonaras, M., Lithourgidis, C., Justes, E. & Watson, CA., 17 Jan 2021, Intercropping for sustainability: Research developments and their application. Vol. 146. 10 p. (Aspects of Applied Biology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Marginal abatement cost curve for Scottish agriculture
Eory, V., Topp, CFE., Rees, RM., Leinonen, I., Maire, JM., MacLeod, M., Sykes, AS. & Wall, E., Jan 2021, ClimateXChange. 56 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief › Commissioned report
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Modelling the Interactions of Soils, Climate, and Management for Grass Production in England and Wales
Giannitsopoulos, M. L., Burgess, P., Richter, G. M., Bell, M. J., Topp, CFE., Ingram, J. & Takahashi, T., 2 Apr 2021, (First published) In: Agronomy. 11, 21 p., 677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Defra project number AC0116
Topp, K. (Contributor) & Rees, B. (Contributor), Freshwater Biological Association, 5 Apr 2017
http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ghgno:676
Dataset
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Carbon and nitrogen flux, meteorological, management and soil data from a grazed, cut and fertilised temperate grassland in south east Scotland
Jones, S. (Contributor), Helfter, C. (Creator), Anderson, M. (Creator), Coyle, M. (Creator), Campbell, C. (Contributor), Famulari, D. (Creator), Di Marco, C. (Creator), Van Dijk, N. (Creator), Tang, Y. S. (Creator), Topp, K. (Contributor), Kiese, R. (Creator), Kindler, R. (Creator), Siemens, J. (Creator), Schrumpf, M. (Creator), Kaiser, K. (Creator), Nemitz, E. (Creator), Levy, P. E. (Creator), Rees, B. (Contributor), Sutton, M. A. (Creator) & Skiba, U. M. (Creator), NERC Environmental Information Data Centre, 1 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5285/7e6e6955-a9d7-4f8a-961e-3fa3d56d0ead, https://doi.org/10.5285%2F7e6e6955-a9d7-4f8a-961e-3fa3d56d0ead
Dataset
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Advances in Legume Science and Practice 2
Rob Carlton (Member of programme committee), Kairsty Topp (Member of programme committee), Christine Watson (Member of programme committee), Joelle Fustec (Member of programme committee) & Tarirai Muoni (Member of programme committee)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Association of Applied Biologist (External organisation)
Kairsty Topp (Council member)
1 Jan 2019 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Advances in Legume Science and Practice
Rob Carlton (Member of programme committee), Barbara Smith (Member of programme committee), Kairsty Topp (Member of programme committee) & Christine Watson (Member of programme committee)
21 Mar 2018 → 22 Mar 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Soil Improvement: Impact of Management Practices on Soil Function and Quality
Felicity Crotty (Member of programme committee), Kate Smith (Member of programme committee) & Kairsty Topp (Member of programme committee)
31 Oct 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Stapledon Memorial Trust (External organisation)
Kairsty Topp (Member)
1 Jan 2014 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee