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The bacterial pathogen Chlamydia abortus is responsible for causing the disease ovine enzootic abortion (OEA), also known as enzootic abortion of ewes (EAE). It is the most common infectious cause of reproductive loss (causing abortion usually in the last three weeks of pregnancy) in sheep in Scotland and the UK, as well as being common throughout the world. The disease can be controlled using two types of commercial vaccines (based on the live and inactivated pathogen), although there are safety and other issues with both types reducing their effectiveness (efficacy). In a bid to produce a
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Morag is a research scientist at the Moredun Research Institute with over 30 years of experience and expertise on chlamydial infections in small ruminants, particularly those relating to Chlamydia abortus infections in sheep. She has interests in understanding the mechanisms by which chlamydial pathogens cause disease, on the interactions between host and pathogen, identifying and characterising the pathogen components used in the control of chlamydial infections through genomic, bioinformatic, molecular and proteomic approaches, as well as the development of improved vaccine and diagnostic
Embarking on the journey Let’s go back to where Zisis’s story began. Zisis Gagkas recalls that his journey started with a spark of curiosity - “The advertisement grabbed my attention”. Therefore, he decided to talk to previous fellows about their experience, who recommended applying. Zisis learned from them how the fellowship scheme works, its structure, and what support is available. Meanwhile, Zisis also thought about what he could bring to this fellowship. He found that fellowships are bespoke opportunities co-constructed with key partners to deliver solutions to priority needs and he
I'm an Environmental Social Scientist at the James Hutton Institute and part of the Social Economic and Geographical Science (SEGS) group. Prior to joining JHI, I was a Social Scientist in the Society and Environment Research Group (SERG) at Forest Research. I am an interdisciplinary sustainability scientist who works at the interface(s) of policy, science, practice and education. I combine in-depth qualitative approaches and methodologies with thematic analysis, iterative theorisation and evaluation approaches. My PhD research drew on social learning theories such as Communities of Practice
Stuart is a plant-soil ecologist at the Institute focusing on how land-use management and restoration influences ecosystem functioning, particularly the impacts of herbivory and fire on plant communities and carbon storage and cycling. Stuart has research experience in a wide range of ecosystems including temperate upland grasslands, oceanic peatlands, tropical savannahs and tropical peatlands. Stuart is currently embedded in the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme 2022 - 2027 with research areas in upland grazing management and prescribed burning and wildfires.
The Scottish Government and local authorities have a number of policies and strategies aimed at improving the healthfulness of eating habits. However, results from the Scottish Health Survey indicate that further work still needs to be done if the desired changes in food practices are to be realised. In particular, it has been suggested that these desired dietary changes have not been realised in part because the food practices acquired during childhood are difficult to break. The complex relationship between dietary guidelines, understandings of them and the healthfulness of food practices
Environmental social scientist employing a range of social science and environmental research methods, including questionnaire surveys, interviews, social media research and participatory methods like the Delphi technique & participatory mapping. Experience with NiVO, R and GIS for qualitative, quantitative, and spatial analysis. My research interests include people-nature relationships, human-environment geography, conservation social science, recreation ecology, behaviour change, planetary health, nature-based solutions (NbS), Green Finance, and regenerative tourism. I am further interested
Supporting Rural Women All across the world governments and researchers are trying to support workers, working in carbon-intensive fields to transition to low-carbon jobs. In order to do this one needs to consider the impacts of this transition. However, in general impacts that are considered are specific to male-dominated jobs. Therefore, SEFARI researchers Dr. Ana Vuin (a current SRUC researcher) and Alexa Green (a previous SRUC researcher), led a study aimed at understanding the impacts of low-carbon transitions on women in the rural Arctic – research for women and led by women. Their aim