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Claire is multidisciplinary scientist with a focus on extensive livestock production, particularly in mountain areas. Current interests include: Assessment of farm labour and its role on farm viability. Use of Electronic Identification (EID) and technology in extensive sheep systems for improved management and profitability. Uptake and knowledge exchange with farming industry. Sustainable intensification in the hills, land abandonment. Impacts of policies on farmers' economic options.
Ann is a research scientist based at SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre, with main research interests of: Investigating the genetic aspects of new/novel traits to help improve performance, production, health and welfare of livestock. Assessing the relationships between genetic and environmental influences on livestock production systems. Sheep breeding programmes Hill sheep production systems
The focus of my research is the cell biology of plant-pathogen interactions, in particular between the notorious oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of the devastating potato late blight, and its hosts. This pathogen manipulates plant defence responses on multiple levels, suggesting complex exchanges of signals between host and pathogen and a variety of effector functions. I work closely with Paul Birch (of Dundee University Plant Sciences, based at the James Hutton Institute) and Steve Whisson and other members of the strong Phytophthora team in Dundee and we are part
"We need much more social science research into improved engagement, uptake and adaptation by land managers towards practices that we already know will work" Given the urgency of the climate crisis, it is past time to start driving large-scale change and the James Hutton Institute is well-placed to focus on the implementation of land management options that we know are beneficial for soil organic matter and a range of soil functions. That was one of the key messages of Dr Matt Aitkenhead, Hutton soils modeller, at the 7 th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter (6th-10th October 2019)
"The fact that the farm is now also being used for educational purposes, to help train the next generation of farmers, is fantastic and evidence of the real benefits of collaboration across the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Institutes (SEFARI)" A new partnership between the James Hutton Institute and SRUC will put practical skills into the hands of future farmers. Students studying agriculture at national certificate and degree level at SRUC’s Aberdeen campus will now complete practical classes at the Institute's Glensaugh Research Farm in Aberdeenshire. More information from
Dr Beth Wells, SEFARI Gateway Fellowship Report.
"These incubator spaces create a buffer zone for farmers starting out so that they can hone their business model, gain credibility in the eyes of lenders or future business partners and take risks with a higher threshold for failure" Could Farm Business Incubators provide a route into the industry for new entrants in Scotland? This question is set to be the focus of a special NEWBIE business seminar at AgriScot on 20th November. The NEWBIE project is a pan European initiative which is partnered and promoted in the UK by the James Hutton Institute. The goal of the NEWBIE network is to increase
Hemp could play a role in the development and expansion of a low carbon, environmentally responsible industry, bringing a new ‘cash-crop’ to Scottish agriculture and offering new job opportunities across the supply chain. This type of low carbon innovation is currently supported by the Scottish Government in the public sector (i.e. Can Do Challenge Fund and Civtech programmes) and through future Unblocking Ambition applications which seek to create businesses that support a low carbon economy, which will be a priority. For the last eight years; Scottish Government funded research at the Rowett
"The aim of NAR-DP is to create an accessible and easy to use online resource for a wide range of people, from organisations to members of the public" Scientists based at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen have developed a brand-new, web-based portal to improve access to spatial data on Scotland’s natural assets, including soils, land, biodiversity and cultural heritage. The new Natural Asset Register Data Portal, or NAR-DP for short, facilitates access to open-access datasets created through the Scottish Government’s Strategic Research Programme that otherwise wouldn’t be readily
"This study illustrates how rigorous experimental design, coupled with advanced data analysis and modelling expertise, is fundamental to successful scientific discovery" A new study published today in PLOS Pathogens by scientists at the Moredun Research Institute, the University of Edinburgh, Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland and international partners, has shown that a specific toxin produced by naturally-occurring E. coli bacteria helps these bacteria colonise the intestinal tract of cattle and increases transmission of the bacteria to other animals in the herd. More information from