"This is a vital time for developing sustainable land management approaches that work for Scotland (...) SEAMS can bring together this partnership of organisations to promote the understanding and use of crop mixtures in Scottish farming" An innovative research project aims to demonstrate the benefits of using crop species mixtures as a sustainable crop production system. The Sustainability in Education and Agriculture using Mixtures (SEAMS) initiative is providing a platform for knowledge exchange on food production, agricultural ecology and environmental sustainability in Scotland. More
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Research interests Behaviour change Prevention & management of animal disease Public health Rural health & wellbeing ICT Web science eHealth mHealth Mental health Health services Prevention & self-management Older people Social enterprises & volunteering
Research interests Fungal genetics Fungal biology Secondary metabolism Host-pathogen interactions Cell and molecular biology
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)