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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
Literature survey on the use of proteomics in meat autheticity and report on the advantages and disadvantages of different MS methods
“ Just stand up for yourself, follow your dream and ignore the bullies (of any sex)... they are vexations to the spirit. You know you can make a difference, work hard follow your ideas, passions, and remember to be kind. “ – Professor Lorna Dawson “Don't ever let yourself think, or anyone tell you, 'you can't do something' as you can. Science is all about being curious and persevering. So work hard, learn from those around you and dream big!” – Dr. Michelle Wilson-Chalmers “Be kind to yourself. In Biological Sciences delays are normal and could be frequent, especially when your research
This report considers urban agriculture in the Scottish context.
Roundworms and sheep scab mites are common throughout the UK and threaten the health, welfare and productivity of grazing livestock. Infections are commonly controlled using organophosphate dips and/or anthelmintics. The development and dissemination of resistance to these compounds and variation in the epidemiology of roundworms resulting from changes in climate and farm management are making the sustainable control of these parasites more challenging, particularly roundworms. This case study explores how to make parasite control guidelines targeted for their unique context (i.e. measures