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Jennie is a Professor in Sustainable Nutrition and Health. Her research is interdisciplinary and about the impact of dietary habits on climate change and land use, with implications for food and nutrition security. This includes understanding eating behaviours in particular how to move people to eating healthy and sustainable diets, especially in the UK. She led the Livewell project funded by the WWF, the first to model sustainable diets that were both nutritionally adequate and had lower impact on climate change. She leads a multi-disciplinary research team in Aberdeen and is the nutrition
"The map was created by Institute researchers to highlight the diversity of Scotland’s vegetable and fruit production and help people understand where these crops are grown, where our food comes from, how much is grown locally and whether we can grow more of our food within Scotland’s borders" A large outdoors model of Scotland, showing where our vegetables are typically grown, will be unveiled at the James Hutton Institute's Living Field in Invergowrie on Open Farm Sunday 2019, 9 June, 11 am to 4 pm. The map was created by Institute researchers to highlight the diversity of Scotland’s
"Hutton will be an even more open science institute facilitated by new investment on our sites and embracing many collaborators, stakeholders and the public" Ambitious plans for the establishment of two open science campuses at the James Hutton Institute’s sites in Dundee and Aberdeen were outlined by the Institute’s Chief Executive, Professor Colin Campbell, at the Scottish Society for Crop Research (SSCR) AGM and Annual Lecture 2019. The next two years will bring significative milestones for the continued partnership of SSCR and the Institute, with SSCR marking its 100 th anniversary in 2020
Vera is interested in the socio-economic aspects of sustainable agriculture and works with interdisciplinary methods to understand better how to reduce the environmental effects of agricultural production. Her research spans across topics, including the cost-effectiveness of mitigation practices, environmental co-effects, farmers’ perceptions and the assessment of policy instruments. Besides developing and leading research projects, she supervises PhD projects and works with a range of stakeholders. Research interests Integrated assessment of the economic and environmental implications of
"Trees are unique in their capacity to lock up carbon, and it is crucial to protect the tropical rainforests that have a huge carbon uptake and storage potential" Did you know 92 per cent of people worldwide do not breathe clean air, and that air pollution costs the global economy US$5 trillion every year in welfare costs? Also, are you familiar with the impact of ground-level ozone pollution on staple crop yields? These facts, and many others, are at the heart of discussions during World Environment Day 2019, which is being marked today by communities and organisations across the globe. More
“I hope to play my part in supporting international collaboration and communication of insect science within the entomological community and to wider audiences” Dr Jenni Stockan, a research scientist within the James Hutton Institute’s Ecological Sciences group, has been distinguished by the Royal Entomological Society as the first woman to take the role of Honorary Secretary in the society’s 186-year history. The Royal Entomological Society was founded in 1833 as the Royal Entomological Society of London and is devoted to the promotion and development of entomological science. Its stated aims
Annie is a social researcher in land management in the Social Economic and Geographical Sciences Group (SEGS). Annie's background is in geography, environmental management and sustainable development, with previous dissertation research exploring public perceptions of red deer management and sustainable rural communities. Annie's research interests include stakeholder and community engagement practices, rural governance and institutions, land management and land use policy, sustainable game management, the impact of land reform, rural community development and achieving sustainable development
Shailesh is is an agricultural policy analyst at SRUC. His research interest lies in impact assessment of changes that directly and indirectly affect agricultural farms such as changes in policies, market and climate. He is also keen on looking at the farm’s responses to such changes, and specialises in farm level modelling and farm system analysis.