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I am an inter-disciplinary social scientist situated in the field of Ecological Economics. I am specifically interested in conceptual tools and frameworks in non-monetary values and valuation methods. My primary focus is social values and their potential to facilitate sustainability transitions. My interest with social values specifically is due to their ability to operate at the intersections of democracy, economics and environmental ethics. Working at these intersections means I am always looking to collaborate and draw upon thinking from a wide range of disciplines, from across the
This project increases our understanding of the impacts of land-based public funding mechanisms on land values and related outcomes for landownership diversification and land use. It provides an evidence base for understanding whether current funding mechanisms have direct or indirect effects which act to reduce landownership diversification and for investigating potential mechanisms for counteracting any such effects.
My research focuses on developing an innovative bacteriophage (phage, virus of bacteria) technology to control bacterial zoonotic bacteria safely and effectively in humans and animals to complement other controls and surveillance strategies and to save lives. Conventional treatment of bacterial zoonoses has mainly focus on using antibiotics, but these pathogens are constantly evolving, and acquiring antimicrobial genes that are contributing to their success and spread. To effectively control these infections, a completely different mechanistic approach is needed to supplement antibiotics
I currently am lecturing on crop and soil systems and am researching soil dynamics in long-term trials at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). I have recently completed my PhD with the University of Aberdeen and SRUC. I study plant and soil interactions. My PhD research measured a number of agricultural liming effects on plant and soil properties.
This project investigates the use of practical methodologies (including wearable sensors or strategic use of diagnostics) to assess and improve welfare, leading to improvements in animal husbandry on-farm in sustainable farming systems in Scotland.