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Congo Rainforest Alliance for Forest Training (CRAFT) for Sustainable Development
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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iNNOvative SEDiment management in the Danube River Basin
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: Innovate UK
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FLF Extension: Addressing the ability of marine aquaculture to respond to climate change using systems thinking and precision-based frameworks
PI: Dr Lynne Falconer
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Calanus products as functional feed ingredients to boost the quality, health, and robustness of Atlantic salmon
PI: Professor Monica Betancor
Funded by: Norwegian Research Council
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Synergistic global change impacts on belowground biodiversity and carbon stocks in mountain ecosystems.
PI: Dr Arthur Broadbent
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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River Dee salmon smolts phase 4
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: River Dee Trust
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SenseH2O: a scalable, integrated systems-based approach to monitoring water quality from headwaters to river outlets
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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AQUASoS; an integrative scalable interdisciplinary approach for climate resilient sustainable aquaculture
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Working Towards Adaptive And Versatile Environmental Sustainability In Mollusc Aquaculture (WAVES)
PI: Dr Andrew Desbois
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Land-Sea interface: Let’s observe together!
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: Innovate UK
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 Restoring Ecosystems to Stop the Threat Of (Re-)Emerging Infectious Diseases
PI: Dr Brad Duthie
Funded by: Innovate UK
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River Dee salmon restoration phase 3 smolts
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: River Dee Trust
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New SEWeb for a Digital Future
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Hydro Nation Chair
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Scottish Water
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Ecological Knowledge Games
PI: Dr Brad Duthie
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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DARA Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy Phase 3
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Functional Traits and Conservation Games
PI: Dr Brad Duthie
Funded by: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
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ESA CCN 10
PI: Dr Dalin Jiang
Funded by: European Space Agency
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The Beacon Project: Using Biodiversity and Energy justice to resolve Conflicts between Sustainable Development Goals
PI: Dr Isabel Jones
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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First validation of Halophyte Protein Concentrate as a novel ingredient for salmon feeds
PI: Dr Amina Moss
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Seawater Solutions (UK)
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ESA_CCI_ESpyrakos Baseline
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Space Agency
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Lakes_cci CCN: Baseline improvements for CRDP v3.0
PI: Dr Dalin Jiang
Funded by: European Space Agency
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Critical Advances in Insect Welfare Research and Academic Field-Building
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy)
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Achieving Ecological Resilient Dynamism for the European food system through consumer-driven policies, socio-ecological challenges, biodiversity, data-driven policy, sustainable futures
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon Europe)
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Near-Coast and Inland Aquatic Impact Data (NAIAD) Consolidation Study - SCOUT Mission (ESA)
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Space Agency
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Optimisation and validation of successful stunning practices in tropical prawn farms
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy)
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Participatory digital learning with fishing communities: Malawi-Scotland stories
PI: Ms Marly Samuel
Funded by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Microfluidic encapsulation for carotenoid stability under climate stress
PI: Dr Amina Moss
Funded by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
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The blueprint for marine biomineralization in a changing climate
PI: Dr Clare Bird
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Baseline for microbial influence in landfill heat extraction and storage prospects for Dunfermline and beyond (BioHEAT)
PI: Dr Alastair Skeffington
Funded by: Sustainable Households (Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods)
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Ice Island Detection and Deterioration in Sea Ice
PI: Dr Anna Crawford
Funded by: Royal Society
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Humane stunning of finfish: demonstrate, validate & facilitate uptake
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Humane Slaughter Association
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Maximising synergies of Ecological Restoration in a Landscape context: INnovation, upscaling and transformation
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Creating Natural Capital Solutions to achieve Net Zero
PI: Ms Kathryn Jeffery
Funded by: Ichikowitz Family Foundation (IFF)
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Pilot project - developing new risk assessment frameworks for Atlantic salmon migration
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Blair Drummond Estate
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Inventive forecasting tools for adapting water quality management to a new climate
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Radiological Habits Surveys
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Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Scottish researcH partnership for Air Pollution health Effects (SHAPE)
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society
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Emerging mycoforestry technology for carbon-negative food production
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Innovate UK
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FHF electrical stunning fish
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund
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Restoring Resilient Ecosystems
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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AQUAculture Infrastructures For EXCELlence In European Fish Research 3
PI: Professor Sonia Rey Planellas
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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NSF-GEO-NERC: How important are sea-level feedbacks in stabilizing marine-based ice streams?
PI: Dr Tom Bradwell
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Open air
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Stabilisation of pyrogenic carbon in tropical grasslands (SPECTRAL)
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Intervention development and acceptability/feasibility study of a greenspace programme for mental health and problem substance use
PI: Dr Wendy Masterton
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Developing a skill-based pedagogical framework for sustainability
PI: Mr Neil McDonald
Funded by: The British Ecological Society
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Chitetetzo: improving adolescent road safety and reducing road traffic collisions
PI: Professor Edward Duncan
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Sustainable Plastic Attitudes to benefit Communities and their EnvironmentS
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Sources, impacts and solutions for plastics in South East Asia coastal environments
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Freshwater cage farming in a changing world
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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The evolution of female mating systems: tracing the origins and tracking the consequences
PI: Dr Rebecca Boulton
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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International School on SAR Polarimetry: From Theory to Applications (2024)
PI: Dr Armando Marino
Funded by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Effect of swimming training in smolt; A Basic Study
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: The Research Council of Norway
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ESA ExoMars Rover Guest Investigator Application: The role of Fe-C interactions in global processes on Earth and Mars
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Funded by: UK Space Agency
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Phage-based shelf-life extension of langoustines-Next Steps
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Centre for Enviroment, Fisheries & Aquaculture
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GCRF TRADE, Development and the Environment (TRADE) Hub
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Disentangling the palaeoproxy challenge for the Humboldt Current System and beyond
PI: Dr Clare Bird
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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How evolution affects me
PI: Dr Rebecca Boulton
Funded by: The British Ecological Society
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Secondment to Atlantic Salmon Trust
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Atlantic Salmon Trust
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Learning to adapt to an uncertain future: linking genes, trees, people and processes for more resilient treescapes
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Land sharing vs. land sparing: new insights from ecological-economic modelling
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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CLEANGAIN: Improved welfare and delousing of farmed cleaner fish
PI: Dr Adam Brooker
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre and Loch Duart Ltd
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An archaeological investigation into the collapse of Polonnaruva, Sri Lanka
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Funded by: Australian Research Council
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OP Validation of operational indicators of consciousness in tropical prawns (Penaeus vannamei)
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy)
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From bats to bees: effects of artificial electromagnetic fields on biodiversity
PI: Dr Jeremy Froidevaux
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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CCUS Futures: exploring workforce imaginaries to improve organisational learning
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Changing Coasts, Connecting Communities with their Heritage
PI: Professor Clare Wilson
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Microbial hitch-hikers of marine plastics: survival, persistence and ecology of microbial communities in the 'Plastisphere'.
PI: Professor Richard Quilliam
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Water scenarios - For Copernicus Exploitation (Water-FORCE)
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Development of genomic resources for African Catfish aquaculture towards improved breeding and genetic management in Nigeria
PI: Dr Almas Gheyas
Funded by: Innovate UK
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ENVRI-FAIR
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Copernicus Evolution – Research for Transitional-water Observations
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Vaccines against AMR in Aquaculture
PI: Professor Margaret Crumlish
Funded by: International Development Research Centre
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The Australian Buzz Bus: Expedition to find out why some bees, but not others, can buzz-pollinate
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Funded by: National Geographic Society
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Integrated risk mapping and targetted snail control to support schistosomiasis elimination in Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire under future climate change
PI: Professor Rachel Norman
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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From field and farm to flyway: management of geese in new landscapes
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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ForeSight: Predicting and monitoring drought-linked forest growth decline across Europe
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Development of a rapid molecular tool for the identification of fouling epibionts in Blue Mussel farms
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Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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Assessing the impact of mammalian herbivory on the long-term ecological value of woodland creation sites’
PI: Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor
Funded by: Woodland Trust
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Offshore Aquaculture
PI: Professor Sonia Rey Planellas
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Non-communicable lung disease in Kenya: from burden and early life determinants to participatory inter-disciplinary solutions (Tupumue)
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Landscape and Waterscapes in Asia. Monsoon, Climate Anomalies and Social Dynamics in Medieval India
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Funded by: The Agence Nationale de la Recherche / French National Research Agency (ANR)
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Developing Deep Science Laboratories from the Shale Gas Legacy
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Assessing the potential for selection and improvement of red seaweed affected by increasing water temperatures in Tanzania
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Funded by: Innovate UK
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Towards a sustainable solution for aquafeed: using live yellow mealworm larvae grown on pre-consumer wastes for tilapia culture in Malawi
PI: Dr Amina Moss
Funded by: Innovate UK
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Integrating demographic modelling and ethnoecological practices to support sustainable management of non-timber forest products in Nepal
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Royal Society
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Using camera traps to quantify the effect of deer on woodland restoration
PI: Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor
Funded by: British Deer Society
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From fuel to pot: an interdisciplinary partnership to address the role of solid fuel use in food preparation in the household in Kenya and Malawi.
PI: Dr Isabelle Uny
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Hydro-ecological consequences of beaver reintroduction
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Investigating the potential of nutritional programming to improve the utilisation of sustainable feeds in aquaculture
PI: Professor Monica Betancor
Funded by: Biomar Ltd and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of public attitudes and community responses to shale gas: an integrated approach
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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AquaLeap: Innovation in Genetics and Breeding to Advance UK Aquaculture Production
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Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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ROBUST-SMOLT Impact of Early Life History in Freshwater Recirculation Aquaculture Systems on A. Salmon Robustness and Susceptibility to Disease at Sea
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Viral Haemorrhagic Fever: Modern Approaches for developing bedside Rapid Diagnostics
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Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Shake, quake or fake? Comparing BGS expected intensity modelling, felt reports, Twitter comments, and public perceptions
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Measuring medieval users' responses to manuscripts: new technological responses
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Water and Fire: Understanding and reducing risk with 15 “Best Bets” for enhancing capacity for transformative adaptation with vulnerable township residents on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Phage-based shelf-life extension of langoustines
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Centre for Enviroment, Fisheries & Aquaculture
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The Screening Permits for Ingestion Pathway Radiological Assessment Impacts Tool
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Funded by: Food Standards Agency
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