School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Projects related to School of Life and Environmental Sciences

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A review of Broads restoration and management: history, current condition and future recommendations and restoration feasibility studies for three broads.
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Broads Authority

Study on the Potential of Aquaculture in ACP countries
PI: Professor Dave Little
Funded by: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation

Review of statistical methods for radioactive particle beach monitoring
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Sellafield Ltd

Introduction to mathematical modelling for the environmental and biological sciences
PI: Professor Rachel Norman
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Visualising Pathogen & Environmental Risk (ViPER): a KE platform to bridge science and decision-making in catchment microbial dynamics
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

European Research Council Advanced Investigator Grant.
PI: Professor Clare Wilson
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

AQUAMAX: Sustainable Aquafeeds to maximise the health benefits of farmed fish for consumers
PI: Professor Gordon Bell
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

The Collection and Analysis of UK larval Lamprey dataset to determine variance and inform future monitoring strategies
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)

Fish Monitoring Service at Lochwinnoch
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Towards a European Study on the Economics of Hunting and its contribution to Ecosystems services
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: FACE: The European Federation for Associations for Hunting and Conservation

SAGES Scheme 2 ECR exchanges with Europe, North America, China and India
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Funded by: Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society

The Flow Country Peatlands: Studying the past to shape the future
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Applied ecology with real-world impact
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: People's Trust for Endangered Species / Mammals

Production and Implementation of Farmed Wrasse in the Scottish Salmon Industry
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Technology Strategy Board

Carrying capacity for aquaculture zones
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

A9/A85 Crieff Road Junction Redevelopment , Fish Survey
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Halcrow Group Ltd

The use of coniferous plantations by bats
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Forestry Commission (Scotland)

Oxidation, Lipids, DNA and Mitochondria
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Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

Re-shaping models for forecast faecal pathogen risk to humans
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Review of Adaptive Management Approaches
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)

Introduction to mathematical modelling for the environmental and biological sciences
PI: Professor Rachel Norman
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Call Down Framework Agreement
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Centre of Expertise for Waters

Project Design for Preservation in situ guidance - soil moisture measurement
PI: Professor Clare Wilson
Funded by: York Archaeological Trust

Can altitudinal data predict latitudinal responses of plants to climate change?
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

European Beech Forests for the Future: Ecological, Economical, and policy analysis of beech forest conservation under the Natura 2000 Network
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Delivery of Phosphorus and Faecal Indicator Organisms from Agricultural Sources to Watercourses
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Lancaster University

Desk-based review of the methods used to assess the effects of Windfarms on different Bird Species
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Scottish Windfarm Bird Steering Group

SARF 104: Sea Lice Research Feasibility Study – SARF Board Paper relating to SARF101
PI: Professor James Bron
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum

Impacts of salmonid pen aquaculture on hard substrates
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum

Genetic diversity and ecological success of the invasive riparian plant Mumulus guttatus
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Sustainable trade in ethical aquaculture.
PI: Professor Dave Little
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

Recycling Biomass to Agricultural LANd: Capitalizing on Eutrophication
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Is Restored Saltmarsh Sustainable in a rapidly changing environment?
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Esmee Fairbairn Foundation

Project to identify possible sources of under-utilised fisheries by-products for the
PI: Professor Dave Little
Funded by: International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation

Analysis of Past woodland change using historical land cover maps
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Forest Research, Natural England and NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)

Landscape Burden and storm delivery of E. coli from land to water in a headwater catchment
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Environment Agency

Radioactive particle monitoring statistical techniques
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: University of Glasgow

Delivering Healthy Water
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Standby monitoring services for radionuclides - Dalgety Bay
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Validation of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy as a novel trait analysis tool in salmon to quantify Omega-3 fatty acids
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Funded by: Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network

Early environmental effects on Animal Welfare, health productivity
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Funded by: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

Counting pine martens using faecal and hair genotyping
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Glasgow Natural History Society

Algal Bloom Pilot Project
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Freshwater Biological Association

Implementation of natural spawning - improving quality of off-spring and animal welfare
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

Alternatives to Mangrove Destruction for Women's Livelihoods in Central Africa
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Funded by: Organization for the Environment & Sustainable Development

Determination of the presence of lactobacillus L-forms.
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Funded by: Agrarian Marketing Corporation

Assessing the effects of microturbines on urban wildlife.
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust

Commonwealth Scholarship
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Association of Commonwealth Universities

Mapping Anti-Waste Incinerator Campaigns in France: National Movement or local NIMBYism?
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Funded by: The British Academy

Safety test of an injectable vaccine intended for Tilapia
PI: Professor Margaret Crumlish
Funded by: PHARMAQ

NEA Lakes Pilot Project
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Environment Agency

DARLEQ for Lakes and Rivers
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Bowburn Consultancy

A Study of the Prospects and Opportunities for Trout Farming in Scotland
PI: Professor Margaret Crumlish
Funded by: The Scottish Agricultural College

Palaeoenvironmental study of a 5-6m peat deposit prior to loss due to pipeline works at Sullom Voe, Shetland
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Funded by: Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology

Bumblebee Conservation Your Heritage
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Funded by: Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Lipid Fatty Acid metabolism and Nutrition in Fish
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Funded by: Royal Society

Diffuse Pollution Management
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: University of St Andrews

Shebster Proposal - British Geological Survey funding
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Funded by: British Geological Survey

Assessment of In Situ Monitoring Techniques and Life History Parameters for Monogenean Skin and Gill Parasites Project
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Funded by: The University of Adelaide

Standby monitoring services for radionuclides - sewage pellet analysis
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency

The Functional Composition of Tree Communities in Regenerating Secondary Forests
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

RSE - NSFC Joint Project in field of Plant Evolutionary Ecology
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Funded by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Assessing the effectiveness of farm woodland creation schemes for bats
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: People's Trust for Endangered Species / Mammals

RSE International Exchange Programme IEP Taiwan - Incoming Prof Chaur-Tzuhn Chen
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh

Collaborative Research: climate, land use and the rise of and fall of powerful sub-Saharan African societies
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Funded by: University of Kansas

Catchment modelling strategies for faecal indicator organisms
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

International Literature Review to Support the Development of a Health and Environmental Sustainability Framework for Scotland
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Funded by: Scottish Government

Development of epidemiological models for the spread and control of bluetongue virus
PI: Dr Darren Green
Funded by: The Institute for Animal Health

Restoration of Crassostrea Gryphoides: The Native Oyster of Pakistan
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Funded by: The British Council

New Marine Feed Resources: The Building of a consortium towards exploitation of under-utilised and un-utilised marine resources for diets to farmed fish
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Funded by: Institute of Marine Research

Royal Society Research Grant; Molecular Resources for Studying diversity in mating systems and selection for female ornamentation in dance flies
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Funded by: Royal Society

Identifying and implementing key habitat features for breeding waders in upland grassland systems: ecology and economics
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland)

Understanding the drivers of Holocene Geomorphic Change in the Scottish Highlands
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Biosciences KTN SPARK award - Development of new genotyping methodologies to identify halibut neomales
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network

Doses from Radium Particles: Dalgety Bay
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Biosciences KTN SPARK award - Gender control in wrasse.
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network

Assessing the genetic basis and functional significance of flower form variation in Solanum rostratum (Solanaceae)
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Funded by: Royal Society

Remote Sensing of plant Functional types in Peatlands: a pilot study in the Flow Country
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Investigation of bacterial candidates for potential vaccine against BNP infections
PI: Professor Margaret Crumlish
Funded by: PHARMAQ

Research Studentship (Algorithm) Miss Penelope Ruth Whitehorn
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Multi-Chemical analysis of 100 sub-samples from Site 10 on Easington to Paull Pipeline, Nr Hull
PI: Professor Clare Wilson
Funded by: Oxford Archaeology

Feasibility study of triploid salmon production
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)

Micromorphology GUARD
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Funded by: Gloucestershire County Council, Orkney College, Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology, University of Durham, University of Sheffield, West Coast Archaeological Services, University of Bradford and Allan Mackenzie

Implementation of all female production in the UK halibut farming Industry
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Otter Ferry Seafish Ltd and Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum

Footprints on the edge of Thule: Landscapes of Norse- indigenous interaction
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Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust

Enhancing the Impacts of Decentralised Seed Production Implementation of Innovation Challenge Fund Project
PI: Professor Dave Little
Funded by: WorldFish Center

Testing SRS Vaccines
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Funded by: Veterquimica S.A

Chilean Pollen Analysis
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Funded by: British Antarctic Survey

Development of Improved Management Strategies for Red Mark Syndrome
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Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum

Sustainability in pre-historic field systems
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Funded by: Shetland Amenity Trust

Ring of Brodgar Sampling and Analysis Collaborative Research
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Funded by: Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology

Chair in Aquatic Animal Epidemiology
PI: Professor Randolph Richards
Funded by: FRS Marine Laboratory

Unravelling the Bombus lucorum complex
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Funded by: The Natural History Museum

Impacts of climate change on the genetic diversity of Taiwanese alpine plants
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Royal Society

Optimising management of machair for the conservation of endangered bumblebees
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Funded by: Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland)

Studentship - Malloch Society - Ellen Rotheray
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Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)

PD Fellowship: Dr Alison Dawson
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Funded by: Intervet UK Limited

Integrating physical and chemical techniques to characterise soil micro-sites
PI: Professor Clare Wilson
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Carnegie Travel Grant
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

SARNISSA Sustainable Aquaculture Research Networks in Sub Saharan Africa
PI: Professor Dave Little
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)