Biography
Bryony is a Research Assistant for SRUC’s Rural Policy Centre. She works across a number of the Rural Policy Centre's projects, including Novel Insights on Scotland’s Rural and Islands Communities (NISRIE) and Impacts Of Land-based Financial Support Mechanisms On Land Values, Landownership Diversification And Land Use Outcomes as part of the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme 2022-27. She is also working on projects focusing on Community-Led Local Development in the islands, especially as it relates to agriculture and community resilience. Bryony completed an MSc in Ecological Economics at the University of Edinburgh/ SRUC; her dissertation explored community perceptions of the expansion of the seaweed farming industry in Scotland as it relates to community wellbeing and human-nature connections in coastal areas. Prior to joining SRUC, Bryony worked in the investment management industry and has an MA Hons in Economics from the University of Edinburgh.