James Hutton Institute

Hebe joined the James Hutton Institute in March 2022. Her previous research includes projects on environmental perspectives in interntational student migration to the UK; population sustainability in coastal Fife; and the impact of Cyclone Idai on Malawi's disaster management stragey. Her PhD explored the use of government resettlement as a form of participatory adaptation to climate change in the Lower Shire Region of Malawi.

Antonio is supporting a portfolio of projects within the Social, Economic & Geographical Sciences group at the James Hutton Institute.

Ishaan's interests are very broad ranging from social inequality, environmental justice to natural resource conservation. He is Interested in environmental and social research, along with creating accessible research through effective communication. Ishaan is providing research support for several projects as part of the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences group at the James Hutton Institute.

I am an interdisciplinary qualitative environmental social scientists interested in the role of different actors in shaping system change in the context of complex environmental challenges, and how social, political and cultural factors intersect within collective change processes to shape what emerges.

Sabine has extensive experience in using targeted and non-targeted LC-MS methods. Previouslly, Sabine has developed methods for targeted and semi-quantitative methods for phytochemical compounds in different plant tissue matrices using LC-MS systems. More recently, she is invovled in method development for targeted analysis of emerging contaminants in different environmental matrices using LC-QQQ/MS.

I am a biologist and catchment-to-sea scientist. My research career has taken me from the deep sea to estuaries and river catchments, tracing the flows of carbon and nutrients and exploring how ecosystems build resilience in the face of change. Over time, I stepped beyond the disciplinary boundaries of my training and expertise to work at the science–policy interface, ensuring research evidence informs environmental decision-making and contributes to sustainable futures across land, water and sea. 

With a strong focus on social justice, Diana's research investigates social change and sustainable development in rural communities in order to inform theories of rurality and contribute to the development of a fairer society in the light of the pressing societal challenges. She focuses on understanding the drivers of cooperation, innovation, conflicts and inequalities in rural areas and their links with social cohesion and positive social change.

Sandhya's current work involves both research and commercial activities. Her research interests lie primarily in the area of Microplastics, with a particular focus on understanding the sources and behaviour of microplastics within the terrestrial environment, their effects on soil-plant-microbial interactions and development of effective bioremediation strategies to tackle plastic pollution that aligns with the principles of Circular economy.