A multi-million pound programme of strategic research delivered over five years providing science and evidence to support policymakers and its partners. Informed by strong partnerships and the needs of a broad range of stakeholders. Science at the heart of society contributing to the health, wealth and wellbeing of Scotland and beyond.
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Ongoing research (2022-2027)
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Role of transmission and pathogen components in virulence and disease pathogenesis for important endemic diseases of livestock in Scotland
Investigation of how pathogens responsible for key welfare and production-limiting diseases of Scottish livestock are transmitted to their host animal, determining the key pathogens that are important for infection and disease, and how they interact with the host immune system.
- Animal Disease
- 2022-2027
Strategies to promote sustainable parasite control and reduce anthelmintic usage
This project investigates the environmental impacts of grazing and the use of traditional wormers along with an assessment of the impacts of a range of alternative parasite management strategies on livestock productivity and environmental impact.
- Improving Agricultural Practice
- 2022-2027
Synthesis of natural capital and valuation outcomes
This project identifies emerging research on natural capital metrics and values from across Scottish Government research in areas including greenspace, water, soils, and biodiversity. Remaining, priority, valuation gaps are being filled and natural capital risks and opportunities will be mapped.
- Natural Capital
- 2022-2027
Understanding the dynamics antimicrobial resistance genes flux in the soil, animals and humans in different fertilisation practices in grasslands
This project generates new insights on how the antimicrobial resitance bacteria and genes flow between farm and environment and the risk of different farms practices in the spreading of antimicrobial resistance to humans via the food chain. We analyse antibiotic and heavy metal residues for its role in antimicrobial resistance selection in soil samples. The data is informing the development of a risk model to help assess the impact of different farm management approaches.
- Diet & Food Safety
- 2022-2027
Understanding the value of Scotland’s agricultural soil natural capital
This project focuses on the ecosystem services supplied by Scotland’s agricultural soils. These services are linked to emerging soil health indicators and being valued. The outcomes of the project are informing natural capital accounts and identifying the contribution of soils to Scotland’s economy and national wellbeing.
- Natural Capital
- 2022-2027
Alternative approaches to sustainable land management
Our overall aim is to investigate the potential productivity and environmental impacts of the introduction of alternative land management practices including measures introduced as part of CAP Greening. We will investigate both technological and knowledge based solutions, involving participatory approaches with farmers and land managers, in order to deliver profitability and step changes in environmental performance.
The research builds on previous work within the RESAS Strategic Programme and on collaborations with UK and International partners.
- Improving Agricultural Practice
- 2016-2022
Ecosystem services provision
Ecosystem services provision: To develop an in-depth understanding by 2021 of the impacts of selected management interventions (including restoration) on Ecosystem Service (ES) flows and of the associated trajectories of change. This will be linked to decision making and reporting towards international commitments at the national level, and help develop our impact and collaborations in the international scientific community.
- Natural Capital
- 2016-2022
Effectiveness of water management
To enable the uptake of measures that will improve water management, both to improve water quality and to contribute to flood risk management. This RD examines the options to improve water management in the complex socio-economic and policy settings of 'real world' catchment management.
- Water
- 2016-2022
Identifying and understanding multiple benefits and trade-offs
Identifying and understanding multiple benefits and trade-offs – this work aims to have developed approaches that will support integrated decision-making to protect multiple natural assets and maximise benefits in socially acceptable ways. We will have identified and quantified impacts on, and trade-offs among, multiple ecosystem services (ESS) generated by land use and land management change across spatial scales.
This will entail:
- Natural Capital
- 2016-2022
Natural Asset Inventory and Natural Capital Accounts
Natural Asset Inventory and Natural Capital Accounts: the aim is to develop a spatially-referenced register of Scotland’s natural assets and contribute to a set of natural capital accounts for Scotland that can over time track the progress of Scotland's green growth aspirations.
- Natural Capital
- 2016-2022