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My research focuses on developing an innovative bacteriophage (phage, virus of bacteria) technology to control bacterial zoonotic bacteria safely and effectively in humans and animals to complement other controls and surveillance strategies and to save lives. Conventional treatment of bacterial zoonoses has mainly focus on using antibiotics, but these pathogens are constantly evolving, and acquiring antimicrobial genes that are contributing to their success and spread. To effectively control these infections, a completely different mechanistic approach is needed to supplement antibiotics
I currently am lecturing on crop and soil systems and am researching soil dynamics in long-term trials at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). I have recently completed my PhD with the University of Aberdeen and SRUC. I study plant and soil interactions. My PhD research measured a number of agricultural liming effects on plant and soil properties.
This project investigates the use of practical methodologies (including wearable sensors or strategic use of diagnostics) to assess and improve welfare, leading to improvements in animal husbandry on-farm in sustainable farming systems in Scotland.
The Scotland’s Land Reform Futures project supports Scottish Government policy development regarding community land ownership and engagement in land use decision-making, and increases our understanding of roles of land ownership and land reform in achieving net zero emissions and reversing biodiversity decline. It advances social theory on community empowerment, social justice, and the potential for progressive property rights in Scotland.
This project seeks to both understand and facilitate change in remote, rural and island communities working with stakeholders at local, regional and national levels using a combination of qualitative, quantitative and modelling approaches.
This project uses mixed data and methods, including participatory and experimental approaches and community engagement, to create an advanced model of Scotland’s rural economy, and provides insights into how the benefits of plausible and aspirational economic scenarios could overlap with community- and place-based assets. It assesses progress towards a green recovery and just transition.
SEFARI Gateway Training Sessions - Policy Awareness & Impact This training, led by Newsdirect, is aiming to help colleagues understand the policy-making process in Scotland, across government and parliament. The sessions are designed to aid participants to identify key developments relating to their work, recognise opportunities to promote their research and better enable participants to show the relevance of their research to the issues being discussed in parliament. The first online session (on the 22nd of March, 10am-1pm) will focus on three key themes of the strategic research programme
This project is increasing our understanding of the impacts of land-based funding mechanisms on land values, and related outcomes for landownership diversification and land use change. It incorporates regional case studies and qualitative, quantitative and spatial analysis methods to provide recommendations for policy interventions and land-based funding models, which are aligned with both land use and land reform policy.
This project combines large-scale citizen science through a new Rural Exchange, secondary data analysis, in-depth qualitative work with stakeholders and rural and island communities, policy reviews, and international learning. The project provides recommendations for new and re-designed policy interventions to ensure sustainable, inclusive and just futures for rural and island communities.
I am interested in rural policy, rural economics and population dynamics. I am currently working on projects and themes linked to rural enterprise, rural development economics, rural digital economy, small business economics, economics of entrepreneurship, spatial analysis, agricultural and food economics and edible insects.