Projects (303)

Tackling bottlenecks to the use of Johne’s Disease data and adding value to increase farmer and vet engagement in Johne’s disease control Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023
Tackling bottlenecks to the use of Johne’s Disease data and adding value to increase farmer and vet engagement in Johne’s disease control

Researching and proposing a standard rule of responsibility for embodied carbon emissions through the value chain Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2026
Researching and proposing a standard rule of responsibility for embodied carbon emissions through the value chain

Film Bang community of practice Sep 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2025
This project will investigate how the Scottish screen sector first coalesced, and then operated, as a‘community of practice’. It will develop new knowledge about interconnections between Scottish professional film makers, informing historical underst... Read More about Film Bang community of practice.

Stoane Lighting KTP Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 16, 2024
The overall aim of this project is to develop a world-first Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) approach focused on the lighting industry
Within the Lighting sector there is a growing focus around the key themes of circular economy and product environmental... Read More about Stoane Lighting KTP.

Marine Soundscapes and eDNA for Assessing Biodiversity and Functioning of Re-establishing European Flat Oyster Reefs, Ostrea edulis Sep 27, 2021 - Mar 26, 2025
Marine Soundscapes and eDNA for Assessing Biodiversity and Functioning of Re-establishing European Flat Oyster Reefs, Ostrea edulis’

Smart City Transitions in South East Scotland: Accelerating Digital Twin Technology Deployment in Urban Transformation Processes Mar 1, 2021 - Feb 28, 2025
Smart city development exposes the coevolutionary nature of technology and society, as well as the systemic character of innovation. Bringing new technologies into society is not sufficient to improve the sustainability of urban functions. For this g... Read More about Smart City Transitions in South East Scotland: Accelerating Digital Twin Technology Deployment in Urban Transformation Processes.

The Literature House in the Digital Age: New Directions for Literary Heritage Mar 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
This interdisciplinary project will situate the Edinburgh Literature House within the history of such institutions, to establish a context for an investigation of how the Literature House can now meet the needs of communities and stakeholders in an e... Read More about The Literature House in the Digital Age: New Directions for Literary Heritage.

Wester Ross Herring Spawning Ecology Sep 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Historically, herring was abundant around the West of Scotland and of high importance to the local economy. Today, the estimated herring stock size in ICES area 6a is at near an all-time low. In March 2018 and 2019 herring spawn was recorded near Loc... Read More about Wester Ross Herring Spawning Ecology.

The Derek and Maureen Moss 2018 PhD Scholarship Oct 1, 2018 - Aug 5, 2026
PhD - Mangrove Forest Productivity under PES )

Can I Afford to Belong? A Qualitative Exploration of Student Belonging in Scotland During A Cost of Living Crisis Jun 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2027
As we move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, the global landscape of community and belonging has been critically altered, and the cost-of-living crisis now poses further barriers and inequalities for HE students internationally. With an increasing... Read More about Can I Afford to Belong? A Qualitative Exploration of Student Belonging in Scotland During A Cost of Living Crisis.

Police Stops COST project Sep 19, 2018 - Sep 18, 2022
Stop and search (S&S) is a worldwide practice carried out by the police which enables police officers to stop a person, prevent him or her from pursuing his or her passage (Bowling & Philips, 2007; Bowling & Weber, 2011) and if necessary, proceed wit... Read More about Police Stops COST project.

Gregarines - an aquatic symbiosis model system Jun 1, 2020 - Sep 1, 2024
Apicomplexans are widely distributed, single-celled organisms that are always described as obligate parasitic. Despite their importance for human health (malaria, toxoplasmosis) and vast literature on their virulence in animals, there is substantial... Read More about Gregarines - an aquatic symbiosis model system.

Digital Sustainability for Sustainable Supply Chains: Enhancing Corporate Sustainability Strategy Oct 1, 2025 - Sep 30, 2026
Digital sustainability has the potential to transform how firms capture, create, and distribute value in their supply chains. Yet, a challenge persists in understanding how firms drive digital sustainability across their supply chains. This is a comp... Read More about Digital Sustainability for Sustainable Supply Chains: Enhancing Corporate Sustainability Strategy.

False webs: Network to address the misinformation pandemic Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2025
Fake news (inaccurate information) peaked during the pandemic with around 46 000 daily Twitter posts containing false information (Lupi, 2020). In Europe over 70% people regularly encounter fake news (UNESCO, 2021). The Scottish government has recent... Read More about False webs: Network to address the misinformation pandemic.

Cross Border Consumer Enforcement: Looking to the Future Feb 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2022
Report writing project with University of Reading for UNCTAD.

On the Margins - Collaborative Research Network Aug 31, 2023 - Aug 30, 2025
“On the Margins” is a Collaborative Research Network that will bring together academics, researchers and practitioners involved or interested in collaborative research, participatory methods and knowledge co-production, with specific focus on margina... Read More about On the Margins - Collaborative Research Network.

Sounding the chapel: performances of a new site-specific composition for Le Corbusier's Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut Nov 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023
Le Corbusier's Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most significant buildings of the 20th century. Invited to present my work in the space, a privilege granted few, this research will see the... Read More about Sounding the chapel: performances of a new site-specific composition for Le Corbusier's Chapel of Notre-Dame du Haut.

Exploring the resilience of Palestinian SMEs: a collaboration with Oxfam Palestine Oct 1, 2022 - Sep 30, 2026
The collaboration will proceed in two stages.

1.Developing methods for measuring the resilience of women-led SMEs in Palestine, testing hypothesised sliding scale: discontinuous/failed; survived; resilient; & sustainable. This will involve 50 cas... Read More about Exploring the resilience of Palestinian SMEs: a collaboration with Oxfam Palestine.

Measuring the capabilities of new, sustainable materials in digital and traditional craft practices towards repeatability and a widening of their usage. Aug 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2022
This project offers a novel way of engaging with data about creative practice: getting data on the possibilities and best practices for using particular materials out of the heads of individual creatives and makers and into a repository which can be... Read More about Measuring the capabilities of new, sustainable materials in digital and traditional craft practices towards repeatability and a widening of their usage..

Longitudinal variation in methane incorporation into stream food webs Jul 4, 2022 - Aug 28, 2022
Application for SUPER DTP Research Experience Placement student. This is an 8-week research experience internship. The funding covers employment of the student for the period of the project and £500 towards consumables