Our people

In this section, you will find profiles of our staff members, showcasing their professional backgrounds, research interests, and contributions to the Institute’s goals.

We invite you to explore these profiles to learn more about the talented individuals who make The James Hutton Institute a leader in environmental and agricultural research. At the heart of our Institute is a fantastic team of scientists, researchers, and support staff, each bringing their own unique skills and passion to the organisation.

Matt Aitkenhead

Soils Modeller
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Dr Micha Bayer

Bioinformatics Specialist

Damian Bienkowski

Post Doc Researcher
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Jean Boucher

Senior Research Scientist and Fellow in Land Use and Societal Metabolism
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Dr. Victoria G. Buswell

Ecological Bioinformatician

Marie Castellazzi

Landscape Ecologist
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Dr. Peter Cock

Bioinformatician / Research Software Engineer
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Malcolm Coull

Researcher
T: +44 (0)1224 395143

Gillian Donaldson-Selby

Peatland Hydrologist
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

David Donnelly

GIS Consultant
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Alessandro Gimona

Senior Landscape Scientist
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Matt Hare

Social-Ecological Systems Modeller
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Samuel Heban

Social-Technical-Ecological Systems Agent-Based Modeller
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Professor Rupert Lloyd Hough

Head of Department
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Adekunle Ibiyemi

Research Assistant - GIS
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Dr Sue Jones

Bioinformatics Group Leader

Umut Kartal

Life Cycle Systems Developer

Luz-Maria Lozada-Ellison

Land Systems Analyst
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

Fraser Macfarlane

Machine Learning Research Scientist

Keith Matthews

Senior Research Scientist
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)
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