Research:2011-16
research
February 2, 2021
Professor Lorna Dawson, Head of Soil Forensics at the James Hutton Institute, has been recognised as Soil Forensic Expert Witness of the Year in the Corporate INTL 2021 Global Awards.
The awards are the result of an extensive review,...
July 7, 2020
Professor Lorna Dawson of the James Hutton Institute has been recognised as Soil Forensic Expert Witness of the Year at Global Law Experts (GLE) Awards. Professor Dawson has more than 30 years’ experience in managing and conducting research...
June 6, 2020
It is the year 2050. How has society reacted and adapted to climate change?
A farming family have recorded three sets of video diaries. Dad (Jack), mum (Beth) and daughter (Sally). Each set of diaries decsribes life in different futures...
July 7, 2012
HAP-E@Hutton Projects and Outputs (Research Page)
Current projects and recent outputs
Biofilm STEM activity book for primary schools
Outputs from previous projects
July 7, 2012
HAPE Platforms, resources and approaches (Research Page)
Pathogens do not automatically pose a risk to human or animal health if there is no pathway by which they can reach that person or animal (the receptor). Therefore, using a Source-Pathway-Receptor approach to address human and animal pathogens in...
July 7, 2012
HAP-E@Hutton (Research Page)
The core research group in the Centre for Human and Animal Pathogens in the Environment (HAP-E) at the James Hutton Institute studies the following pathogen-environment systems:
July 7, 2012
Key pathogens in the environment interests
Environmental survival of pathogens (for example, Clostridia in anaerobic digestate, Mycobacteria on farms)
Antimicrobial resistance - the environment/inputs to the environment as a vector and...
October 10, 2011
Carbon cycling (Research Page)
We are collaborating with staff at Oceanlab (Aberdeen University) in a number of projects, mainly involved with carbon cycling, covering both estuaries and the deep sea. This work is fundamental as deep sea sediments cover over half of the earths...
