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My main research area is the above- and below ground interactions between fungi, plants and animals on which I have
Prof. Nick Birch is an Honorary Associate with expertise on Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPM) research at the James Hutton Institute.
For details of ongoing IPM research areas and projects, please visit the IPM@Hutton website.
Long-term research goals
Policy led environmental research with practical outcomes for global agriculture:
Andrew is a research scientist with 29 years field experience in carrying out assessment of land resources throughout Scotland and the wider UK. His expertise ranges from soil survey, classification and sampling to the assessment of grazing and trampling impacts on upland vegetation. He has combined research interests in soils and upland ecology with extensive consultancy work for a wide range of government bodies, agencies and private clients.
Scott is an applied ecologist with a strong interest in population ecology and management of wildlife populations. Combining large scale
Rupert is a risk and exposure modeller interested in reducing risks from contamination in the food chain. Rupert obtained his
Steve Hillier is a mineralogist by training, he studied for his PhD at Southampton University and undertook post docs at
Richard is a soil surveyor, vegetation ecologist, landscape historian and forensic botanist. He has worked across a wide variety of landscapes and habitat types including mountains, moorlands/heathlands, woodlands, wetlands/peatlands, grasslands, coastal, urban, and arable plant systems throughout Scotland and has an excellent knowledge of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) as well as Phase 1 vegetation mapping.
Professor Alison Hester FRSB FRSGS is a senior scientist and Baillie Gifford Entrepreneurial Research Fellow at the James Hutton Institute,
Dr Mike Rivington is a senior scientist at the James Hutton Institute having researched land use and climate change issues
