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Rupert is a risk and exposure modeller interested in reducing risks from contamination in the food chain. Rupert obtained his
Nick is an applied ecologist with a strong background in wildlife conservation. He sits on the Advisory Group of the
Allan Lilly is a soil scientist with particular interest in hydropedology. He has a background in soil survey, biophysical resource analysis and land evaluation and has been responsible for both systematic soil survey and land evaluation at a national level and contract soil surveys at detailed scales.
Glenn Iason is an ecologist with 30 years experience of research, mainly in plant-herbivore interactions. He has experience of work with a broad range of animal species (hares and rabbits, African buffalo, deer, moose and domestic ruminants and invertebrates species) in a range of ecosystems including the Arctic, Boreal forests, moorland, African savanna and agricultural environments.
My research has focused on understanding the mechanisms governing the population regulation in free ranging herbivores with an emphasis on the role that disease plays in the dynamics of these ecosystems.
Alessandro is a spatial ecologist and a geographer with experience of both terrestrial and aquatic systems. He uses mechanistic and statistical modelling, as well as GIS and remote sensing technology, to answer research questions.
For further updates please see Alessandro's page on ResearchGate.
Dr Pete Goddard is an Honorary Fellow of the James Hutton Institute. He is a veterinary surgeon with a particular
After gaining a BSc Hons 1st class degree from Aberdeen University in Equine Science Gillian joined the Institute Soil's research area in 2007.
Leah's background is in earth sciences and geochemistry and she joined the Institute's Catchment Management research area in March 2010.
Science/Policy/Education
Global issues in sustainable systems, ecological resilience, food security and environmental impact (EU, Scottish Government)
Gene movement and persistence in higher plants (Defra, EU).