PhD student supervision
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2012-
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Bob Surminski (University of Abertay). Developing and testing geovisualisation approaches for understanding multiple-benefits from Scottish agricultural systems.
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2011-
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Sabine Peukert (University of Exeter). Impacts of farm-scale ecosystem management on water quality in intensively managed grasslands. NERC CASE.
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2009-
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Allan Puttock (University of Exeter). Developing an understanding of vegetation change and carbon budgets in semi-arid environments.
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Current research projects
RCUK
NUTCAT2050 Hydrology-phosphorus interactions under changing climate and land use overcoming uncertainties and challenges for prediction to 2050
2013-2016 NERC NE/K002392/1. The systems evidence based assessment methodology (SEBAM) that I recently developed and published forms the basis of this project.
wikiRivers- exploiting digital technologies for the effective communication of river water levels
2011-2014 RCUK Digital Economy, DR-PP-RVD. My role in this project is to provide hydrological expertise and to develop an integrative approach that links the natural, social and computer science components for working with stakeholders.
Valuing Nature Network, BRIDGE: From values to decisions
2012 NERC. In addition to be invited to the interdisciplinary VNN workshop. I was involved in the BRIDGE project. At the start up workshop, I gave an invited overview on ‘Including natural science valuation evidence in decision-making’ and led the natural science break out group.
Environmental Virtual Observatory (pilot): National scale work package
2010-2013 NERC NE/1002200/1. Following successful participation at the NERC sandpit, I am working with colleagues at University of Bristol (Freer), University of Reading (Johnes), Durham University (Reaney) and BGS (Bloomfield) to demonstrate the potential of the environmental virtual observatory for national scale modelling of hydrology and associated biogeochemistry. I am also leading demonstration and evaluation of cloud cyber-infrastructure in the Dyfi catchemnt.
EU
WaterCAP: Clustering the results from water and climate related projects (Water, Cluster, Adapt, Promote)
2011-2013 Interreg IVB. My role was to design a structure to analyse projects and structure workshops based on integrating DPSIR and final ecosystem services in relation to climate change, water quantity and water quality.
SEPA/ Scottish Government
Water and Renewable Energy Theme: Multiple benefits of water quality and quantity
2011- Scottish Government. I lead on taking an ecosystem services approach to understand the multiple benefits of the James Hutton Institute catchment science from the plant to catchment scales.
DICE: Developing an interdisciplinary culture of excellence
2012-2014 Scottish Government/James Hutton Institute. I initiated and lead this mixed methods social science inquiry into how Institute staff are carrying out interdisciplinary research and what are the barriers to greater levels of interdisciplinary working.
Scotland Rural Development Programme 2014-20- assessing potential water and soil quality options, their evidence base and potential to deliver multiple benefits research
2013-2013 SEPA/CREW. I lead this project. This involves working with a broad range of experts to elicit their opinion on the ability of these measures to deliver multiple benefits.
Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW)
2011- Scottish Government. As part of the core CREW team I have helped apply for and establish this important science-policy boundary spanning initiative.
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