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David Miller has a BSc in Topographic Science from University of Glasgow, and a PhD on expert systems from the
Ruth Mitchell leads the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Group within the Ecological Sciences Department at the Institute. She also leads the
I am an environmental social scientist working in the Environmental Governance Group of the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Department
Helaina’s research in soil ecology and soil science spans over 28 years with extensive practical experience in agricultural and semi-natural
David is a Field Research Scientist in the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group and has worked at the institute for over 30 years. His main roles are to carry out field sampling (water and soils), the setup and maintenance of field equipment, the processing of samples in the laboratory (water and soils) and the planning and organization of field equipment. He is also part of a field team who carry out soil surveys to create soil maps for use by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).
Gareth has worked for the Institute since 1995 as head of Inorganic analysis within the analytical section specialising in the following analytical techniques:
Dr Jenni Stockan is a Research Scientist within the Ecological Sciences Group. Jenni has over 22 years research experience particularly within the fields of insect ecology and conservation.
Sharon is a qualitative social scientist with a background in topics involving interactions between people and the places they work,
Robin is a plant ecologist at the Institute focusing on the management and functioning of biodiversity in a range of
Pat is a research assistant with 25 years experience, mainly in Soil Organic Chemistry, Microbiological and Biogeochemistry of Catchment Systems. She has experience of a broad range of Analytical and Microbiological techniques with extensive fieldwork and site management skills.