Keith Matthews

Senior Research Scientist
Information and Computational Sciences
T: +44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

I am a senior researcher with 29 years of experience of working in, and leading, inter- and transdisciplinary research across social, natural and computational sciences. Domains of interest include sustainable land use systems (at business, national and pan-EU scales), climate change and the effectiveness of policy interventions (particularly the instruments of the Common Agricultural Policy). My experience in developing and evaluating multi-objective land use decision support systems (1991-2006) is now being applied in spatial policy analysis and processes of science-stakeholder and science-policy engagement. New challenges include designing and undertaking science-policy processes that use societal metabolism approaches within the institutions of the EU, assessing options for carbon storage in new woodlands in Scotland and the extent and intensity of driven grouse moor management, its impacts and the potential for alternative land uses.

Biography

Science-policy research in Scotland and Europe

The Land Systems team with other researchers from the James Hutton Institute and Scotland’s Rural College, have, since 2008, been active in undertaking land-related data integration and spatial modelling in support of Scottish Government policy teams. The projects have included specific ex ante policy options appraisals (e.g. for CAP reforms) and other studies that characterise current states, alternative options for use of, or potential impacts of policy or environmental change on land.  Typically, the data integration has taken two forms – linking administrative datasets concerned with land and/or combining administrative and research-based datasets. The nature of integration can be relational (between entities – field-holding-business) or spatial – using geographical information system operations to generate characteristics of land parcels from other maps (e.g. climate, soils etc). There has also been significant effort devoted to generating maps with Scotland-wide coverage and field/business granularity.

Roles and responsibilities

    • Team Leader for Land Systems in the Information and Computational Sciences Department,

    • Hutton Work Package Coordinator for Rural Industries in the Scottish Government 2016-2022 Strategic Research Programme

    • Project Manager for underpinning policy advice and contract research for Scottish Government and other clients,

    • Hutton PI for H2020 MAGIC project and the work package lead of the Quality Check for Policy Narratives

Research

2016-2020 Moving Towards Adaptive Governance in Complexity: Informing Nexus Security (MAGIC) was a Horizon 2020 WATER-2015 project on “Integrated approaches to food security, low-carbon energy, sustainable water management and climate change mitigation”. The Land Systems team with collegaues from SEGS undertook pan-EU modelling of sustainability using data from FADN and social metabolism accounting methods developed by ICTA in Barcelona. The analysis was embedded in transdisciplinary research processes engaging with EU Directorate General and Agency staff (e.g. EEA) and European Parliamentarians on policy narratives.
2011-2020 Pillar 1 CAP Scenarios/Impact Assessments – Undertook a series of options analyses for e.g. transition from historic to area-based payments and other changes such as capping payments. Emphasis was on how to regionalise payments (land use, capability etc.) and the degree of redistribution between regions and sectors. The analysis has been used by Scottish Government since the Pack Inquiry (in 2009), for a series of CAP Stakeholders Group briefings, the Agricultural Strategy Champions process (2017) and advice to ministers.
2015-16 & 2018-19 Areas Facing Natural Constraint. This was the planned replacement for the Less Favoured Areas. The project undertook the testing of options for designations (biophysical) led by David Donnelly and how payments could be distributed. This formed the basis for a 2016 ANC workshop, and further analysis in 2019/20.
2018-19 & 2019-20 Grouse Moor Management. As part of a wider analysis of grouse moor management this project identified and characterised holdings with grouse moors. The analysis assessed the potential for alternative uses, updated the mapping of strip-burning using remote sensed data and refined the estimates of grouse butt density as an indicator of intensity of management.
2012-2020 New Woodlands for Carbon Storage. This project mapped the net carbon storage for 11 forestry management alternatives for new woodlands on all non-forested land in Scotland. This used a unique climate-soil-land-use combinations dataset with the ECOSSE soil carbon model and datasets from Forest Research.
2014-16 CAP Greening. This study assessed trends in environmental indicators, the uptake of CAP Greening measures in 2014, with maps and provided an expert review of their likely effectiveness.

Contributing to projects led by other Hutton researchers
2016-2020 Future Barley Yields – Mike Rivington (ICS) – This used the unique combinations datasets with the DSSAT crop model to model current and future barley yields under climate change. The analysis was validated against holding level harvest yield data and informed deliberation with Scotch Whisky Research Institute.
2010-2020 Agro-Met Indicators – Mike Rivington – This project downscales the regional climate model data and generates summaries of risks from climate change using agro-meteorological indicators developed in previous analysis.
2019 Risks to private water supply – Mike Rivington – This used the spatial climate data to highlight where changes in rainfall under climate change may cause supply interruptions. Change in evapotranspiration and land use may also have an impact and need to be considered in any future analysis.
2019-2021 Updated Land Capability for Agriculture – Mike Rivington. This project uses the improved resolution climate data and enhanced soil properties datasets to update the Land Capability for Agriculture mapping with emphasis on looking forward to changes by 2050.
2016-2021 Brexit Response – Gary Polhill (ICS) – Used agent-based modelling to assess how cattle-based systems in Scotland might respond to Brexit. The models were parametrised with data from APHA and SG Census/IACS.
2016-21 Farmer Adaptation – Lee-Ann Sutherland (SEGS)- Based on large survey of land mangers a series of analyses of new entrants, diversification, non-commercial farming and female-led farms have been undertaken. The surveys were structured by the Census and IACS data.

Past research

2010: IACS-GHGs – pilot project to determine the suitability of IACS data to provide land use change data for annual greenhouse gas estimates. RERAD with Aberdeen University and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
2010: CAP-Flattening – Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay LCA (and Less Favoured Area Designations) – RESAS – analysis of area based payment options in support of the Pack Inquiry.
2009: Model Ecosystem Framework – RESAS – scoping the use of ecosystem services approaches to the sustainable management of rural land use systems.
2009: Rural Land use Studies 1 and 2 – RESAS – spatial analysis of biophysical and socio-economic datasets to support baseline, trend and scenario analyses.
2008 – 2010: Aquarius: Farmers as Water Managers – Interreg IVb North Sea Region – Coordinator for the Institute – action research on river flow management under climate change – case study of natural flow management.
2007- 2010: SMILE – EU FP7 SSH – Synergies in Multi-scale Inter-Linkages of Eco-social systems – developing cross-scale social-metabolism analyses using the Cairngorms National part as the case study.
2006 – 2011: Coordinator for Institute in the Sustainable Farming Systems work package of the RESAS research programme Environment and Rural Stewardship – leading on ecosystem based sustainability assessment, resilience of land use systems and adaptation to climate change.
2006- 2007: AGRIGRID: Methodological grids for payment calculations in rural development measures in the EU FP6 Specific Targeted Research Action – multi-scale analysis options for organic conversions and support payment.
2007: C4LU – communicating climate change consequences for land use – SG Science Communication Fund project using case-studies with rural stakeholders to stimulate deliberation on adaptive responses to climate change.
2007: SAF-JAC: Scottish Government research study to assess to what extent data from the Single application Form could be used to meet the statistical requirements of the June Agricultural Census: creation of spatiotemporal land use maps at field scale for Scotland.
2004-2006: Policy relevant assessments of farm-scale sustainability, PI for a RELU scoping study with colleagues from Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
1997-2006: Development of strategic farm-scale decision support systems for multi-objective land use planning – this included both the development of computer-based simulation models and their use in deliberative inclusive processes, for example: on trade-offs in land use planning, options for Common Agricultural Policy reforms and the key research questions for stakeholders posed by climate change.
2001-2005: Development of the multi-crop simulation model CropSyst – collaboration with Washington State University, Department of Biological Systems Engineering.
2003-2005: Case study analysis of the impacts of climate change for mixed farming in Scotland and Italy with the Institute for Industrial Cropping in Bologna.
1995-2005: Decision-support systems for assessing land use options at the farm level.
1995-2002: Development of low cost remote sensing method to enhance field survey.
1991-1993: Evaluation of the regional impacts of climate change on agriculture.

Publications

The following Publications have not yet been migrated to the James Hutton Institute's Pure service and relate to the research outputs from the two legacy organisations: The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The Scottish Crop Research Institute.

Journals

Books / chapters

  • McIntosh, B.S.; Giupponi, C.; Voinov, A.A.; Smith, C.; Matthews, K.B.; Monticino, M.; Kolkman, M.J.; Crossman, N.; van Ittersum, M.; Haase, D.; Haase, A.; Mysiak, J.; Groot, J.C.J.; Sieber, S.; Verweij, P.; Quinn, N.; Waeger, P.; Gaber, N.; Hepting, D.; Scholten, H.; Sulis, A.; van Delden, H.; Gaddis, E.; Assaf, H. (2008) Bridging the gap: developing tools for environmental policy and management., In: Jakeman, T., Rizzoli, A., Voinov, A. & Chen, S.H. (eds.). 2008. Environmental Modelling and Software: State of the Art and New Perspectives Developments in Integrated Environmental Assessment. Elsevier, Volume 3, 33-45.
  • Cadell, W.; Matthews, K.B. (2005) Mapping downhill skiing’s environmental impact: evaluating the potential of remote sensing in Scotland., In: Mountains of Northern Europe: Conservation, Management, People and Nature (eds. D.B.A. Thompson, M.F. Price and C.A. Galbraith). The Stationery Office Ltd., Edinburgh. pp197-202.

Technical / contract reports

  • Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K. (2011) Future CAP payments: estimating the area potentially eligible for single farm payment., Report for Scottish Government, 18pp, 20 December 2011.
  • Towers, W.; Sing, L.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B.; Ray, D. (2011) Woodland expansion GIS project – further analysis (52pp)., Woodland Expansion Advisory Group.
  • Jackson-Blake, L.; Kenyon,W.; Macleod, K.; Matthews, K.B.; Stutter, M. (2011) Policy brief on water management: how to find win-win solutions., Policy Briefs for preliminary contact with DG staff in Brussels prior to interviewing.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, D.G.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2011) D23a: Utility of tools to stakeholders update., Updated deliverable to SMILE FP7 project.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2011) SMILE: D30 – Policy implications of growth, trade-offs and synergies., Project Deliverable, D30, Synergies in Multi-Scale Inter-Linkages of Eco-Social Systems, EC Project FP7-SSH-2007-1.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Viglia, S. (2011) SMILE: D29 – Trade-offs and synergies., Project Deliverable, D29, Synergies in Multi-Scale Inter-Linkages of Eco-Social Systems, EC Project FP7-SSH-2007-1.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2011) SMILE: D28 – The role of growth in sustainability., Project Deliverable, D28, Synergies in Multi-Scale Inter-Linkages of Eco-Social Systems, EC Project FP7-SSH-2007-1.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2010) Workshop to discuss SMILE analysis of CNP., FP7 SSH, Collaborative Project SMILE, Workshop with CNPA, Grantown-on-Spey, 6th December 2010.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2010) D23: Utility of Tools to Stakeholders., Report for FP7 SSH, Collaborative Project SMILE, 83pp.
  • Smith, J.U.; Fitton, N.; Smith, P.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K.; Coull, M.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, K.B.; Chapman, S.J.; Baggaley, N.; Milne, R.; Thomson, A.M. (2010) Pilot project to determine the suitability of integrated administration and control system (IACS) data to provide land use change data for annual greenhouse gases emission estimates., Final Report for Scottish Government (CR/2009/17), pp76.
  • Buchan, K.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Towers, W. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – final report., Submitted to Scottish Government 27 August 2010 and published online 3 November 2010.
  • Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – report on the generation of payments per business baseline and the implications for mapping., Submitted to Scottish Government, 10 June 2010.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – report on the generation of payments per LCA class baseline., Submitted to Scottish Government, 2 June 2010.
  • Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – provisional results of scenario analysis., Submitted to Scottish Government, 10 May 2010.
  • Buchan, K.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – report on the calculation of stocking rates., Submitted to Scottish Government, 9 April 2010.
  • Buchan, K.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – report on the use of seasonal ‘land let out to others’ data., Submitted to Scottish Government, 7 April 2010.
  • Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – report on LCA breakdown of land use in Scotland., Submitted to Pack Inquiry Working Group, 7 April 2010.
  • Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B. (2010) Modelling scenarios for CAP Pillar 1 Area Payments using Macaulay Land Capability for Agriculture (& Less Favoured Area Designations) – dataset and report on LCA breakdown of land use in Scotland., Submitted to Scottish Government, 30 March 2010.
  • McCrum, G.S.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Blackstock, K.L. (2010) Sustainable farming systems: a common understanding? Report on part of Work Package 3.1., Internal report for project participants.
  • Buchan, K.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B. (2010) Agro-meteorologocal indicators of climate change – Tarland case study – Technical Report., Aquarius Workshop: Farmer and Factor, Commercial Hotel, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, 11 March 2010.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.; Rivington, M.; Gilbert, A.; Ibiyemi, A. (2010) D16: Scottish case study report., Report for FP7, SSH, Collaborative Project SMILE, 62pp.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Donnelly, D.; Hawes, C.; McCrum, G.; McKenzie, B.M.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Squire, G.; Toma, L. (2009) Rural land use study 1: Drivers and decision-making., Final Report, RERAD, Scottish Government, November 2009, pp156.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Donnelly, D.; Hawes, C.; McCrum, G.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Squire, G.;Toma, L. (2009) Rural land use study 1: Drivers and decision-making., Research Findings No.8. RERAD, Scottish Government, November 2009, pp4.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Langan, S.J. (2009) Baselines and barriers to farmers as water managers., Aquarius “Postcards” Report.
  • Miller, D.R.; Schwarz, G.; Sutherland, L.A.; Morrice, J.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Barnes, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Donnelly, D.; Hawes, C.; McCrum, G.; McKenzie, B.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.; Renwick, A.; Smith, M.; Squire, G.; Toma, L. (2009) Changing land use in rural Scotland – drivers and decision makers., Rural Land Use Study Project 1. Scottish Government Social Research.
  • Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K.; Matthews, K.B. (2009) Further analysis of options for SFP flattening – an alternative payment scenario (revision 2.0)., Technical Report presented at a workshop with Pack Enquiry Team on options for Single Farm Payment, 7 August 2009, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K.; Slee, B.; Xu, Y. (2009) Further analysis of options for SFP flattening – an alternative payment scenario (revision 2.0)., Technical report presented at a workshop with Pack Enquiry Team on options for Singles Farm Payment, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, 7 August 2009.
  • Slee, B.; Matthews, K.B.; Xu, Y.; Miller, D.G. (2009) Issues relating to full decoupling of the Single Payment Scheme in Scotland (revision 2.0)., Position paper presented at a workshop with Pack Enquiry Team on Options for Single Farm Payment, Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, 7 August 2009.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K.; Slee, B.; Xu, Y. (2009) Further analysis of options for SFP flattening – an alternative payment scenario: maps booklet., Technical Report for Scottish Government, 1 May 2009.
  • Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K. (2009) Consequences for Scottish farmers of single farm payment flattening scenarios: a spatial analysis of the redistribution of payments: Maps booklet., Workshop with Scottish Government on the Single Farm Payment Flattening Project, Pentland House, Edinburgh, 22 April 2009. Technical report.

Conference papers

  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Rivington, M. (2011) “Walking in other’s shoes” – experiences of using the DECOIN tools to characterise sustainability trade-offs in Scotland and the Cairngorms National Park., SMILE Final Conference, Trends and Future of Sustainable Development, Tampere, Finland, 9-10 June 2011.
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.; Dinnie, E.; Rivington, M. (2011) Supporting sustainable development: Using the SMILE toolkit with stakeholders in Scotland., Paper presented to Future Trends for Sustainable Development Conference, Tampere, Finland, 9-10 June 2011.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Blackstock, K.L.; Langan, S.J.; Rivington, M.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K. (2010) Farmers as water managers in a changing climate – can we turn sustainability research into outcomes?, International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs), 2010 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Modelling for Environment’s Sake, Fifth Biennial Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, (eds. D.A. Swayne, W. Yang, A. A. Voinov, A. Rizzoli, and T. Filatova)
  • Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.M.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Aspinall, R.J.; Rivington, M. (2009) Necessary but not sufficient: Tools for analysing multi-scale integrated eco-social systems., World IMACS / MODSIM Congress, 18th, Cairns, Australia, 13-17 July 2009.
  • Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2009) The need for better science-stakeholder relations in policy and practice: agro-meteorological metrics as tools for communication and strategic planning., International Association of Research Universities Climate Change Congress: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, Copenhagen 10-12 March 2009. Session 37, P37.32.
  • Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Russell, G. (2009) Investigating climate change impacts and adaptation options using integrated assessment methods., Integrated Agricultural Systems: Methodologies, Modelling and Measuring. AAB/AES/BSAS Conference, SAC Edinburgh, 2-4 June 2009.
  • Rivington, M.; Bellocchi, G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2008) Using agro-meteorological metrics to communicate climate change impacts to land managers., Congress of the European Society of Agronomy, 10th, Bologna, Italy, 15-19 September 2008.
  • Bellocchi, G.; Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2007) Characterizing climate change scenarios with agri-meteorological indicators for farm adaptation planning: case-study in Central Italy., Farm Systems Design 2007, an International Symposium on Methodologies for Integrated Analysis of Farm Production Systems, Catania, Sicily, Italy, 10-12 September 2007.
  • Confalonieri, R.; Bellocchi, G.; Donatelli, M.; Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B. (2007) Climindices: a software component to compute agro-meteorological indicators., Farm Systems Design 2007, an International Symposium on Methodologies for Integrated Analysis of Farm Production Systems, Catania, Sicily, Italy, 10-12 September 2007.
  • Rivington, M.; Bellocchi, G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2007) Agro-meteorological metrics to communicate climate change impacts to land managers., Farm Systems Design 2007, an international Symposium on Methodologies for Integrated Analysis of Farm Production Systems, Catania, Sicily, Italy, 10-12 September 2007.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Hutchins, M.G.; Hill, G. (2006) Bridging the design-use gap for DSS in environmental policy and practice., IEMSs 2006 Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software, Burlington, Vermon, USA, 9-12 June 2006.
  • Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2006) An integrated assessment approach to investigate options for mitigation and adaptation to climate change at the farm-scale., Proceedings of NJF Seminar 380: Adaptation of crops and cropping systems to climate change. Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists., Odeense, Denmark, 7-8 November 2005.
  • Lumsdon, P.; Cloude, S.; Miller, D.G.; Matthews, K.B. (2005) The 3D visualisation of land-cover in Glen Affric, Scotland, using polarimetric interferometric applications., CEOS SAR Workshop, The University of Adelaide, Australia, 27-30 September 2005.
  • Tapping, J.C.; Matthews, K.B.; Wright, G.G.; Wright, R. (2001) Combining photogrammetric camera and IR videography to define within-field soil sampling frameworks., ASPRS Biennial Workshop on Color Photography and Videography inn Resource Assessment, 18th, University Massachusetts, Amberst, Massachusetts, USA, 16-18 May 2001.
  • Matthews, K.B. and Sibbald, A.R. (1998) Implementation of a spatial decision support system for rural land use planning : integrating GIS and environmental models with search and optimisation algorithms., First International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 1st-3rd June 1998.
  • Skelsey, C.D.; Matthews, K.B. (1998) AI techniques for land use science., Gensym Users Society Meeting, Newport Rhode Island, 13-15 May 1998.
  • Matthews, K.B. and Sibbald, A.R. (1995) Analysing land use policy decisions in Scotland: context, motivations and the role of G2., Gensym World Wide Users Meeting, Cambridge, MA.
  • Maxwell, T.J.; Birnie, R.V.B.; Matthews, K.B. (1994) Comparative Approaches on Land Use Strategies for Traditional and Modern Agriculture., In: International Seminar on Strategies for Land Use in Agriculture and Other Issues. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17-24 October, 1994.

Conference posters / abstracts

  • Viglia, S.; Zucaro, A.; Franzese, P.P.; Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B.; Ulgiati, S. (2010) Exploring resource use and biophysical constraints of Scottish agriculture at regional and national scales., Biennial Energy Evaluation and Research Conference, 6th, Gainesville, Florida, 13-16 January 2010. (Poster)
  • Matthews, K.B.; Smith, H.; Dunglinson, J.; Langan, S.J. (2010) Managing the science of water: Placing politics out of the picture., Science, Politics and the Nature of Environmental Debates, RGS-IBG Conference, 20-31 August, 2010.
  • McCrum, G.S.; Blackstock, K.L.; Matthews, K.B. (2009) Visualising understanding: the elicitation, analysis and role of participatory diagramming in visual methods., International Visual Methods Conference, Participatory Methods, 1st, University of Leeds, 15-17 September 2009.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K. (2008) Changes in land use in Scotland:an analysis using SIACS (2000-2004)., New Rotations Design (NeRD) Workshop, SAC, Edinburgh, 29 September 2008. (Poster)
  • Rivington, M.; Bellocchi, G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2008) Agro-meteorological metrics to communicate climate change impacts to land managers., Association of Applied Biologists: Effects of Climate Change on Plants: Implications for Agriculture. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, 12 November 2008.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Rivington, M.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G.; Bellocchi, G. (2008) Communicating the agro-meteorological implications of climate change scenarios to land management stakeholders., IWAM Workshop – Agriculture, Water Management and Climate Change, MacDonald Bath Spa Hotel, Bath, UK, 4-6 March 2008.
  • Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K.; Bellocchi, G. (2008) Climate change projections: uncertainties and implications for impacts, adaptation and mitigation studies., IWAM Workshop – Agriculture, Water Management and Climate Change, MacDonald Bath Spa Hotel, Bath, UK, 4-6 March 2008.
  • Rivington, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.G.; Buchan, K.; Bellocchi, G. (2008) Climate model downscaling and uncertainty implications for modelling., Climate Change: Scenarios, Impacts and Adaptation? British Hydrological Society, Centre for Life, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 20 February 2008.
  • Rivington, M.; Bellocchi, G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K.; Miller, D.G. (2008) Using agro-meteorological metrics to communicate climate change impacts to land managers., Climate Change: Scenarios, Impacts and Adaptation? British Hydrological Society, Centre for Life, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 20 February 2008.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Rivington, M.; Brown, I. (2007) Future climates: communicating climate change to land managers., Making Scotland’s Rural Environment More Sustainable, Royal Society of Edinburgh, 25 June 2007.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.R.; Gelan, A.; Messager, P.; Schwarz, G.; Rivington, M.; Buchan, K.; Miller D.G. (2006) Integrated approaches to analysing policy and environmental change., OECD Conference, Edinburgh, 19-20 October 2006. (Poster)
  • Matthews, K.B.; Hill, G. and Hutchins, M. (2005) Integrated assessment of agricultural sustainability: policy relevant support., Rural Economy and Land Use: Challenges for Research Conference, Birmingham, 19-21 January 2005.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Rivington, M. and Buchan, K. (2003) Development of farm-scale decision support systems at Macaulay Institute., Decision Support Workshop, ISCI, Bologna, 20 March 2003.
  • Matthews, K.B.; Rivington, M. and Buchan, K. (2003) Development of farm-scale decision support systems at Macaulay Institute – Part 1: Purpose., Decision Support Workshop, AgResearch, Hamilton, New Zealand, 20 July 2003.
  • Matthews, K.B. (2003) Visualisation using medium- and large-format aerial photography and digital elevation models., Poster for Macaulay Institute Visiting Group 2003.
  • Matthews, K.B. (2003) Decision support systems for multi-objective land use planning at the management unit scale: the Land Allocation Decision Support System (LADSS)., Poster for Macaulay Institute Visiting Group 2003.
  • Matthews, K.B. (2003) Combining photogrammetric camera and IR videography to define within-field soil sampling frameworks., Poster for Macaulay Institute Visiting Group 2003.
  • Matthews, K.B. (2003) Integrating remotely-sensed and field-surveyed data with geostatistical methods to map soil physical properties., Poster for Macaulay Institute Visiting Group 2003.
  • Matthews, K.B. (2003) Remote sensing data sources., PLoS ONE.
  • Schwarz, G.; Matthews, K.B.; Buchan, K. and Dalziel, A. (2003) Exploring possible consequences of shifting support from the first to the second pillar of the CAP: Integrating policy analysis with farm-scale case studies in upland Scotland., Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, 77th, University of Plymouth, Seale Hayne Campus, Devon, 11-14 April 2003.

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