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I am a research assistant with 20 years experience at the Institute. Originally trained in farm animal reproduction and nutrition, I made the leap into Social Research in 2013. As a square peg in a round hole I found the first year or so very challenging, but I've always enjoyed a challenge and am now throughly immeresed in SEGS. I particularly enjoy the qualitative aspects of my job, interviewing all manner of fascinating people and organising and running focus groups and workshops and presenting my work to interested parties.
Eric has more than 25 years’ experience of working on plant-soil interactions in the context of sustainable crop production systems,
After gaining her honours degree in Geology and Petroleum Geology from the University of Aberdeen, Helen moved to Cardiff University and completed a masters with distinction in Applied Environmental Geology. Her masters dissertation project was completed here at the Institute, while working with Steve Hillier, and was entitled 'Utility of Quantitative X-ray Powder Diffraction Methods to Determine the Forms of Lead in Selected Contaminated Soils'.
I specialise in empirical applications of agent-based modelling to socio-(techno-)environmental systems, and rigorous approaches to their design, exploration and interpretation,
My research develops and applies knowledge and tools for improving delivery of integrated catchment management across issues of water quality,
Prof Lee-Ann Sutherland is Director of the James Hutton Institute's new flagship, the International Land Use Study Centre. The new centre reflects the Institute's a vision for inclusive, open science that engages the public, stakeholder groups and scientists with a wide range of expertise in tackling the urgent problems of our time: climate change, food and water security, biodiversity preservation and One Health.
I am an environmental social scientist working in the Environmental Governance Group of the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Department
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Annie McKee is a senior social researcher in the Social Economic and Geographical Sciences Department (SEGS) and a member of
Dave Miller is a GIS Specialist with 15+ years' experience in interdisciplinary research in support of a wide variety of
