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Assessing the potential for selection and improvement of red seaweed affected by increasing water temperatures in Tanzania
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Funded by: Innovate UK
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Towards a sustainable solution for aquafeed: using live yellow mealworm larvae grown on pre-consumer wastes for tilapia culture in Malawi
PI: Dr Amina Moss
Funded by: Innovate UK
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Integrating demographic modelling and ethnoecological practices to support sustainable management of non-timber forest products in Nepal
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Royal Society
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Using camera traps to quantify the effect of deer on woodland restoration
PI: Dr Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor
Funded by: British Deer Society
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From fuel to pot: an interdisciplinary partnership to address the role of solid fuel use in food preparation in the household in Kenya and Malawi.
PI: Dr Isabelle Uny
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Hydro-ecological consequences of beaver reintroduction
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Community pharmacy: Highlighting Alcohol use in Medication aPpointments (CHAMP-1) research programme
PI: Professor Ronan O'Carroll
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Remembering to remember: What techniques can be used to improve prospective memory in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?
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Funded by: Academy of Medical Sciences
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Investigating the potential of nutritional programming to improve the utilisation of sustainable feeds in aquaculture
PI: Professor Monica Betancor
Funded by: Biomar Ltd and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Identifying novel markers of concealed face recognition
PI: Dr Ailsa Millen
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of public attitudes and community responses to shale gas: an integrated approach
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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AquaLeap: Innovation in Genetics and Breeding to Advance UK Aquaculture Production
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Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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ROBUST-SMOLT Impact of Early Life History in Freshwater Recirculation Aquaculture Systems on A. Salmon Robustness and Susceptibility to Disease at Sea
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Viral Haemorrhagic Fever: Modern Approaches for developing bedside Rapid Diagnostics
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Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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MAP Behaviour Change: Competency Based Training in Individual Level Support for Behaviour Change for Nurse-Leads in St Helena
PI: Professor Vivien Swanson
Funded by: The Burdett Trust for Nursing
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EmFi - Emergency Finance
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Funded by: Algorand Foundation
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Shake, quake or fake? Comparing BGS expected intensity modelling, felt reports, Twitter comments, and public perceptions
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Measuring medieval users' responses to manuscripts: new technological responses
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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The impact of COVID-19 Fear: evidence to inform social, health and economic recovery - a Healthy Ageing In Scotland (HAGIS) study
PI: Dr Elaine Douglas
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Water and Fire: Understanding and reducing risk with 15 “Best Bets” for enhancing capacity for transformative adaptation with vulnerable township residents on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Phage-based shelf-life extension of langoustines
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Centre for Enviroment, Fisheries & Aquaculture
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The Screening Permits for Ingestion Pathway Radiological Assessment Impacts Tool
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Food Standards Agency
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Individual Differences in Holistic processing
PI: Dr Stephen Langton
Funded by: Experimental Psychology Society
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Assessing individual and local scale forest vulnerability to mortality from the 2019 extreme drought in Central Europe
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Multiscale Observation Networks for Optical Monitoring of Coastal Waters, Lakes and Estuaries
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre New Module Development
PI: Dr Anna Kirpichnikova
Funded by: Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre
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An understanding of biomineralisation pathways is key to predict climate change impact on aquaculture
PI: Dr Susan Fitzer
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Efficacy testing of immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas hydrophila in Tilapia an Vietnamese catfish
PI: Dr Andrew Desbois
Funded by: International Veterinary Vaccinology Network
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Impact of Net Cleaning and Sea Lice treatment upon Gill Health in Salmon
PI: Professor Simon MacKenzie
Funded by: The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund
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Amplifying our students' voice: the co-production of undergraduate field courses (residential and non-residential) to address EDI
PI: Dr Martina Quaggiotto
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Developing a Theoretical understanding of non linearities in the food system and practical ideas to take advantage of them
PI: Professor Rachel Norman
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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ESA CNN - CCI LAKES + Consistency
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Space Agency
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Reporting UK Non-nuclear radioactive discharges as required under the convention for the protection of the marine environment of the NE Atlantic (the OSPAR convention)
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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MIDST-CZ Maximising Impact by Decision Support Tools for sustainable soil and water through UK-China Critical Zone science
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Enhancing Diversity to Overcome Resistance Evolution
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Long term trends in Central African Forest phenology
PI: Professor Katharine Abernethy
Funded by: Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux
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Virtual Inventory Toolbox for Catchment Management
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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Assessing Land-Marine Carbon fluxes in the Arctic from Space
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: Scottish Government
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BIOMIX: Assessing the impacts of tank-mixing on biopesticide efficacy
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
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ConFooBio
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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SCENIC: Surmounting COVID Challenges, Experiences of Nurses in Charge
PI: Dr Kathleen Stoddart
Funded by: NHS Lothian and NHS Grampian
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Improving knowledge of Xylella fastidiosa vector ecology: modelling vector occurrence and abundance in the wider landscape in Scotland
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Plant Health Centre
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Pulcea KTP
PI: Professor James Bron
Funded by: Innovate UK and Pulcea
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Dissociating the Effects of Age and Schooling on Neurocognitive Development
PI: Dr Eva Rafetseder
Funded by: Jacobs Foundation
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Increasing Medication Adherence Among adults with Atrial Fibrillation: a MRC complex intervention framework development and feasibility study
PI: Professor Ronan O'Carroll
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Mobile point of care diagnostic testing for Ebola virus disease in DRC
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Funded by: The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)
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Management of climactic extreme events in lakes reservoirs for the protection of ecosystem services
PI: Dr Ian Jones
Funded by: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Dundalk Institute of Technology
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Seafood Innovation - R3-IoT
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: Centre for Enviroment, Fisheries & Aquaculture and Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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Advancement in the Zoning of Aquaculture activities
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: Fondazione IMC - Centro Marino Internazionale
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Curriculum Development for Sustainable Seafood and Nutrition Security
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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FACERVM - Face Matching
PI: Professor Peter Hancock
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Soil Fertility Research Project
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Funded by: Scottish Wildlife Trust
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A consortium for enhancing UK surveillance and response to Xylella fastidiosa
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Developing statistical downscaling to improve water quality understanding and management in the Ramganga Sub-Basin
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Women in Mathematics Day
PI: Dr Anna Kirpichnikova
Funded by: London Mathematical Society
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Will more productive Arctic ecosystems sequester less soil carbon? A key role for priming in the rhizosphere ("PRIME-TIME")
PI: Professor Philip Wookey
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Improving Disease Resistance in Atlantic salmon and Rainbow trout to Flavobacterium psychrophilum, the causative agent of Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS).
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Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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Chronobiology of changing Arctic Sea Ecosystems (CHASE)
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Assessing the toxicity of UV-filters found in cosmetics and personal care products: Invisible threat to Ocean sustainability.
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Southern Coastal Mine: Shoreline and Storm Erosion Modelling Review
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Funded by: De Beers Group
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Re-energising Clackmannanshire: engaging communities around energy for a healthier, wealthier and greener future
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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AirOpt - optimisation of airspace to save 2MT CO2 a year
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: Innovate UK
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Gender Imbalance in Digital Technology
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Funded by: Skills Development Scotland Co Ltd
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LIMNADES DATA BASED DEVELOPMENT
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: World Bank Group
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NSFDEB-NERC:Mycorrhizal drivers of SOM formation and decomposition
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Commercial service platform for user-relevant coastal water monitoring services based on Earth observation
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Evaluating the impact of chronic exposure to low dose ionising radiation on immunity
PI: Dr Jenson Lim
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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The Efficacy of a Post-Partum Physical Development Programme
PI: Dr Sinead Currie
Funded by: BAE Systems
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Developing an adapted parent-youth teamwork intervention to improve medication adherence among adolescents with asthma: a feasibility study
PI: Dr Pamela Rackow
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Delivering analysis-ready and value-added data to the South American supply chain and farmer advisory services
PI: Dr Armando Marino
Funded by: Environment Systems Ltd
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Design of a lakes surveillance network for England
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: Environment Agency
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The Cog in the Ratchet: Illuminating the Cognitive Mechanisms Generating Human Cumulative Culture
PI: Professor Christine Anna Caldwell
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Integrated Space Technology Vector Control for Enhancing community health and resilience against escalating climatic disruptions (DETECT)2
PI: Dr Armando Marino
Funded by: UK Space Agency
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Innovation Voucher: Huli Route Matching
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Increasing uptake of bowel cancer screening: development of a planning support tool
PI: Professor Ronan O'Carroll
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Evolution and function of buzz pollination: An experimental test using fluorescent nanoparticles
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Funded by: Royal Society
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Climate related size shifts in aquatic species: mechanism, prediction and mitigation
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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How blockchain-based digitization of land records can boost financial inclusion in Bangladesh
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Funded by: Innovate UK
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Future Payment Systems: Data, Technology and Privacy after Covid.
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Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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AquaExcel2020
PI: Professor Sonia Rey Planellas
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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A Randomised Control Trial to Assess the Impact of a Lifestyle Intervention in Women attending NHS breast screening clinics
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Funded by: Scottish Government
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International Doctoral Training Partnership: South Africa - United Kingdom
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Funded by: The British Council
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Innovation Voucher: Mindstream connect
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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INtelligent FOod Recognition and Monitoring for patient wellbeing
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Funded by: Falcon Foodservice Equipment
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HotScot Seedcorn
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: UK Research and Innovation
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Spatial orientation and the brain: identifying the link between neural representations of direction and location
PI: Professor Paul Dudchenko
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Biodiversity and ecosystem function in ephemeral patches: a trait-based approach
PI: Dr Brad Duthie
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Dating, construction and function of cultivation terraces at Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
PI: Professor Clare Wilson
Funded by: The British Academy
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Xylella Fastidiosa Active ContainmentThrough a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy
PI: Dr Daniel Chapman
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Optimising dietary fatty acids and lipids of Atlantic salmon to secure their health and welfare thorugh varying environmental conditions and life stages (Optihealth)
PI: Professor Brett Glencross
Funded by: The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund
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How can we explain impairments in executive functioning? The role of chronic pain and social context during adolescence.
PI: Dr Line Caes
Funded by: The Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Delivering Resilience to Climate Impacts on UK Freshwater Quality
PI: Professor Peter Hunter
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Anglian Water Case Study
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Funded by: Anglian Water
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Know Your Numbers Business and Personal Wealth Planner
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Collation of knowledge on the welfare of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout in aquaculture (FISHWELL)
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Funded by: The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund
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Genomic breeding for gill health and lice resistance in salmon: Towards a step improvement in accuracy and affordability
PI: Professor James Bron
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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Airspace Optimisation Tool
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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ParaFishControl - Advanced Tools and Research Strategies for Parasite Control in European farmed fish
PI: Professor James Bron
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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CLIMEFISH: Co-creating a decision support framework to ensure sustainable fish production in Europe
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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