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Evaluating the relationship between public perception, engagement and attitudes towards underground energy technologies and UK Geoenergy Observatory science.
PI: Dr Jennifer Dickie
Funded by: British Geological Survey
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TAPAS Tools for Assessment and Planning of Aquaculture Sustainability
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Towards grammar-aware operators for automatic improvement of software
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Assessing the market potential of a novel resistance management framework for fungal biopesticides in the UK glasshouse horticulture sector
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Food recognition with computer vision
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Funded by: Falcon Foodservice Equipment
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Developing a robust observational framework for chondrite identification on Mars
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Funded by: Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK
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Understanding ecological dependencies in planktonic foraminifera: A role for the microbiome under climate change
PI: Dr Clare Bird
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Earth Observation based services for Monitoring and Reporting of Ecological Status
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Infant Brain Health in India: Assessing and Enhancing Working Memory Capacity via a Neurobehavioral Toolkit
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Funded by: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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HPIT Supervision
PI: Dr Sinead Currie
Funded by: NHS Education for Scotland
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Protecting Food Security in SE Asian Countries by Developing Early-Warning and Ready-Response Systems for Invasive Weed Incursions
PI: Dr Savi Maharaj
Funded by: Academy of Medical Sciences
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EURASTIP - Promoting Multi-Stakeholder Contributions to International Cooperation on Sustainable Solutions for Aquaculture Development in South-East Asia
PI: Professor Dave Little
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Augmented Reality: A Step Change in Memory for Faces
PI: Dr Jamie Murray
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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EMS RSF - Visitor A Yu Morozov
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Funded by: Edinburgh Mathematical Society
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Promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy: a combined feasibility and pilot trial of a theory-based intervention using narrative, images and embedded behaviour change techniques, delivered via text-messaging
PI: Professor Helen Cheyne
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Preparatory Phase for the Pan-European Research Infrastructure Danubius–RI “The International Centre for Advanced Studies on River-Sea Systems
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Keltie Burn EIA for Cemex
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Cemex
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Invertebrate survey of Keltie Water for Cemex
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Cemex
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Use of sensors to improve pig productivity
PI: Professor Rachel Norman
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Testing of novel health ingredients against multi-mucosal disturbance and stress induced immune suppression under a practical repetitive stress challenge model
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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Geochemical investigation of Mars with Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
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Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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Preliminary safety study of an aquaculture disinfectant when used against sea lice
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Funded by: Ecolab
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Guidance and Support for Feed Development in Saudi Arabia CW7840
PI: Professor Brett Glencross
Funded by: Beacon Development Company Limited
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Mathematical Modelling Demonstration Software: Animal Epidemic!
PI: Dr Anthony O'Hare
Funded by: The James Hutton Institute
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DEVELOPMENT OF AN eDNA DATA SET TO PRODUCE A WFD COMPATIBLE CLASSIFICATION TOOL FOR LAKE FISH IN SCOTLAND
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Bacterial community composition in a shrimp system biofilter
PI: Dr Andrew Desbois
Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Targeted Advertising with Computer Vision (TACV)
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Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Past epidemics as predictors of disease evolution over space and time
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Merck Animal Health Consultancy
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Funded by: Merck Animal Health
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River Forth Fish habitat survey
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: SLR Consulting Ltd
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Zambia - Curriculum Upgrade at Vocational Training Institutes
PI: Mr John Bostock
Funded by: WorldFish Center
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Testing of novel health ingredients against multi-mucosal disturbance and stress induced immune suppression under a practical repetitive stress challenge model
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Lallemand AquaPharm Ltd
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OCEANCLOCK: Light/dark cycle in picoplankton in response to environmental change
PI: Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget
Funded by: Royal Society
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Personalised Risk Information and its Impact on Informed Choice and Intention to Undergo Colonoscopy in the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme
PI: Professor Ronan O'Carroll
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Feasibility Study - Exploitation of satellite remote sensing for regulation and monitoring of inland and coastal water quality
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Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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CPD: Fish Health and Welfare
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Funded by: Delegates - Short Courses
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Post confict geoarchaeology: Dating Jaffna Fort Sri Lanka
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Funded by: University of Durham
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The supply of Operational Regional Satellite Estimates of Coastal Turbidity –UK (ORSECT)
PI: Professor Evangelos Spyrakos
Funded by: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
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Long-term land use, archaeological and environmental changes in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: Historic Environment Scotland
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TRANSIT: Towards a Robust Airport Decision Support System for Intelligent Taxiing
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Identifying drivers of aquatic plant invasions to quantify their risk to food security
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Study to Examine Physiological Processes in Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour (STEPPS)
PI: Professor Ronan O'Carroll
Funded by: U.S. Army Medical Research & Materiel Command
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Towards a better understanding of mirror-symmetry in human vision
PI: Dr Elena Gheorghiu
Funded by: The Wellcome Trust
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Sampling and analysis of water from Lochs Shin 2018 - Migdale
PI: Professor Trevor Telfer
Funded by: Migdale Smolt Ltd
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AGD vaccine efficacy testing: Trial 2
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Funded by: Ridgeway Biologicals Ltd
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White Cart Lamprey Relocation
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Applied Ecology Ltd
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Reducing Disaster Risk to Life and Livelihoods by Evaluating the Seismic Safety of Kathmandu's Historic Urban Infrastructure
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Funded by: The British Academy
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Elucidating the role of colour in shape processing in human vision
PI: Dr Elena Gheorghiu
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Identify the presence of potential insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Scotland
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Plant Health Centre
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The AIR Network - Action for Interdisciplinary air pollution research
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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SALMOTRIP +
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Biomar Ltd and Mowi (Scotland)
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TRansfer-Exposure-Effects
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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The provision of a radiological habits survey around Dounreay, Caithness
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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Lamprey site condition monitoring Tweed
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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SNH – Lamprey Site Condition monitoring survey of Spey SAC
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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Malformation assessment in rainbow trout
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Funded by: Dawnfresh Seafoods Ltd
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Development of a full season production protocol for rainbow trout
PI: Professor Simon MacKenzie
Funded by: Norwegian Research Council
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Synthesizing evidence of forest-to-bog restoration impacts on carbon emissions
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Atlantic salmon serum testing by ELISA
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Funded by: VESO Vikan
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SAICHatch Request for additional Resources
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Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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Ben Lomond environmental study
PI: Dr Eileen Tisdall
Funded by: The National Trust for Scotland
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BlueEdu - Fostering growth in the Blue Economy by developing an action plan for Innovative European Aquaculture VET and harmonized qualifications
PI: Mr John Bostock
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Millbank fish monitoring
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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The transmissive critical zone: understanding the karst hydrology - biogeochemical interface for sustainable management
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Technical considerations of closed containment sea pen production for some life stages of salmonids
PI: Mr John Bostock
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum
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Optimsation and implementation of sterile triploid salmon in Scotland
PI: Professor Herve Migaud
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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The sedimentary iron cycle: A novel way to iron mineral characterization and separation
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Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Neurotransmitter regulation of larval settlement and metamorphosis in commercial oyster species
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Funded by: Scottish Funding Council
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SAIChatch - Research in support of the development of a commercial Mussel hatchery
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Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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Efficacy testing novel AGD vaccines
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Funded by: Ridgeway Biologicals Ltd
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Global Observatory of Lake responses to Environmental change (Globolakes)
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Alternative livelihood opportunities for Marine Protected Areas fisherwomen
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Funded by: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
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Visualising Pathogen & Environmental Risk: transition to a user-ready toolkit (ViPER II)
PI: Professor David Oliver
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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Continued geochemical investigation of Noachian crust at Endeavour Crater with Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
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Funded by: Science & Technology Facilities Council
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A Brief School-Based Intervention To Reduce Sunburn In Adolescence: A Feasibility Study
PI: Professor Ronan O'Carroll
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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On the acquisition of counterfactual reasoning and ensuing abilities
PI: Dr Eva Rafetseder
Funded by: German Research Foundation
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An interdisciplinary approach to encourage coexistence between livestock production and biodiversity conservation in Chile
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: The British Council
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WFD1112a river barrier assessment training
PI: Dr Colin Bull
Funded by: Environment Agency
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Scotpil Short Course
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Funded by: Delegates - Short Courses
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HIE RAS Report Update
PI: Mr John Bostock
Funded by: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
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Health and welfare of lumpfish in hatchery production and deployed in Scottish salmon cages
PI: Professor Sonia Rey Planellas
Funded by: Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre
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EEG and Future Innovations
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Funded by: The Scottish Institute of Sport
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Does lichenometry really work? Evaluating growth-rate variability in yellow-green Rhizocarpon lichens
PI: Dr Tom Bradwell
Funded by: Royal Geographical Society
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Provision of Radiological Habit Surveys
PI: Professor Andrew Tyler
Funded by: Scottish Environment Protection Agency
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The temporal dynamics of water access and quality in the slums of Blantyre, Malawi
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Royal Geographical Society
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Canada-UK Foundation Travel Award
PI: Dr Line Caes
Funded by: Canada-UK Foundation
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Development of a population model tool to predict shooting levels of Greenland barnacle geese on Islay
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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Cultural Landscape risk Identification, Management and Assessment
PI: Professor Clare Wilson
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Identifying molecular determinants of drug susceptibility in salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
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Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Woodland creation and Ecological Networks (WrEN): using historic woodland creation to evaluate the ecological network concept
PI: Professor Kirsty Park
Funded by: Larfarge Tarmac
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The Cognitive requirements of cumulative culture: experiments with typically developing and autistic people
PI: Professor Christine Anna Caldwell
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Nutrient pressures and their impacts on Aquatic Ecology
PI: Professor Nigel Willby
Funded by: Environment Agency
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Strengthening the Conservation and Management of Lumbini, The Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, UNESCO World Heritage Property (Phase II): Third Season of Field Activities (Jan-March 2016)
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Funded by: University of Durham
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Sustainable Small Game Management using Management System Evaluation Models (MSE)
PI: Professor Nils Bunnefeld
Funded by: The Research Council of Norway
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Plant Health Centre of Expertise
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Funded by: Scottish Government
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Voyage to the Aleutian Islands: Using genome analyses to reveal the origins of an invasive plant in northern Europe and beyond
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Funded by: National Geographic Society
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Improving local management of tropical coastal resources in the face of climate change for economic wellbeing of local and vulnerable communittees
PI: Professor Sonia Rey Planellas
Funded by: The British Council
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Crowd-sourcing the aural identities of places by evolutionary optimisation
PI: Dr Sandy Brownlee
Funded by: Scottish Crucible
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The persistence of relict populations under climate change
PI: Professor Alistair Jump
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Post catch survivability of discarded Norway lobsters: Further investigations within the large-scale fleet operation
PI: Professor Amaya Albalat
Funded by: Fisheries Innovation Scotland
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