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KT Scotland Conference Heriot-Watt University
Knowledge Exchange from Scottish Government Research Programmesin Rural and Environmental Science
Ron Stagg
Research and Science DivisionScottish Government
ron.stagg@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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RERAD Research
• Strategic Research – main research providers– programmes of research– strategic partnerships
• Centres of expertise– EPIC
• Contract research fund– Competitive– Largely policy led
Providers– Macaulay– Scottish Crop– Moredun– SAC– Rowett– [RBGE]
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Current Programmed Research
Sustainable and
profitableagriculture:
plants
Sustainable and
profitable agriculture:
animals
Environment, land use and
rural steward-
ship
Impacts on
human health
Responding to climate change
Protecting biodiversity
Environmental, social and economic sustainability
Cross cutting
themes
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Strategic Partnerships
• Co- funded projects with DEFRA LINK• EU co-funded projects through ERANETS• LWEC projects• Contribution to BBSRC food security
programme• Rural land use study – exemplar for
integrated research• Technology Strategy Board
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Role of science
• Evidence – improving policy and public services
• Innovation – improving existing business and spinning out new ones
• Improved skills
• Attracting inward R&D investment
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Landscape
• Global context
• Financial challenges
• Policy need
• Governments agenda
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Global Challenges
• Environmental and climate change
• Population growth
• Technological change
• Increased consumption
• Food, energy and water securities
• Ecosystem infrastructure and biodiversity
• Infectious disease• Equity and poverty
alleviation
Pressure State
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Scotland Performs
A single purpose
“ To focus government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth”
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/performance
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The evidence highway
Stakeholder
Community
Research providing science for application in policy
Higher Education
in Scotland, UK and
overseas
Translation of policy context into scientific questions
Policy
GovtResearchInstitutes
Scientists within Govt + Agencies & NDPBs
Govt
A nalysts
Fig. 1 Main communities involved in the pathway linking the academic community with the delivery of policy
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Headline Themes– Local responses to global
change– Optimising the potential of
Scotland’s natural assets– National Capability
Partners– Deer Commission Scotland – Food Standards Agency in
Scotland– Forestry Commission
Scotland – Quality Meat Scotland– Scottish Environment
Protection Agency – Scottish Government – Scottish Natural Heritage – Scottish Water
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Cameras Board
Effective co-ordination of science and research activities by:
• Identifying opportunities for joint working;• Facilitating effective communication between the
partners and suppliers• Joint working and knowledge exchange to increase
efficiency and effectiveness;• Developing coordinated science and research
strategies;• Joint horizon scanning and foresight
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CAMERAS Community
Overarching vision and science framework
Better use of Observations& evidence
Communication and networking
Better commissioning decisions
Monitoring StrategyRural/Environment StrategyMarine Strategy
CAMERAS conferenceBriefings
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/CAMERASsite
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Innovation
• Drugs for inflammatory bowel disease
• DNA fingerprinting and water quality
• Vaccines for livestock diseases
• Novel grazing solutions for worm control
• 3D landscape visualisation
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Route to Impact• Licensing e.g. new vaccines or crop varieties; • Partnership working
– private companies to develop new market-ready products,
– academic sector to advance research; • Stakeholder engagement
– proactive engagement with target beneficiaries, – knowledge exchange and awareness raising
• Policy advice– evidence to inform policy development– local, regional and national
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Policy Transmission
MRP: Macaulay Land Use Institute
Research Area: Water management and diffuse pollution control e.g. nutrients
Transmission: Knowledge exchange by providing expert inputs into political decision making e.g. Scottish soils strategy, EU water framework directive, CAP
Impact: Environmental benefits through improved understanding of how pollution impacts on water quality and effective strategies to mitigate.
Licensing Transmission
MRP: Scottish Crop Research Institute
Research Area: Improved varieties of potatoes
Transmission: Licensed via spin out company to UK and international propagators and growers taking it the varieties to market
Impact: Generating new growth, safeguarding existing activity. Estimated contribution £11M to scotland in 2008
Case Studies
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Potential Impact
MRP: Rowett Institute
Research Area: Protein versus carbohydrate diets
Transmission: Knowledge exchange via policy, parliamentary committees and public engagement
Impact: Potential reduction in the rate of certain conditions such as colorectal cancer and inflammatory disease currently affecting 1 in 500 Scots
Actual Impact
MRP: Moredun Research Institute
Research Area: Development of a vaccine for Pasteurella which accounts for 55% of pneumonia cases in cattle
Transmission: Commercial partner and licence
Impact: Prevention of fatality and losses in livestock. Cattle: £1.5M Sheep £16M pa
Case Studies
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Future Research – context 2011 - 2016
• Integrated approach to food, diet and health
• Food, water and energy security
• Sustainable and efficient use of land
• Opportunities and risks posed by environmental change
• Productive and sustainable farming
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Evolution from current position
• Governments single purpose• Need for better co-ordination across government
– CAMERAS• Develop the capacity for integrated policy advice
– Multidisciplinary and cross provider working
• Widening the end user community– Centres of expertise
• Knowledge Exchange– Policy, Education and Innovation
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Research Programmes
• Scientific evidence to meet policy needs in the longer term 5-25 years
• Multidisciplinary, integrated and collaborative
• Crossing boundaries between natural science, social science and economics
• Builds on progress made through cross cutting themes in current programmes
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Programme Themes
Environment• Scotland’s environmental assets
are managed effectively to optimise resilience and adaptation to local and global change.
• Resilient and efficient supply chains for water and energy.
• Technologies and management tools to deliver greater benefits from rural land use and increased resilience to change.
• Rural industries resilient to global and local change
Rural Industries & Food• Resilient and efficient supply
chains for food
• Animal and Plant Health and Disease
• Healthy safe diets
• Vibrant rural communities
LWECLocal Response to Global Change
Food SecurityOptimising the Potential of
Scotland’s natural Assets
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Citations per paper in Agricultural Citations per paper in Agricultural Sciences Sciences (From THE 2009)(From THE 2009)
22
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Annual % change in Agricultural GDP Annual % change in Agricultural GDP 1995-2005 1995-2005 (OECD)(OECD)
23
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Bohr quadrant
Low
Low
High
High
Quest for fundamental
understanding
Consideration of use
Pasteur quadrant
Edison quadrantCommon person quadrant
Pasteur’s quadrant
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