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Research Hub

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Our researchers

Meet our research community.

Professor Alison Cathcart

Professor Alison Cathcart

Professor, History

Mr Joshua Cathcart

Mr Joshua Cathcart

Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences

Dr Joe Cowley

Dr Joe Cowley

Lecturer in Education (PE & Health), Education

Dr Denise Quiroz Martinez

Dr Denise Quiroz Martinez

Lecturer in Primary Education, Education

Dr Nora Ramadan

Dr Nora Ramadan

Lecturer International Business & Entrep, Management, Work and Organisation

Dr Armin Sturm

Dr Armin Sturm

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Isabelle Uny

Dr Isabelle Uny

Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Marketing

Professor Nigel Willby

Professor Nigel Willby

Professor & Associate Dean of Research, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Projects

These are our most recent projects.

Encouraging mutually beneficial relationships between elite athletes and esports athletes: A case study of South Korea
PI: Dr Hee Jung Hong
Funded by: International Olympic Committee
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Permafrost catchments in transition: hydrological controls on carbon cycling and greenhouse gas budgets
PI: Professor Jens-Arne Subke
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council
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GOALD: Connectivity and Digital Design for Health and Well-being Across Generations, Places and Spaces
PI: Professor Catherine Hennessy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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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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IMAJINE
PI: Professor Paul Cairney
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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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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Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage (NIKU) Visiting Research Fellowship
PI: Professor Sian Jones
Funded by: Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research
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Informal histories. Bottom-up practices for dealing with conflict-produced heritage in Lebanon and Syria as new democratic spaces
PI:
Funded by: The British Academy
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Outputs

These are our most recently added publications.

Consultancy Report

Nicola M & Coree BS (2025) The Scottish Government - Scottish Parliament Written Agreement on Intergovernmental Relations: Still Fit for Purpose?. Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government. Glasgow: University of Glasgow. https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/the-scottish-government--scottish-parliament-written-agreement-on-intergovernmental-relations-still.pdf


Research Report

Hannah C, Falzon D, Tessa P & Nicholls J (2024) Assessing the need for, and views on, drug checking services in Edinburgh. City of Edinburgh Council. Edinburgh. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/34560/drug-checking-in-edinburgh-adp-report-november-24-2023-executive-summary


Research Report

Murray AG, Falconer L, Kennerley A & Veenhof RJ (2025) Climate change impacts on marine aquaculture relevant to the UK. Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership. https://www.mccip.org.uk/sites/default/files/2025-02/Aquaculture%20update_Feb%202025.pdf; https://doi.org/10.14465/2025.reu01.aqu


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