Research


Overview

Our research seeks to understand the fundamental processes driving the evolution and maintenance of biodiversity from the genetic to the ecosystem level, how environments and ecosystems have changed over annual to millennial timescales and to predict and mitigate the future impacts of anthropogenic change and natural hazards. We are exploiting and pioneer in techniques from the molecular level to the global scale through earth observation.  We have a unique focus on the relationships between people and the environment and findings are used to inform policy makers and practitioners in conservation and environmental regulation, planning and management.

Our research and impacts positions us as a leading institution in the area of Environmental Protection and Biological Conservation.

We are organized into two research groups:
Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, Environmental Systems, Change and Protection

Research Groups Ecology Research Environmental Systems Research Evolution Research Environmental Perturbation Conservation Research Environmental Protection Research

We have a number of impact activities, including:

African Forest Ecology Group
The African Forest Ecology Group

Bumblebee Conservation Trust - BBCT
Bumblebee Conservation Trust

(BBCT)

CRRESS - The Centre for River Restoration Science
The Centre for River EcoSystem Science (CRESS)

Globolakes
GloboLakes
Global Observatory of Lake Responses to Environmental Change

Delivering Healthy Water
Delivering Healthy Water

 

Stirling Analyses for Geoarchaeology
Stirling Analyses for Geoarchaeology

 

And we also host the following conservation organisation:

BTO - Scotland

BTO Scotland

The Scottish office of the independent
scientific research trust investigating
the populations, movements and
ecology of British wild birds

 

we also have close links with

RSPB

Support for Research

Biological and Environmental Sciences has a wide range of technical expertise to support its research interests, employing 9 full time and 2 part time staff.

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