Environmental Research Institute

  • Castle Street

    KW14 7JD Thurso

    United Kingdom

Organization profile

Organisation profile

Research at the ERI currently focuses on three primary themes:

Environmental Contamination and Ecological Health

Ecosystems and the species that reside within them are susceptible to stressors. Globally, a myriad and ever increasing range of chemical contaminants are now present in our environment; and, natural stressors (such as rapid climate change) can also pose a major threat to biodiversity.

Carbon Water and Climate

The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are home to a range of diverse wild habitats with unique biodiversity attributes, many of which represent the last remnants of pristine environments left within the UK. In their natural state, they play critical roles in the regulation of water and in the local, regional and global regulation of climate, through sequestration and storage of carbon.

Renewable Energy and the Environment

A major issue in the development of all renewable energy industries are environmental uncertainties and concerns varying from “reliability of supply” linked to climate variability and vulnerability of the resource to fears of damage to the environment, fishing and tourism. In parallel with the economic redevelopment of the region, ERI will apply its environmental knowledge to assist in establishing sustainable industries sympathetic to the local environment and communities.

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    Profiles

    Photo of Roxane Andersen

    Roxane Andersen

    Person: Academic Research Active

    20062020
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    Kenny Boyd

    Person: Academic Research Active

    20002020
    Photo of Magnus W H Davidson

    Magnus W H Davidson

    Person

    20172017

    Projects

    Smart integRation Of local energy sources and innovative storage for flexiBle, secure and cost-efficIent eNergy Supply ON industrialized islands

    Walker, M.

    1/10/20 → 30/09/24

    Project: Research

    BioPAD: Bioenergy Proliferation and Deployment

    Boyd, K. & James, N.

    Project: Research

    RASLRES: Regional Approaches to Stimulating Local Renewable Energy Solutions

    James, N. & Boyd, K.

    Project: Research

    Research Output

    A review of the potential utilisation of plastic waste as adsorbent for removal of hazardous priority contaminants from aqueous environments

    Zhang, H., Pap, S., Taggart, M. A., Boyd, K. G., James, N. A. & Gibb, S. W., 1 Mar 2020, In : Environmental Pollution. 113698.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

    • 3 Citations (Scopus)

    A SPE-HPLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of prioritised pharmaceuticals and EDCs with high environmental risk potential in freshwater

    Li, Y., Taggart, M. A., Mckenzie, C., Zhang, Z., Lu, Y., Pap, S. & Gibb, S. W., 21 Jul 2020, In : Journal of Environmental Sciences. 100, p. 18-27 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Citation (Scopus)

    Assessing hospital impact on pharmaceutical levels in a rural ‘source-to-sink’ water system

    Niemi, L., Taggart, M., Boyd, K., Zhang, Z., Gaffney, P. P. J., Pfleger, S. & Gibb, S., 1 Oct 2020, In : Science of the Total Environment. 737, p. 139618

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Citation (Scopus)

    Activities

    Global Ecology and Conservation (Journal)

    Roxane Andersen (Peer reviewer)

    2020 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review

    Investigating the foraging ecology of black guillemots Cepphus grylle in relation to tidal stream turbines and marine protected areas

    Steven Benjamins (Examiner)

    24 Jun 2019

    Activity: Examination

    A blanket to keep us cool: Restoration stories from the Flow Country

    Roxane Andersen (Speaker)

    12 Sep 2019

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

    Press / Media

    Queen and tycoon going with the flow to preserve peatlands

    Roxane Andersen

    15/09/20

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

    Environment investigates marine renewable energy in BGTW

    Jason McIlvenny & Benjamin Williamson

    23/03/20

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

    University awarded £986,000 grant to expand peatland research

    Roxane Andersen

    24/02/20 → 9/03/20

    2 items of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

    Impacts

    Motion raised in Scottish Parliament

    Stuart Gibb (Participant) & Mark Taggart (Participant)

    Impact: Public policy Impacts

    Student theses

    The response of arthropod assemblages to peatland restoration in formerly afforested blanket bog

    Author: Fernandez, A. P., 29 Jan 2019

    Supervisor: Andersen, R. (Supervisor), Boyd, K. (Supervisor) & Smith, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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    Investigating the foraging ecology of black guillemots Cepphus grylle in relation to tidal stream turbines and marine protected areas

    Author: Johnston, D. T., 5 Nov 2019

    Supervisor: Masden, E. (Supervisor), Furness, B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Robbins, A. M. (External person) (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)

    Remediation and restoration of ocean exposed cliff-top, in the context of Dounreay (Scotland) nuclear power plant decommissioning

    Author: Braidwood, D., 4 May 2018

    Supervisor: Andersen, R. (Supervisor), Taggart, M. (Supervisor) & Smith, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)

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