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Organization profile
The main research activities of NHC are focussed at:
The Environmental Research Institute; ideally located in Caithness; an area of Scotland that needs no introduction in terms of its potential for exploiting renewable energy resources.
The team at ERI are renowned for their excellence in driving forward research and offering educational opportunities that help us to understand environmental issues now and for the future.
To find out more about their highly applied research and educational programmes please visit www.eri.ac.uk
UHI Centre for History offers a number of courses and research projects centred on the history of the Highlands and Islands and you can study these from any college or learning centre in the region thanks to our partnership with UHI.
While maintaining our commitment to the history of the region, lecturers at the Centre have research specialisms in the following areas:
- Irish, Scottish and British Diasporas
- Maritime History in the North Sea and the Baltic
- Sport in Highland History
- Religiosity
- Women, Gender and the Family
- Warfare and Ethnic Conflict
Please visit www.history.uhi.ac.uk to find out more.
The Centre for history was ranked 5th of the top places to study History is Scotland by the Guardian 2014.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Roxane Andersen
- North Highland College UHI
- Environmental Research Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Academic Research Active
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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
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Aerial detection of beached marine plastic using a novel, hyperspectral short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera
Cocking, J., Narayanaswamy, B., Waluda, C. & Williamson, B., 8 Feb 2022, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Carbon concentrations in natural and restoration pools in blanket peatlands
Chapman, P. J., Moody, C. S., Turner, T. E., McKenzie, R., Dinsmore, K. J., Baird, A. J., Billett, M. F., Andersen, R., Leith, F. & Holden, J., 13 Mar 2022, In: Hydrological Processes. 36, 3, e14520.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Case Study 2.7 - Group Activity 1: Pulsimeter Mini-Project
Gray, L. R., 7 Jan 2022, Handbook for Creating a Gender- Sensitive Curriculum: Teaching and Learning Strategies. Kitchener, M. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford Brookes University, p. 65-66 2 p. 2.7Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Datasets
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Peat characteristic data from Blanket Peatland in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland, 2018
Marshall, C. (Creator), Andersen, R. (Creator), Sterk, H. P. (Creator), Gilbert, P. J. (Creator) & Large, D. J. (Creator), Natural Environment Research Council, 27 Sep 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/3458e0b9-5002-4ddb-bcb3-1c7fb08fb70b
Dataset
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Environmental monitoring data from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019
Marshall, C. (Creator), Andersen, R. (Creator), Sterk, H. P. (Creator) & Gilbert, P. J. (Creator), Natural Environment Research Council, 29 Apr 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/1be4eef2-0591-4073-bae2-e00b6ff4462f
Dataset
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Monthly precise levelling data of peat surface motion from upland and lowland blanket peatland in the Flow Country, Scotland, 2017-2019
Marshall, C. (Creator), Andersen, R. (Creator), Sterk, H. P. (Creator), Gilbert, P. J. (Creator) & Large, D. J. (Creator), Natural Environment Research Council, 2 Mar 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5285/f4f79d46-dac7-4628-a0b3-7427761737a6
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Prizes
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National Teaching Fellowship
Gray, Lois R (Recipient), 1 Aug 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Senior Membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Gray, Lois R (Recipient), 5 Oct 2020
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Assessment and Feedback Symposium by the University of the Highlands and Islands
Lois R Gray (Speaker)
4 Mar 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Global Ecology and Conservation (Journal)
Roxane Andersen (Peer reviewer)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Investigating the foraging ecology of black guillemots Cepphus grylle in relation to tidal stream turbines and marine protected areas
Steven Benjamins (Examiner)
24 Jun 2019Activity: Examination
Press / Media
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Revealed: The drugs that are poisoning Scotland\xE2s water
31/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Impacts
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Motion raised in Scottish Parliament
Stuart Gibb (Participant) & Mark Taggart (Participant)
Impact: Public policy Impacts
Student theses
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Assessing the condition of the Flow Country peatlands to support their future protection: Monitoring blanket bog functioning during drought and mapping post-wildfire recovery
Author: Sterk, H. P., 24 Jan 2022Supervisor: Andersen, R. (Supervisor) & McIlvenny, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Seaweed as a value-added product for the food and drink sector
Author: Badmus, U., 18 Jan 2021Supervisor: Boyd, K. (Supervisor) & Taggart, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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Using wildlife to biomonitor for antimicrobial resistance in the Scottish environment
Author: Elsby, D., 18 Jan 2021Supervisor: Taggart, M. (Supervisor) & Boyd, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by UHI)
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