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Organization profile
The main research activities ofUHI Noerth Highland 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.
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
- UHI North Highland
- Environmental Research Institute - Senior Research Fellow
Person: Academic Research Active
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Using situated learning and pro-social approaches to improve gender equality in engineering education
22/10/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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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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Aspects of microbial communities in peatland carbon cycling under changing climate and land use pressures
Robinson, C. H., Ritson, J. P., Alderson, D. M., Malik, A. A., Griffiths, R. I., Heinemeyer, A., Gallego-Sala, A. V., Quillet, A., Robroeck, B. J. M., Evans, C., Chandler, D. M., Elliot, D. R., Shuttleworth, E. L., Lilleskov, E. A., Kitson, E., Cox, F., Worrall, F., Clay, G. D., Crosher, I., Pratscher, J., & 13 others, 2 Feb 2023, In: Mires and Peat. 29, 36 p., 02.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photocatalytic metallic nanomaterials immobilised onto porous structures: Future perspectives for at-source pharmaceutical removal from hospital wastewater and potential benefits over existing technologies
Valdivia, M-T., Taggart, M., Pap, S., Kean, A., Pfleger, S. & Megson, I., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of water process engineering. 52, 103553.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Pilot-scale phosphate recovery from wastewater to create a fertiliser product: An integrated assessment of adsorbent performance and quality
Pap, S., Zhang, H., Bogdan, A., Elsby, D. T., Gibb, S. W., Bremner, B. & Taggart, M. A., 1 Jan 2023, In: Water Research. 228, b, 119369.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › 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
Dataset
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 / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › 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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A blanket to keep us cool: Restoration stories from the Flow Country
Roxane Andersen (Speaker)
19 Nov 2019Activity: Talk / Presentation / Podcast / Webinar › Invited talk
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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Pharmaceutical occurrence, distribution and degradation in rural wastewaters and surface waters in Scotland
Author: Niemi, L. M., 25 Jan 2021Supervisor: Gibb, S. (Supervisor), Taggart, M. (Supervisor) & Boyd, K. (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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