Knowledge Exchange from Scottish Government Research Programmes in Rural and Environmental Science

1. Knowledge Exchange from Scottish Government Research Programmesin Rural and Environmental Science Ron Stagg Research and Science Division Scottish Government ron.stagg@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

2. RERAD Research • Strategic Research • main research providers • programmes of research • strategic partnerships • Centres of expertise • EPIC • Contract research fund • Competitive • Largely policy led Providers • Macaulay • Scottish Crop • Moredun • SAC • Rowett • [RBGE]

3. Sustainable and profitable agriculture: plants Sustainable and profitable agriculture: animals Environment, land use and rural steward-ship Impacts on human health Responding to climate change Protecting biodiversity Environmental, social and economic sustainability Current Programmed Research Cross cutting themes

4. Strategic Partnerships • Co- funded projects with DEFRA LINK • EU co-funded projects through ERANETS • LWEC projects • Contribution to BBSRC food security programme • Rural land use study – exemplar for integrated research • Technology Strategy Board

5. Role of science • Evidence – improving policy and public services • Innovation – improving existing business and spinning out new ones • Improved skills • Attracting inward R&D investment

6. Landscape • Global context • Financial challenges • Policy need • Governments agenda

7. Environmental and climate change Population growth Technological change Increased consumption Food, energy and water securities Ecosystem infrastructure and biodiversity Infectious disease Equity and poverty alleviation Global Challenges Pressure State

8. Scotland Performs A single purpose “ To focus government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth” http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/performance

9. Purpose Targets

10. cameras The evidence highway

11. Headline Themes Local responses to global change Optimising the potential of Scotland’s natural assets National Capability Partners Deer Commission Scotland Food Standards Agency in Scotland Forestry Commission Scotland Quality Meat Scotland Scottish Environment Protection Agency Scottish Government Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Water

12. Cameras Board Effective co-ordination of science and research activities by: • Identifying opportunities for joint working; • Facilitating effective communication between the partners and suppliers • Joint working and knowledge exchange to increase efficiency and effectiveness; • Developing coordinated science and research strategies; • Joint horizon scanning and foresight

13. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/CAMERASsitehttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/CAMERASsite Overarching vision and science framework Monitoring Strategy Rural/Environment Strategy Marine Strategy CAMERAS Community Better use of Observations & evidence Better commissioning decisions CAMERAS conference Briefings Communication and networking

14. Innovation • Drugs for inflammatory bowel disease • DNA fingerprinting and water quality • Vaccines for livestock diseases • Novel grazing solutions for worm control • 3D landscape visualisation

15. Route to Impact • Licensing e.g. new vaccines or crop varieties; • Partnership working • private companies to develop new market-ready products, • academic sector to advance research; • Stakeholder engagement • proactive engagement with target beneficiaries, • knowledge exchange and awareness raising • Policy advice • evidence to inform policy development • local, regional and national

16. Case Studies Licensing Transmission MRP: Scottish Crop Research Institute Research Area: Improved varieties of potatoes Transmission: Licensed via spin out company to UK and international propagators and growers taking it the varieties to market Impact: Generating new growth, safeguarding existing activity. Estimated contribution £11M to scotland in 2008 Policy Transmission MRP: Macaulay Land Use Institute Research Area: Water management and diffuse pollution control e.g. nutrients Transmission: Knowledge exchange by providing expert inputs into political decision making e.g. Scottish soils strategy, EU water framework directive, CAP Impact: Environmental benefits through improved understanding of how pollution impacts on water quality and effective strategies to mitigate.

17. Case Studies Actual Impact MRP: Moredun Research Institute Research Area: Development of a vaccine for Pasteurella which accounts for 55% of pneumonia cases in cattle Transmission: Commercial partner and licence Impact: Prevention of fatality and losses in livestock. Cattle: £1.5M Sheep £16M pa Potential Impact MRP: Rowett Institute Research Area: Protein versus carbohydrate diets Transmission: Knowledge exchange via policy, parliamentary committees and public engagement Impact: Potential reduction in the rate of certain conditions such as colorectal cancer and inflammatory disease currently affecting 1 in 500 Scots

18. Future Research – context 2011 - 2016 • Integrated approach to food, diet and health • Food, water and energy security • Sustainable and efficient use of land • Opportunities and risks posed by environmental change • Productive and sustainable farming

19. Evolution from current position • Governments single purpose • Need for better co-ordination across government – CAMERAS • Develop the capacity for integrated policy advice • Multidisciplinary and cross provider working • Widening the end user community • Centres of expertise • Knowledge Exchange • Policy, Education and Innovation

20. Research Programmes • Scientific evidence to meet policy needs in the longer term 5-25 years • Multidisciplinary, integrated and collaborative • Crossing boundaries between natural science, social science and economics • Builds on progress made through cross cutting themes in current programmes

21. Environment Scotland’s environmental assets are managed effectively to optimise resilience and adaptation to local and global change. Resilient and efficient supply chains for water and energy. Technologies and management tools to deliver greater benefits from rural land use and increased resilience to change. Rural industries resilient to global and local change Rural Industries & Food Resilient and efficient supply chains for food Animal and Plant Health and Disease Healthy safe diets Vibrant rural communities LWEC Local Response to Global Change Food Security Optimising the Potential of Scotland’s natural Assets Programme Themes

22. Citations per paper in Agricultural Sciences (From THE 2009) 22

23. Annual % change in Agricultural GDP 1995-2005 (OECD) 23

24. Pasteur’s quadrant High Quest for fundamental understanding Bohr quadrant Pasteur quadrant Low Edison quadrant Common person quadrant High Low Consideration of use

25. Thank you and questions Detail at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/StrategicResearch/future-research-strategy