Research Impact
Delivering impactful research, designed to help meet global challenges.
We strive to tackle global issues, such as food insecurity and environmental challenges, via a vibrant and integrated research and impact environment, conducting globally competitive and sustainable research. Key examples of our impact include the Elliott Review (for UK Government) on food safety after the horsemeat scandal; determining the impact of intensive animal farming on climate change and land use; changes to animal-welfare legislation.
Our research clearly maps on to many UN Sustainable Development Goals, including Zero Hunger; Good Health; Clean Water; Climate Action. In the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, we were placed No 19 for Life Below Water (out of 628 institutions) and No 9 for Life On Land (out of 741 institutions). The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) designated us as an IAEA Collaborating Centre in 2021, recognising our global reach in food safety, authenticity and traceability.
See below for our recent research outputs and some ongoing examples of our impact:
Our latest research outputs are available below. For a more comprehensive list please see the University's Research Portal.
Latest Publications
Geospatial mapping of drug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence in Africa at national and sub-national levels
- Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew
- Archie Clements
- Fasil Wagnew
- Beth Gilmour
- Kefyalew Addis Alene
Machine learning-guided Orbitrap-HRAMS-based metabolomic fingerprinting for geographical origin, variety and tissue specific authentication, and adulteration detection of turmeric and ashwagandha
- Ch. Ratnasekhar
- Abhishek Kumar Rai
- Poonam Raqwal
- Samreen Khan
- Anoop Kumar Verma
- Pradipto Mukhopadhyay
- Priya Rathor
- Lal Hinghrani
- Nick Birse
- Ritu Trivedi
- Prabodh Kumar Trivedi
How physical information underlies causation and the emergence of systems at all biological levels
25 March 2025Developing appropriate environmental enrichment strategies for broiler breeders
21 March 2025Schizophrenia treatment based on sustained release of risperidone from poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid implantable microarray patch
- Linlin Li
- Li Zhao
- Mingshan Li
- Yushi Tao
- Akmal Hidayat Bin Sabri
- Natalia Moreno-Castellanos
- Rand Ghanma
- Brett Greer
- Qonita Anjani
- Helen McCarthy
- Ryan Donnelly
- Eneko Larrañeta
Macroplastic distribution patterns and accumulation in an urbanised Austral subtropical river system
- Tatenda Dalu
- Collins Oduro
- Retang M. Matsimela
- Linton F. Munyai
- Naicheng Wu
- Sydney Moyo
- Ross Cuthbert
From automated Raman to cost-effective nanoparticle-on-film (NPoF) SERS spectroscopy: a combined approach for assessing micro- and nanoplastics released into the oral cavity from chewing gum
- Udit Pant
- James Tate
- Xiaotong Liu
- Nick Birse
- Christopher Elliott
- Cuong Cao
Gaseous exchange-dependent in vitro culture extensively alters plant growth and metabolic landscape revealed by comprehensive metabolomics
- Anoop Kumar Verma
- Poonam Rakwal
- Rama Pandey
- Nick Birse
- CH Ratnasekhar
Identification and quantitation of multiplex camellia oil adulteration based on 11 characteristic lipids using UPLC-Q-Orbitrap-MS
- Xiaomin Yang
- Mengjie Zhang
- Tassos Koidis
- Xiaodong Liu
- Chuangzhong Guo
- Zhenlin Xu
- Xiaoqun Wei
- Hongtao Lei
Factors influencing land rental market participation: an application of multinomial logit model
- Adewale Adenuga
- Claire Jack
Rice grain quality alteration through manipulation of parboiling procedures to affect the concentration of macro- and micro- nutrient elements, B-vitamins, inorganic toxicants, and bacterial contamination
- Andy Meharg
- Mukhlesur Rahman
- Manus Carey
- Kathryn Ralphs
- Jonathan McComb
- Coalain McCreanor
- Mahmud Sumon
- Rafiqul Islam
- Mohammed Uddin
- Muhammad Siddique
- Saiful Islam
- Caroline Meharg
A room with a blue view: the impact of Blue Economy activities on housing prices across Scottish regions
- Karen Alexander
- Marcello Graziano
- Maurizio Fiaschetti
- John Gross
- Alberto Longo
- Tim O'Higgins