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Publication - Research and analysis

Environment, natural resources and agriculture - strategic research 2022-2027: overview

Last updated
15 July 2024 - see all updates
Topic
Environment and climate change, Farming and rural

We are investing around £50 million a year into a portfolio of strategic research to ensure that Scotland maintains its position at the very cutting edge of advances in agriculture, natural resources and the environment.

Supporting documents

Background

Part of the Research Strategy 2022 to 2027 for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture highlighted the lack of flexibility inherent in a five-year programme of research. The flexibility to commission short-term policy-led projects has significant impact for policy making and .is delivered by the  introduction of the Responsive Research Fund (RRF) in 2022 to 2027 funding cycle.

In 2024 to 2025, we are providing £400k of funding. In this  year, the process of calling for work will be through:

  •  policy led proposals – going out for competitive contracts through public contracts
First published
14 April 2016
Last updated
15 July 2024 - show all updates

  1. Updated attached list of projects to June 2024 version.

  2. Updated 'Strategic Research Programme 2022 to 2027'.

  3. Updated 'Strategic Research Programme: 2022 to 2027 projects December 2022'.

  4. Added line on tender documents to Strategic Research Programme and Underpinning capacity.

  5. Updated Strategic Research Programme: 2022 to 2027 - projects.

  6. Updated Centres of expertise.

  7. Updated Introduction and content on Strategic Research Programme.

  8. Updated Introduction and Centres of expertise and added Strategic Research Programme 2022 to 2027. Archived three pages.

  9. Changes to Introduction, Centre for knowledge and expertise and Centres of expertise. Removed Innovation Funding and added Responsive Research Fund.

  10. Updated Introduction, Underpinning capacity, Centres of expertise and Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI) gateway.

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