Scottish Environment Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI): analysis

Reports the findings of Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) commissioned research to analyse how the five Main Research Providers (MRPs) relate to their collective identity as Scottish Environment Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI), how they benefit from the collective identity, and how the SEFARI identity can best contribute to the next cycle of strategic research funding.


Footnotes

1.  Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS); James Hutton Institute (JHI); Moredun Research Institute (MRI); Rowett Institute for Nutrition and Health (RINH); Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE); Scotland's Rural College (SRUC).

2.  CREW Centre of Expertise for Waters; ClimateXChange Centre of Expertise on Climate Change; The Plant Health Centre of Expertise; EPIC Centre of Expertise for Animal Disease Outbreaks.

3.  https://sefari.scot/sefari-gateway

4.  "Implications for current funding model and providers", presented as notes 48-50 in the May 2019 report of the SAB https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-strategic-advisory-board-resas-funded-science-supporting-evidence-commentary/

5.  https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/StrategicResearch/research-strategy/programmes

6.  https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0044/00443642.pdf

7.  https://www.gov.scot/publications/rural-affairs-food-environment-research-strategy-2016-2021/

8.  https://www.gov.scot/publications/rural-affairs-environment-rae-consultation-research-strategy-2016-2021/pages/14/

9.  https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00499278.pdf

10.  https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/StrategicResearch/future-research-strategy/Themes/StratResearchProgBoard

11. https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Environment/General%20Documents/012_Rural_and_Environmental_Science_and_Analytical_Services.pdf

12.  https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-strategic-advisory-board-resas-funded-science-supporting-evidence-commentary/

13.  A copy of the CKEI proposal was provided directly to us by SEFARI Gateway

14.  https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Environment/General%20Documents/010_SEFARI.pdf

15.  Kindly provided to us by SEFARI Gateway with permission of the DEC

16.  https://sefari.scot/about-us

17.  Kindly provided to us by RESAS

18.  BioSS. receives "Underpinning Capacity" funding however some BioSS funding is directly linked to SRP deliverable and reported on in the RDF .

Contact

Email: csaenra@gov.scot

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