High-Level NERC/Scottish Government Policy Placement Fellowship

高级别 NERC/苏格兰政府政策安置奖学金

• 批准号: NE/N008839/1
• 负责人: Lorraine Maltby
• 金额: $ 15.28万
• 依托单位: University of Sheffield
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FN008839%2F1
• 关键词: Level; NERC; Scottish; Government; Policy

Scotland has a wealth of natural resources, but they are under threat from over exploitation, invasive species, pest and disease outbreaks, pollution, changes in land use and climate change. Scotland's Land Use Strategy outlines a vision for 2050 that focuses on working with nature to contribute to Scotland's prosperity, responsible stewardship of Scotland's natural resources, and connecting people and land [1]. Achieving this vision relies on understanding how ecosystems work and how they are affected by the above threats. NERC funds world leading science including understanding ecosystems and their response to environmental change, both natural and anthropogenic. There is therefore a great opportunity for NERC and SG to work together to realise the 2050 vision for Scotland.The Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) division of SG and NERC are major funders of environmental science in Scotland. In 2014-15, RESAS invested £31.8m in strategic research programmes [3] and NERC invested £16m in scientists working at universities and research institutes in Scotland [2]. In addition, RESAS invested £9.4m in underpinning research capacity at its Main Research Providers (MSPs) and £9.5m in three Centres of Expertise (CoEs). There is clear synergy between SG's two strategic research programmes - Environmental Change, and Food, Land and People - and NERC's three Societal Challenges - Benefiting from natural resources, Resilience to environmental hazards, and Managing environmental change [4]. NERC's activities in sustainable food production and valuing nature, for example, are highly relevant to Scotland's Land Use Strategy and NERC-funded research on the population dynamics and ecology of disease and vector organisms is highly relevant to current issues in animal and plant health [5]. The aim of this fellowship is to increase the impact of the funding investments by NERC and SG by strengthening the uptake of high-quality science into policy. The outcomes of this fellowship will include: stronger links between SG and research scientists; greater understanding of the strengths and limitations of current sources of evidence used by SG; improved alignment and operational links between SG and NERC; a framework agreement for a longer-term strategic partnership between SG and NERC. Outcomes will be achieved by: working closely with policy and evidence teams in RESAS to understand their needs and constraints; reviewing the capabilities of MSPs, CoEs and NERC-funded scientists to address RESAS and SG's needs; facilitating events bringing policy/evidence leads and NERC-funded scientists together to discuss policy-relevant science issues; working with NERC and RESAS to develop a strategic framework for partnership working.This fellowship will impact environmental science funding in Scotland by capitalising on previous investments, ensuring that critical capabilities are sustained and effectively coordinating limited resources. It will impact on environmental policy in Scotland by improving the evidence base used to inform policy decisions and by enhancing the effective translation of new and existing scientific knowledge into a form that is accessible and usable by policy makers.The key stakeholders and beneficiaries of this fellowship are NERC-funded scientists working in Scotland, scientists working for the MSPs, staff working in policy and evidence teams in RESAS, NERC, SG and key partners (e.g. Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Environment Protection Agency), and last but not least the people of Scotland.1.The Scottish Government 2011. Getting the best from out land. A land use strategy for Scotland; 2.Grants On The Web; 3.http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/StrategicResearch/future-research-strategy; 4.NERC 2013. The business of the environment. Our strategic direction; 5.Government Office for Science 2015 Animal and Plant Health in the UK: Building our science capability

苏格兰拥有丰富的自然资源，但它们正受到过度开发、物种入侵、病虫害爆发、污染、土地利用变化和气候变化的威胁。苏格兰的土地利用战略概述了2050年的愿景，重点是与自然合作，为苏格兰的繁荣做出贡献，对苏格兰的自然资源进行负责任的管理，并将人与土地联系起来。要实现这一愿景，就必须了解生态系统是如何运作的，以及它们是如何受到上述威胁的影响的。NERC资助世界领先的科学，包括了解生态系统及其对自然和人为环境变化的反应。因此，这是NERC和SG共同努力实现苏格兰2050年愿景的大好机会。SG和NERC的农村和环境科学与分析服务（RESAS）部门是苏格兰环境科学的主要资助者。2014- 2015年，RESAS投资了3180万英镑用于战略研究项目[3]，NERC投资了1600万英镑用于在苏格兰大学和研究机构工作的科学家[3]。此外，RESAS在其主要研究提供者（msp）的基础研究能力上投资了940万英镑，在三个专业知识中心（coe）上投资了950万英镑。SG的两个战略研究项目——环境变化和粮食、土地和人——与NERC的三个社会挑战——从自然资源中受益、对环境危害的恢复力和管理环境变化bbb之间有明显的协同作用。例如，国家环境研究中心在可持续粮食生产和重视自然方面的活动与苏格兰的土地利用战略高度相关，国家环境研究中心资助的关于疾病和病媒生物种群动态和生态的研究与当前动植物健康领域的问题高度相关。该奖学金的目的是通过加强政策对高质量科学的吸收，增加NERC和SG资助投资的影响。该奖学金的成果将包括：加强SG与研究科学家之间的联系；更深入地了解SG使用的现有证据来源的优势和局限性；改善SG和NERC之间的协调和业务联系；SG和NERC之间长期战略合作伙伴关系的框架协议。将通过以下方式取得成果：与RESAS的政策和证据小组密切合作，了解他们的需求和限制；审查msp、coe和nerc资助的科学家满足RESAS和SG需求的能力；促进将政策/证据领导和nerc资助的科学家聚集在一起讨论与政策相关的科学问题的活动；与NERC和RESAS合作，制定合作伙伴关系的战略框架。该奖学金将通过利用以前的投资来影响苏格兰的环境科学资助，确保关键能力的持续和有效协调有限的资源。它将通过改善用于为政策决策提供信息的证据基础，并通过加强将新的和现有的科学知识有效地转化为决策者可以获取和使用的形式，对苏格兰的环境政策产生影响。该奖学金的主要利益相关者和受益者是在苏格兰工作的NERC资助的科学家，为msp工作的科学家，在RESAS， NERC， SG和主要合作伙伴（例如苏格兰自然遗产，苏格兰环境保护局）的政策和证据团队工作的工作人员，以及苏格兰人民。苏格兰政府，2011年。从我们的土地上得到最好的东西。苏格兰土地利用战略；2.网上拨款；3.http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/StrategicResearch/future-research-strategy;4.NERC 2013。环境事业。战略方向；5.2015年英国动植物健康：建设我们的科学能力