High-Level NERC/Scottish Government Policy Placement Fellowship

苏格兰拥有丰富的自然资源，但它们受到过度开采、入侵物种、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勾勒出2050年的愿景，重点是与自然合作，为苏格兰的繁荣做出贡献，负责任地管理苏格兰的自然资源，并将人与土地联系起来[1]。实现这一愿景有赖于了解生态系统如何运作，以及它们如何受到上述威胁的影响。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，国家环境研究中心和苏格兰国家环境研究中心有很大的机会共同努力，为苏格兰实现2050年的愿景。国家环境研究中心和国家环境研究中心的农村、环境科学和分析服务(RESAS)部门是苏格兰环境科学的主要资助者。2014-2015年度，RESAS在战略研究项目上投资了3180万GB[3]，NERC向在苏格兰大学和研究机构工作的科学家投资了1600万GB[2]。此外，RESAS在支持其主要研究提供者(MSP)的研究能力方面投资了940万GB，在三个专门知识中心(COE)投资了950万GB。SG的两个战略研究计划--环境变化和食物、土地和人--与NERC的三个社会挑战--受益于自然资源、对环境危害的适应能力和环境变化的管理[4]之间存在明显的协同效应。例如，NERC在可持续食品生产和珍视自然方面的活动与苏格兰的土地利用战略高度相关，由NERC资助的关于疾病和病媒生物的种群动态和生态学的研究与当前动植物健康问题高度相关[5]。这一奖学金的目的是通过加强将高质量的科学纳入政策来增加NERC和SG的资金投资的影响。这一奖学金的成果将包括：加强秘书长和研究科学家之间的联系；更好地了解秘书长目前使用的证据来源的优势和局限性；改善秘书长和国家科学研究中心之间的一致性和业务联系；为国家科学研究小组和国家科学研究中心之间的长期战略伙伴关系达成框架协议。成果将通过以下方式实现：与RESAS的政策和证据团队密切合作，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/证据线索和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。这种奖学金将通过利用以前的投资影响苏格兰的环境科学资金，确保关键能力持续并有效地协调有限的资源。它将通过改善用于为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政策制定者可以获得和使用的形式，对苏格兰的环境政策产生影响。这一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)工作的工作人员和关键合作伙伴(例如苏格兰自然遗产、苏格兰环境保护局)，以及最后但并非最不重要的苏格兰人民。从异国他乡得到最好的。苏格兰土地利用战略；2.网上赠款；3.http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Research/About/EBAR/StrategicResearch/future-research-strategy；4.NERC，2013年。环境的事务。我们的战略方向；5.英国政府2015年动植物健康科学办公室：建设我们的科学能力

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