Macaulay and other partners were major contributors to the Scottish Government’s Rural Land Use Study launched in November 2009. The study has evaluated how rural landscapes can more effectively deliver sustainable economic growth, whilst also meeting other policy challenges including climate change, food and energy security, housing and infrastructure needs, and changing demographics. Visit the Scottish Government website for more information.




The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and SCRI joined forces on 1 April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute. It is the first Institute of its type in Europe and will make major, new contributions to the understanding of key global issues such as food, energy and environmental security.