Hutton Highlights: – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

Hutton Highlights:

The James Hutton Institute

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 16

Bringing you a glimpse into the world-leading research at The James Hutton Institute. Through conversations with our scientists and researchers, we'll be delving into everything from the impact of climate change and biodiversity loss to threats to food and water security.

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Apple Podcasts

🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
12/10/2025
#97
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
11/10/2025
#97
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
10/10/2025
#77
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
09/10/2025
#71
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
08/10/2025
#58
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
27/07/2025
#91
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
26/07/2025
#78
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
25/07/2025
#67
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
24/07/2025
#59
🇬🇧 Great Britain - naturalSciences
23/07/2025
#46

Spotify

No recent rankings available

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

https://twitter.com/JamesHuttonInst
16 shares

https://www.facebook.com/JamesHuttonInstitute
16 shares

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

RSS feed quality

To improve

Score global : 48%

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Year

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

Climate change projections and the Cairngorms National Park

Season 2 · Episode 6

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 • Duration 31:30

Climate change has wide-ranging impacts, including how to manage major and important areas of land such as national parks. We talk with the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s director of nature and climate change about what climate projections mean for the park and the practical measures they’re already taking on the ground, from peatland restoration to beaver reintroduction.

Host:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer at the Hutton (Aberdeen)

Guests:
Andy Ford, Director of Nature and Climate Change, at the Cairngorms National Park Authority.
Dr Mike Rivington, senior scientist at the Hutton

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:
Climate Change Impacts on Natural Capital - James Hutton Institute
The Climate Emergency - Cairngorms National Park Authority
Climate change in the UK - Met Office
UK Climate Projections (UKCP) - Met Office
Homepage | Copernicus

Remember to subscribe and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

We look forward to bringing you more insight the world across food, energy and environmental security in future episodes of the Hutton Highlights podcast.

Remember to subscribe and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Read moreCollapse

Arable Scotland special: discussing “Farming in a new era” with special guests from LEAF and AHDB

Season 2 · Episode 5

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 • Duration 33:13

This year’s Arable Scotland is all about farming in a new era. It’s about how the future is already here and the challenges that brings, from climate and weather chaos to biodiversity loss and the impact of global events on key supply chains. To unpick what some of this means, as an appetiser for Arable Scotland, we have special guests from Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development board (AHDB), alongside our very own Hutton agroecologist Ali Karley to discuss the challenges.

Host:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer (Aberdeen) at the Hutton

Guests:
David Webster, chief executive of LEAF. David joined LEAF from the UK Grocery Division of Associated British Foods where he was Director of Sustainability and External Affairs. He cut his teeth with Jordans (Cereals), working closely with founders Bill and David Jordan on their breakfast cereal brand and a commitment to wildlife friendly farming.

Adrian James, knowledge exchange manager for cereals and oilseeds in Scotland for the AHDB. sAdrian comes from a mixed farm background in Herefordshire before moving into farm management in Sussex and Kent. He moved to Scotland in 2017 and took up his current role with AHDB in 2022, and he is deputy chair of the Arable Scotland committee.

Dr Alison Karley, an agroecologist here at the Hutton with more than 25 years’ experience in plant production and ecology. Ali leads the integrated cropping systems group at the Hutton and her work contributes towards crop diversification and integrated pest and disease management (IPM) research at the institute. Ali is chair of the Arable Scotland committee.

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, including how to attend Arable Scotland, visit:

Arable Scotland
LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming)
AHDB

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into some of the discussion you can get involved in at this year’s Arable Scotland.

Turning to soil science to solve equine grass sickness

Season 1 · Episode 6

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 • Duration 30:15

Our latest Hutton Highlights podcast looks at how efforts to discover the mystery cause of a devastating horse disease called equine grass sickness (EGS) have turned to soil science here at the Hutton.

We talk with experts from the Hutton and Moredun Research Institute, which is leading research in this area, on what this disease is, why we’re now looking at soil and what’s involved. We’re also joined by sisters Gillian Green and Emily Anderson, who have experienced the horror of equine grass sickness first hand. Between them, they are now helping to contribute to the work to find the cause of this deadly diseases.

To support this work, please visit Equine Grass Sickness | The James Hutton Institute

Interviewer:

Elaine Maslin, Media Officer at the Hutton

Guests:

Dr Beth Wells, a research scientist at Moredun Research Institute/the Equine Grass Sickness Fund.

Gillian Green, owner of equine grass sickness disease survivor Jed and manager of the National Soils Archive at the Hutton.

Emily Anderson, Gillian’s sister, horse owner and local business owner.

Professor Lorna Dawson, Head of the Soil Forensics Group within the Environmental and Biochemical Sciences group at the Hutton.

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Moredun Research Institute
Biobank – Equine Grass Sickness Fund
National Soils Archive

Don’t forget to visit us at www.hutton.ac.uk

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

Agent based modelling – what is it and what can it do for us?

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 • Duration 29:55

Our latest Hutton Highlights podcast takes a delve into the world of computer simulation. We recorded this episode during the European Social Simulation Association Summer School in Social Simulation. The week-long event at the end of August saw people from all over the world come to our at our Craigiebuckler campus in Aberdeen to look at how an advanced method of computer simulation called agent-based modelling can be used to tackle problems from climate change and energy to health and rewilding.

Interviewer:

Elaine Maslin, Media Officer

Guests:

Gary Polhill, senior research scientist at The James Hutton Institute and lead organiser of the European Social Simulation Association Summer School.

Connor Lovell, an ecologist doing a PhD into rewilding and ecosystem processes at the institute of Zoology at King’s College London.

Mariëlle Rietkerk from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Marielle is doing a PhD in the energy transition.

Dr Anu Mishra is working for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the US in the Institute for Disease Modelling as a senior research scientist. She has a background as a biostatistition.

Ryu Koide is a senior researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies.

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

European Social Simulation Association Summer School in Social Simulation 2023 | The James Hutton Institute

Exascale computing could supercharge crisis response capability | The James Hutton Institute

Don’t forget to visit us at

Measuring and monitoring Scotland's peatlands, 600 m high on the Balmoral Estate

Season 1 · Episode 4

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 • Duration 36:48

For our latest Hutton Highlights podcast, we take a journey up to 600 m high on the Balmoral Estate with some of the experts from our world-leading multidisciplinary peatland team. Up close, what looks like a relatively normal exposed and barren hill is in fact an outdoor laboratory for experiments on peatland. We take a look at what's being done here, from pins to measure peat erosion to the flux tower that measures carbon and methane flux from this important ecosystem.

Introduction and interviewer:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer

Guests:

Dr Rebekka Artz, research leader
Dr Tom Parker, upland carbon ecologist
Dr Mhairi Coyle, greenhouse gas and carbon dynamics researcher
Dr James Cash, data analyst
Dr Linda Toča, geospatial researcher

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Scotland's flux tower network improved for better understanding of impact of peatland restoration | The James Hutton Institute

Aerial maps used to monitor peatland restoration on Balmoral Estate | The James Hutton Institute

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

Our changing uplands; climate impacts, citizen science and plant disease risks

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 • Duration 17:47

For our third Hutton Highlights podcast, we’re focusing on the Scottish uplands. We recorded this episode on site at the Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace, where we were sharing our work in everything from preventing the spread of plant pathogens to citizen science soil sampling on Scotland’s Munros. You’ll hear from our guests about how perception and management of the uplands has changed, how we’re building the first baseline of alpine soil biodiversity across Scotland and how common plant pathogens are and what we can do to avoid spreading the bad ones.

*Please note, gun shots can be heard during the recording due to the clay pigeon range at the Game Fair.

Introduction:

Professor Rob Brooker, head of Ecological Sciences at The James Hutton Institute

Interviewer:

Elaine Maslin, Media Officer

Guests:

Dr Andy Taylor, Molecular Fungal Ecologist

Professor Robin Pakeman, Plant Ecologist

Beatrix Keillor, Research Technician

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Munro soil science

Mountain heights, hidden depths: unearthing alpine soil biodiversity | Mountain Heights, Hidden Depths (hutton.ac.uk)

Glen Finglas long-term grazing experiment

Grazing research at Glen Finglas | Ecological Sciences | The James Hutton Institute

Don’t forget to visit us at www.hutton.ac.uk

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

The rise of precision technology to improve the productivity and sustainability of agriculture.

Season 1 · Episode 1

Saturday, June 24, 2023 • Duration 11:32

This podcast was recorded on site at The Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh. We take you on a quick tour of some of the work we shared through conversations with the scientists and researchers behind it.

In this episode we’re focusing in on precision agri tech, from vertical farming to the use of robots out in the field.

Introduction:
Professor Colin Campbell, Chief Executive of The James Hutton Institute

Interviewer:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer

Guests:
Andrew Christie, Agronomist & Agri-Tech Specialist
Professor Derek Stewart, Director of the Advanced Plant Growth Centre
Dr Claire Hardy, Social Researcher and Project Facilitator - DigiCroft

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Tom v4 robot
Small Robot Company
The National Robotarium

APGC
The Advanced Plant Growth Centre

DigiCroft
DigiFarm Research note

Don’t forget to visit us at www.hutton.ac.uk

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

Finding transformational routes to climate positive farming and food production.

Season 1 · Episode 2

Saturday, June 24, 2023 • Duration 15:02

This podcast was recorded on site at The Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh. We take you on a quick tour of some of the work we shared through conversations with the scientists and researchers behind it.

In this episode we’re focusing on the climate and finding transformational ways to make farming more sustainable - we're talking gin, crop diversification and green energy.

Introduction:
Professor Colin Campbell, Chief Executive of The James Hutton Institute

Interviewer:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer

Guests:
Professor Alison Hester, Senior Research Scientist and head of the Climate-Positive Farming Initiative
Antonia Boyce, Climate Innovation Hub Manager
Dr Pete Iannetta, Head of Ecological Food Systems
Professor Ian Toth, Director of the National Potato Innovation Centre

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Glensaugh Climate-Positive Farming Initiative

The Climate Innovation Hub

Nadar: Climate positive gin

The Centre for Sustainable Cropping
National Potato Innovation Centre

Don’t forget to visit us at www.hutton.ac.uk

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

Top tips for protecting our pollinators and thinking twice about no mow May

Season 2 · Episode 4

Monday, May 27, 2024 • Duration 23:03

We’re joined by guests from North East Climate Action Network and the North East Biodiversity Partnership alongside insect and agroecology experts at the Hutton to talk about pollinators. There’s more to them than you think, including moths being a surprise night time super pollinator. We talk through some pollinator bugbears, no mow May and all the different ways you can support our pollinator populations.

Host:
Elaine Maslin, Media Officer (Aberdeen) at the Hutton

Guests:
Rose Toney, an ecologist and community development officer at the North East Scotland Climate Action Network (NESCAN).
Abbi Ferrar, coordinator of the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership (or NESBiP).
Dr Jenni Stockan, an expert in insect ecology and conservation at the Hutton.
Dr Ali Karley, agroecologist at the Hutton.

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

NESCAN Hub
North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership (nesbiodiversity.org.uk)
Managing-grassland-road-verges_
Helping Scotland's Pollinators

We hope this episode leaves you buzzing to help our pollinators!

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

The alien truffle, the invasive tree and the Scottish rainforest restoration project

Season 2 · Episode 3

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 • Duration 19:56

Today we’re talking truffles and a super rare truffle discovery that’s been made recently in Scotland by one of our scientists. It’s discovery in an ancient Scottish rainforest restoration site – where the spruce tree the truffle lives in symbiosis with is being removed – does raise some interesting conservation questions.

Host:

Elaine Maslin, Media Officer (Aberdeen) at the Hutton

Guests:

Richard Thompson, native woodland ecologist from Scottish Forestry and Land.
Dr Andy Taylor, molecular fungal ecologist at the Hutton.

For more information about what you’ve heard in this podcast, visit:

Globally rare truffle found in Scottish Atlantic rainforest | The James Hutton Institute
Glen Creran - Forestry and Land Scotland
Home - Forestry and Land Scotland

Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this glimpse into our world.

Hutton Highlights: – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Hutton Highlights: – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Other49

Twitter1

Facebook1

RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

Similar podcasts and content

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Related Shows Based on Content Similarities

Other49

Twitter1

Facebook1