ECRR Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research

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What we do

ECRR is a consortium of scientific organisations active in research relating to land, freshwater, coastal and marine resources and their use. This includes farming, forestry, aquaculture and recreational pursuits.

ECRR helps member organisations to work together in promoting inter-disciplinary research and sharing specialised facilities. It also provides an accessible source of expertise and information on scientific matters that affect Scotland, its people and its natural heritage.

Though based mainly in or near Edinburgh, ECRR's member organisations have a network of bases that span the whole of Scotland. Beyond Scotland, ECRR members are closely involved in science-based work in other parts of the UK, in Europe, and in many other regions of the developed and developing world.

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Member Organisations

University of Edinburgh Scottish Agricultural College Heriot-Watt University
St Andrews University Napier University Institute of Aquaculture
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Edinburgh National Museums of Scotland Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scotland Forest Research
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency Scottish Crop Research Institute Scottish Natural Heritage
University Marine Biological Station Millport British Geological Survey Moredun Research Institute
MRC Human Reproductive Sciences Unit Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmentasl Research Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland
University of the Highlands & Islands Millennium Institute
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