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  PATHWAYS: Pathways for transitions to sustainability in livestock husbandry and food systems

  Moakes, S. (PI)

  Horizon 2020

  01 Jan 2022 → 31 Aug 2026

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Methane 100%
  • Prediction 83%
  • Equations 83%
  • Sheep 83%
  • Dry Matter Intake 66%

• CADR- Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (transfer IN)

  Musselwhite, C. (PI)

  Llywodraeth Cymru | Welsh Government

  01 Sept 2021 → 31 Mar 2025

  Project: Externally funded research

  • UK 100%
  • Technology 90%
  • Transport 48%
  • Mobility 44%
  • Associations 38%

• Perennial Biomass Crops for Greenhouse Gas Removal (PBC 4 GGR)

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 May 2021 → 31 Oct 2025

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biomass 77%
  • Crops 77%
  • Hybrids 58%
  • Bioenergy 41%
• Finished

  Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre IDRIC

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  01 Jun 2021 → 31 May 2023

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Industry 100%
  • Agriculture 100%
  • Life Cycle Assessment 100%
  • Product 100%
  • Waste Recovery 100%

• MISCOMAR+; Miscanthus for contaminated and marginal land

  Jensen, E. (PI)

  United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  01 Jun 2020 → 31 Aug 2023

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Hybrid 64%
  • Hybrids 64%
  • Trace Metal 52%
  • Utilization 45%

• Brainwaves

  Gwynn-Jones, D. (PI)

  Interreg

  01 Jan 2020 → 30 Sept 2023

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Growth 100%
  • pH 97%
  • Lemna Minor 88%
  • Cattle 81%
  • Slurry 81%

• Delivering low glycaemic index pearl millet grains for the benefits of type-2 diabetics in African regions

  Yadav, R. (PI)

  Innovate UK

  01 Dec 2019 → 30 Nov 2021

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Genotyping 100%
  • Pearl Millet 88%
  • Metabolite 80%
  • Health 67%
  • Candidate Gene 61%

• BEACON- EAST Wales

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Welsh European Funding Office

  01 Jul 2019 → 30 Jun 2022

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Oligosaccharide 100%
  • Miscanthus 80%
  • Reaction Yield 80%
  • Pretreatment 80%
  • Cellulose 60%

• Supergen Bioenergy Hub

  Donnison, I. (PI), Thornley, E. (PI), Bridgwater, A. (CoI), Chong, K. (CoI), Hallett, J. (CoI), Hardacre, C. (CoI), Holland, R. (CoI), McManus, M. (CoI), Roeder, M. (CoI) & Rowe, R. L. (CoI)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  01 Nov 2018 → 31 Oct 2022

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Biomass 100%
  • Bioenergy 70%
  • Miscanthus 57%
  • Land 52%
  • United Kingdom 49%

• Optimising the diversity and resilience of grasses for use in urban environments

  Donnison, I. (PI), Huang, L. (CoI), Thomas, D. (CoI), Thorogood, D. (CoI) & Whitehead, M. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  06 Jun 2018 → 05 Jun 2022

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Industry 100%
  • Agriculture 100%
  • Life Cycle Assessment 100%
  • Product 100%
  • Waste Recovery 100%

• Bioreactor system for Industrial Biotechnology process development

  Gallagher, J. (PI), Bryant, D. (CoI), Donnison, I. (CoI) & Ravella, S. R. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  15 Aug 2017 → 14 Aug 2018

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Oligosaccharide 100%
  • Fermentation 100%
  • Oligosaccharides 100%
  • Biochemical Reactor 100%
  • Miscanthus 50%

• Novel macroalgal enzymes; library screens and market analysis

  Adams, J. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Aug 2017 → 31 Dec 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Kelp 100%
  • Water 37%
  • Biomass 30%
  • Screws 30%
  • Dewatering 30%

• Rural-Urban Outlooks: Unlocking Synergies (ROBUST)

  Woods, M. (PI)

  Horizon 2020

  01 Jun 2017 → 30 Nov 2021

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Service Industries 100%
  • Infrastructure 92%
  • Urban Areas 72%
  • Service 60%
  • Rural Areas 60%

• GRowing Advanced industrial Crops on marginal lands for biorEfineries - GRACE

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Horizon 2020

  01 Jun 2017 → 31 May 2022

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Hybrids 62%
  • Biomass 47%
  • Perennials 28%

• European Plant Phenotyping Network 2020 : EPPN2020

  Doonan, J. (PI)

  Horizon 2020

  01 May 2017 → 31 Oct 2021

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Drought 100%
  • Plant 91%
  • Brachypodium 69%
  • Rosette Formation 69%
  • Vapor Pressure 69%

• ISPG-National Phenomics Centre see project 12520

  Doonan, J. (PI), Camargo-Rodriguez, A. (CoI), Clare, A. (CoI), Draper, J. (CoI), Howarth, C. (CoI), Powell, W. (CoI), Swain, M. (CoI) & Zwiggelaar, R. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Apr 2017 → 31 Mar 2019

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Plant 100%
  • Phenotype 84%
  • Biomass 52%
  • Drought 49%
  • Grains 42%

• BBSRC Core Strategic Programme in Resilient Crops: Grasslands Gogerddan

  Armstead, I. (PI), Donnison, I. (CoI), Jones, H. (CoI), Skot, L. (CoI), Fernandez Fuentes, N. (CoI), Phillips, D. (PI), Kingston-Smith, A. (CoI) & Bosch, M. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Apr 2017 → 31 Mar 2020

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Genes 100%
  • Lolium perenne 98%
  • Lolium 68%
  • Chromosomes 57%
  • Grasses 49%

• BBSRC Core Strategic Programme in Resilient Crops: Miscanthus

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Apr 2017 → 31 Mar 2020

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biomass 68%
  • Crops 37%
  • Genotype 36%

• BBSRC Core Strategic Programme in Resilient Crops: Oats

  Howarth, C. (PI)

  01 Apr 2017 → 31 Mar 2022

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Oat 100%
  • Water 67%
  • Grains 63%
  • Plant 56%
  • Wheat 56%

• Miscanthus biomass options for contaiminated and marginal land: quality, quantity and soil interactions. (MISCOMAR)

  Clifton-Brown, J. (PI)

  FACCE-JPI

  01 Jun 2016 → 30 May 2019

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biomass 64%
  • Hybrid 58%
  • Hybrids 58%
  • Land 50%

• MUST: Miscanthus Upscaling Technology

  Clifton-Brown, J. (PI), Robson, P. (CoI) & Shafiei, R. (CoI)

  Innovate UK

  01 Feb 2016 → 30 Jun 2019

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Seeds 61%
  • Hybrids 40%
  • Germination 25%
  • Biomass 25%

• Taiwan Innovation Exchange FLIP

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Sept 2015 → 31 Dec 2015

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Breeding 66%
  • Perennials 57%
  • Hybrids 46%
  • Crop Biomass 40%

• BEACON Plus

  Donnison, I. (PI) & Shah, I. P. (CoI)

  Welsh European Funding Office

  01 Jul 2015 → 31 Dec 2019

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Kelp 100%
  • Materials 77%
  • Sugars 66%
  • Biomass 44%
  • Seawater 44%

• Water Energy Food; Vaccinating the nexus

  Kemp, P. (PI), Purdy, S. (PI), Acuto, M. (CoI), Di Lorenzo, M. (CoI), Larcom, S. (CoI), Lumbroso, D. (CoI), McCalmont, J. (CoI), Owen, M. (CoI) & Yu, D. (CoI)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  01 Jul 2015 → 31 May 2019

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Maize 100%
  • Water 100%
  • Food Energy 100%
  • Food 100%
  • Carbohydrates 87%

• 15AGRITECHCAT3 improved crop breeding programmes through advanced pollination control bag materials technology

  Clifton-Brown, J. (PI)

  Innovate UK

  12 Jun 2015 → 11 Dec 2016

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Hybrids 40%
  • Perennials 40%
  • Breeding 38%
  • Materials 36%

• Measurement and analysis of bioenergy greenhouse gases: Integrating GHGs into LCAs and the UK Biomass Value Chain Modelling Environment MAGLUE

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  01 Jan 2015 → 31 Aug 2018

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Coppice 78%
  • Whirl 78%
  • Soil 58%
  • Grassland 47%

• Understanding cell wall structure and hydrolysis of two leading C4 bioenergy crops to improve second generation bioethanol production in Brazil

  Bosch, M. (PI)

  UK Research and Innovation

  01 Jan 2015 → 31 Mar 2016

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Biomass 100%
  • Cell Wall 52%
  • Grasses 47%
  • Sugars 44%
  • Pretreatment 36%

• WISERD Civil Society: Interpol (led by project 11438)

  Jones, I. R. (PI), Murphy, P. D. (PI), O'Hanlon, F. (PI), Royles, E. (PI), Anderson, J. (CoI), Blackaby, D. (CoI), Bryson, A. (CoI), Chaney, P. (CoI), Cole, A. M. (CoI), Davies, R. (CoI), Davis, H. (CoI), Drinkwater, S. (CoI), Feilzer, M. (CoI), Green, A. (CoI), Heley, J. (CoI), Higgs, G. (CoI), Hyde, M. (CoI), Johns, N. (CoI), Jones, R. (CoI), Jones, R. D. (CoI), Jones, M. (CoI), Jones, M. (CoI), Langford, M. (CoI), Mann, R. (CoI), McVie, S. (CoI), Milbourne, P. (CoI), Moles, K. (CoI), Orford, S. (CoI), Paterson, L. (CoI), Power, S. A. (CoI), Ress, G. (CoI), Roberts, G. (CoI), Robinson, C. (CoI), Taylor, C. M. (CoI), Thompson, A. (CoI), Wincott, D. (CoI), Woods, M. (CoI), Jones, L. (Researcher), Stafford , I. (Researcher) & Staneva, A. (Researcher)

  Economic and Social Research Council

  01 Oct 2014 → 30 Sept 2019

  Project: Externally funded research

  • UK 100%
  • Migrants 64%
  • Civil Society 34%
  • Welsh 30%
  • Organizations 27%

• Roots for the future - A systematic approach to root design -SUREROOT- INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUTION TO 11337

  Humphreys, M. (PI)

  Germinal

  01 Apr 2014 → 01 Mar 2019

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Festulolium 100%
  • Cultivar 67%
  • Lolium perenne 59%
  • Festuca 54%
  • Roots 52%

• A population genomics approach to accelerating the domestication of the energy grass miscanthus

  Slavov, G. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Jan 2014 → 31 Dec 2016

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biomass 58%
  • Breeding 52%
  • Association 43%
  • Canopy 35%

• Optimising biomass conversation on Miscanthus for bioenergy and industrial materials

  Huang, L. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Jun 2013 → 31 May 2015

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biodiversity 66%
  • Germplasm 64%
  • Biomass 55%
  • Breeding 44%

• Sparking Impact Award - BBSRC

  Fish, S. A. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  28 Feb 2013 → 27 Feb 2014

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Cell Wall 100%
  • Miscanthus 83%
  • Biomass 83%
  • Biorefining 50%
  • Saccharification 33%

• Developing an Integrated Supply and Processing Pipeline for the Sustained Production of Ensiled Macroalgae-derived Hydrocarbon Fuels. MacroBioCrude

  Gallagher, J. (PI), Adams, J. (CoI) & Donnison, I. (CoI)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  01 Feb 2013 → 30 Sept 2018

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Kelp 100%
  • Biomass 36%
  • Fuels 35%
  • Water 34%
  • Materials 28%

• Understanding germination for improved propagation and field establishment in miscanthus

  Awty-Carroll, D. (PI)

  28 Jan 2013 → 31 Jan 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Seeds 100%
  • Miscanthus 89%
  • Hybrids 62%
  • Germination 53%
  • Europeans 50%

• WATBIO : Development of improved perennial biomass and bioproduct crops for water stressed environments

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Seventh Framework Programme

  01 Nov 2012 → 31 Oct 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Crops 100%
  • Drought 85%
  • Miscanthus 81%
  • Breeding 61%
  • Perennials 55%

• Integrated Biorefining Research and Technology Club - Aberystwyth University

  Gallagher, J. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Oct 2012 → 30 Sept 2016

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Biomass 100%
  • Lignin 70%
  • Cell Wall 50%
  • Grasses 43%
  • Biosynthesis 25%

• Energy Grasses and Biorefining (EGB) ISPG

  Donnison, I. (PI) & Shah, I. P. (CoI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Structure 100%
  • Teucrium 92%
  • Germander 92%
  • Insulin Derivative 92%
  • Plant 85%

• Phenomics National Capability Grant ISPG

  Doonan, J. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Phenotype 100%
  • Plant 82%
  • Drought 51%
  • Ontology 34%
  • Species 32%

• Genetic resources for the dissection of bioenergy traits

  Donnison, I. (PI) & Clifton-Brown, J. (PI)

  01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biomass 62%
  • Genotype 55%
  • Anthesis 40%
  • Breeding 40%

• Optimising and sustaining biomass yield

  Donnison, I. (PI), Farrar, K. (PI) & Slavov, G. (PI)

  01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biomass 63%
  • Genotype 53%
  • Genotyping 35%
  • Crops 34%

• Integrative bioinformatics platform, data integration and modelling

  Donnison, I. (PI), Boyle, R. (PI), Clare, A. (PI), Hardy, N. (PI), Huang, L. (PI) & Neal, M. (PI)

  01 Apr 2012 → 01 Apr 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Biomass 59%
  • Genotype 39%
  • Genotyping 38%
  • Hybrids 37%

• C3G: Lolium and Trifolium genetics, genomics and germplasm development

  Armstead, I. (PI), Jenkins, G. (PI), Marshall, A. (PI), Skot, L. (PI), Thomas, I. (PI) & Thorogood, D. (PI)

  01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Lolium perenne 100%
  • Genetics 58%
  • Genes 49%
  • Nested Gene 35%
  • Trifolium repens 31%

• Matching cell-wall composition with conversion processes

  Donnison, I. (PI), Allison, G. (PI), Bosch, M. (PI) & Shah, I. P. (CoI)

  01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Cell Wall 87%
  • Biomass 63%
  • Genotype 49%
  • Genotyping 46%

• Optimising energy output and biorefining

  Donnison, I. (PI), Gallagher, J. (PI), Shah, I. P. (PI) & Winters, A. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Apr 2012 → 31 Mar 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Biomass 100%
  • Miscanthus 86%
  • Genotype 59%
  • Feedstock 55%
  • Grasses 47%

• Efficient forage-based systems for ruminant livestock production in the UK

  Marley, C. (PI)

  Innovate UK

  01 Jan 2012 → 31 Dec 2017

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Vicia 100%
  • Lambs 54%
  • Ewe 54%
  • Grazing 45%
  • Sward 36%

• Optimising Miscanthus biomass production (OPTIMISC)

  Clifton-Brown, J. (PI)

  Seventh Framework Programme

  01 Oct 2011 → 31 Mar 2016

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Breeding 67%
  • Biomass 57%
  • Perennials 47%
  • Height 43%

• Miscanthus for sustainable energy and the environment

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  01 Apr 2011 → 31 Mar 2012

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Hybrids 100%
  • Breeding 100%
  • Bioenergy 100%
  • Europeans 80%

• Isolation, fractionation and modification of fructans from rye-grass to produce novel biosurfactants and polymers as part of a rye-grass biorefinery

  Gallagher, J. (PI)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  17 Jan 2011 → 28 Feb 2013

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Lolium perenne 100%
  • Polymers 96%
  • Carbohydrates 95%
  • Water 81%
  • Polymerization Reaction 59%

• Computational Modelling of the Relationships between Miscanthus Genotype, Environment and Phenotype

  Squance, M. (PI)

  01 Oct 2010 → 30 Sept 2014

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Miscanthus 100%
  • Hybrids 88%
  • Seeds 71%
  • Photosynthetically Active Radiation 44%
  • Anthesis 44%

• Understanding processes determining soil carbon balances under perennial bioenergy crops CARBO-BIOCROP

  Donnison, I. (PI)

  Natural Environment Research Council

  01 Jun 2010 → 31 Dec 2014

  Project: Externally funded research

  • Bioenergy 100%
  • Grassland 80%
  • Miscanthus 79%
  • United Kingdom 60%
  • Soil 56%