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Crime-solving forensic scientist ‘humbled’ by damehood

Professor Lorna Dawson is head of the Centre for Forensic Soil Science at the James Hutton Institute.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year

Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Prevalence of microplastics in soil increased 15 times in four years – study

Researchers looked at samples from a field in Hartwood, North Lanarkshire, included in a UK-wide sewage sludge experiment between 1994 and 2019.

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

Scottish climate changing faster than expected, says new research

Research shows increases in winter rainfall have also already exceeded projections for 2050.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 19, 2023

'Big changes needed' to halt nature loss in Scotland, report finds

Rapid change across society is needed to stop further nature loss in Scotland, a new report has revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2023

The Big Profile: James Hutton Institute's entrepreneur in residence, George Lindsay

An agricultural technology sector veteran finds a new vocation telling scientists how to build businesses

Insider UK · Apr 21, 2023