Consultancy ServicesExcellence & Innovation in Research
With an excellent RAE 2008 outcome, the Institute is the top rated aquaculture department in the UK. It is the leading international centre in its field and is the largest of its kind in the world. We bring together cross-disciplinary, world class researchers to meet the wide range of challenges faced as aquaculture grows to meet global demands.
Research focuses on fundamental questions relating to strategies for sustainable aquaculture, whether in modern commercial markets or in feeding poor communities in developing countries. Fundamental research on environments, reproduction, genetics, aquatic health, nutrition and feed supplies, on production systems, on markets, and on social and economic impacts all play significant roles. We have grown steadily over the last 35 years to our present size of more than 110 staff and 120 postgraduate students.
RAE 2008
The Institute of Aquaculture emerges as the top aquaculture department in the UK and Scotland again:
The Institute is the one of the largest dedicated aquaculture research departments in the world. We were assessed in the Agriculture Veterinary and Food Sciences sub grouping; probably the toughest in the current RAE.
The Institute's GPA quality indicator was an excellent 2.45,
equal to our colleagues in Edinburgh.
As a percentage of the maximum GPA in our unit of assessment, the
Institute achieved a score of 89%.
Using this standardised, cross-UoA indicator, the Institute achieved
the second highest score at the University of Stirling
90% of our research was rated as being internationally
recognised.
50% of our work was rated as internationally excellent
or world-beating.
The Institute attained the highest Research Power Indicator at Stirling.
All staff of the Institute are to be congratulated on this excellent outcome.