The Scottish Government have funded Centres of Expertise in areas of high policy importance to deliver evidence directly to policy.
As the Centres of Expertise for Waters, our science-policy priorities are to:
- Deliver evidence needed to implement regulations on protecting and improving the water environment.
- Provide expert advice for policy needs on ongoing and emerging opportunities and challenges in areas such as water quality & health, a net-zero circular economy & societal perceptions of water issues.
- Engage with a wide range of information users and communities, to maximise the benefits of the research to society.
Through our projects and wider engagement activities, we:
- Deliver timely and accurate advice
- Coordinate and fund research, analysis and interpretation
- Stimulate innovative and proactive thinking
- Develop an ethos of co-production and genuine knowledge exchange
- Develop the networks and skills of researchers, policy makers and practitioners to make best use of available science leading to improved environmental, social and economic outcomes.
Academic Partners
CREW is a partnership between the James Hutton Institute, Scottish Higher Education Institutes and Research Institutes:
Requesting Organisations:
CREW supports Scottish Government and it's delivery partners in their work to develop and implement water related policy in Scotland. CREW Requesting Organisations propose, co-create and prioritise project ideas to be delivered by CREW, and contribute to our Programme-level Steering Group, providing strategic advice and support on our work, relationships and impact. There are currently 10 CREW Requesting Organisations, and Public Health Scotland have recently been invited to join this group.
