Callum Leavey-Wilson

Thesis title: Change, conflict and finding common ground in upland deer management in the Scottish Highlands

PhD Human Geography and Environmental Sciences

Year of study: 4

Contact details

Address

Street

Room 1.02 (St. Kilda Suite),
Institute of Geography
School of GeoSciences,
Drummond Street

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH8 9XP

Background

I am a PhD Student (2021 - 2025) based at the Institute of Geography in the School of GeoSciences. I am part of the Edinburgh Earth, Ecology and Environment Doctoral Training Partnership (E4 DTP) through a NERC-funded studentship and have a CASE partnership with NatureScot. 

My PhD focuses on change, conflict and conflict management in upland deer management in the Scottish Highlands. 

Postgraduate teaching

Environmental Governance and Policy (2023 and 2024)

Research summary

Upland deer management, land management, land use change and conflict, land ownership and reform, environmental policy, human geography. 

First paper from PhD: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016725002347

 

Current research interests

Upland deer management in the Scottish Highlands

Affiliated research centres

Project activity

NERC-funded PhD studentship (2021 to 2025) 'Mapping and Deliberating Public Values for Uplands Management in Scotland' Grant number: NE/S007407/1