Macaulay Institute
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| Registered Charity | |
| Fate | Merged |
| Predecessor | Hill Farming Research Organisation (HFRO) Macaulay Institute for Soil Research (MISR) |
| Successor | The James Hutton Institute |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Defunct | March 31, 2011 |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Key people
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Richard Aspinall |
| Subsidiaries | Macaulay Scientific Consulting Ltd. |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 57°8′00″N 2°9′30″W / 57.13333°N 2.15833°W
The Macaulay Institute, formally the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and sometimes referred to simply as The Macaulay is a research institute based at Aberdeen in Scotland, which is now part of the James Hutton Institute. Its work covers aspects such as landscape, soil and water conservation and climate change.
The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research was founded in 1930. A benefaction of £10,000 from one of Canada's Scottish sons, Thomas Bassett Macaulay, of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada was used to purchase 50 acres and buildings at Craigiebuckler in Aberdeen. Macaulay's aim was to improve the productivity of Scottish agriculture. Thomas Bassett Macaulay was a descendant of Macaulay family of Lewis, who were centred on the Hebridean island of Lewis. He was true to his Hebridean roots throughout his life, often giving large donations to Lewis, which funded various projects including a new library and a new wing at Lewis hospital.
The new Macaulay Institute opened on a site near Bucksburn in April 1987. It was formed by the merger of the Macaulay Institute for Soil Research and the Hill Farm Research Organisation.The proposed merger was announced in December 1985 with the government anticipating that it would result in cost savings. It was established to carry out research in support of the agricultural industry, taking account of the interaction between the industry and other land users, and set in the context of the environmental objectives of the UK Government and the European Union.
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