Research into the woodland history of the Glen Affric Pine Forest: an extant, putatively relict, native pine wood. Using fine-resolution palynology to determine the recent (c.3000 years) history and spatial dynamics of the pine woodland to inform conservation management.
Demonstrating experience to undergraduate students.

January 1999 – August 2001 Scientific Programmes Assistant: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford (CEH).

Scientific support, administration and conference organisation for various scientific programmes ranging from Global to UK in scale including:
Programme Assistant Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) Focus 3 - an IGBP Project
Programme Assistant Urban Regeneration and the Environment (URGENT) - a NERC Thematic Programme
Man and the Biosphere UK Office - a UNESCO Programme: Assistant to Secretariat
Secretary to The Royal Society Global Environmental Research Committee (2001)
Secretary to the UK MAB Urban Forum (2000-1)
Office support to Terrestrial Initiative in Global Environmental Research (TIGER) - A NERC Thematic Programme

Funding
2008 University of Cumbria Research Development Fund - £2000 for studies into pollen representation in Cumbrian Upland Oak woods.
2002 Inverness Field Club – Bursary £1,000 towards vegetation surveys in Glen Affric to test the pollen-vegetation relationship in the Glen as a contribution towards palaeoecological research.

Publications
Editorial
Soane, I. & Shaw, H., (Guest Eds) (2006) The future of the Uplands: Sustainable scenarios for people, the environment and landscape. (Special Issue) The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management. 2 no. 3. pp 117-298

Authored papers and reports
Shaw H. & Whyte I. (2008) Shifting ecosystem services through time in the North West uplands and implications for planning adaptation in the future. Aspects of Applied Biology 85, Shaping a vision for the Uplands. p99-106.
Shaw, H. & Soane, I., with Convery, I. and Dutson, T. (2008 in preparation) Implementation of the RDR in Cumbria (ICU Research Report)
Shaw, H. & Soane, I., (2007) Adapting Upland Ecosystem Services to Climate Change: Planning for the Future at Community Level. ICU Workshop Report. From the workshop on 4-5 September 2007 at Newton Rigg Campus, University of Cumbria
Soane, I. & Shaw, H., (2006) Introduction and overview of papers The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management. 2 no. 3. 117-122
Soane, I. & Shaw, H., (2006) Conclusions and conference outcomes The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management. 2 no. 3. 287-292
Shaw, H (2006) Visual Design Standards and Eco- Design in Cumbrian Homes. ICU Meeting Report from Workshop 30th Jan 2006
Shaw, H & Tipping, R. (2006) Recent pine woodland stability and disturbance: high spatial resolution palaeoecological approaches in east Glen Affric, Northern Scotland Forestry 79:331-340
Shaw, H & Tipping, R. (2003) Allt an Laghair, east Glen Affric: Recent woodland history from pollen analysis. In. Tipping, R.M. (ed) 2003. The Quaternary of Glen Affric and Kintail. Field Guide, Quaternary Research Association.

Conference Papers
Oral Presentations
Shifting ecosystem services through time in the North West uplands: implications for planning adaptation in the future. Shaping a Vision for the Uplands AAB conference June 2008
Adaptation to Climate change in the Uplands: Background and introduction to workshop. Adapting Upland Ecosystem Services to Climate Change: Planning for the Future at Community Level ICU workshop, Newton Rigg, Cumbria, September 2007.
Presentation at POLLANDCAL Workshop Tallin, Estonia, October 2006
Determining detailed woodland history from pollen analysis in Glen Affric, Scotland: spatial resolutions and pollen vegetation representation in a patchy pinewood ecosystem; Presentation and published abstract. At Open Science Conference on Global Change in Mountain Regions Perth October 2005
The Bursary Lecture to The Inverness Field Club November 2004
Presentation at POLLANDCAL Workshop Hull, UK, October 2004
Presentation at The Native Pinewoods of Scotland conference, Drumnadrochit, June, 2004
Presentation at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting September 2004
Presentation at POLLANDCAL Workshop Aarhus, Denmark, May 2004
The Sixth Regional Biodiversity Conference, Sheffield, May 2003 Presentation and Paper: Shaw, H.E & Tipping, R. (in press) Woodland history at stand scales using fine resolution pollen analysis: a case study from east Glen Affric, Scotland

Poster Presentations
Bridging the Gap Conference, University of Hull, March 2008
Nine joint authored posters at Sustainable Uplands: Future Scenarios for People, Environment, and Landscape: A Future Vision Conference and workshop for the Uplands. May/June 2006
Poster Presentation and abstract at Terrestrial Environmental Change in the Highlands and Islands, Inverness March 2004
Poster Presentation British Ecological Society Annual Meeting September 2003
Poster presentation for SBES PhD students at Stirling University 2003. Joint 1st prize winner.

Conference/Workshop development, organisation and facilitation roles
June 2008: Resilience or transformation? Social-ecological systems in upland cultural landscapes
E-conference http://www.theuplandcentre.org.uk/conf2008.htm
Steering group, and co-organiser responsible for designing/publishing much of the web content

March 2008: Bridging the Gap Workshop – University of Hull
Invited workshop facilitator

September 2007: Adapting Upland Ecosystem Services to Climate Change in the uplands: Planning for the Future at Community Level. Workshop International Centre for the Uplands, University of Cumbria.
Steering group and co-organiser

June 2006: Sustainable Uplands: Future Scenarios for People, Environment, and Landscape:
A Future Vision Conference and workshop for the Uplands. Conference International Centre for the Uplands, Lancaster University.
Steering group and co-organiser

Jan 2006: Visual Design Standards and Eco- Design in Cumbrian Homes. Workshop International Centre for the Uplands, Lancaster University.
Organiser and facilitator

December 2005: The future landscape of Cumbria: What is the role of the hill farmer? Workshop International Centre for the Uplands, Lancaster University.
Workshop facilitator

October 2005: Your Landscape: fuzzy art, clear science? 6th Form Workshop International Centre for the Uplands, Lancaster University.
Workshop facilitator

November 2004: Community-based Activity in the Uplands: Opportunities and Limits. Conference International Centre for the Uplands, Lancaster University.
Development team (lead responsibility for the poster session)

April 2001: URGENT Annual Meeting 4-6th Hosted by Birmingham University
Steering group, organisation assistance, administration

March 2000: EuroMAB 2000
Organising Committee

March 2000: URGENT Annual Meeting 2000, Hosted by Biosciences, Cardiff University
Steering group, organisation assistance, administration

September 1999: Food and Forestry: Global Change and Global Challenges GCTE FOCUS 3 Conference Hosted by the University of Reading
Organisation assistance, administration assistance, editorial assistance.

Web design and management
GCTE Focus 3 web site (CEH 1999-2001)
URGENT NERC Thematic programme web site (UK MAB web site (and UK MAB Urban Forum and 2000 hosting of EuroMAB) (CEH 1999-2001)
TIGER NERC Thematic programme web site (CEH 1999-2001)
Native Woodland Discussion Group (Voluntary role whilst taking PhD at Stirling 2002-4)
International Centre for the Uplands (www.theuplandcentre.org.uk 2005-8)