Dave Reay

Current Research Interests

Studies climate change and its interaction with greenhouse gas fluxes in managed and natural ecosystems around the world. Much of his work focuses on how changing land use can either exacerbate or mitigate future climate change, and how land use can be made more resilient to the future impacts of climate change.

Media

Dave Reay, TedX Edinburgh 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sn8c_-UDG4

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Dave Reay, Climate-smart Food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_YvrSkESe0

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Dave Reay, Carbon Management and Education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoAUPu8kI7Y

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http://podcast.is.ed.ac.uk:8080/Podcasts/cseresearch/mp4/geo-david-reay.mp4

In this video David describes the challenge of feeding a growing human population without exacerbating climate change: how more efficient use of nitrogen in agriculture and less food wastage can help.

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Global agriculture and nitrous oxide emissions
Reay, D., Davidson, E., Smith, K., Smith, P., Melillo, J., Dentener, F. & Crutzen, P., 1 Jun 2012, In: Nature Climate Change. 2, 6, p. 410-416 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Global nitrogen deposition and carbon sinks
Reay, D., Dentener, F., Smith, P., Grace, J. & Feely, R. A., 1 Jul 2008, In: Nature Geoscience. 1, 7, p. 430-437 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Microorganisms and climate change: terrestrial feedbacks and mitigation options
Singh, B. K., Bardgett, R. D., Smith, P. & Reay, D., Nov 2010, In: Nature Reviews Microbiology. 8, 11, p. 779-790 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Experimental nutrient enrichment during thermal stress reduces bleaching severity in an oligotrophic reef setting, Maldives
Arnull, J., Tudhope, S., Wilson, A. M. W., Ganeshram, R., Reay, D., Hashim, S., Moosa, H. & Ziyadh, A. M., 1 Apr 2026, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 225, 119305.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Sustainable universities and the transition to net zero: lessons on insetting from the University of Edinburgh
Edwards, Y., Gorman, D., Higgins, P. & Reay, D., 26 Feb 2026, In: Frontiers in Education. 11, 1746640.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2 External Examiner or Assessor
1 Participation in conference
1 Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

FAO-IPCC Expert Meeting on Climate Change, Land-use and Food Security
Reay, D. (Chair)
2017
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Pint of Science
Reay, D. (Presenter)
25 May 2016
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
External examiner
Reay, D. (Examiner)
2015 → 2018
Activity: Examination types › External Examiner or Assessor
External Examiner, MSc
Reay, D. (Examiner)
2012 → 2015
Activity: Examination types › External Examiner or Assessor

Chancellor's Award for Teaching
Reay, D. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
FEAUC
Reay, D. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Election to learned society
Fellow of Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Reay, D. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Election to learned society
NERC Research Fellow
Reay, D. (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Fellowships awarded competitively
President's Medal
Reay, D. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)