SCRR Forum Wednesday October 2, 2013 UPDATE: please see below for event report. Metagenomics is a new area of research and innovation which studies the genetic code of multiple species extracted directly from environmental samples of diverse kinds. It crosses molecular biology, informatics, ecology, soil, water and other environmental sciences. There are now several international […]
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SCRR scientific symposium Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 and 12, 2013 A two-day meeting (September 11-12) within the SCRR Scientific events programme is being convened by the RZSS to which fellow SCRR members and scientists are cordially invited to participate. The aim is to enable those researchers and research institutes based in Scotland and overseas who
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SCRR workshop Wednesday March 20, 2013 UPDATE: please see below for event report. Looking at social science is a relatively novel undertaking for SCRR, which to date has concentrated more on the biological, agricultural and environmental aspects. The aim of this event was to encourage social scientists (broadly interpreted) working on topics in a rural
Seminar and panel discussion Thursday February 28, 2013 This event was organised by Edinburgh Napier University in association with UHI Centre for Mountain Studies and SCRR. The attendees included representatives of various Scottish government agencies, consultants, private businesses, researchers and non-government organisations. The speakers included: Dr. Kathy Velander, Edinburgh Napier University, on the European Ecotourism
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Professor Ian Boyd FSB, FRSE, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ‘The Evidential Basis for Food and Environmental Policy’ Thursday February 21, 2013 UPDATE: please see below for event report. The annual Peter Wilson Lecture will be given by Professor Ian Boyd FSB, FRSE, Chief Scientific Adviser on the
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Prof Iain J Gordon, chief executive, James Hutton Institute ‘Appliance of Science in the Rural Sector of Scotland’ Monday February 13, 2012 UPDATE: please see below for event report. The annual Peter Wilson Lecture was given by Prof Iain J Gordon, chief executive of the James Hutton Institute. Prof Gordon outlined how scientists working in
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ECRR Workshop Thursday January 19, 2012 Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 1.30pm A workshop specifically for members of the consortium. The afternoon began with keynote presentations by Anuschka Miller, head of communications at the Scottish Marine Institute; Patricia Hart, communications administrator at Roslin; and David Miller of the James Hutton Institute. These were followed by three
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ECRR Forum Friday May 13, 2011 SNH Conference Centre, Battleby, Perth UPDATE: please see below for event report. Exploring the role that climate-related knowledge networks can play in shaping understanding of and responses to climate change within a rural context, this one-day forum aimed to facilitate conversations between scientists and interest groups. Output from the forum
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ECRR Workshop Monday March 14, 2011 Venue: Perth College, UHI This workshop examined the challenges facing remote parts of rural Scotland in the digital age, taking an overview of the current situation and exploring the possible solutions to bringing high-speed internet connection to rural Scotland. Event report Slide presentations from the seminar are now available
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Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University London ‘Food security and sustainability: One can’t make an egg without cracking some eggs’ Monday February 14, 2011 UPDATE: please see below for event report. The 2011 ECRR Peter Wilson Lecture was given by Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City University London. Attention is focused on
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