Newsletters 2002–04
Issue 53, Winter 2004
RBGE in China; interview with Professor Julie Fitzpatrick; Flora Celtica book.
Issue 52, Autumn 2004
SEERAD Strategy for Agricultural, Biological and Related Research 2005-2010.
Issue 51, Summer 2004
New design for ECRR newsletter; vet school plans move to single site at Easter Bush; circadian clocks and jet lag.
Issue 50, Spring 2004
Tribute to Peter Wilson; habitats for grouse and other birds; SAC celebrates 100 years of support for land-based industries; praise for BioSS.
Issue 49, Winter 2003
Report on the University of Edinburgh’s continuing investment in the Bush Estate; cod at Stirling University’s Machrihanish Marine Farm; introducing the Edinburgh Science Triangle.
Issue 48, Autumn 2003
Hugh Miller bicentenary; Chris Browitt is new Scientific Director of ECRR; Julie Fitzpatrick is appointed Chief Executive and Scientific Director at Moredun; Professor Elaine Watson takes over as head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
Issue 47, Summer 2003
Dinosaurs in Edinburgh; restoring Kenya’s mangroves; tribute to Rob Kempton.
Issue 46, Spring 2003
Grazing and moorland birds; British Geological Survey identifies groundwater nitrate vulnerable zones for Scotland.
Issue 45, Winter 2002
Professor Mary Bownes takes over as chairman of the ECRR Main Board; do increased sightings of warm-water species on the West Coast of Scotland provide evidence of global warming?
Issue 44, Autumn 2002
Sustainable forests, biodiversity and climate change; LEARN Environmental and Academic Research Network; news from Roslin Institute and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh; Scottish Centre for Biotechnology Education; earthquakes in the UK.
Issue 43, Summer 2002
VetAid, the Edinburgh based veterinary NGO; news from Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine; research at Edinburgh Zoo; Vikings in the North Atlantic.
Issue 42, Spring 2002
Restructuring at University of Edinburgh and Heriot Watt; output from foot and mouth forum.