SCRR / Coastal Forum workshop November 2, 2018 Venue: Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow UPDATE: please see below for event report. In November 2018, the Coastal Forum and the Scottish Consortium for Rural Research held a one-day workshop during the Annual Science Meeting (ASM) of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MASTS). […]

SCRR / SRUC ‘round table’ discussion Tuesday June 30, 2015 Venue: Stirling University UPDATE: please see below for event report. In policy, there are ‘place-less’ approaches operating throughout Scotland, designed neither for ‘urban’ or ‘rural’; there are also policies designed specifically for urban and rural places, as well as spaces in between. Researchers tend to

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

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

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

ECRR / Edinburgh Napier University workshop Wednesday October 20, 2010 Edinburgh Napier University This workshop featured speakers from ECRR member organisations involved in the recreational use of Scotland’s natural resources. Event report Slide presentations from the workshop are available here. Ecotourism – It’s wild! Dr Kathy Velander, Edinburgh Napier University (PDF, 323 KB) scrr.ac.uk/downloads/velander_en.pdf The

ECRR Workshop Friday September 19, 2008 This workshop explored how the needs for an evidence base on UK environmental changes can be met over the coming decade. The speaker, Peter Singleton, SEPA, who is also chairman of the Horizon Scanning Project Board for the Environment Research Funders’ Forum, gave a stimulating talk which provoked a

ECRR seminar Wednesday November 7, 2007 ECRR and Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) organised a seminar on 7 November 2007 to share information on climate change research. More than 50 participants heard from nine speakers about a broad spectrum of issues and the challenges that researchers must face. Event report Slides

ECRR discussion forum Wednesday May 30, 2007 Venue: SNH Battleby Centre, near Perth A meeting to discuss issues relating to traditional and renewable energy technologies and their social and environmental impacts was held on May 30, 2007 at the SNH Battleby Centre near Perth. The meeting was organised jointly by ECRR and the UK Energy