The Macaulay Institute yesterday (12 January 2005) recognised the loyalty of 33 long-serving staff members, who collectively have given 894 years of service to the Institute. The employees, who range from administration and support staff to senior scientists, have each spent between 20 and 40 years of their working lives at the Institute.

Giving an insight into the Institute’s success in retaining the loyalty of such a significant number of staff for so many years, Professor Margaret Gill, Chief Executive, said: “Many visitors comment on the friendly atmosphere and the fact that colleagues have a genuine interest in the well-being of their workmates. In addition, the nature of our work means that we can often see positive benefits resulting from the research we carry out, which results in people being happy in their work. The Macaulay Institute is very fortunate in having so many loyal staff, many of whom have spent their whole career working for the Institute.”

Each long-serving staff member was presented with a certificate at the reception, which was also attended by the senior management team.

James Anderson, Fleet Manager, who has spent 40 years at The Macaulay Institute, said: “I have been employed in a number of roles in my time with The Macaulay and get a lot of satisfaction working here. It is quite a relaxed place to work and we enjoy good employee benefits.”

The Macaulay Institute is the premier land use research institute in the UK. Two hundred and seventy staff are based at the Macaulay Institute at Craigiebuckler in Aberdeen. The Macaulay Institute aims to be an international leader in research on the use of rural land resources for the benefit of people and the environment and is involved in research across the globe; from Scotland to Chile and China. More about the Macaulay Institute can be found at http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/.

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PHOTO CAPTION: Long-serving employees of The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen: (left-right) Professor David Miller (20 years), Dr Stewart Rhind (25 years), Dr Angela Sibbald (30 years), Brian Ord (35 years) and James Anderson (40 years).

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