Hi-tech crime fighting is on the agenda at a major meeting in Nottingham this week. [continue reading ... ]

Dr Thomas Bassett Macaulay (1860-1942), one of Canada’s Scottish sons, is remembered for many things – not least of which is the foundation of the Macaulay Institute in 1930.

Aside from his induction into the Insurance Hall of Fame (in recognition of his landmark presidency of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada) or the fact that almost all Holstein cattle carry bloodlines from his original herd, TB Macaulay was also a great humanitarian donating considerable sums of money to many worthy causes both in Canada and his ancestral Scotland.

Media invitation and photo opportunity Date: Thursay 9 November Time: 14.00 – 16.00 Venue: The Macaulay Institute and Date: Friday 10 November Time: 1230 – 1400 (lunch before Macaulay Lecture begins) 1400 – 1530 (Lecture) Venue: AECC Media contact: Karen Sage, Tricker PR, tel: 07795 522 012 [continue reading ... ]

The Macaulay Institute in Aberdeen is looking for proposals for funding support to projects related to crofting and other land-based enterprises on Lewis. [continue reading ... ]

People living in and around Loch Lomond are being invited to journey into the future with the visit of a hi-tech Virtual Landscape Theatre next week. [continue reading ... ]

Local MP for Ellon, Inverurie and Huntly, Malcolm Bruce launched the Ørskov Foundation at the Aberdeen-based Macaulay Institute this week (Thursday 21 September), with the announcement of the successful recipients of grants available through the foundation, a charitable body set up by the Institute to help graduate students from developing countries undertake scientific projects. Malcolm Bruce is currently Chairman of the International Development Select Committee. [continue reading ... ]

The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen invites families to come along to a family activity weekend this Saturday and Sunday (16 and 17 September 2006) at the Beach Ball Room and Leisure Centre, to try their hand at the ‘Grazing Puzzle’ And the radio tracking of ‘beetles’. As part of Techfest, the annual Aberdeen and North East of Scotland science festival, families will also be encouraged to explore virtual landscapes and give their views on possible future landscapes in the Aberdeenshire region. [continue reading ... ]

With water conservation and climate change top of the agenda in the current heat wave, the Macaulay Institute is continuing work with Scottish Borders Council (SBC) and its Local Biodiversity Action Plan partners to protect wetlands as important wildlife habitats. [continue reading ... ]

Volunteers from Aberdeen are invited to give their opinions on potential landscape change scenarios.

People living in and around Aberdeen are being invited to volunteer one hour of their time to participate in The Macaulay Institute’s “Landscape Research Weekend” Event. The focus is on the future landscapes of places like Aberdeen’s beach area, including the possible offshore windfarm, Aberdeen’s city parks and open spaces, and the surrounding countryside.

The Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen has appointed Professor Richard Aspinall as its new Chief Executive. Professor Aspinall will take over as Chief Executive of the Institute – where he previously worked between 1987 and 1997 on a wide variety of land use topics – on 18 September 2006. He is returning to the Macaulay after nine years in the USA, where he has been Professor and Chair of the School of Geographical Sciences at the Arizona State University since 2004.