A group of Scottish scientists have received funding to mass-produce a revolutionary food testing kit that will detect the presence of a host of potentially fatal contaminants within hours – making it the fastest such technology in the world. [continue reading ... ]

Leading scientific and crime experts to gather in Edinburgh in October [continue reading ... ]

Acclaimed Novelist Amongst Crime Writers Attending Dinner Celebrating The Science of Crime Fighting [continue reading ... ]

Visitors to this year’s Techfest can experience technology currently being used by key decision makers in Scotland to envisage how our environment will look as a result of different developments. The Macaulay Institute, the UK’s premier land use research institute, will present the Virtual Landscape Theatre (VLT) at the Exploring Virtual Landscapes workshop which runs on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of September. Virtual Reality theatre goers will have the opportunity to experience how an Aberdeen offshore wind farm will look and also see changes to the appearance of the city’s Golden Square. The VLT is helping inform the Scottish Government about decisions on future developments. [continue reading ... ]

Record-high prices for wheat might be bad news for consumers, but they may bring an unexpected benefit for the UK’s upland wildlife. According to Professor Robin Pakeman and colleagues at the Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen, the increasing price of those crops used to make animal feed could lead more to more upland areas being used to graze cattle. The researchers have found this is potentially good for biodiversity. [continue reading ... ]

A better understanding of Scotland’s soils is ‘vital’ for the future of Scotland’s farming, water and tourist industries, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead said today. [continue reading ... ]

Locating buried bodies using the latest technologies is the subject of a public lecture in Aberdeen tomorrow. The lecture entitled “Dead Men Tell No Tales: Geophysical imaging for buried bodies and foundations” will be held at the Macaulay Institute, Aberdeen on Wednesday 1 August. [continue reading ... ]

One of the country’s top soil scientists has warned that despite their generally good condition, Scotland’s soils are coming under increasing threat from a range of human activities – which may soon impair our ability to maintain a clean drinking water supply, support our important wildlife habitats and even grow our own food. [continue reading ... ]

Scientist’s carrying out the government’s research into the future of Scotland’s countryside will meet with key individuals from the farming and environmental sector on Monday 25 June to discuss solutions to the major challenges ahead. [continue reading ... ]

The Macaulay Institute, the premier land use research institute in the UK, will next week co-host an international hydrological science workshop. Held in conjunction with the University of Aberdeen, the workshop titled “From Catchment Scale Process Conceptualisation to Predictive Capability” runs from 15-18 May at the Craigendarroch Hotel, Royal Deeside. 32 international hydrological specialists will attend the invitation-only event, which will feature key-note speeches from three world-renowned experts. [continue reading ... ]