The Macaulay Institute has made the final shortlist for the Best External Newsletter in the Communicators in Business (CiB) Awards Scotland 2007 final. Judged by a panel of respected and leading industry figures, The Macaulay Institute has been recognised and appraised for its newsletter, in-land, and has received a certificate of excellence for its success. The prestigious awards take place at a black tie event on February 1 2008 in, Glasgow, where category award winners will be announced.

The Aberdeen based Institute will be competing alongside some of the UK’s top names in business communication. The prominent organisations also shortlisted for awards over a total of 16 categories include the Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish Water, NHS, Scottish Widows, TOTAL, Scottish & Newcastle Brewers, Standard Life, Scottish Enterprise and HBOS.

Dr Dave Stevens, Science Communications Specialist at the Macaulay Institute and Editor of in-land said: “It’s an honour to have made it onto the shortlist of the CiB Awards Scotland 2007. To receive recognition for all the hard work that goes in to each newsletter we produce is extremely pleasing, and the news has certainly given the production team a boost to continue the good work. We look forward to what promises to be an enjoyable – and hopefully a very successful – evening.”

Now onto its fourth issue in-land was launched in spring 2006. Targeted at people with an interest in how we use the land – be it farming, forestry,, conservation, recreation, tourism or renewable energy – the newsletter covers the latest on the important challenges being tackled by the Institute for the benefit of both people and the environment. It includes details of recent projects, activities and achievements involving the Institute and the forthcoming issue features the visit of crime author Ian Rankin to the Institute’s recent soil forensic conference. Free copies of in-land can be downloaded at macaulay.ac.uk/news/in-land.php or by emailing :in-land@macaulay.ac.uk

The CiB Awards Scotland celebrates the most influential Business communications in Scotland. An opportunity for organisations to share the work they are proud of and be commended for their achievements and contribution and to business and society, the CiB Awards recognises the importance of encouraging and applauding those playing a vital role in keeping standards of excellence in business communications high throughout the UK.

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 www.macaulay.ac.uk.

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