Aberdeen City Council and the East Grampian Coastal Partnership are holding a beach clean on Saturday 8th August 2009 between 11am and 3pm at Nigg Bay, a recognised and designated valuable community and natural space. [continue reading ... ]
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The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and SCRI joined forces on 1 April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute. It is the first Institute of its type in Europe and will make major, new contributions to the understanding of key global issues such as food, energy and environmental security.
Nigg Bay Coastal Clean-up
Aberdeen Based Students Win Bursary to Attend British Science Festival
Two Aberdeen based students have battled it out against other science loving students to win a bursary to attend this year’s British Science Festival, one of Europe’s largest science festivals. [continue reading ... ]
Student Bursary Winners Chosen
Congratulations to Emma Woodham, a 1st year Biochemistry student at the University of Aberdeen and Diana Feliciano, a first year PhD student studying Greenhouse Gas Budgeting and Management with the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, the two winners of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute student bursary to attend the British Science Festival in Guildford in September. [continue reading ... ]
Recent storm puts equipment to the test
A series of short, sharp rainfall events were dramatically recorded by the Institute’s environmental monitoring site at Sourhope. Rainfall during the last couple of weeks culminated in a particularly heavy and prolonged down pour during Friday 17th and the early hours of Saturday 18th July. The weather station record shows that 126mm of rain fell in around 28 hours. [continue reading ... ]
New Mushroom Species Discovered
Dr Andy Taylor, a leading fungi expert at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, has been recognised for his role in the recent discovery and description of a new species, Xerocomus silwoodensis by the International Institute for Species Exploration. [continue reading ... ]
Glensaugh News – 20 July 2009
At Glensaugh we are working through one of the year’s busiest periods. Shearing our sheep coincides with silage making and a continuing maintenance programme.
ACES Studentships
The Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability is offering a number of studentships. The deadline for application is 17th August 2009. [continue reading ... ]
Guide to Septic Tanks
A guide to septic tanks created by the Dee Catchment Partnership has been so popular that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has funded the national distribution of the guide. [continue reading ... ]