Research into potential land based waste management solutions will be highlighted at an event today (1st December 2009) when waste management practitioners from across the north of Scotland meet at a Chartered Institution of Wastes Management seminar hosted by the Aberdeen based Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. [continue reading ... ]

Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment will outline the Scottish Government’s priorities for the future management of biodiversity in the uplands at a meeting in Perth today (Tuesday 24th November).

At Glensaugh we recently hosted a Safety and Health Awareness Day for the Health and Safety Executive. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness within the farming community of the many issues which affect the health of farmers and their families, for example tractor safety, animal handling, working at height and manual handling.

Local residents and businesses with an interest in the coast are invited to the East Grampian Coastal Partnership’s Annual Seminar. The meeting is free to attend and will be held on 24th November at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen. [continue reading ... ]

Further action to give communities better protection from the increased risk of flooding was announced today. [continue reading ... ]

Pudsey Bear visited the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute today (Thursday 12th November) to launch the Institute’s fundraising event.

The mascot of the BBC’s Children in Need joined staff for a coffee morning, bake sale and raffle which raised over £800 for the charity.

At Glensaugh autumn is well advanced. October was a predominantly dry month which allowed us to sell finished stock in good condition, but the month ended on a very wet note.

Scientists from the Aberdeen-based Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (Macaulay), are presenting key findings to over 150 delegates and stakeholders, including Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead, at Scotland’s first ever Land Use Summit being held in Inverness today [Monday, 9 November]. The links between different types of land use and their competing demands will discussed at the summit, highlighting the wide range of economic, social and environmental benefits which Scotland’s rural land delivers. [continue reading ... ]

Scientists from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute have contributed to the first major review of trends in terrestrial ecology. The review, carried out at twelve key sites within the UK Environmental Change Network between 1993 and 2007, is published today (6 November 2009) in the journal Biological Conservation. Soils, vegetation and animal communities all show indications of responses to environmental change over the study period. [continue reading ... ]

Politics Now on BBC2 Scotland (4/11/09) carried a significant piece on the current debate about the value and future of the national parks in Scotland. The piece starts at about 12 minutes into the programme with a brief scene setting report, then there is a long extract from the related debate in the Scottish Parliament. After this there is further commentary from Rob Edwards the environment correspondent for the Sunday Herald and Prof Bill Slee, Head of the Socio-Economic Research Group (SERG) at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. This starts at about 31 mins into the programme. [continue reading ... ]