The importance of science for Scotland’s economy, environment and society will be discussed at a seminar at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute today (Wednesday 16 March 2011)

Forensic experts will descend on Starks Park this weekend (Saturday 5 March 2011) as the football club is the latest venue to experience a dramatic criminal incident.

The effects of agricultural run-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef will be highlighted at a seminar at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute tomorrow (Wednesday 23 February 2011).

Three new booklets have been produced by the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute to summarise some of the key findings and research outputs from the Scottish Government’s Environment – Land Use and Rural Stewardship research programme.

Potential delegates have until Friday to register for a week long clay mineralogy training course designed to help oil industry staff understand the nature, properties, behaviour and occurrence of clays in the context of hydrocarbon exploration and production.

A new conservation initiative, headed by North East Scotland Local Biodiversity Action Plan (NES LBAP) is being launched in an effort to help restore some of our most valuable natural wildlife habitats.

A two-day workshop on natural flood management is being held in Tarland, Aberdeenshire this week.

East Grampian residents with an interest in marine management are invited to contribute to a Scottish Government consultation.

The James Hutton Institute’s Chief Operating Officer was named today as Dr Karen Shaw.

Hardy souls participating in the New Year ‘Loony Dook’ can be reassured about the quality of the water, even if the temperature causes concern, research has shown.