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Explore the volunteering paradox: why online volunteering growth masks a crisis in hands-on environmental stewardship. Learn how funding cuts create infrastructure collapse in #Scotland green spaces. bit.ly/BlogPittaway?utm_sour…
New research from Heriot‑Watt University finds that kelp forests can cut wave heights by up to 70%, offering a powerful nature‑based defense against coastal flooding and erosion in Sanday and Uist. 🌊🌿
Read more: phys.org/news/2025‑08‑kelp‑scotland‑coast‑erosion.html
#Scotland #Kelp #CoastalErosion #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateResilience
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The latest edition of Research Bulletin, NHS Research Scotland's monthly newsletter is out now, leading with news about the UK Government's Life Sciences Sector Plan and the Scottish Government's publication of 'A Common Understanding 2025'.
Read more 🔗 mailchi.mp/a776c2b03290/news…
ALT Promotional image for NHS Research Scotland's newsletter, featuring a person holding a smartphone displaying the newsletter. Highlights include the Life Sciences Sector Plan, A Common Understanding 2025 and the Patient and Public Involvement Conference 2026. Link to more information provided.
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Subsea robotics startup to deploy remotely operated underwater vehicles at offshore wind simulation facility. Frontier Robotics, based at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh, will bring its technology to an offshore testing facility in Blyth
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SAVE THE DATE!!!! We’re delighted to announce that researchED will finally be coming to Edinburgh! Early speaker announcements and ticket bookings are available below. See you on November 1st! 🤓#rEDEdinburgh @tombennett71 @researchED1
researched.org.uk/event/rese…
Research Framework for Scotland #Forest
Forest Research has made an important contribution to a new *Dendrochronology Research Framework for Scotland. 🌲👈
FR Scientist, Dr Tom Ovenden MICFor, a subject matter expert and co-author, discusses this new Framework and explores how different aspects of dendrochronology can be combined with technological innovation to answer key research questions relating to biodiversity, conservation and forest management under a changing climate. 🌍
More info: scarf.scot/thematic/dendroch…
*Dendrochronology is the use of tree-ring data for scientific research.
With thanks to @ScARFHub, @WoodEcology, @ForestryLS, @Dendrochronicle and @HistEnvScot
#ScotDendro
Huge find for Scotland
A research team led by UofG's Professor Karen Hardy has made a significant archaeological discovery of 11,500-year-old stone tools on the Isle of Skye, revealing evidence of Scotland's earliest known human inhabitants.
Learn more ➡️ gla.ac/42RKSdF
ALT Stone tools found on Skye. Credit Karen Hardy
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Want to help shape the #PhD experience in Scotland? Apply to join our Doctoral Researcher Committee! Minimal time commitment, great for building leadership, collaboration & communication skills. Open to all PhD researchers—not just SGSAH-funded. #SGSAH
🔗sgsah.smapply.io/prog/sgsah_…
ALT Vibrant digital graphic advertising the opportunity to join the SGSAH Doctoral Researcher Committee
Top universities in Scotland
Scotland is home to word-renowned universities, innovative courses and excellent job opportunities at the end of your studies. And there’s so much more to experience. Come to study and find Scotland at scotland.org/study #studyinscotland
🌳 This #ForestDay 21 Mar, join us in celebrating forests’ role in food, medicine, livelihoods and #climateresilience.
Explore how the James Hutton Institute & #COEVOLVERS are supporting community-led woodland management in their new guide 🌲👇
🔗 zenodo.org/records/15050621
#NatureBasedSolutions #Agroecology #Woodlands #ClimateAction @JamesHuttonInst
New research highlights significant progress by online retailers in sustainable packaging. A 2024 survey shows 76% of UK consumers now expect online deliveries to be sustainably packaged, up from 47% last year. buff.ly/3BPu5ON
Fast-Fashion Fatigue: Research shows shoppers in Scotland prioritize longevity and value in their clothing choices. 84% consider longevity the most important factor when refreshing their wardrobe. buff.ly/40jdaha #Scotland #Research
Scottish scientists attach 'backpack' style trackers to hummingbirds buff.ly/41WFKWH #Scotland #Research
Scottish data organisations launch research partnership. Foundry for researchers to securely access public sector and financial data for the public benefit. buff.ly/4fGCjXe #Scotland #Research
Scotland’s natural assets contribute more than £40 billion to the economy and support around 260,000 jobs, according to new research. buff.ly/4a0ugDB #NaturalCapital #Scotland #Research 🦉 🐸
Minimum pricing law for #alcohol just left Scots drinkers poorer. buff.ly/400sNbS#Scotland #Research 🍷
Historic Scottish government records were published online for the first time, making them readily available to researchers, scholars and the general public. buff.ly/40ffjKv #Scotland #Research
Academic excellence: Is Scotland's reputation for world-leading research at risk? buff.ly/3BNNxvm #Scotland #Research
Scots Uni finds AI's ability to change who we find attractive. AI to create real time face transformations to investigate the social signals that influence the beginnings of romantic attraction. buff.ly/3DNV8uj #AI
Peterhead power station: 5 times more climate pollution than developers admitted. This gas-burning power station and carbon capture plant could be five times higher than the developers SSE and Equinor have disclosed to the Scottish Government. buff.ly/3BZtIB9 #Scotland
