SEFARI aims to deliver 'Leading Ideas for Better Lives', reflecting that publicly funded research in Scotland must ultimately deliver positive impact for individuals, whether in Scotland or elsewhere.
As a collective, we collaborate to deliver the Scottish Government funded Strategic Research Portfolio 2022-2027 on agriculture, environment, food, land and rural communities.
Microbes play a wide variety of essential roles in keeping our guts healthy and in supporting food and agriculture production.
Plant pests and pathogens can have a devastating impact not only on plant hosts but also the wider biodiversity that use the infected plant (e.g., for food, breeding and shelter).
The Tarland Burn Catchment (~70 km2) has been studied since the year 2000 making it one of the longest running comprehensive catchment management case studies in the UK.
Increasingly trees are being promoted as a means to increase carbon storage and hence off-set climate change.
16 May 2023
In Scotland, the prevalence of those overweight and obese remains high.
2 May 2023
The imbalance in the way climate change is affecting women has risen to the surface over the last few years and it is a topic I have recently become more aware of too. This much needed attention is shining a spotlight on our decision-making, policies, research and how it could impact our future.
1 May 2023
22 Jun 2023
One of Scotland’s most loved outdoor agricultural events, the annual Royal Highland Show highlights the best in farming, food and rural industry across Scotland.
18 May 2023
Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services (RESAS), Scottish Government (SG) is organising the first science, evidence and policy conference that will bring together stakeholders from across the rural and environmental research and policy landscape in Scotland.
16 May 2023
The Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES) pools world-leading expertise in geoscience and environmental science from across Scotland’s research base, creating an multi-disciplinary alliance at the forefront of earth and environmental research.
19 Apr 2023
These sessions, organised by SEFARI Gateway and led by Newsdirect, are designed to help Scottish Government Strategic Research Portfolio colleagues to raise their awareness and understanding of policy, and identify opportunities where their research can have an impact.
2 days ago
RT @SallieBailey20: Wonderful surprise today when @BritishEcolSoc The Niche arrived @JBloodworth & I made the cover feature 😀 "Mainstreaming - catalyst for transformative change" Thanks to #BES2022 workshop attendees for rich discussion #reversethecurve #biodiversityloss @SGRESAS @SEFARIscot https://t.co/PODPWHd2AL
1 week ago
RT @BestwickC: Informative quick fire session #SPHC23 @PlantHealthScot projects - incl understanding control behaviours; sustainable disease control; plant heath risks; Green infrastructure biosecurity; Scot's pine disease; biosecurity resources-collab with growers, land managers throughout https://t.co/SLSeTD5GmH
