29 Aug 2024
SEDA Game Project unveiled at Abertay University, supported by SEFARI Gateway
A video game designed to explain the impact that human activities have on soil health and land use in Scotland was unveiled at Abertay University.
24 Jul 2024
AMAST Network launches to battle AMR in the agrifood system
A new network is setting sail to understand and tackle how antimicrobial resistance impacts UK food production from farm to fork.
24 Jul 2024
Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship on Mapping Land Use and Natural Capital Models and Research in Scotland
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship in collaboration with Scottish Government. We are seeking an individual researcher or small team of researchers to undertake a mapping of land use models and related research in Scotland.
6 Jun 2024
Specialist Advisory Group: Call for experts to work with Scottish Government - RESAS in addressing the issues and challenges to the circular economy as posed by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
SEFARI Gateway Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Specialist Advisory Groups (SAGs) are interdisciplinary partnerships that respond to cross-cutting priority issues at appropriate scales and pace.
20 May 2024
Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship to Support the Development of a Scottish Agriculture Knowledge Innovation System
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship with Scottish Government. We are seeking an individual researcher or small team of researchers who can contribute to the next phase of development for a Scottish Agriculture Knowledge Innovation System (AKIS).
8 Nov 2023
Funding Call: SEFARI FELLOWSHIP with Public Health Scotland on estimating the health and wellbeing value of the natural capital of the NHS estates
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship with Public Health Scotland (PHS).
23 Oct 2023
Katherine Whyte has been appointed the 2023- 2024 William Guy Lecturer for primary school by the Royal Statistical Society
BioSS are pleased to announce the appointment of Katherine Whyte as one of the three William Guy Lecturers for 2023-24.
20 Oct 2023
Funding Call: SEFARI FELLOWSHIP with FFCC, NHI, SCF and SAOS on quantifying 'Ag of the middle' in the North Highlands of Scotland
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship with the Food Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC) and the North Highland Initiative (NHI), Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) and Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS) on quantifying 'Ag of the middle' in the North Highland
2 Aug 2023
Potato DNA holds the key to cheaper chips
As concerns soar over world food cost hikes, the future of the Friday night chippie could be secured, thanks to new research into the humble potato by scientists at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and international partners.
31 Jul 2023
Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship with the Scottish Government on Supporting the Development of the Biodiversity Investment Plan
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship with the Scottish Government on the estimated costs for delivering key Scottish Biodiversity Strategy activities.
17 Jul 2023
Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship with Food Standards Scotland on determining the lifestyle factors which cause particular members of the older population to become ill with foodborne disease
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship with Food Standards Scotland to assess the lifestyle factors which can place the older population at higher-risk of foodborne disease in Scotland, to aid in developing effective strategies to disseminate food safety information to the relevant grou
1 May 2023
Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship with Rural and Environment Science Analytical Services on Airborne Imaging and Lidar of Scotland’s Assets Pilot and First Scan
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fellowship with the Scottish Government Rural and Environment Science Analytical Services (RESAS) on the development of Airborne Imaging and Lidar of Scotland’s Assets (AILSA).
1 May 2023
Funding Call: SEFARI Fellowship with Rural and Environment Science Analytical Services on estimating nutritional density of agricultural products
SEFARI Gateway is delighted to provide support for a new Fellowship with the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science Analytical Services (RESAS) seeking to develop estimates of the nutritional density of agricultural products produced in Scotland.
The Fellowship
13 Feb 2023
Specialist Advisory Call Announced - February 2023
SEFARI Gateway is excited to launch our latest Specialist Advisory Groups call across the 2022-2027 Strategic Research Portfolio.
31 Jan 2023
New report highlights strengths and benefits of strategic research
A new SEFARI report highlights from research and Knowledge Exchange during 2021-2022, and strengths and benefits of long-term strategic funding from the Scottish Government.