"This research is fundamental to the long-term sustainability of farming, the continued success of our food and drink sector, and to better understand the challenges faced by the agricultural and environmental agenda." Mr Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, today visited the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen to hear about our world leading scientific research in crops and climate change, as well as its commercial impact in local communities. Mr Ewing MSP spoke to Professor Colin Campbell, Chief Executive; Professor Deb Roberts, Director of Science
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The Moredun Foundation Equine Grass Sickness Fund (EGSF) was launched in 1988 by Moredun and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies to provide a research hub dedicated to improving treatment, finding the cause and developing means of preventing this devastating disease. To mark the 30th anniversary of the charity, a research conference was held at Pentlands Science Park on Saturday 28th April.
A solid marble Ting and Monument have been gifted to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) by the capitalās Chinese community in recognition of the important plant research and conservation work that RBGE has been carrying out in China for more than one hundred years, and to commemorate the long and flourishing
āBuntata is a collaborative effort between the University of St Andrews and the James Hutton Institute to enable open access to our information resources and put them at the fingertips of potato growers.ā The James Hutton Institute's Information and Computational Sciences group has announced a new version of Buntata, a free Android app to help potato growers identify plant pests and diseases in the field. Produced with support from the University of St Andrews Impact Accelerator Award and named after the Scottish Gaelic word for potato, Buntata can even be used without mobile coverage. Related
"We're very pleased that this Scottish Government-funded PhD project is contributing to capacity developing in Nexus thinking to help achieve SDG targets" A Hydro Nation scholar carrying out research on common challenges across water, energy and food and their connections to the United Nationsā Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) presented her PhD research during a session on āAchieving the SDGsā at a recent water, food, energy and climate Nexus conference (16-18 th April) organised by the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. Related content First Hydro
The SEFARI Gateway is delighted to launch our 2018 call for applications to our Responsive Opportunity Fund. Funds of up to Ā£10K are available per award for new and collaborative knowledge exchange ideas which add value. The Responsive Opportunity Fund is designed to increase the visibility of the invaluable contributions the Strategic Research Programme makes towards sustainable economic growth and improving the lives of people in Scotland and beyond. Funded projects must be lead by research staff within the SEFARI collective and be inter-disciplinary, cross-institutional, timely, have clear
The SEFARI Gateway is delighted to launch our 2018 call for applications to our Responsive Opportunity Fund. The Responsive Opportunity Fund is designed to increase the visibility of the invaluable contributions the Strategic Research Programme makes towards sustainable economic growth and improving the lives of people in Scotland and beyond.
"Pulses such as UK-grown faba beans are high in starch as well as protein, essential minerals like iron, zinc and magnesium, and are gluten-free" Pulses, the dry, edible seeds of plants in the legume family, which include UK-grown beans and peas as well as chickpeas and lentils, are incredibly sustainable superfoods that can make a unique contribution to global food security due to their distinctive properties, says Dr Pete Iannetta, from the James Hutton Instituteās Ecological Sciences group. Related content Pietro (Pete) Iannetta More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media