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The Scottish Consortium for Rural Research is a collaboration between 24 organisations who work together to produce and share rural science for public good
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Five new sensors being installed across the UK will provide full national coverage of the magnetic field for the first time.
The sensors will improve our understanding of extreme magnetic storms and the associated effects on national infrastructure.
bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-scientistsโฆ
ALT Distance to nearest quantum magnetometer across the UK
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We're hiring!
The James Hutton Institute is seeking a creative and strategic Digital and Storytelling Content Officer to lead the development and delivery of compelling digital content across our platforms.
Join our team by applying here: hutton.current-vacancies.comโฆ
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๐ข Donโt miss the chance to attend #Ento25
๐ฃ๏ธ Ali Karley, researcher at the Hutton was one of four scientists invited to develop the conference programme & workshop sessions. Hutton experts will also share posters & chair sessions during the event.
๐
Register today:
๐ข Last chance - Deadline 5pm TODAY!
Register by 5pm today to join the entomological community at #Ento25 in Glasgow - Become a member to take advantage of significantly reduced rates.
โฐ Deadline: 17:00 (BST), 25 Aug ๐ฝ
royensoc.co.uk/event/ento25
@UniStrathclyde @UniStrathNews
ALT Attendees seated in a lecture hall - Advertisement for Ento25 event from September 9-11 at the University of Strathclyde. Last day to register.
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Given that this is only c. 30 minutes from Larne and c. 40 minutes from Belfast, it may be something that hill farmers in southern Scotland would find of interest. I'm certainly looking forward to it and speaking at an upland symposium the day before.
cafre.ac.uk/events/cafre-teaโฆ โ at Prestwick, Scotland
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๐ข The @scotgov has published its draft Strategy for 2027โ2032: Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Research (@SGRESAS), and want your views.
๐ฃ๏ธ Your feedback will help shape the future of environmental & agricultural research in Scotland
More: ow.ly/eC7s50WCFoj
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๐ขFunding announcement, please RT! Would you like to deliver a project analysing opportunities to improve plant health outcomes in Scotland arising from the planned whole country LiDAR mapping, including potential barriers to exploitation? bit.ly/3UtAViA #planthealth
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Pls RT - We are recruiting a new manager for our Viral Surveillance Unit (VSU).
Must hold a Degree in Veterinary Medicine along with Membership of the RCVS.
moredun.org.uk/careers/viralโฆ
Salary: ยฃ59,622 - ยฃ69,921 per annum
Closing Date: 22nd July 25
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We're looking for a senior research grants manager to join our team ๐
You'll be identifying & publicising relevant and innovative grant opportunities to BGS, and will work with staff to create funding applications.
More information via the link:
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ALT A graphic promoting the role of 'senior research grants manager', with the closing date of 13 July 2025. Top right is the BGS logo, and to the left is an image of the British coastline.
Who's joining us at the Peter Wilson Lecture 2025? Preserving what matters, Scotland's national collections. All welcome, full details and tickets here: scrr.ac.uk/news/scrr-rse-petโฆ
@RoyalSocEd #PeterWilsonLecture #PreservingWhatMatters #Event #Talk #Edinburgh
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๐บ๏ธ 180-year-old maps meet AI!
The Hutton & @natlibscot has digitised over 5 million hectares of historic Scottish moorland using OS maps and machine learning.
This could help track lost #Peatlands & tackle 10โ15% of COโ emissions they contribute.
More: ow.ly/Hfsg50VvztI
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For the first time, a freely available Trees Outside Woodland (#TOW) map has been produced to identify lone trees, groups of trees and small woodlands across England. ๐ณ๐บ๏ธ
This innovative resource will:
โ๏ธ Enhance environmental monitoring
โ๏ธ Inform smarter planning decisions
โ๏ธ Support habitat creation and biodiversity
โ๏ธ Guide targeted canopy expansion efforts
๐ฌ Freddie Hunter, Head of Remote Sensing at Forest Research, emphasized the importance of this milestone:
"๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐. ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐.
๐๐ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐'๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ. ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐-๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐."
We are proud to have been a key delivery partner for this project, funded by Defraโs Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (#NCEA) programme, as Great Britainโs principal organisation for forestry and tree-related research.
๐ Discover more and access the map here: ow.ly/iVX850VutTa
#TreesOutsideWoodland #TOW #TreeMapping #CanopyCover #ForestResearch #NaturalCapital
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๐ป ICYMI: Listen to our researcher Tim George, who joined @BBCRadio4's #FarmingToday, to talk about why robust #barley varieties are crucial for protecting Scotlandโs #whisky industry amid climate challenges.
๐ From 03:50 > eu1.hubs.ly/H0fJsyB0
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โ We are looking to understand the Climate Change Hubโs impact to date to help ensure the development of new resources continues to meet the needs of woodland mangers and advisors. ๐ฒ๐ The Climate Change Hub centralises information and practical guidance about protecting our woodlands and forests from the impacts and risks due to the changing climate.
How can you help?
โจ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ (๐ด-๐ญ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ): ow.ly/3blg50UB1Sp - open until 31 Jan.
โจ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐: ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ญ๐ฒ.๐ญ๐ฑ - ๐ญ๐ณ.๐ฏ๐ฌ - Managers and owners of woods and forests: ow.ly/VMXe50UB1Ss๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ญ๐ฎ.๐ฐ๐ฑ โ ๐ญ๐ฐ.๐ฌ๐ฌ - Advisors, e.g., consultants, agents, woodland officers, public bodies, trade, professional and intermediary organisations: ow.ly/KAqO50UB1St
#ClimateChangeHub #Survey @ForestryComm
SCRRโs Winter 2024 newsletter highlights the work of our members, who do research in Scotland on Scottish and globally important rural priorities. In this edition we also shine a light on some of the Early Career Researchers in our network.
scrr.ac.uk/downloads/scrr-neโฆ
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A new paper by researchers Anna Lawrence and @bobmacuhi on the intersections between land reform and rewilding in Scotland ๐rewildingbritain.org.uk/abouโฆ @RewildingB @ThinkUHI @ScotRewilding
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Have you thought about all the other species dependent on our trees?
Our research has shown 2300 species associated with #oak trees, with 326 only found on oak. The declining ash trees support 953 species, 44 only found on ash! #NationalTreeWeek
More: eu1.hubs.ly/H0dYmBc0
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The Scottish Science Advisory Council is recruiting new and associate members. The SSAC provides independent advice to inform policy development and delivery across all areas of the Scottish Governmentโs work. Find out more at scottishscience.org.uk/news-โฆ
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We're thrilled to present the brand new dendrochronology research framework as part of our @ScARFHub project!
As well as enabling a better understanding of individual heritage structures, dendro analysis can help us plan to meet future climate challenges: bit.ly/DendroFramework
ALT Photo of a person holding out a thin core of a tree trunk with another person holding a clipboard with a graph on it
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๐ฃ๏ธโTree-rings provide us with a window through which we can look back in time,โ says @Forest_Research scientist, Tom Ovenden who has contributed to a new dendrochronology framework for Scotland in partnership with @ForestryLS,@Dendrochronicle and @ScARFHub of @socantscot. #ScotDendro
It's here! ๐ณ
We're delighted to launch the brand new Dendrochronology Research Framework for Scotland at ELBAC 2024!
This collaborative framework offers an insight into the significance and scope of this intricate discipline.
Read #ScotDendro here: scarf.scot/thematic/dendrochโฆ
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๐ข We have a rare and exciting opportunityย to become the Curator of Benmore Botanic Garden.
This is a key role responsible for the overall vision, management, and presentation of the mountainside Garden.
Find more details and apply:ย rbge.cc/Jobs
@BenmoreBotGdn
ALT A photo of tree-covered mountains in the background and a variety of trees in the foreground. Around the photo is an orange frame, and text at the bottom which reads 'Join our team. Curator, Benmore Botanic Garden'.