For further details of these events, contact Jane Lund, 01224 395000.

We also run weekly seminars at the Institute throughout the Autumn - Spring period. For more details, please visit our seminar page.

For details of other public science events in Scotland, visit Engaging Scotland.

1 April 2011

• ACES Seminar: "Designing Environments for Life"

5 April 2011

• Public launch of The James Hutton Institute

  Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

  Ray Perman and Iain Gordon will welcome guests to an evening launch of The James Hutton Institute.

  There will also be a short presentation on James Hutton by Denise Daly Walton who farms just above Hutton's original farm at Slighhouses.

12 April 2011

• A Journey Down the River Dee

Good water quality is essential for humans but also for the vitality of our rivers and lochs. Dr Kirsty Blackstock will discuss how we can link social, cultural and economic issues to catchment management.

Cafe Scientifique Aberdeenshire, Woodend Barn, Banchory, 7.30pm

20 April 2011

• Lecture: "The Sympathy of Pendulum Clocks and Beyond"

  6pm, King's College Conference Centre, King’s College, University of Aberdeen

3 June 2011

• Gardening Scotland

13 - 17 June 2011

• SWAT Workshops 13-14 June and SWAT Conference 15-17 June

23 - 26 June 2011

• Royal Highland Show

5 July 2011

• Cereals in Practice, Balruddery Farm, SCRI

14 July 2011

• Fruit for the Future, SCRI, Invergowrie

25 - 27 July 2011

• International Network of Environmental Forensics Conference

  St John's College, Cambridge

  Deadline for abstract submission is 4th April, 2011

  More information can be found at www.rsc.org/inef

11 August 2011

• Potatoes in Practice, Balruddery Farm, SCRI

20 - 21 August 2011

• ACES 2011
  Art inspired by conflicts in Conservation, Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES)

  Aberdeen Arts Centre

  Contact Lesley Kirkton or Anna Evely for more information.

22 - 24 August 2011

• ACES 2011
  Conservation Conflicts: Strategies for Coping with a Changing World
  International Science And Policy Conference, Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES)

  Aberdeen Arts Centre

  First announcement

  Second announcement

  Contact Lesley Kirkton or Anna Evely for more information.

14 - 16 September 2011

• Watershed & River Basin Management Conference, Recife, Brazil

  Deadline for outline papers submissions is 15 October 2010