Past events
Past Events 2009
16 December 2009
7.00 pm. Lochaber High School, Sports Hall, Camaghael, Fort William.
This event will feature a talk by Professor Paul Jowitt FRSE, Director of the Scottish Institute of Sustainable Technology, Heriot-Watt University, President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
3 December 2009
Locaton: MLURI
24 November 2009
Location: Battleby conference centre, near Perth
11 November 2009
- Science and the Parliament, Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Event provides an opportunity for the science and political community to come together and discuss some of the key issues facing us today.
10 - 12 November 2009
Location: Center Parcs, near Thetford, Suffolk
9 November 2009
- Rural Land Summit (invitation only)
In September 2008, Rural Affairs Cabinet Secretary Richard Lochhead launched a comprehensive review of land use in Scotland to map out suggested uses for rural land across the country and ensure every part of it is being put to best use, whether through agriculture, tourism, housing, industry, forestry, renewable energy or a variety of other ways.
This work has culminated in a Rural Land Use Summit which will bring together experts and interested organisations from across Scotland to hear and debate the findings and its implications. Information coming from the research and the summit will provide an evidence-base for Government, local authorities and communities to make use of in understanding the potential of their land and informing their decisions on how it is used.
Read Richard Lochhead's statement on the launch of the project here.
3 November 2009
- Plant Soil Interaction Meeting
A joint meeting of the Scottish Root Group and the Scottish Soils Discussion Group of the British Society of Soil Science.
The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.
Draft Programme - 9:30 - 16:00
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Richard Bardgett, Lancaster University
Dr Penny Hirsch, Rothamsted Research Institute
2 November 2009
- Soils Group Seminar by Dr Harald Kellner, Agricultural University of Gembloux, Belgium
12 -1pm at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen. All are welcome.
31 October 2009
The Scottish Association of Geography Teachers (SAGT) Annual Conference
Location: Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh
Programmes are available to download.
27 October 2009
- 2009 Winter Seminar Series - Professor Richard Aspinall, "Ecosystem services and an ecosystem approach"
2pm at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen. All welcome.
27 October 2009
- Farming for a Better Climate - Open Meetings for Advisors/Consultants and Farmers/Landowners
Advisor and Consultant meeting - Tuesday 27 October, Thainstone, Inverurie
For further details and to book a place please see the website: www.farmingforabetterclimate.org or download a leaflet.
20 October 2009
Location: London
16 October 2009
- 'Imaging and modelling transport through mycelial networks'
Seminar by Mark Fricker at the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen.
Zoology Lecture Theatre, University of Aberdeen, 1pm
15 October 2009
Uwe Schneider
Institute of Sustainability and Global Change
Dep. of Geosciences and Economics
University of Hamburg, Germany11.00 - 12.00, Kings College, University of Aberdeen
8 October 2009
Organised by SCI Agriculture and Environment Group, and IPSS (Society of Chemical Industry and the Institute of Professional Soil Scientists)
Location: SCI, 14-15 Belgrave Square, London
7 - 8 October 2009
Two day conference and workshops organised by SCRI and the Moredun Research Institute supported by RERAD as part of the KnowledgeScotland initiative.
The focus will be on Responses to Climate Change, Protecting Biodiversity and Environmental, Social and Economic Sustainability of Rural Scotland.The workshop will consider the evolution of these important themes and the increasing attention being paid to Health and Wellbeing in the research being done for the Scottish Government.
Location: Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
13 May 2009 - 1 October 2009
- Soil Association Scotland: Climate Change Programme - Soil, Muck & Money
A series of farm visits as part of the Soil Asssociation's Adapting to Climate Change Skills Programme.
For more information, see the Soil Association website.
26 September 2009
To be held at RGU, Garthdee, Aberdeen as part of Techfest 2009.
To book tickets contact Jane Morrice on 01224 395277. This event is unsuitable for under 16s.
17 - 18 September 2009
- The Changing Nature of Scotland: A conference for everyone with an interest in a healthy environment
Location: Perth
5 - 10 September 2009
- British Science Festival - University of Surrey, Guildford.
Read the blogs of Diana Feliciano and Emma Woodham, winners of the MLURI student bursary to attend the festival.
7 September 2009
- Presentation on the relationships between climate change and adaptation of agriculture in Australia
Alison Laing, CSIRO Australia
At the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Cragiebuckler, Aberdeen at 1pm
14 - 15 September 2009
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry UK Branch, Annual Meeting 2009
Environmental and Human Health
Location: London
3 September 2009
Hosted by the law department of the University of Aberdeen.
For more information, see www.abdn.ac.uk/rural-law
10 - 16 August 2009
The aims of National Allotment Week are to;
For more information about gardening, you may wish to visit the Macaulay Soils website and The Royal Horticultural Society of Aberdeen website.
- Promote the awareness and availability of allotments both locally and nationally;
- Show both the public and local authorities the strength of support for and interest in the heritage of allotment culture;
- Highlight the social benefits of allotment gardening, which include benefits to health, education and community well-being to all.
6 July 2009
Location: Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen
Exhibition open to delegates and members of the public
25-28 June 2009
- Royal Highland Show, Ingliston, Edinburgh
Saturday 6 June 2009
Friday 5 June 2009
-
Murder, Mystery & Microscopes: Unearthing the science behind crime fiction
Friday 5 June 2009
- Macaulay Lecture - "Living on a Shrinking Planet: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustaining Global Land Use"
Thursday 21 May 2009
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, 12.30 - 1.30.
18 - 21 May 2009
-
Lakes for Living, Lakes for Life International Conference 2009 - Windermere, Cumbria
Thursday 14 May 2009
-
ACES Lecture: Biodiversity loss and ecosystem change: consequences for people and the environment
12 May 2009
5 - 7 May 2009
British Society of Soil Science Spring Conference,
Heriot-Watt Campus,
EDINBURGH
30 April 2009
- Mitigating agricultural and moorland water pollution in drinking water supply catchments in northern England - a seminar by Paul Kay from the University of Leeds.
20 - 22 April 2009
- BES Symposium 2009. - For further details of this specific event, contact Rob Brooker
View press release relating to this event.
12 February 2009
- Happy Birthday Darwin by Lucy Gilbert
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