Past events
Past Events 2008
28-29 October 2008
FRESH seminar, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. Theme: "Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Communities".
25 October 2008
Scottish Association of Geography Teachers conference, Edinburgh
This conference provides an excellent opportunity to make contact with education and for the Institute to showcase its teaching resources developed for the Geography curriculum.
21 October 2008
Climate Change: The Cost of Inaction – preparing to adapt our ways and manage Scotland's climate risk. Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
20-21 October 2008
Royal Entomological Society: Scottish Regional Meeting
Venue: Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen 10:00 to 16:00hr 21st October.
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Convenors:
- Craig Macadam (RES Regional Secretary)
- Jenni Stockan (Macaulay Land Use Research Institute)
The meeting will comprise a programme of short papers/presentations, each lasting 30 minutes (including discussion). Poster presentations are also welcomed.
The meeting will be preceded by a wine reception on Monday 20 October 16:00 to 18:00 to which all attendees are invited.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Nikolai Friberg (Macaulay)
"Responses of aquatic insects to changes in riparian land use" - Graham Osler (Macaulay)
"Mitey Scotland: understanding how land use change will affect soil mite diversity across Scotland" - Nick Littlewood (Macaulay)
"Impacts of Upland Grazing Changes on Invertebrate Assemblages: five years of the GRUB experiment" - Chris Hall (Macaulay)
" Effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on terrestrial molluscs - possible implications for invertebrate biodiversity" - Mark Young (Aberdeen University) " The effect of changing grazing levels on populations of rare burnet moths (Zygaenidae) in western Scotland"
If you would like to offer a paper or poster contribution on this theme, please contact the convenors.
Keynote addresses: Dave Goulson (Bumblebee Conservation Trust)
The nearest hotels are Palm Court 01224 310351, Hilton Tree Tops 01224 313377 and Cults Hotel 01224 867632. Details of accommodation can be found at http://guide.visitscotland.com
13-16 October 2008
ECN Meeting, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. For further details of this specific event, contact Helen Watson
8 October 2008
Economic drivers of long-run biodiversity change - Nick Hanley - Kings College Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen, further information.
Organised by the Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES) - For further details contact: Professor Steve Redpath
26 September 2008
Rural Land Use Study; a review of how Scotland values its land. Venue: Macaulay Land Use Research Institute.
13-14 September 2008
Techfest is an annual event in Aberdeen with lots of fun displays, interactive shows and games for the family audience. The Institute participates in this event and this year will be taking our Soils theme exhibition for the Family Activity Weekend.
11 September 2008
Sustainable Scotland - Choosing our future. Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
9 September 2008
British Association of Science, Festival of Science, Liverpool
The Institute will be participating in the BA annual science Festival. For further details of this specific event, contact Clare Neely.
Liverpool Daily Post article.
3-5 September 2008
AluSiv Clay Minerals Group Conference, with the British Society of Soil Science, and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.
17-19 July 2008
Global Land Project workshop at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. For further details of this specific event, contact Carol Ann Stannard
19-22 June 2008
Royal Highland Show, Ingliston
The Institute will be attending this annual event with our exhibition on Climate Change. We can be found in the Scottish Agricultural College marquee next to the Main Ring.
6 June 2008
The 32nd T B Macaulay Lecture, Aberdeen will be given by Professor Mark Shucksmith from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne on “Does the idea of Integrated Rural Development still have any place in Scotland?”.
5 June 2008
"Science for Life" lecture, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, to be given by Professor Sir Robert Watson, Defra Chief Science Advisor on “The science, economics, politics and ethics of climate change”. Numbers limited. (18 MB ppt and 22MB MP3 audio)
4 June 2008
Inter-institute Student Event.
30 May - 1 June 2008
Gardening Scotland 2008 at Ingliston, Edinburgh. The Institute will be showing exhibits such as the Soil Testing Kit, and the soil 'breathing' demonstration seen at the Royal Highland Show and Macaulay Lecture last year.
21-22 May 2008
All Energy '08 Conference and Exhibiton.
29 April 2008
The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and the University of Aberdeen are pleased to announce the launch of the Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES)
ACES is an inter-disciplinary research centre integrating environmental, social and economic science to address a range of pressing environmental issues, from the sustainable management of biodiversity to the impact of climate change. To celebrate the launch, the Scottish Minister for the Environment, Mike Russell MSP, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute Chief Executive Richard Aspinall, and University of Aberdeen Principal Duncan Rice, will make brief presentations followed by academic speakers from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and the University of Aberdeen.
There will be presentations throughout the morning, beginning at 10:30 am, followed by a buffet lunch, finishing at approximately 1 pm. The launch will be held on the Old Aberdeen Campus of the University.
29 April 2008
The Implications of Climate Change for Land Capability, Victoria Quay Edinburgh. A talk by Dr Iain Brown
1 April 2008
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh Science Festival. Talk by Dr Robin Matthews, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute entitled “Climate Change: winners and losers".
26-27 March 2008
SAC/SEPA Biennial Conference ‘Agriculture and the Environment VII Land Management in a Changing Environment’ Edinburgh.
Colin Campbell, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute will be presenting the Keynote paper in the Conference Themed Session ‘Soil functions and soil protection’ entitled “Protecting the Nation's Soils - Past, Present and Future”.
Andy Vinten, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, will be giving a talk entitled “Identifying Priorities for Pollution Mitigation in Scotland Using National and Local Scale Cost-Effectiveness and Cost Benefit Analysis – A Case Study for Phosphorus Pollution of Rivers” in the Conference Themed Session ‘Land Management and Achieving good water quality’
13 March 2008
Dr Richard Birnie from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute will be giving a presentation entitled “Living without oil” (or can we just get it from the fields?), at the Royal Northern and University Club, Aberdeen. This discussion lunch is organised by Paull & Williamsons.
For thousands of years people have depended upon the land for both food and energy, and over 40% of the world’s population still depend upon wood fuel for cooking and heating. In Scotland, the connection between land and energy has long been broken; first through the use of coal and more recently through use of oil and gas. This experience has been similar to most industrialised countries.
However, the recent US drive for biofuel production, and the related demand for grain, has reconnected land, food and energy issues in a way that we did not anticipate even 5 years ago. The aim of this networking lunch is to explore whether land-based energy production has any place in the post-oil energy economy of Scotland. Based upon research at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen, we will explore the potential contributions of a range of biomass energy sources and identifies those with most economic potential.
Richard Birnie has been involved in research on land based renewable energy systems at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute for over 15 years. His work has mainly focussed on identifying resource potentials, and assessing social attitudes towards the related developments. Whilst most of his work has been concerned with renewable energy developments in Scotland, he has also done some work in China on the impacts of the Three Gorges Dam on local food security.
12 March 2008
How do you like your woods? (320KB pdf poster)
As part of the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) 2008 Festival of Science, we are interested in your view on woodland landscapes. What is it that you like about woodland landscapes?
Woods are increasingly important for people, wildlife and timber production. How well do our woods manage to provide for these uses?
If you have 20 minutes to spare please join us at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute where you will be able to choose between different woodland landscapes shown on our Virtual Landscape Theatre
www.macaulay.ac.uk/landscapes
Drop in between 9.00am and 5.00pm or book a slot for friends or family. Sessions begin on the hour, every hour and last 20 minutes
Free parking • Disabled access
Contact Lesley Forbes to book your place.
T:: 01224 395000
Every hour on the hour. You will also have the opportunity to watch and comment on two films on landscape and water research.
28 February - 2 March 2008
Global Land Project workshop at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. For further details of this specific event, contact Carol Ann Stannard
Past Events 2007
28 November 2007
Science and the Parliament at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
27th - 28 November 2007
The Virtual Landscape Theatre (VLT) was at the Scottish Natural Heritage (Battleby) Best Practice Workshop on Participation.
16 November 2007
The 31st T B Macaulay Lecture, Aberdeen was given by Professor Alastair H Fitter from the Department of Biology at the University of York.
1 November 2007
Autumn / Spring seminar series began.
30 October - 1 November 2007
The 2nd International Soils Forensics Conference, Edinburgh
Contact forensics2007@macaulay.ac.uk for information
27 October 2007
Scottish Geography Teachers' Conference, The Edinburgh Academy
21-24 June 2007
See some of our Royal Highland Show exhibits
Royal Highland Show, Royal Highland Centre. Edinburgh
23 -24 May 2007
All Energy, Aberdeen
19 March 2007
ABSORB Launch, Aberdeen
The launch of the ABSORB publication brought together researchers, research commissioners and policymakers to discuss research and policy, and knowledge exchange.
For more information contact Wendy Kenyon or see the website.
9 March 2007
17 January - 21 March 2007
2006-2007 Autumn/Spring seminar series, (Word document).
Past Events 2006
10 November 2006
30th T B Macaulay Lecture, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
1 November 2006
Science and the Parliament 2006, Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
28 October 2006
Scottish Association of Geography Teachers Conference, University of Dundee
19-20 October 2006
OECD Investment Priorities for Rural Development, The Hub, Edinburgh
16-17 September 2006
Techfest 2006, Beach Leisure Centre & Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen
10-13 August 2006
Landscape Research Weekend, The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
22-25 June 2006
Royal Highland Show, Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
4-7 June 2006
PATH (Participatory Approaches in Science and Technology) conference, Edinburgh
18 March 2006
BA National Discovery Day, Satrosphere, Aberdeen
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