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28 May

Rewarding the Delivery of Public Goods: How to Achieve this in Practice

Venue:Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AS
Date:28-29 November 2018
Time:09:00 - 18:00

This year’s conference will focus on identifying the most valued public environmental goods and exploring how land managers can be encouraged and incentivised to prioritise and deliver these public goods. Abstracts and papers centred on these themes should be submitted by the 15th of June 2018.

23 May

The 18th BioDundee International Conference - 'New perspectives, new opportunities: Life Sciences and Healthcare'

Venue:West Park Conference Centre, Dundee DD2 1NN
Time:22-23 May 2018

The programme can be found here and will cover the following five sessions:

28 Apr

Equine Grass Sickness Research Conference

Venue:Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Edinburgh EH26 0PZ
Date:28 April 2018
Time:09:45 - 16:30

This conference will be of interest to all horse and pony owners as well as professionals and students working in the equine industry. Proposed programme:

25 Apr

Next Steps for Tackling Obesity in Scotland - Holyrood Event

Venue:Central Edinburgh Venue TBC
Date:25 April 2018
Time:09:30

NHS Health Scotland estimates that obesity currently costs the economy, both directly and indirectly, up to £4.6 billion per year, with Scotland now boasting the highest incidences of obesity for both men and women among OECD countries. 

12 Apr

The Nature of Food: SEFARI at the Edinburgh International Science Festival

Venue:John Hope Gateway Centre, The Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh 20 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR
Date:7-13 April 2018
Time:10:00-16:00

Our scientists are bringing a series of free pop-up presentations and fun, hands-on activities explaining the nature of the food on our plates.

23 Mar

Social Network Analysis Workshop - SRUC

Venue:SRUC - Peter Wilson Building West Mains Road Edinburgh EH9 3JG
Date:23 March 2018
Time:09:00 - 17:00

SNA is a tool to illusate how different items are connected together. Often shown as nodes describing people and edges how the nodes link together. At its very core social network analysis uses data to help make connections, help people collaborate and help more people benefit from these collaborations.

16 Mar

Feed Your Imagination - The Rowett Institute

Venue:Buchanan's Bistro, Woodend Barn, Burn O'Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA
Date:16 March 2018
Time:21:30

ou will combine seasonal, local, healthy and nutritious ingredients to create your own meal to ‘Feed your Gut’ or ‘Feed your Brain’ to cook whilst learning about current diet and health research. The event includes a two course meal with a botanical drink.

12 Mar

Rural Futures: A Joint Teagasc-SRUC Conference

Venue:Norton House Hotel Ingliston, Newbridge EH28 8LX
Date:12 -13 March
Time:17:00 on the 12th and 08:15 on the 13th

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9 Mar

On the Deep Wealth of this Nation

Venue:The Barn, Burn O Bennie, Banchory, AB31 5QA
Date:9 March 2018
Time:19:30

SEFARI is delighted to be supporting the launch of the Center for the Study of the Force Majeure’s Vision for Scotland and the Dee valley in the form of a guiding narrative film exploring the implications of climate change and provoki

6 Mar

SSCR Combinable and Energy Crops Winter Meeting

Venue:James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA
Date:6 March 2018
Time:13:45

Please note that this meeting is free for SSCR members but there is a £15 attendance fee for non-members. Membership of SSCR costs £15 a year and there will be the opportunity to join at the meeting. Please register your interest in attending this meeting to: