SAD is a type of depression which has a seasonal pattern. In winter, it is more common in countries in northern latitudes. An estimated 22% of the UK population experience SAD. Of these, 20% experience ‘Winter Blues’ or subsyndromal SAD (s-SAD) and 2% experience SAD. Symptoms include low mood and energy, changes in sleep and appetite, and problems concentrating.
Professor Lee Innes (Director of Communication at Moredun Research Institute) discussing "What do Scots want for the future of food and farming".
Professor Rowland Kao (Chair of Veterinary Epidemiology and Data Science at the University of Edinburgh) discussing One Health approaches to emergent infections under climate change and threats to biodiversity.
Professor Liz Grant (Director, Global Health Academy at the University of Edinburgh) Generation Alpha: what skills, training and technology will they need to equip them for One Health.
Professor Lisa Boden (Chair of Population Medicine and Veterinary Health Policy, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security at the University of Edinburgh) Introducing the concept of One Health: how the health of people, animals and the environment interconnect.
By engaging with school students, scientists have an opportunity to enhance learning, share their passion for their subject, demonstrate the relevance of subject areas and highlight a diversity of career opportunities.
By building your own ‘bug hotel’ (otherwise known as a wildlife hotel) you could provide shelter for garden visitors such as hedgehogs, bees, ladybirds, lacewings, ground beetles and lots more garden creatures.
Let’s get started: now what could you use to construct your hotel? We would suggest a mix of some of the following:
The unpreceded COVID-19 health, economic and societal crisis has understandably dominated Gateway’s recent activity. Gateway, on behalf of the SEFARI Directors Executive, has prepared a report on the huge effort that all institutes and staff have undertaken to help the fight against COVID-19.
Welcome to the SEFARI, free to access, table of collated educational resources.
The table offers resources on Food and Health, Climate and Biodiversity, Land and Communities, Agriculture and Forestry, Careers.
Soil is fundamental to life on our planet. Soil can be thought of as our earth’s protective skin. It nourishes us with food, provides fresh air and water, allows a rich biodiversity to flourish, protects us from climate change impacts and also provides timber to be produced for building materials. It must be protected or we will perish. It is a vital resource - particularly in the communities that primarily live off the land, such as in our crofting communities.