"I am delighted that IUFRO have recognised the importance of social innovation and entrepreneurship in forestry as a means of delivering support to people, including forest-dependent communities, and helping in strengthening the resilience of socio-ecological systems" Professor Maria Nijnik, a senior scientist within the James Hutton Instituteās Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences group, has been distinguished with a Scientific Achievement Award by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), on account of outstanding contributions to social science research on
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"Scotland's Hydro Nation Vision builds on the recognition that water is of central importance to the economy of Scotland, both as a sector in its own right and as a critical resource in Scotlandās manufacturing, agriculture, food and drink, tourism and energy sectors" The James Hutton Institute has hosted the first of a new series of aquaNOW Audiences on the topic of 'The Philosophy of a Hydro Nation'. aquaNOW Audiences are interactive panel discussions, produced by OOSKAnews, engaging international water experts and Scottish expertise in global water-related challenges and solutions, filmed
āHaving state-of the-art capabilities puts the James Hutton Institute among the best academic organisations in the UK and across Europeā The James Hutton Institute is reinforcing its extensive analytical capabilities for research and commercial work through a collaboration with global science and healthcare technology company PerkinElmer, to establish a QSight 420 liquid chromatography ā mass spectrometry analysis unit at the Instituteās Dundee site. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 (direct line), +44 (0)344 928 5428 (switchboard) or +44
āWhilst the challenges that other countries face may be of a different nature, we all have a finite amount of natural resources and in the future will need to develop innovative solutions to improving sustainability in a changing worldā After 40 years of reform and āopening up,ā China has made remarkable economic progress. However, prosperity has been coupled with environmental degradation and the country has a considerable way to go toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, an international research collaboration including the James Hutton Institute has found. More information from
The basic scenario of the Cowtastrophy app is that the participant is the Chief Veterinary Officer on an imaginary island. A fast spreading disease is affecting cattle on the island. It is their job to control the disease using a combination of the available options, which are: livestock movement restrictions, vaccination and culling. At the Royal Highland Show we knew we could expect a highly varied audience: school-age children, farmers, policymakers and members of the general public. Our challenge was to help visitors to understand the impact of their decisions on the spread of disease and
PatrĆcia works on projects associated with the Health Behaviours theme within the Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen. Her current research interests are focussed around the use of economics in health improvement and she undertakes microeconometric analysis of interventions to reduce health inequalities, particularly relating to the impact of individual lifestyle choices such as diet and physical activity on health outcomes. Recent studies within the Strategic Research Programme have looked at economic factors influencing food choice.