"We're very pleased that this Scottish Government-funded PhD project is contributing to capacity developing in Nexus thinking to help achieve SDG targets" A Hydro Nation scholar carrying out research on common challenges across water, energy and food and their connections to the United Nationsā Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) presented her PhD research during a session on āAchieving the SDGsā at a recent water, food, energy and climate Nexus conference (16-18 th April) organised by the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. Related content First Hydro
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The SEFARI Gateway is delighted to launch our 2018 call for applications to our Responsive Opportunity Fund. Funds of up to Ā£10K are available per award for new and collaborative knowledge exchange ideas which add value. The Responsive Opportunity Fund is designed to increase the visibility of the invaluable contributions the Strategic Research Programme makes towards sustainable economic growth and improving the lives of people in Scotland and beyond. Funded projects must be lead by research staff within the SEFARI collective and be inter-disciplinary, cross-institutional, timely, have clear
The SEFARI Gateway is delighted to launch our 2018 call for applications to our Responsive Opportunity Fund. The Responsive Opportunity Fund is designed to increase the visibility of the invaluable contributions the Strategic Research Programme makes towards sustainable economic growth and improving the lives of people in Scotland and beyond.
"Pulses such as UK-grown faba beans are high in starch as well as protein, essential minerals like iron, zinc and magnesium, and are gluten-free" Pulses, the dry, edible seeds of plants in the legume family, which include UK-grown beans and peas as well as chickpeas and lentils, are incredibly sustainable superfoods that can make a unique contribution to global food security due to their distinctive properties, says Dr Pete Iannetta, from the James Hutton Instituteās Ecological Sciences group. Related content Pietro (Pete) Iannetta More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media
"The idea behind the video was to show what an incredible, beautiful natural environment residents and visitors can enjoy in North East Scotland and that everyone can, and should, do something to help safeguard it for the future" A new short film produced by the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership and acclaimed wildlife photographer Pete Cairns offers a glimpse of the incredible biodiversity that the North East of Scotland has to offer, from dolphins and humpback whales to eagles, otters, mountain hares and capercaillies. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media
āThree emerging clones increased their combined frequency and are creating new challenges for late blight managementā An international consortium including the James Hutton Institute which tracks the European spatial distribution of Phytophthora infestans, the plant pathogen responsible for potato late blight, has updated the distribution of the pathogen by adding new data that visualises the distribution and diversity of dominant clones in the 2017 crop. Related content Cell and Molecular Sciences David Cooke More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224