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SRUC and University of Edinburgh 'Most Powerful' in UK Agricultural and Veterinary Research

Agricultural and veterinary research at SRUC and the University of Edinburgh has been ranked as most powerful in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF). Read more

Published on 18 December 2014 in Sustainability and Communities, Climate, water and energy, Ecosystems and biodiversity, Food, health and wellbeing


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Productivity is key to competitiveness, argues new SAC report

New research by SAC's Rural Policy Centre has revealed that, although Scotland's agricultural productivity still compares well against other UK nations, productivity is not rising as fast as it was. Read more

Published on 25 August 2011 in Sustainability and Communities, Food, health and wellbeing

The Rowett Institute publishes first Food Report

The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health has published the first in a quarterly series of Food Reports. Read more

Published on 17 August 2011 in Food, health and wellbeing

New science leadership team announced

The foundation of The James Hutton Institute has taken a major step forward with the announcement of the senior science leadership team. Read more

Published on 28 June 2011 in Sustainability and Communities, Climate, water and energy, Ecosystems and biodiversity, Food, health and wellbeing

Scotland's new research institute launched

The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and SCRI have come together to create The James Hutton Institute. Read more

Published on 19 April 2011 in Sustainability and Communities, Climate, water and energy, Ecosystems and biodiversity, Food, health and wellbeing

ENLIGHTENMENT exhibition - open air

This exhibition by David McIntyre uses photography to create abstract and beautiful images that interpret research currently being conducted within the six Knowledge Scotland partners. Read more

Published on 09 April 2011 in Sustainability and Communities, Climate, water and energy, Ecosystems and biodiversity, Food, health and wellbeing

Walking to a Healthier Scotland

Scotland often makes the headlines for the wrong reasons due to its poor health and physical activity records compared to other UK and European countries. Read more

Published on 25 March 2011 Food, health and wellbeing

Work Shadowing a 'Very positive experience'

Scientists and policy colleagues valued the knowledge transfer opportunity provided by the successful second knowledgescotland Work Shadowing Scheme. Read more

Published on 24 March 2011 Sustainability and Communities , Climate, water and energy , Ecosystems and biodiversity , Food, health and wellbeing

More scientists to benefit from the highly successful Work Shadowing Scheme

Following the successful pilot scheme , organised by the Moredun Research Institute, 13 more scientists from the Institutions providing research to the Scottish Government will experience the working life of their policy colleagues at first hand . Read more

Published on 14 January 2011 Sustainability and Communities , Climate, water and energy , Ecosystems and biodiversity , Food, health and wellbeing

"Nature", the journal, gets into the science/policy debate!

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Published on 13 January 2011 Sustainability and Communities , Climate, water and energy , Ecosystems and biodiversity , Food, health and wellbeing

Scots scientists use gene profiling to improve our berries

BioSS, Scotland's internationally renowned group of mathematicians and statisticians, has developed sophisticated methods for analysing data from crop experiments. Read more

Published on 04 January 2011 Sustainability and Communities , Food, health and wellbeing

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