Standing stones in Orkney. Photo credit: Professor Lee Innes.
How do we align research with local needs?
Read our latest case study written by @moredunfoundation.bsky.social which sets out a route to locally driven, place-based agriculture, improving collaboration, trust and real-world impact.
🔗 tinyurl.com/OrkneyAgricu...
An example of an edge-of-field temporary storage area (TSA) intercepting and storing surface runoff and sediment from soil erosion at Tarland. Photo credit: Dr Martyn Roberts, The James Hutton Institute.
Hold it there: can nature-based solutions reduce flooding? 💧
Find out in our new case study by @hutton.ac.uk and @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social
🔗 tinyurl.com/HoldItThere
🐑 What if livestock disease knowledge could be shared through a card game?
Read this new blog on creative #ScienceCommunication in action ➡️ tinyurl.com/LivestockDis...
@moredunfoundation.bsky.social
Photo credit: Tullia Dean
Check out the latest edition of The Spark - SEFARI Gateway's Newsletter
🔗 tinyurl.com/FebruarySPARK
#CircularEconomy #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Agriculture
Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC) are recruiting for up to 8 Members & 3 Associate Members.
Please see application pack for full details & application forms.
🔗 scottishscience.org.uk/news-blog/ss...
⌛Deadline: Fri 20 March 2026, 23:59
Photo credit: Amy Cooper
“Reset” talks could reshape animal welfare rules across the UK.
Take a look at our new SEFARI policy brief by @srucnews.bsky.social
➡️ tinyurl.com/UKEUreset
#AnimalWelfare #AgriPolicy
Conceptual illustration of a coastal city with digital twin layers showing climate risk and infrastructure data for resilience planning.
Have you read our latest guest blog?
Maryam Forghaniallahabadi, a PhD Candidate at the University of Dundee, shares insights from her research on how storm data, planning systems and digital tools can be better connected to support climate‑resilient communities.
Read now: lnkd.in/e_9A5qff
📢 Don't miss this event on Climate Misinformation from SCCAN with Dr Lluis de Nadal Alsina from @uofgsps.bsky.social. The Interactive session will explore climate misinformation: its scale, where it appears in communities, and why it matters for climate action.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...
🪱"War of the Worms" is 10 year old this year but the messages are still relevant today. 🪱
Learn about:
🔄The life cycle of worms and how resistance occurs
🐑How they are transmitted
🔬The benefits of doing a FEC
Let us know what you think in the comments below 🔽
youtu.be/nV7ItbKCKhE
Join EasyCare Sheep Ireland for a webinar with vet Alan Murphy in association with Moredun.
📅18Feb
🕢1930
🐑Covering Bluetongue & other sheep diseases🐑
Following several years in livestock practice Alan now works for the APHA and is a member of the Moredun Foundation board.
bit.ly/EasyCareShee...
We’re supporting the Yellow Wellies Mind Your Head campaign.
Mental health matters in farming and rural communities. By backing Mind Your Head, SRUC is helping to raise awareness, encourage open conversations and remind people that it’s okay to ask for support.
Friday listening, sorted 🎧
BBC Radio 4’s Are You Ready? hears Professor Lucy Easthope explore what national resilience really means — from WWII preparedness to modern prepping, and why rebuilding shared skills and knowledge matters more than ever.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Several piglets wandering around on a hay floor. One of the piglets looks up at the camera. Photo Credit: Tullia Dean
How close are the UK & Europe to 'ending the cage age' for farrowing pigs? 🐖
New analysis from @srucnews.bsky.social shows many farrowing sows are still permanently crated, but momentum for change is growing.
Read the policy brief to learn more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/FarrowingPig
Faecal egg counts (FECs) are a powerful tool for parasite management but interpreting them isn’t always simple.
Not knowing can affect animal health, productivity, profitability and anthelmintic resistance management.
Do you find FEC results easy or confusing to interpret?
Twelve of our learners have been named finalists in this year’s #ALBAS Awards, recognising the very best land-based and aquaculture trainees in Scotland.
A brilliant achievement and so well deserved 👏
Read more www.sruc.ac.uk/all-news/twe...
Save the Date!
On 16th October 2026, the SRUC School of Natural and Social Sciences' Future Landscape Conference will be going ahead at our Barony Campus in Dumfries.
Interested in learning more? Email Conference Chair – Ely Blyth at ely.blyth@sruc.ac.uk.
Ready to turn your research or creativity into an impactful business? Converge 2026 is now open for applications!
Open to staff, students & recent graduates across Scotland's universities, this is your chance to test & validate your idea in a safe space. Apply by 2 April convergechallenge.com
The image is made of three photos: one of a vegetable patch, one of a tractor, and one of a vegetable market stall. In the middle there is a headshot of a smiling woman. In the foreground, the graphic reads: 'We need evidence to bridge the gap between climate, health and food policy in Scotland.
New blog ✍️
Heather Brown, Professor of Health Inequalities at Lancaster University and member of the CXC advisory panel, looks at how research can support complex policymaking in the context of climate, health and food policy in Scotland.
Read the blog: www.climatexchange.org.uk/we-need-evid...
Image shows a part-submerged car in flood water with a red and white flood warning sign beside it.
People across Scotland are invited to share experiences of local flooding as part of SEPA’s public consultation.
- Focus on high-risk areas
- Informs Flood Risk Management Plans (2028–2034)
- Closes: 22 Apr 2026
Have your say 👇
consultation.sepa.org.uk/evidence-and...
A major study supported by the National Sheep Association (NSA) has found that sheep grazing on moorland in the Yorkshire Dales emit lower levels of both methane and carbon dioxide than those grazing improved grassland lower down in the valley.
Read more👇
💧As drought risk grows, Scottish research shows that nature-based solutions (NbS) can help protect rivers, and water dependent industries like whisky. 🥃
#HydrologicalExtremes #WaterScarcity
Photos of NbS on Glenlivet Estate provided by Ronald Daalmans - Chivas Brothers
A photograph taken down a corridor of library books, with colourful books filling the shelves. in front of the photograph is the title of the report: 'Evolving evidence demands for Scotland's climate change policy: Implications for knowledge brokerage'
New report! 📚
This report reviews research commissioned by the Scottish Government through CXC from 2011-2024. It examines what types of evidence policymakers have needed, how these needs have evolved, and what this means for future climate research.
www.climatexchange.org.uk/projects/evo...
Thinking about your next step but not sure where to start?
SRUC’s Online Open Week takes place this February, offering you the chance to explore our courses, meet academic staff and learn more about studying at SRUC.
Book now 👉 www.sruc.ac.uk/news-events/...
The image has a turquoise background with screenshots of the January newsletter on it. The image reads 'ClimateXChange Newsletter, Sign up'
Our January update includes:
▪️CXC Assembly 2026: Accelerating Climate Action
▪️Open tender: Mapping Scotland’s sustainable finance landscape (deadline 29 Jan)
▪️New blog on bridging the gap between climate, health and food policy in Scotland
Read + subscribe: mailings.ed.ac.uk/cr/AQjkvgcQz...
Amy Cooper (Communications and Impact Officer) and Rebekah Burman (Project Manager) behind the CREW stand at the 2025 Verture Flood Resilience Conference.
💧We’re looking forward to hearing about the latest steps Scotland is taking towards greater flood resilience, and to catching up with colleagues from across sectors at next week’s @verture.bsky.social Flood Resilience Conference (27–28 January).
verture.org.uk/latest/scotl...
#HydrologicalExtremes
Good decisions need good analysis! BioSS partnered with the Office for Environmental Protection to independently review how environmental trends are assessed.
Read more on our website: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
And the report: www.theoep.org.uk/commissioned...
We all bear the burden of pollution, often without realising it.
The cost shows up in poorer health, higher medical costs, contaminated food and water, and lost livelihoods.
That’s why it pays to #BeatPollution at its source.
Read more: https://ow.ly/HTXC50Y0ufA
💧Great to read this @sefariscot.bsky.social case study about Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in action.
Take a look at two of our recent @crew-waters.bsky.social projects that also feature NbS...
🔗 tinyurl.com/RiverwoodsPr...
🔗 tinyurl.com/WaterScarcit...
#HydrologicalExtremes
Thank you, @sefariscot.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my views. I look forward to more collaboration in 2026 and beyond! For a food-secure planet! #Foodsecurity #agrifoodsystems
UPDATE: Tours are now sold out.
Thank you for your interest -we’ve had exceptionally high demand. Please check the Eventbrite page for any returned tickets and join the waiting list for slots you’re interested in, as we’ll notify individuals if additional tickets become available.
