Workshops

View our list of forthcoming Workshops below.

for oil and gas professionals or anyone interested in clays

Clay mineralogy and its applications to the oil industry

1 to 4 October 2019, 9am to 5pm

A training course offered by our commercial subsidiary James Hutton Limited, aimed at helping the oil industry understand the nature, properties, behaviour and occurrence of clays in the context of hydrocarbon exploration and production.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2019-10-01

for farmers, advisers, agronomists, crop technologists, plant breeders, agricultural supply chain managers, agricultural researchers, agricultural policy experts and others with an interest in agricultural industries

SolACE & TomRes stakeholder event

9 October 2019

This stakeholder event aims to demonstrate the innovations and cutting-edge research for reducing water and nutrient stress in crops across Europe, namely in wheat, potato and tomato production.

Start date (computer format): Wed, 2019-10-09

Previous Workshops

for new entrant farmers interested in organic practices

Growers workshop day: Scotland

18th August

Calling Scottish Growers: a regional get-together for those growing produce organically

Start date (computer format): Sun, 2019-08-18

for PhD students and early career researchers from academia and beyond

European Social Simulation Association Summer School in Social Simulation 2019

17-21 June 2019

The Tenth European Social Simulation Association’s annual Summer School in Social Simulation will take place in Aberdeen in 2019, during the week of 17-21 June. The theme is “Agent-Based Modelling of Human-Environment Interactions.”

Start date (computer format): Mon, 2019-06-17

for farmers, growers, scientists, students and anyone interested in agricultural communications

'Speak Out' Dundee workshop

2 May 2019, 10am to 4pm

This workshop is part of a roadshow organised by Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) to inspire and upskill farmers and researchers to share their part of farming's story.

Start date (computer format): Thu, 2019-05-02

for water professionals

Indo-UK workshop on monitoring and analysis strategies for anthropogenic pollutants in environmental and waste waters

12-15 November 2018

Under the Researcher Links scheme offered within the Newton Fund, the British Council, in partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry, will be holding a four day workshop on the above theme at the Royal Orchid Convention Centre, Bangalore, India on 12-15 November 2018.

Start date (computer format): Mon, 2018-11-12

for farmers and land managers

Field Lab: Plant Teams

23 October 2018, 10:30am to 4pm

Calling on farmers and land managers: help plant scientists study the potential of crop species mixtures to improve Scottish yield stability, soil fertility, reduce pest and disease damage, and increase resilience to climate stress.

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2018-10-23

for oil and gas professionals or anyone interested in clays

Clay mineralogy and its application to the oil industry

16 to 19 October 2018, 9am to 5pm

Start date (computer format): Tue, 2018-10-16

for policy teams and research stakeholders

Delivery of outcomes from the Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme

21 September 2018

This workshop held at SASA in Edinburgh showcased the outcomes of Scottish Government funded crop science research.

Start date (computer format): Fri, 2018-09-21

for anyone interested in Scotland's rural areas

Social Innovation in rural areas in Scotland

31 May, 9.30am to 4pm

This workshop will discuss how social innovation can address challenges in Scotland's rural areas - come and network with a community of social innovation practitioners and researchers.

Start date (computer format): Thu, 2018-05-31

for farmers, land managers and anyone interested in sustainable agriculture

Sustainable agriculture in Scotland: new research ideas

12 January 2018, 10am to 3pm

This one-day workshop will feature new research on precision soil management, insect pollinators, grassland in GHG mitigation, and land use economics.

Start date (computer format): Fri, 2018-01-12