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Dr Kirsty Blackstock.
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Implementation and cooperation key for EU nature restoration

Implementation and cooperation between the conservation and the agricultural sector will be crucial to a new Nature Restoration Law being voted on by the European Parliament early next year, according to a report by a group of scientists, including researchers from The James Hutton Institute.

Peatland restoration is an example of green land investment in Scotland. Photo f
Thursday, December 14, 2023

Policy playing catch up on Scotland’s green investment boom

A flood of green investment into Scottish land holdings could deepen existing perceptions around what divides landowners and rural communities if new understanding, policies and regulation don’t keep up, a study by researchers at The James Hutton Institute has found.

The sunniest city in Scotland is looking to turn sunshine into community benefit
Friday, December 08, 2023

The sunniest city in Scotland is looking to turn sunshine into community benefit

A Dundee-based community group is looking to raise £3 million to build a solar meadow on the edge of Dundee.

IGS partners with ReFarm on game-changing GigaFarm in Dubai
Friday, December 08, 2023

IGS partners with ReFarm on game-changing GigaFarm in Dubai

Six complementary technologies planned for waste-to-value site in global first designed to decarbonise food production and maximise resource efficiency.

Dr Amy Cooper. Photo from The James Hutton Institute.
Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Researchers to test link between disease, bees and microplastics

Researchers at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen have launched a project to test whether honey and bumble bees could be spreading diseases more widely than they would normally due to inadvertently picking up microplastics.

The donated potatoes
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

From field to table: Hutton donates over 7.5 tonnes of potatoes to FareShare in Scotland

The James Hutton Institute, home to the UK’s leading potato research centre, has donated 932 bags of locally grown potatoes to Scotland’s leading food redistribution organisation, FareShare.

Members of the Hutton’s peatland team, helping to put Scotland’s peatland on the
Thursday, November 23, 2023

Hutton’s peatland team pick up prestigious conservation award

Pioneering scientific research by The James Hutton Institute into Scotland’s globally important peatlands has been recognised at the leading Scottish nature conservation awards.

Island life, a view from Easdale. Photo by Dr Ruth Wilson.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Scottish islands survey seeks views on island life

The largest survey of island life in Scotland has been launched to help review the Scottish Government’s National Islands Plan.

Dr Umar Farooq. Photo from The James Hutton Institute.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Hutton puts focus on green finance with new appointment

Green finance and how it can drive environmental progress alongside economic interests is under the spotlight at The James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen thanks to a newly created role.

Hutton welcomes early career champions among cohort of new board members
Monday, November 13, 2023

Hutton welcomes early career champions among cohort of new board members

Independent research organisation The James Hutton Institute has strengthened its board with five new members, including its first early career non-executive directors.

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