Monday, May 01, 2023
Independent scientific research organisation The James Hutton Institute has welcomed three new leading figures to its board of directors. Dr Rebekah Widdowfield, Vice Principal at St Andrews University, Professor Ian Wall, former CEO of The EDI Group, and David Gray, Chair of The Gannochy Trust.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
At the beginning of this year, the James Hutton Institute appointed a new entrepreneur in residence – a man with more than 30 years of global business experience, George Lindsay.
Friday, April 21, 2023
The James Hutton Institute has today [April 21] become one of the first recipients of the new King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
A major review by UK scientists has led to an update in how greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands are estimated and a significant expansion of the Peatland Code, making more UK peatland restoration schemes eligible for private finance.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
The James Hutton Institute has joined a new £2.9 million research project in the Caribbean, Pacific and Philippines that aims to improve population nutrition through ecologically sustainable local food production.
Friday, April 14, 2023
Allotments conjure up a mix of images in people’s minds – quiet havens for getting away from domestic noise or pressures; mini family food factories; or even prize-winning vegetable nurseries.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Critically-endangered freshwater pearl mussels are known to live in Scotland’s rivers, but new research supported by The James Hutton Institute has revealed that they are also in our lochs.
Thursday, April 06, 2023
Tatties, taters, spuds - whatever you call potatoes probably reflects your cultural and geographical background. Since first introduced to the world from South America, they have lifted millions of our predecessors out of food poverty and fuelled the industrial revolution.
Friday, March 31, 2023
The James Hutton institute’s Head of Forensic Soil Science, Professor Lorna Dawson, has become the first winner of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s (RSE) medal for earth and environmental sciences.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Scotland’s water sector leaders, from academia to industry and government, will gather in Edinburgh tomorrow [22nd March ] to discuss how Scottish innovation and cooperation can safeguard global water sustainability and resilience.
