Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Pulses, the dry, edible seeds of plants in the legume family, are incredibly sustainable superfoods that can make a unique contribution to global food security due to their distinctive properties, says Dr Pete Iannetta of our Ecological Sciences group.
Friday, April 13, 2018
A new short film produced by the North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership and acclaimed wildlife photographer Pete Cairns offers a glimpse of the incredible biodiversity that the North East of Scotland has to offer.
Monday, April 09, 2018
Researchers from the James Hutton Institute and Scotland's Rural College, both part of the SEFARI collective, will be among the speakers at this week’s OECD Rural Development Conference, Enhancing Rural Innovation, in Edinburgh.
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
A research project led by James Hutton Limited aims to develop a model for growing soft fruit in public spaces to make it more accessible and help alleviate food poverty.
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
The James Hutton Institute has partnered with Syngenta and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to develop and test a run-off tool app. The tool will advise land managers on the best management practices to reduce run-off and trap sediment before it reaches water courses.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Orla Shortall of the James Hutton Institute’s Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences group has been awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Fellowship enables early-career academics in the humanities and social sciences.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Four landmark reports on the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services across the world highlight options to protect and restore nature and its vital contributions to people; the report on Europe and Central Asia includes contributions by James Hutton Institute scientists.
Monday, March 26, 2018
Popular green spaces in Aberdeen are set to become even greener with the planting of almost 5,000 trees, in an initiative co-ordinated and delivered by the River Dee Trust and the James Hutton Institute-supported Dee Catchment Partnership.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
New research conducted by the James Hutton Institute estimates that vast tracts of Scotland's Highlands and Islands and some areas in the Southern Uplands are at risk of losing more than a quarter of their population by 2046 if current demographic trends are left unchanged.
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
A new website aiming to become a sharing platform for policymakers, researchers, scientists and anyone interested in the use of landscape features to reduce flood risk has been launched.
