Link to Macaulay Land Use Research Institute homepageFuture events
 

For further details of these events, contact Jane Lund, 01224 395000.

For details of other public science events in Scotland, visit Engaging Scotland.

7 - 8 September 2010

  • RERAD funded workshop “UK Climate Projections as a Research Tool” CCT First workshop

13 September 2010

  • Techfest: The Importance of Body Odour to Scots Pine

    Like other coniferous trees, Scots Pine contains chemicals which can be toxic or repellent against herbivores and pathogens. Concentrations vary widely between individual trees but how does this variation influence the biodiversity of their associated community?

    Speaker: Glenn Iason
    Location: Satrosphere at lunchtime

14 - 15 September 2010

15 September 2010

15 - 17 September 2010

  • International Symposium: The End of Tradition? Aspects of Commons and Cultural Severance in
    the Landscape

    Sheffield Hallam University

    Download leaflet (includes booking form and programme)

18 September 2010

  • Glensaugh Doors Open Day

    Our research station at Glensaugh is participating in the North East Scotland Preservation Trust's doors open day event. There will be two guided tours at 1000 and 1400 leaving from the farm office.

    Visitors are welcome at any time but this event will allow you to learn more about what we do and "what we keep in our sheds".

21 September 2010

  • Techfest: Flood Resilient Communities

    How can we improve flood risk planning and implement good flood warnings? How should we respond to differences in how flood risk information is interpreted and utilised and improve resilience to consequences of flood risk?

    Speaker: Simon Langan
    Location: Huntly Library at lunchtime

21 - 22 September 2010

  • 25th New Phytologist Symposium: Colonization of the terrestrial environment

    Clifton Hill House, University of Bristol

    Download a flyer

17 - 19 October 2010

Location: Arizona State University

For further conference details see: www.glp2010.org

2 - 4 November 2010

5 November 2010

11 November 2010

  • Scotland's Hidden Kingdom

    Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

    Fungi perform pivotal roles in all Scottish ecosystems as carbon and nutrient recyclers and as mutualist and pathogenic partners of plants. Dr Andy Taylor from Macaulay Land Use Research Institute will discuss fungal diversity in Scotland and its origins.

    Read Full Details ›› Listed in: Walks and Talks

11 - 12 November 2010

13 - 14 November 2010

  • Fungi & Plants - best pals or sworn enemies?

    Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

    Fungal interactions with plant roots are beneficial, but some fungi attack plants. Join Dr Andy Taylor from Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and Dr Sarah Green from Forest Research (Forestry Commission) to explore the complicated relationships between fungi and plants.

20 - 21 August 2011

  • ACES 2011
    Art inspired by conflicts in Conservation, Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES)

    Aberdeen Arts Centre

    Contact Lesley Kirkton or Anna Evely for more information.

22 - 24 August 2011

  • ACES 2011
    Conservation Conflicts: Strategies for Coping with a Changing World
    International Science And Policy Conference, Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ACES)

    Aberdeen Arts Centre

    First announcement

    Contact Lesley Kirkton or Anna Evely for more information.

 

Updated: 8 Sep 2010, Content by: JL