SEFARI Gateway

📢Funding announcement, please RT! Would you like to deliver a project analysing opportunities to improve plant health outcomes in Scotland arising from the planned whole country LiDAR mapping, including potential barriers to exploitation? bit.ly/3UtAViA #planthealth

🌿 Ever wondered how #pollen is tracked and counted? We're proud to provide Scotland with a daily #PollenCount, helping allergy sufferers stay informed & prepared. #HayFeverAwareness 🎥 Watch how we do it and why it matters. View our latest count: ow.ly/26eL50Wr8GY

🌱 What happens when economic theory meets local action? Ahead of the #TBMacLecture, explore how our speaker, Kate Raworth’s, #DoughnutEconomics is shaping a Swedish town, and join us in Edinburgh to hear more. 🎟️: ow.ly/lAcp50WrKpv 📖 @guardian: ow.ly/mbqo50WrKpt

Great to see 2 of our projects highlighted in a @SPICe_Research briefing on the links between #ClimateChange & #PublicHealth in Scotland. 🔗 tinyurl.com/SpiceBrief Learn more about these projects through the links below. 💧 tinyurl.com/StandingWaters 💧 tinyurl.com/FluvialFlooding

New study to review poultry welfare in handling practices 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 l24.im/okwqC #Defra #poultrywelfare #poultryindustry #poultryindustry #poultryproduction #poultryflocks #broilerproduction | @SRUC - @bristoluni

Tomorrow is the last chance to catch our ‘Building Resilient Communities Through Creative Thinking‘ exhibit on display at the @UofGARC. If you are in Glasgow, please pop by and see the thought-provoking works from community artists. View the brochure: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk/?p=2369

We’re thrilled to be shortlisted for Green Large Organisation of the Year at the @Green_Awards. These awards recognise environmental leadership across public and private sectors. Huge thanks to our Campus & Estates team for making this possible. buff.ly/PPW9wyZ

🥔 The #PotatoesInPractice2025 plots serve a wide range of purposes, from showcasing potato varieties to demonstrating innovative products. The @SRUC team, uses dedicated plot not just for display, but as a hands-on training & diagnostic hub. Blog post: ow.ly/fbqR50WrLF8

Dr Mark Wilkinson appointed as Co-Director of The James Hutton Institute’s Climate-Positive Farming Initiative Read more via #HortNews >> hortnews.com/articles/horti… @JamesHuttonInst #renewableenergy #biodiversity #climatechange

Moredun are at the Royal Welsh Show discussing findings from a recent project on cattle roundworms & biosecurity. Please pop by, we are sharing the SRUC stand in the NSA Pavilion. Members of the project team will be on the stand today and tomorrow!

SRUC is delighted to be the UK partner in DIGI-Rangeland - a new £3M EU-funded project exploring how digital tools can better support livestock farming in moorland areas across Europe. Read more 👉 buff.ly/DAjZBHk

The future of the #potatoindustry starts at #PotatoesInPractice2025! 🥔 Showcasing the latest potato innovations through four dynamic seminar sessions. 📅 7th August |📍Balruddery Farm | 🕘 9am - 3.30pm Learn more about the seminars: ow.ly/1Few50Wr6Ws

We have produced short videos of projects funded by the Angus Community-Led Vision Fund 2024-2025. All demonstrate positive community, social or environmental impacts. youtube.com/@AngusRuralPar… This year's Fund is currently open. Full details: angusruralpartnership.org.uk @scotruralnet

There is still time to apply!⌛Join us as an ACT Peatland Action Project Officer in Mid-Argyll/Kintyre/Islay, Scotland. Part-time role. Collaborate on peatland restoration projects. Apply by August 4th: buff.ly/8GXw1Ke

Pls RT - We are recruiting a new manager for our Viral Surveillance Unit (VSU). Must hold a Degree in Veterinary Medicine along with Membership of the RCVS. moredun.org.uk/careers/viral-… Salary: £59,622 - £69,921 per annum Closing date: 4th Aug 25

🌍 What are the costs of action & inaction in a changing climate? 🌿 Find out in our recent SEFARI Gateway fellowship report - 🔗tinyurl.com/3xcstxh5 @SRUC SAC consulting @NatureScot @scotgov #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateChange

SRUC's Vicky Sandilands is working with @EPICScotland on a new survey for egg producers that will help scientists assess if there is enough data available to design models that predict flock problems. Find out more and take the survey 👉 buff.ly/FvBT32A

🧪 “It’s not quick, it’s not 100%, and it’s not done in glamorous clothes…” Scotland’s top forensic soil scientist, Prof Lorna Dawson, says crime fiction helps the public understand how the real science works — and yes, she *is* in an Ian Rankin novel 👇 📺 Scotland Tonight: A…

What do you notice in your neighbourhood — a street tree, a puddle, a bird call?🌳 #communiMap invites Glaswegians to log everyday observations and turn them into community knowledge and climate action. Co-designed by UofG's @communiGALLANT + residents. spotteron.com/communimap/info

📢 Welcome to the summer edition of our quarterly newsletter, CREW NEWS! In this edition we are shining a spotlight on some of our recently published projects, highlighting a successful project workshop & hearing from our Director, Rachel Helliwell. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mrypyek7