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We are SEFARI Gateway, Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for knowledge exchange and innovation. Experts in knowledge exchange.
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayNew blog ✍️ Heather Brown, Professor of Health Inequalities at Lancaster University and member of the CXC advisory panel, looks at how research can support complex policymaking in the context of climate, health and food policy in Scotland. Read the blog: www.climatexchange.org.uk/we-need-evid...
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayPeople across Scotland are invited to share experiences of local flooding as part of SEPA’s public consultation. - Focus on high-risk areas - Informs Flood Risk Management Plans (2028–2034) - Closes: 22 Apr 2026 Have your say 👇 consultation.sepa.org.uk/evidence-and...
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- 💧As drought risk grows, Scottish research shows that nature-based solutions (NbS) can help protect rivers, and water dependent industries like whisky. 🥃 #HydrologicalExtremes #WaterScarcity Photos of NbS on Glenlivet Estate provided by Ronald Daalmans - Chivas Brothers
- When Streams Run Low: Building Drought Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions 🌱💧 Read out latest case study by @hutton.ac.uk and @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social via the link below. 📎https://tinyurl.com/StreamsRunLow #HydrologicalExtremes #WaterResilience #ClimateAdaptation #WaterScarcity
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayNew report! 📚 This report reviews research commissioned by the Scottish Government through CXC from 2011-2024. It examines what types of evidence policymakers have needed, how these needs have evolved, and what this means for future climate research. www.climatexchange.org.uk/projects/evo...
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- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayOur January update includes: ▪️CXC Assembly 2026: Accelerating Climate Action ▪️Open tender: Mapping Scotland’s sustainable finance landscape (deadline 29 Jan) ▪️New blog on bridging the gap between climate, health and food policy in Scotland Read + subscribe: mailings.ed.ac.uk/cr/AQjkvgcQz...
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway💧We’re looking forward to hearing about the latest steps Scotland is taking towards greater flood resilience, and to catching up with colleagues from across sectors at next week’s @verture.bsky.social Flood Resilience Conference (27–28 January). verture.org.uk/latest/scotl... #HydrologicalExtremes
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayGood decisions need good analysis! BioSS partnered with the Office for Environmental Protection to independently review how environmental trends are assessed. Read more on our website: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies... And the report: www.theoep.org.uk/commissioned...
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- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway💧Great to read this @sefariscot.bsky.social case study about Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in action. Take a look at two of our recent @crew-waters.bsky.social projects that also feature NbS... 🔗 tinyurl.com/RiverwoodsPr... 🔗 tinyurl.com/WaterScarcit... #HydrologicalExtremes
- When Streams Run Low: Building Drought Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions 🌱💧 Read out latest case study by @hutton.ac.uk and @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social via the link below. 📎https://tinyurl.com/StreamsRunLow #HydrologicalExtremes #WaterResilience #ClimateAdaptation #WaterScarcity
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayThank you, @sefariscot.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my views. I look forward to more collaboration in 2026 and beyond! For a food-secure planet! #Foodsecurity #agrifoodsystems
- 🌍 Hunger knows no borders, & neither should solutions. In our latest blog, Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the @fao.org Liaison Office with the European Union, reflects on Scotland’s Food Security Conference & shares his optimism for future collaboration with SEFARI Gateway. 🔗 tinyurl.com/FAOblog
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayUPDATE: Tours are now sold out. Thank you for your interest -we’ve had exceptionally high demand. Please check the Eventbrite page for any returned tickets and join the waiting list for slots you’re interested in, as we’ll notify individuals if additional tickets become available.
- Big news: join us for an exclusive tour of our newly restored Palm Houses 🌴 This is a unique chance to experience these magnificent buildings as replanting begins and before they reopen to the public. Book here: rbge.cc/palm-house-t...
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayA new year and welcoming new followers — so time for a quick reintroduction. We’re the National Centre for Resilience, a research and knowledge exchange centre based at the University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk, working to strengthen Scotland's resilience to natural hazards.
- 🌍 Hunger knows no borders, & neither should solutions. In our latest blog, Raschad Al-Khafaji, Director of the @fao.org Liaison Office with the European Union, reflects on Scotland’s Food Security Conference & shares his optimism for future collaboration with SEFARI Gateway. 🔗 tinyurl.com/FAOblog
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway🔵 @FAO.org welcomed the entry into force of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, and looks forward to contributing to its implementation. More: lnkd.in/eX9za-ga #BBNJAgreement #BlueTranformation
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayBethany Clark has looked at why many people struggle to maintain their Veganuary commitments - here's why and what could help. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/2p827p2 #veganuary #vegan #healthyeating
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayJust 14 days remain to share your views on Scotland’s Draft Climate Change Plan. This is a key moment for shaping a resilient, climate‑ready Scotland. Have your say before 29 January: consult.gov.scot/energy-and-c...
- 📢Take a look at the January 2026 edition of The Spark, your update from SEFARI Gateway on the latest research developments from the Scottish Government’s Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) strategic research programme. 📎 sefari.scot/newsletter #KnowledgeExchange
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- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway‼️NEW PUBLICATION ‼️ 🪱Targeted Selective Treatment (TST) can reduce anthelmintic use without compromising parasite control. 🔁 Share with your farming buddies to keep them up to date How do you control parasites on your farm? Let us know below ⬇️
- When Streams Run Low: Building Drought Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions 🌱💧 Read out latest case study by @hutton.ac.uk and @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social via the link below. 📎https://tinyurl.com/StreamsRunLow #HydrologicalExtremes #WaterResilience #ClimateAdaptation #WaterScarcity
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- 👥How can research with community landowners be ethical, manageable and mutually beneficial? Take a look at our new @sefariscot.bsky.social case study by UHI Perth and Community Landownership Academic Network (CLAN) to find out. ⬇️ tinyurl.com/CommunityLan...
- 📢The Forestry Commission Expert Committee on Forest Science is recruiting 2 new committee members. ⌛Apply by 30 Jan 2026 Find out more about the roles below ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ForestCommit... #ForestScience #ForestryJobs #EarlyCareerResearch #SciencePolicy
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- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayWe are commissioning research into the current sustainable finance landscape in Scotland. Closes at noon on Thursday 29 January. Learn more: www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
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- 🎥 How do you explain your research in 15 seconds… straight down the barrel of a camera? SEFARI Gateway recently rolled out in-depth media training to help researchers communicate clearly, confidently, & positively. Take a look at the top tips below⬇️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/Communicator...
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- How Do We Feed Everyone, Everywhere? Insights From Scotland’s Global Food Security Conference - organised by SEFARI Gateway and Scottish Government. 🔗 tinyurl.com/FoodSecurity... #FoodSecurity #ComparativeAdvantage
- The Note of Proceedings and Presentation Slides from Scotland's Global Food Security Conference 2025 are now available on the SEFARI Gateway website through the following links. 📄 tinyurl.com/ProceedingsN... 👥 tinyurl.com/Presentation... #FoodSecurity25
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayWe're pleased to share that replanting of our Palm Houses is officially underway 🥳 This tree fern, a Dicksonia blumei, is the first to return home. It's time to make a house a home 🌴
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayThe December edition of Hutton Highlights is out now! 🤩 Inside: the opening of our new Hutton Hub, Scotland’s first Scottish-bred blueberry 🫐, our impact on the UK economy 📈, support for potato farmers in Kenya 🥔 — and more. Read it here: www.hutton.ac.uk/hutton-highl...
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayCongratulations to Professor Lorna Dawson, who has been named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in New Year Honours List! 🤩👏 She was recommended for the award by His Majesty the King for her services to innovations in soil and forensic science.
- SEFARI Gateway would like to extend a huge congratulations to our Knowledge Broker for the Environment, Professor Lorna Dawson has been appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours List. 🎉 🔗 SEFARI Gateway Blog - tinyurl.com/LornaDawson
- 🎉Happy New Year from all of us at SEFARI Gateway. 🎉 We’d like to wish everyone a great 2026. We’re looking forward to continuing our broad-reaching work across the Scottish Government’s Strategic Research Programme and the SEFARI institutes.
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayDEADLINE EXTENDED 📢 We are commissioning research on the current capacity, capability and readiness of Scottish ports to support Scotland’s offshore wind sector. New deadline: 10:00 Friday 9 January Learn more: www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal... @sefariscot.bsky.social
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayFantastic to be part of @hutton.ac.uk Hutton Hub Community Event! Great chats on water use, emerging contaminants, rural landscape change, and mental health and wellbeing 🌊💡 For more information about our work, please visit: www.crew.ac.uk Graphic art credit: @jennycapondraws.bsky.social
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway📢 New call for proposals: We're seeking researchers to review existing faecal indicator organism (FIO) models and explore how they could be integrated to improve catchment-level understanding of E. coli sources in Scotland. Details: tinyurl.com/39sa4vsw FAQs: tinyurl.com/2j2yappm 🗓️Apply by: 15 Jan
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayWe are commissioning research on the current capacity, capability and readiness of Scottish ports to support Scotland’s offshore wind sector. Closes 7 January 2026. Learn more: www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayOur December update includes: ▪️Seasons greetings from CXC ▪️Research call: Scottish ports’ offshore wind capabilities ▪️Report: Measuring tourism's greenhouse gas emissions ▪️Report + blog: Behavioural science in climate policymaking Read + subscribe: www.climatexchange.org.uk/news/newslet...
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- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway💧How can Scotland strengthen its water resilience as pressures from #ClimateChange and urban growth increase? Find out in our most recent news article below ⬇️ tinyurl.com/SurfaceWater... @dundee.ac.uk @abertayuni.bsky.social @scottishwater.bsky.social @consumerscotland.bsky.social
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayAnimals matter in disasters. Ignoring them stalls evacuations, risks lives & slows recovery. Our new blog by Prof Patrick Pollock calls for veterinary voices in Scotland’s resilience planning. ▶️Read more: ncr.glasgow.ac.uk?p=2490 @uofgnews.bsky.social
- 📄From acronyms to impact! 🌍 In her first blog, @sefariscot.bsky.social Research & Comms Manager Jenny Fyall shares her first impressions on how a small team delivers big impact. 🔗 tinyurl.com/SEFARIImpres... #KnowledgeExchange #ResearchImpact #ScienceCommunication
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway📖New report! Behavioural science can help Scotland meet its climate goals, but it’s not yet widely used in our policymaking. This report summarises a roundtable with Scottish Government on key challenges and six projects to trial over the next six months. www.climatexchange.org.uk/projects/acc...
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway📘New report! Scotland needs better data to track tourism-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Our new study explores how to measure emissions, break results down by place or visitor type, and align with existing practices. Read more: www.climatexchange.org.uk/projects/mea...
- What really drives UK shoppers when they pick up a block of cheddar? 🧀 Read our new case study by researchers at @srucnews.bsky.social and @rowettinstitute.bsky.social. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ScottishChee... #FoodEconomics #ScottishFood
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway🎅 Congratulations to our friends and @asrainforest.bsky.social partners @thebotanics.bsky.social on another magical Christmas light show.🎄 So much more relaxed than all the malarkey going on in the city centre. And the hot chocolate is better too!😋 📸 Pics by George Anderson
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway📢 Huge opportunity - we're recruiting for an exceptional leader to become our Director of Horticulture. This pivotal role will be responsible for the oversight of one of the world’s most significant plant collections. Could this be you? Find full details and apply by 5 January 2026: rbge.cc/Jobs
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway🥳 GOOD NEWS FOR NATURE: this is the extremely rare alpine blue-sowthistle thriving in the wild. The endangered plant had only four populations left in Scotland. But thanks to our restoration efforts, 1,200 individual plants have now been reintroduced. Horticulturist Pablo explains more.
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- Does giving a food product a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) label actually boost its market value? 🧀 Find out in our new case study from researchers at @srucnews.bsky.social & @rowettinstitute.bsky.social. 🔗 tinyurl.com/OrkneyCheese #FoodEconomics #OrkneyCheddar #FoodScience
- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayJoin us on Monday 15 Dec for a presentation on Accessibility in Microsoft products from Ben Watt, a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft! We'll cover Windows 11, Microsoft 365 Apps, and Copilot, with online and in-person attendees both welcome. Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/accessibil...
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway✈️ Travelling during the holidays? Don’t risk bringing back plant and animal products that may be contaminated. 🦠 Watch our animation to understand how contaminated products could cause disease spread in Great Britain. ➡️ youtu.be/D1lzg1x7gH4
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- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayEarlier this week, we came together in Edinburgh for our BioSS Rob Kempton Lecture & Annual General Meeting 2025. These two days were an excellent celebration of the diverse, impactful work BioSS continues to deliver for an ever-increasing range of stakeholders. Read more about it on our website:
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- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway💧 Thank you to everyone who came to chat to us at the annual @hutton.ac.uk symposium yesterday. Great to hear interesting talks on a huge range of topics including virtual water and freshwater pearl mussels. 👏🏼
- Listen to our @sefariscot.bsky.social Knowledge Broker for the Environment on the OnFARM podcast below. 🔊 tinyurl.com/ProfLornaDaw... She talks about how soil forensics can be used to help fight rural crime such as machinery or metal theft & the World's End pub murder case.
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- Reposted by SEFARI GatewayIn Scotland, children and young people in primary and secondary school are being offered the flu vaccine. Given as a nasal spray, it’s quick, painless and feels like a tickle in their nose. Find out more at nhsinform.scot/childflu #WeeScoosh
- Have you had chance to take a look at our new @sefariscot.bsky.social crop booklets yet? 🥔 tinyurl.com/EnhancingCro... 🌾 tinyurl.com/ResilientCrops They're the perfect excuse to take a coffee break!
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- 📢New @sefariscot.bsky.social blog - Shaping the Future of Research: Scotland’s Early Career Scientists Take the Stage for the SEFARI PhD Showcase 🔗 tinyurl.com/SEFARIShowcase #EarlyCareerResearch #PhDResearch #ScienceCommunication
- Reposted by SEFARI Gateway1/4 📢Announcing the launch of the Scottish One-Health #AMR Register (SOHAR) website. Thank you to everyone who attended the launch event yesterday. Visit the website here ➡️ www.sohar.nhs.scot #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW
