Dr Neil James (ERI Research Fellow) has launched the new podcast series Under the Surface, which delves into advances in research and innovation being undertaken in the north. The first series, The Pollution Experience, focuses on issues and solutions surrounding … Continued
NHS Highland and the Environmental Research Institute-University of the Highlands and Islands, with the One Health Breakthrough Partnership, won a Scottish Knowledge Exchange Award in the “Making an Environmental Difference” category! The 7th annual virtual ceremony was organised by Interface, and celebrated “game … Continued
ERI is part of the Global Challenges Research Fund-One Health network, and staff have developed online learning materials for the free, open course “Water, Soil, and Health” hosted by St George’s University. The course will include modules and live discussions … Continued
Work being undertaken by Dr Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy using satellite data to detect marine plastic has been featured on the BBC News website: Space Agency Backs Scottish Marine Plastics Study
Each year an estimated 8 million tons of plastic enters the oceans from land. Plastic persists in the environment for very long times (centuries) and can disappear from the sea surface by sinking to the bottom, beaching, degradation, and ingestion … Continued
Roxane Andersen and colleagues working in the Flow Country are featured in an online article on bioGraphic by Sharon Levy and photographer Peter Cairns. Visit the page for a completely new look into the blanket bogs of the area and … Continued
From BBC News (30 August 2019): A new study into the ecological impact of wildfires on peatland is to begin in Scotland’s Flow Country. The peatbog, which stretches across Caithness and Sutherland, is the largest in Europe and is an … Continued
From World Heritage UK: “TV historian and archaeologist Neil Oliver and geology’s ‘rock star’ Professor Iain Stewart will be joined by UNESCO expert Professor Barry Gilbertson in a series of talks in the Highlands this summer that answer the question Why … Continued
Dr Roxane Andersen has featured in news coverage related to the Flow Country. Roxane is a Senior Research Fellow and leader of the “Carbon, Water and Climate” research theme. More information can be found below: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48471579
‘Phos4You project, funded through INTERREG North West Europe Program, aims to demonstrate that phosphorus recovery from municipal waste water is feasible; and to identify ways to close the gap between P-recovery and recycling. Staff from ERI recently joined partners in … Continued