Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has partnered with two Scottish universities to investigate any potential impact of floating windfarms on marine ecosystems. The PREDICT 2.0 initiative involves deployment of various sensors that can be … Continued
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has partnered with two Scottish universities to investigate any potential impact of floating windfarms on marine ecosystems. The PREDICT 2.0 initiative forms part of a research programme led by … Continued
We are recruiting for a Research Fellow in Renewable Energy and the Environment to join our multi-disciplinary group working to advance understanding of the biophysical interactions of marine and offshore renewable energy with the environment. This permanent (open-ended) position seeks … Continued
We are advertising for a 4 year PhD studentship “Sewage-sludge biochar for resource recovery: A circular and low carbon solution for wastewater treatment plants”, fully funded by the Scottish Government’s Hydro Nation Scholars Programme. The project is open to students worldwide. … Continued
We are advertising for a funded PhD studentship on ‘Validating next-generation biophysical and metocean monitoring techniques for offshore renewable energy‘ with a deadline for applications of 12:00 BST 30 November 2023. The project is supervised by Dr Benjamin Williamson (UHI), … Continued
We are seeking a student for an unfunded internship opportunity based at ERI Thurso, starting in 2024. Project title: Using Sewage-Sludge Biochar for Emerging Contaminant and Heavy Metal Removal from Wastewater Supervisors: Dr Lydia Niemi and Dr Szabolcs Pap Project … Continued
ERI’s Dr Mark Taggart (Senior Research Fellow) and Dr Szabolcs Pap (Researcher – Water Technologist) will lead as guest editors for the special issue “Biochar for Removal of Contaminants from Soil and Water” in Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304) – an international, … Continued
A new project is set to explore the impact of offshore windfarms across the marine food chain. Led by Dr Benjamin Williamson from UHI North Highland’s Environmental Research Institute, the ‘Physics-to-Ecosystem Level Assessment of Impacts of Offshore Windfarms’ (PELAgIO) research … Continued
Please find our latest newsletter for 2022 below:
We would like to invite you to join us for our next online seminar on Wednesday 3rd August, starting at 5:30PM. The event is part of the ongoing ERI Seminar Series and ERI’s Dr Lucy Mitchell will present “Revealing bird … Continued