Charlotte Slaymark on the Ice Ride
Charlotte Slaymark on the Ice Ride

The Ice Ride: Cycling the Loch Lomond Stadial Glaciation

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:57:00 BST

An online interactive map bringing together photography, story-telling and recent research on climate change, glaciology, and geomorphology.

Returning missing people: changing professional practice and policy

Tue, 10 May 2022 22:09:52 BST

Prof Hester Parr has led award-winning ESRC-funded research gathering narratives of returned missing adults and their families

The creation of cultural legacies for mental health groups and other communities

Tue, 10 May 2022 21:47:00 BST

Dr Cheryl McGeachan’s research has opened up and demonstrated the significance of Art Extraordinary, a unique collection of Scottish ‘outsider art’ collected by therapist Joyce Laing during the period 1970−2000s.

Searching for Organics in Martian Meteorites

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 09:29:00 BST

Aine O’Brien is currently working in collaboration with the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) to identify organic molecules present within meteorites from Mars.

Halting mangrove decline with restoration and rehabilitation

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:16:00 BST

Dr Thorsten Balke and colleagues are assessing establishment thresholds for various mangrove species, and developing low-cost methods to aid restoration efforts.

Sediment flux and geomorphic change drive flood risk in the Philippines

Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:31:00 BST

Dr Richard Williams leads project investigating river morphology and flood risk management

Advancing sustainable forage-based livestock production systems in Colombia

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:45:00 BST

Increasing the use of forage-based feed resources by livestock farmers in Colombia to improve production efficiency, reduce the environmental impact of livestock farming and increase economic returns to the farmers.

Repowering wind farms for 'cheaper, green energy'

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:30:00 GMT

With lowest cost green energy considered the future, understanding how to ‘repower’ existing onshore wind farms supports the Scottish government and industry desire to generate affordable wind power in the future.

Pouring a glass of whisky
Pouring a glass of whisky

£635,000 of fake whisky exposed

Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:23:00 GMT

Laboratory tests at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) on 21 different bottles of rare Scotch whisky, potentially worth around £635,000, have confirmed them all as modern fakes.

Influencing policy and mobilising communities around coastal management, geodiversity and biodiversity

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:15:00 GMT

Our expertise in coastal erosion has directly influenced biodiversity policy at local, national and international levels