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🧵1/5 Welcome to SEFARI Gateway’s official Bluesky page! 👋
We’re starting things off with a quick reintroduction to who we are and what we do, so whether you're new to us or know us well, read on!
#KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication #SciencePolicy
We’re starting things off with a quick reintroduction to who we are and what we do, so whether you're new to us or know us well, read on!
#KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication #SciencePolicy
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Our Gail Robertson has been working on the #Bio4Ag @sefariscot.bsky.social project:
The project involves developing an interactive toolbox for growers and policy makers to help identify solutions for sustainable crop production.
The project involves developing an interactive toolbox for growers and policy makers to help identify solutions for sustainable crop production.
November 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our Gail Robertson has been working on the #Bio4Ag @sefariscot.bsky.social project:
The project involves developing an interactive toolbox for growers and policy makers to help identify solutions for sustainable crop production.
The project involves developing an interactive toolbox for growers and policy makers to help identify solutions for sustainable crop production.
During our final networking session Gregory Kenicer, botanist from @thebotanics.bsky.social, told us about the food we've been eating today and highlighted the community kitchen garden which supplies 1 1/2 tonnes of produce for the garden's cafes.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
During our final networking session Gregory Kenicer, botanist from @thebotanics.bsky.social, told us about the food we've been eating today and highlighted the community kitchen garden which supplies 1 1/2 tonnes of produce for the garden's cafes.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
A big thank you needs to be given to George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy - Scottish Government, for keeping the proceedings in line today and chairing the event.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A big thank you needs to be given to George Burgess, Director of Agriculture and Rural Economy - Scottish Government, for keeping the proceedings in line today and chairing the event.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
Ending with an industry perspective on #FoodSecurity25.
Thanks to Robin Manning, Director of British Agricultural Bureau, Heather Kelman, Chair of @fsscot.bsky.social, David Thomson, CEO of Food & Drink Federation Scotland & Andrew Connon, President of National Farmers Union Scotland.
Thanks to Robin Manning, Director of British Agricultural Bureau, Heather Kelman, Chair of @fsscot.bsky.social, David Thomson, CEO of Food & Drink Federation Scotland & Andrew Connon, President of National Farmers Union Scotland.
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ending with an industry perspective on #FoodSecurity25.
Thanks to Robin Manning, Director of British Agricultural Bureau, Heather Kelman, Chair of @fsscot.bsky.social, David Thomson, CEO of Food & Drink Federation Scotland & Andrew Connon, President of National Farmers Union Scotland.
Thanks to Robin Manning, Director of British Agricultural Bureau, Heather Kelman, Chair of @fsscot.bsky.social, David Thomson, CEO of Food & Drink Federation Scotland & Andrew Connon, President of National Farmers Union Scotland.
Thanks to Lena Halos - The Gates Foundation, Matthew Cleveland - Genus plc, Tom McNeilly @moredunfoundation.bsky.social and Wayne Powell @srucnews.bsky.social for a busy Q&A covering everything from greenhouse gases to vaccines.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thanks to Lena Halos - The Gates Foundation, Matthew Cleveland - Genus plc, Tom McNeilly @moredunfoundation.bsky.social and Wayne Powell @srucnews.bsky.social for a busy Q&A covering everything from greenhouse gases to vaccines.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
1/2 Lena Halos, Senior Programme Officer, from The Gates Foundation spoke of how they "envision a world in which everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life."
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
1/2 Lena Halos, Senior Programme Officer, from The Gates Foundation spoke of how they "envision a world in which everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life."
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
🐄 Wayne Powell, Principal & CEO of @srucnews.bsky.social, and Matthew Cleveland, Senior Director at Genus plc delivered the overarching message that...
"A more sustainable food supply, around the world, starts with genetics."
#FoodSecurity25
"A more sustainable food supply, around the world, starts with genetics."
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🐄 Wayne Powell, Principal & CEO of @srucnews.bsky.social, and Matthew Cleveland, Senior Director at Genus plc delivered the overarching message that...
"A more sustainable food supply, around the world, starts with genetics."
#FoodSecurity25
"A more sustainable food supply, around the world, starts with genetics."
#FoodSecurity25
Thank you @thebotanics.bsky.social for being such a spectacular venue for Scotland's Global Food Security Conference.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Thank you @thebotanics.bsky.social for being such a spectacular venue for Scotland's Global Food Security Conference.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
Thanks to all the panellists discussing collaboration & comparative advantage with an international perspective.
Edwini Kessie @wto.org, Jamie Morrison @gainalliance.bsky.social Hubertus Gay @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, @raschad.bsky.social @fao.org & Hillary Curnow NZ High Commision.
#FoodSecurity25
Edwini Kessie @wto.org, Jamie Morrison @gainalliance.bsky.social Hubertus Gay @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, @raschad.bsky.social @fao.org & Hillary Curnow NZ High Commision.
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thanks to all the panellists discussing collaboration & comparative advantage with an international perspective.
Edwini Kessie @wto.org, Jamie Morrison @gainalliance.bsky.social Hubertus Gay @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, @raschad.bsky.social @fao.org & Hillary Curnow NZ High Commision.
#FoodSecurity25
Edwini Kessie @wto.org, Jamie Morrison @gainalliance.bsky.social Hubertus Gay @oecd-ocde.bsky.social, @raschad.bsky.social @fao.org & Hillary Curnow NZ High Commision.
#FoodSecurity25
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands, @mairigougeon.bsky.social spoke about the good timing of Scotland's Global Food Security Conference with the conclusion of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill yesterday - www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands, @mairigougeon.bsky.social spoke about the good timing of Scotland's Global Food Security Conference with the conclusion of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill yesterday - www.parliament.scot/bills-and-la...
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
We have a full agenda for #FoodSecurity25 today.
The @WHO defines food security as when all people, at all times, have physical, social, & economic access to sufficient, safe, & nutritious food that meets their dietary needs & preferences for an active & healthy life.
The @WHO defines food security as when all people, at all times, have physical, social, & economic access to sufficient, safe, & nutritious food that meets their dietary needs & preferences for an active & healthy life.
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
We have a full agenda for #FoodSecurity25 today.
The @WHO defines food security as when all people, at all times, have physical, social, & economic access to sufficient, safe, & nutritious food that meets their dietary needs & preferences for an active & healthy life.
The @WHO defines food security as when all people, at all times, have physical, social, & economic access to sufficient, safe, & nutritious food that meets their dietary needs & preferences for an active & healthy life.
Our Director, Charles Bestwick, highlighted the importance of collaboration.
He thanked the combined efforts of @sefariscot.bsky.social, ScotGov & @rowettinstitute.bsky.social for organising #FoodSecurity25 & talked about research from across the SEFARI portfolio.
He thanked the combined efforts of @sefariscot.bsky.social, ScotGov & @rowettinstitute.bsky.social for organising #FoodSecurity25 & talked about research from across the SEFARI portfolio.
November 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Our Director, Charles Bestwick, highlighted the importance of collaboration.
He thanked the combined efforts of @sefariscot.bsky.social, ScotGov & @rowettinstitute.bsky.social for organising #FoodSecurity25 & talked about research from across the SEFARI portfolio.
He thanked the combined efforts of @sefariscot.bsky.social, ScotGov & @rowettinstitute.bsky.social for organising #FoodSecurity25 & talked about research from across the SEFARI portfolio.
Scotland's Global Food Security Conference has started with a packed parliamentary reception.
Conversations surrounding climate change, collaboration, and comparative advantage are already flowing.
Spot some of our @sefariscot.bsky.social team inc. knowledge brokers!
#FoodSecurity25
Conversations surrounding climate change, collaboration, and comparative advantage are already flowing.
Spot some of our @sefariscot.bsky.social team inc. knowledge brokers!
#FoodSecurity25
November 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Scotland's Global Food Security Conference has started with a packed parliamentary reception.
Conversations surrounding climate change, collaboration, and comparative advantage are already flowing.
Spot some of our @sefariscot.bsky.social team inc. knowledge brokers!
#FoodSecurity25
Conversations surrounding climate change, collaboration, and comparative advantage are already flowing.
Spot some of our @sefariscot.bsky.social team inc. knowledge brokers!
#FoodSecurity25
🥙What's in your kebab?!
Find out in this new case study by @rowettinstitute.bsky.social where researchers have developed MEATiCode, a new testing method to identify multiple meat species in a single sample, uncovering cases of mislabelling & food fraud.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/KebabMystery
Find out in this new case study by @rowettinstitute.bsky.social where researchers have developed MEATiCode, a new testing method to identify multiple meat species in a single sample, uncovering cases of mislabelling & food fraud.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/KebabMystery
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🥙What's in your kebab?!
Find out in this new case study by @rowettinstitute.bsky.social where researchers have developed MEATiCode, a new testing method to identify multiple meat species in a single sample, uncovering cases of mislabelling & food fraud.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/KebabMystery
Find out in this new case study by @rowettinstitute.bsky.social where researchers have developed MEATiCode, a new testing method to identify multiple meat species in a single sample, uncovering cases of mislabelling & food fraud.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/KebabMystery
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📣 New publication in the journal Animal Behaviour from our Adam Butler led by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social in collaboration with @ukceh.bsky.social.
📰 Read the summary here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
📕 Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📰 Read the summary here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
📕 Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Seabirds more likely to ‘divorce’ in bad weather
Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a newly published study led by Edinburgh Napier University, in collaboration with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)...
www.bioss.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📣 New publication in the journal Animal Behaviour from our Adam Butler led by @edinburghnapier.bsky.social in collaboration with @ukceh.bsky.social.
📰 Read the summary here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
📕 Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📰 Read the summary here: www.bioss.ac.uk/case-studies...
📕 Read the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“One of the big things we found in the project was that Scotland already has a lot of policies connected to food, climate and health, but they don't always join up.”
Listen to our new podcast episode discussing our recent diet and climate policy report: www.climatexchange.org.uk/news/podcast/
Listen to our new podcast episode discussing our recent diet and climate policy report: www.climatexchange.org.uk/news/podcast/
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
“One of the big things we found in the project was that Scotland already has a lot of policies connected to food, climate and health, but they don't always join up.”
Listen to our new podcast episode discussing our recent diet and climate policy report: www.climatexchange.org.uk/news/podcast/
Listen to our new podcast episode discussing our recent diet and climate policy report: www.climatexchange.org.uk/news/podcast/
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Proud moment for SRUC. Sir John Major has praised SRUC as a “world leader in finding solutions to global problems”, recognising our award-winning Langhill Herd genetics research. A huge honour and testament to our global research impact.
Read the full speech - johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/09/10/s...
Read the full speech - johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/09/10/s...
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Proud moment for SRUC. Sir John Major has praised SRUC as a “world leader in finding solutions to global problems”, recognising our award-winning Langhill Herd genetics research. A huge honour and testament to our global research impact.
Read the full speech - johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/09/10/s...
Read the full speech - johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/09/10/s...
🧀 What does it take to strengthen Scotland’s high-value cheese sector?
Take a look at our new case study below highlighting research from @rowettinstitute.bsky.social & @srucnews.bsky.social exploring the challenges facing Scottish cheesemakers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ScotCheese
Take a look at our new case study below highlighting research from @rowettinstitute.bsky.social & @srucnews.bsky.social exploring the challenges facing Scottish cheesemakers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ScotCheese
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🧀 What does it take to strengthen Scotland’s high-value cheese sector?
Take a look at our new case study below highlighting research from @rowettinstitute.bsky.social & @srucnews.bsky.social exploring the challenges facing Scottish cheesemakers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ScotCheese
Take a look at our new case study below highlighting research from @rowettinstitute.bsky.social & @srucnews.bsky.social exploring the challenges facing Scottish cheesemakers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ScotCheese
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As part of the 'Sustainable Resource Recovery and Pollution Control' module, Environmental Management students visited two incinerator sites to learn about integrated waste management systems, waste collection systems, and waste streams.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
As part of the 'Sustainable Resource Recovery and Pollution Control' module, Environmental Management students visited two incinerator sites to learn about integrated waste management systems, waste collection systems, and waste streams.
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We are commissioning a rapid evidence assessment to understand the potential for biochar for enhancing soil health and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions within Scottish agricultural and land use systems. Closes 20 November www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We are commissioning a rapid evidence assessment to understand the potential for biochar for enhancing soil health and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions within Scottish agricultural and land use systems. Closes 20 November www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
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Celebrating spooky season with botanical art 🎨 🎃
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Celebrating spooky season with botanical art 🎨 🎃
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
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🍂Take a look at our autumn CREW newsletter - perfectly timed for Halloween! 🎃
In this edition we shine a spotlight on how we embed impact in our work, highlight recent events, seminars & publications, & we hear from our Project Manager, Rebekah Burman.
🔗 tinyurl.com/CREWNEWSAutumn
In this edition we shine a spotlight on how we embed impact in our work, highlight recent events, seminars & publications, & we hear from our Project Manager, Rebekah Burman.
🔗 tinyurl.com/CREWNEWSAutumn
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🍂Take a look at our autumn CREW newsletter - perfectly timed for Halloween! 🎃
In this edition we shine a spotlight on how we embed impact in our work, highlight recent events, seminars & publications, & we hear from our Project Manager, Rebekah Burman.
🔗 tinyurl.com/CREWNEWSAutumn
In this edition we shine a spotlight on how we embed impact in our work, highlight recent events, seminars & publications, & we hear from our Project Manager, Rebekah Burman.
🔗 tinyurl.com/CREWNEWSAutumn
What happens when ancient heritage meets modern science? 🏛️🌾
In our new SEFARI Gateway blog, Prof Lorna Dawson explores Orkney’s unique blend of Neolithic history, farming innovation & cutting-edge research.
Read the blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/OrkneyTreasure
In our new SEFARI Gateway blog, Prof Lorna Dawson explores Orkney’s unique blend of Neolithic history, farming innovation & cutting-edge research.
Read the blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/OrkneyTreasure
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What happens when ancient heritage meets modern science? 🏛️🌾
In our new SEFARI Gateway blog, Prof Lorna Dawson explores Orkney’s unique blend of Neolithic history, farming innovation & cutting-edge research.
Read the blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/OrkneyTreasure
In our new SEFARI Gateway blog, Prof Lorna Dawson explores Orkney’s unique blend of Neolithic history, farming innovation & cutting-edge research.
Read the blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/OrkneyTreasure
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📢Research call
We are commissioning research to explore the existing evidence base on benefits and trade-offs associated with installing energy efficiency measures alongside clean heat. Closes 19 Nov. www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
We are commissioning research to explore the existing evidence base on benefits and trade-offs associated with installing energy efficiency measures alongside clean heat. Closes 19 Nov. www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📢Research call
We are commissioning research to explore the existing evidence base on benefits and trade-offs associated with installing energy efficiency measures alongside clean heat. Closes 19 Nov. www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
We are commissioning research to explore the existing evidence base on benefits and trade-offs associated with installing energy efficiency measures alongside clean heat. Closes 19 Nov. www.climatexchange.org.uk/research-cal...
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🎧 Find out about the recently expanded ClimateXChange advisory panel in our new podcast episode with Dr Kate Donovan. www.climatexchange.org.uk/news/podcast/
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🎧 Find out about the recently expanded ClimateXChange advisory panel in our new podcast episode with Dr Kate Donovan. www.climatexchange.org.uk/news/podcast/