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Catriona Black
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Work: Energy Transition Insights for Policy, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Passion: art, trad music, Gaelic
Politics: SNP, GroenLinks
Disclaimer: all views my own
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Here is one big reason to choose Europe to advance with your research career:

We 💙 science.
May 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Can we solve our critical raw material supply challenges with advanced materials? Our new report explores the potential for materials substitution in batteries, wind turbines, solar photovoltaics, fuel cells, electrolysers and electric-vehicle motors.
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Substitution and reduction of critical and strategic raw materials in clean energy technologies
The transition to clean energy technologies requires increased amounts of critical raw materials. Advanced materials (materials rationally designed to have new or enhanced properties) can potentially ...
publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu
May 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The JRC Culture Club Coffees have won staff group of the year at the European Commission’s internal Diversity & Inclusion Awards! Proud to play my small part in this amazing team, which offers an emotionally safe online space where colleagues across 6 sites can talk about difficult topics together.
May 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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We are the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission @ec.europa.eu

We bring the science and knowledge to shape EU policies to improve the lives of all Europeans.

Follow the work of our scientists in this JRC Starter Pack > go.bsky.app/URC6fUb

#EUScience #Science4Policy
April 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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We’re going over to Brussels as part of this. Thanks for all the behind the scenes hard work getting this off the ground @yesforeu.bsky.social Literally off the ground, we all fly out tomorrow. www.thenational.scot/news/2507020...
Former MEPs head to Brussels to make Scotland's case for rejoining EU
FORMER Scottish MEPs are set to go to Brussels to reaffirm the country's desire to join the EU as an independent country.
www.thenational.scot
April 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."
- Faith Ringgold (1930-2024) US artist #womensart
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Today the Commission revealed the Steel & Metals Action Plan to help the steel industry with high energy costs, unfair global competition, and clean tech investment. Props to my EIGL & industrial decarb colleagues for their input to the plan. @andreasuihlein.bsky.social
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March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Being one of the original 1999 MSPs, serving (by the time of the election) for 27 years - half my life - and getting to represent the best constituency in Scotland has been an honour beyond words.
It is time, though, for me to embrace different opportunities in a new chapter of my life 💛
March 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Excellent news - all 41 volumes of the journal Scottish Studies (1957-2025) are now available online at
open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...
A hugely valuable resource for Scottish ethnology, history, geography, archaeology, onomastics and languages.
There is also an Index to the first 40 volumes
Scottish Studies
open.journals.ed.ac.uk
March 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Self portrait, 1649 by Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier, recently recognized as an outstanding Baroque artist. Her paintings were previously attributed to male artists, including her brother, as happened to other past female artists #womensart
March 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
She is absolutely right. Renewables are a win-win, and economies that turn their backs on clean energy tech will find themselves falling behind.
February 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Clean Industrial Deal and Action Plan for Affordable Energy, announced today, will be keeping my colleagues very busy in the months to come. And I'm glad to see that yet again our Energy and Industry Geography Lab is instrumental.😊 #EIGL @andreasuihlein.bsky.social
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February 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM