🧠 Curious about the conversations shaping Scotland’s research future? We’re launching a blog series with Prof. Mette High spotlighting cross-sector collaboration. Kicking off with insights from Prof. Tom Brown, VP at the University of St Andrews!
www.energy-homes-livelihoods.ac.uk/2025/11/06/s...

🔊 Calling Emerging Research Leaders! Public Engagement & Research Impact Workshop is NOW OPEN for applications 🚨

📅 28–30 January 2026
📍 The Burn
💸 Free of charge

This 3-day residential workshop will introduce the concept of public engagement and how it can enhance the impact of your research 💡

That’s a wrap on our inaugural Annual Event! 🎉

Local authorities, researchers, industry leaders, and community partners from across Scotland joined us yesterday to explore the opportunities and challenges in implementing Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) 💡

More to come! #EHL2025

🥁 It's 2 weeks until our inaugural Annual Event!

Final call to join us for a day of networking, engaging discussions, and working together to drive the future of local heat and energy efficiency. Who could say it better than our Director, @mettehigh.bsky.social? 👏

#NetZeroScotland #SRAEHL2025

📢 We’re inviting expressions of interest for the Advancing Ethical Finance through Research Innovation roundtable event!

This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with researchers, policymakers, & strategic partners working at the intersection of climate change & co-benefits mapping visualisation💡

🌟 ALLIANCE SPOTLIGHT 🌟

Providing counsel on strategy and the implementation of plans and progress, our board comprises of subject matter experts and represents key cross-sectoral stakeholders 🌍

Our second spotlight is on Iain McCreaddie, Programme Director at Scottish Cities Alliance (SCA)! 👏

‪🌟 ALLIANCE SPOTLIGHT 🌟

Providing counsel on strategy and the implementation of plans and progress, our board comprises of subject matter experts and represents key cross-sectoral stakeholders 🌍

Our first spotlight is on Emma Church, Impact Manager at @be-stbuild.bsky.social!

We recently hosted our second Decarbonising Heat Crucible! 💥

The 3-day residential workshop in North Queensferry invited experts from academia, supply chain companies and beyond to support 3 local authorities in decarbonising social housing and other challenging sites.

Full story ➡️ bit.ly/45ahVMz

📢 Save the date!

Our annual event will unite local authorities with experts from academia, industry, government, and local communities to share knowledge, discuss trends and challenges, and provide networking opportunities. 💡

📆 Wed 10 September

🎫: bit.ly/456ZCI2

#EHL2025 #NetZeroScotland

📢 Join us for the launch of the UK Co-Benefits Atlas!

How can we visualise the co-benefits of climate action? And, can these visualisations advance the integration of co-benefits into climate change policies, programmes, and projects?

✅ Find out more & register: bit.ly/3Eciz1f

#NetZeroScotland

💡 Do you have an idea for a webinar topic? The Alliances for Research Challenges (ARCs) are welcoming broad topics, beyond speciality areas, that can resonate with people from a spectrum of fields, sectors, and career stages 🌅

Suggest a topic or speaker here ➡️ bit.ly/3XLlTHc

📢 There's less than 1 week left to apply for Financial Pathways seed funding!

⭐ Up to £10,000 available
⭐ Awards to be announced mid April
⭐ Submission deadline: 02/04/2025

More information and application here 👉 bit.ly/3X2gjzA

#NetZeroScotland #SeedFunding

📢 Financial Pathways seed funding is now open! 🌟

We provide seed funding to drive cross-sectoral research, acting as a catalyst in the process to support ideas from inception to reality 💭💰

Submission deadline: 02/04/2025

Find out more here 👉 bit.ly/3X2gjzA

#NetZeroScotland #StrongerTogether

Home Energy Music 🌱 🎼

Musician Mhairi Hall and sound artist Karen Mair have refined and finalised their audio piece ‘Awakening', an Alliance seed funded project.

We support a flexible scope of cross-sectoral research, assisting in the development of ideas from inception to implementation 💡

🌍 Decarbonising Heat Crucible 2025 🌍

An innovative event designed to support local authorities in decarbonising social housing and other challenging sites 💡

Register interest here 👉 bit.ly/3CNTOYj

#NetZero

Prof Zoe Shipton, Co-Lead for our Decarbonising Heat theme, was on BBC Radio #6music with @cerysmatthews.bsky.social last week! 🌟

Listen to the full interview (2 hours in) to take a deep dive into geothermal energy and explore what’s happening beneath our feet 👉 bit.ly/40qIzgh

#GreenHeat

We are a diverse and inclusive network that brings together academics, industry, government bodies, charities and local communities to drive cross-sectoral research to achieve Scotland’s ambitious climate goal of achieving net zero by 2045 🌱🌍

Find out more on our new website!

➡️ bit.ly/3ZlUCLu