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Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES) pools world-leading expertise from across Scotland’s research base.
🌍 Join us for the SAGES Earth System Modelling & Artificial Intelligence (ESM-AI) Workshop! 🤖

🗓️ Date: Thursday 20 November 2025
🕐 Time: 12:30 – 17:00 GMT
📍 Location: Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh

👉 Register now: sages.ac.uk/research/for...
October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
CryoExchange workshop - Save the date!

5th November 2025 - ECCi, Edinburgh

Further information and registration details will be issued in September 2025
October 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hear from Lilyana Mladenova from @abertayuni.bsky.social who was recently awarded a SAGES Small Grant for her research on improving the knowledge of structural behaviour of timber!
October 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Great to have a SAGES Small Grant update from Mirjam Schaller from the University of Glasgow.
September 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
SAGES Small Grants Scheme – 16th Call OPEN! 💥

Are you a SAGES member with a great idea, research activity, or upcoming conference? Funding is available! 🎓🌍
September 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
An update from Dr Mary Abed Al Ahad who attended the RGS at the University of Birmingham in August, supported by a SAGES small grant!
September 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
On Saturday, we had a fantastic time running our stall at the Aberdeen Science Centre. We were delighted to see some curious young visitors stop by to try out our VR Headset experience – always a hit! 🎮🌍
September 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Who are SAGES? 🌍🥼🧪👩🏽‍🔬
September 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Great to receive this collaborative SAGES x SUPA grant funding update from researchers from Heriot-Watt University, the Lyell Centre, Strathclyde University, and the University of Glasgow.
September 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Did you know the Earth's magnetic field is not the same everywhere? An interdisciplinary team from University of Strathclyde, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Durham recently conducted magnetic surveys across a large magnetic anomaly along the Highland Boundary Fault near Blairgowrie.
August 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New Training Opportunity! Scottish Association For Marine Science are excited to share the launch of their Scientific Robotics Academy’s flagship course: “Environmental Monitoring using Multi-Platform Technology”

📅3–5 September
📍Scientific Robotics Academy, SAMS, Oban
✅CPD-recognised by IMarEST
July 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
More updates from the SAGES community!
July 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Another update from our SAGES Small Grant Awardees!
July 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Great to hear from SAGES Small Grant awardee Sarah Crowe who was in Bristol presenting her PhD research on blue-green infrastructure and placemaking!
July 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🌍 SAGES x ArcticNet: International Collaboration Opportunity ❄️🧪

We’re excited to launch the 2nd call for the SAGES–ArcticNet Collaborative Grant Scheme! This funding supports small-scale research collaborations between SAGES researchers and ArcticNet partners in the Canadian North.
June 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
📢 Leadership Update from SAGES!🌍

We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Brice Rea from the University of Aberdeen has been appointed as the new Director of SAGES, taking over in July 2025.
June 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It’s always great to hear from the SAGES Small Grant Awardees! This is Jakub who is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, and part of the SAGES community.
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Congratulations to the following SAGES members who were recognised with awards at this year’s Annual Science Meeting.
June 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The sun was shining at the 2025 Annual Science Meeting in Stirling!
June 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Great to hear from Kasun Bandara, SAGES small grant awardee!
June 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The 2025 SAGES Annual Science Meeting in Stirling has been great!

Thanks so all who came along and presented. It's been a wonderful two days in Stirling.
May 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
SAGES Small Grants Scheme – 15th Call OPEN! 💥

Are you a SAGES member with a great idea, research activity, or upcoming conference? Funding is available! 🎓🌍

⏰ Deadline: 17:00, 1 May 2025
💷 Up to:
• £300 – Conferences
• £500 – Individual research
• £1,500 – Collaborative research
April 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Call for Applications: SAGES Director

We're seeking an inspiring leader to guide us into our next phase! 🌍

📅 Start July 2025
🕒 0.3 FTE
💼 Senior Lecturer or above
📍Lead research strategy, foster partnerships, and shape the future of environmental research in Scotland.

📝 Apply by 28 April 2025
April 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We were delighted to participate in Your Planet Your Future, Dynamic Earth's largest careers showcase to date! It aimed to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders.

Over 2 days the showcase welcomed more than 1200 learners from 20 schools & 10 local authorities, eager to explore future careers.
April 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Photos from our recent science communications training in Oban!
March 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM