Natural Economy
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FinTech Research & Innovation Roadmap features SRUC
The FinTech Research and Innovation Roadmap was published on Friday explaining the pathway over a ten-year period to deliver an additional 20,000 plus financial technology or “fintech” jobs in Scotland.…
- SRUC
- 07/03/2022
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New appointment is “critical piece” of leadership jigsaw
A new appointment to SRUC will help the institution enhance and develop its business-led research portfolio and academia to business engagement.…
- SRUC
- 01/03/2022
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Poll highlights concerns about climate change
A new survey sponsored by SRUC has found four in five Scots consider climate change a ‘global emergency’.…
- SRUC
- 28/02/2022
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Rooting out the pros and cons of rewilding
Concerns about so-called ‘green lairds’ buying up agricultural land for carbon sequestration will be discussed at an event led by SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 17/02/2022
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Milking the environmental benefits of private investment
A £1.5 million project led by SRUC has found private investment in ecosystem services has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms.…
- SRUC
- 10/02/2022
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Bioregioning Tayside
SRUC’s Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre focuses on how communities can thrive when they act regeneratively within their local natural environmental and ecological systems.…
- SRUC
- 28/01/2022
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Potato conference signposts new direction for industry
Potato experts from across the UK and USA will provide Scotland’s growers with valuable advice on how to tackle topical issues such as climate change and labour shortages. …
- SRUC
- 18/01/2022
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SRUC academic to help Scotland deliver net zero targets
An academic from SRUC has been appointed to an independent commission which aims to help Scotland achieve a carbon neutral economy. …
- SRUC
- 16/12/2021
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Hannah Rudman on Finance for Nature conference at COP26
It has been an incredibly busy couple of weeks for me and SRUC colleagues who are attending COP26. …
- SRUC
- 09/11/2021
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Thriving Natural Capital Podcast
Dr Hannah Rudman talks about SRUC’s Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre and a new podcast that looks at three exciting projects in Scotland that are securing investment for nature-based solutions.…
- Hannah Rudman
- 15/10/2021
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Scientists focus on green rural recovery
Leading scientists from Scotland and Canada are set to meet virtually to discuss solutions around greener agricultural systems.…
- SRUC
- 22/09/2021
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What does new Government programme mean for rural Scotland?
The Scottish Government Programme for 2021-22 contains a great deal that is relevant to rural and island communities.…
- SRUC
- 14/09/2021