We are delighted to share that Clackmannanshire has been awarded the UK Sustainable Food Places Bronze Award - great community planning partnership working and plans for future NHS Forth Valley Clackmannanshire & Stirling HSCP Clackmannanshire Council Alloa First Clacks Third Sector Interface FVSEN

Scottish Alliance for Food (SCAF) Prof Emilie Combet @emiliecombet.bsky.social welcomes everyone to the SCAF annual event with the principles of SCAF. Evidence based Inclusive Collaborative approach

Julie Fitzpatrick, CSA Chief Scientific Advisor Scottish Government & Chair in Food Security at the University of Glasgow introduces why research on the topic of food matters- drawing on the Sustainable Development Goals

UofGARC Prof Emilie Combet @emiliecombet.bsky.social Derek Stewart Ada Garcia Prof Rachel Norman Julie Fitzpatrick, CSA Riikka Gonzalez Chris Pearce Jill Muirie Our second keynote by Chris Pearce, Vice Principal for Research and Knowledge Exchange at University of Glasgow explored Scotland beyond net zero 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Thank you for everyone's great questions!

UofGARC Prof Emilie Combet @emiliecombet.bsky.social Derek Stewart Ada Garcia Prof Rachel Norman Julie Fitzpatrick, CSA Riikka Gonzalez Chris Pearce Jill Muirie We've just wrapped up oral presentations on the funded projects from round 1 of SCAF pump priming! 🌱 We'll be sharing more information on these soon - stay tuned! 💻 Find out more about round 2 ➡️ gla.ac.uk/research/az/sc…

UofGARC Prof Emilie Combet @emiliecombet.bsky.social Derek Stewart Ada Garcia Prof Rachel Norman Julie Fitzpatrick, CSA Riikka Gonzalez Chris Pearce Jill Muirie This afternoon is all about oral presentations! 👁️ Starting with David McBey on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce meat consumption from consumers & revisiting attitudes and awareness around sustainable diets after 10 years ♻️

That's a wrap on day 1 of the SCAF annual event! 🌟 We'd like to say a BIG thank you to our wonderful speakers, contributors and everyone who joined in person and online 👏 There's still some space for day 2 at UofGARC 🍴 Register to join here 👉 bit.ly/3KYbxg9

David Thomson brilliant presentation from David Thomson reflecting on his career in food and drink across different sectors but also how work in other areas directly supports current work on food systems

If you’re choosing a research group to join, pay just as much - if not more - attention to the culture and mentoring style in the group than the research. You can succeed in lots of research areas or projects, but it’s tough to succeed in an unsupportive environment.

🚜🥕📚Do you have experience/knowledge of agroecology or sustainable farming as well as experience/knowledge of food policy? UWE Bristol are looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Farming Systems 👉Apply by 28/08/24 jobs.ac.uk/job/DIX887/lec…

With the persistent impact of poverty on educational outcomes in Scotland, Edward Sosu highlights targeted policy interventions to address socioeconomic disparities. rse.org.uk/resource/addre…

Call for reviewers! Innovators, people in industry, PhD students, early-career researchers & innovators. Can be good experience to be on the other side of the table and read a proposal from that perspective. Read more and express interest here: 👇 edicaucus.ac.uk/flexible-fund/…

Our new report with London Economics shows that UK higher education and research contributes a massive £265 BILLION to the economy.🌟 #UniversityImpact LE Education Find out more: loom.ly/T-7pw68

🤖Can you identify which poems have been created by AI and which have been created by humans? Take part in the Curious festival bot or not challenge to be entered into our prize draw ahead of Sam Illingworth Curious event next week: 50028uzat7v.typeform.com/botornotcurious

Explore the fascinating world of medical entomology and follow Jolyon Medlock and his team as they uncover the latest trends in vector-borne diseases and more 🔽

New data from Universities Scotland shows the huge economic impact (£17.1 billion) Scottish universities have - with £8.7 billion alone coming from research and innovation. Read more: universities-scotland.ac.uk/lescotland/

📢RSE #research awards are live! Open now to support #Scotland's vibrant research sector. 💰 8 research funding opportunities; 📚 Open to all academic disciplines; 🌱 Career development for all career stages; ⏰ Deadline noon 24 October 2024 👀: rse.org.uk/open-call-for-…

Round two of our cross council responsive mode pilot scheme is now live. Here's what our panels are looking for in a proposal: Details of round two are here: ukri.org/opportunity/uk…

SCAF's Royal Society of Edinburgh Curious Festival workshop is today!  🌟 We'll be joined by Prof Emilie Combet @emiliecombet.bsky.social, Dr Tess Davis (she/her), Derek Stewart, Dr Lindsay Middleton is Well Fed&Well Read, Dr Michael Pierre Johnson & Dr Benjamin Jackson to delve into the challenges and opportunities surrounding food🌾🍎🌞🍴 Stay tuned!

Join our sheepdogs Gem, Jura, Sweep, Pip and Tweed for an online farm walk and discover more about maths on the farm. 🐕 Want to join us? Register now 👉 buff.ly/4dLQDgX Maths Week Scotland #MathsTales @‌edScotmaths edscot_maths