
Charles Bestwick
@bestwickc
Director & Advisor @SEFARIscot, Principal Investigator @rowett_abdn, comments & RTs are my own
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13-10-2013 22:57:05
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📢 The 46th #TBMacLecture will be delivered by renowned economist Kate Raworth. Hosted by the Macaulay Development Trust & James Hutton Institute, this annual lecture explores critical issues for Scotland’s land & people. 📅 1 October 2025 | EICC | 🕕 5:00pm More: ow.ly/6UBy50VGUeP



🌺It's National Plant Health Week 🌺 Scotland's Plant Health Centre we are part of this national effort to ensure plant health is protected in Scotland planthealthcentre.scot/news/national-…


🌱 Read our new blog by Philip Skuce The Moredun Foundation and hear about the great discussions at #BSAS2025 in Galway during the SEFARI sponsored session on #EnvironmentallySustainable #LivestockFarming! 🐄🌍 🔗tinyurl.com/4bzyect9 #ELF #KnowledgeExchange #ScienceCommunication




🧵1/5 Could AI help #FloodForecasting in Scotland? At a recent CREW project workshop, experts from across the globe gathered to explore how #ArtificialIntelligence could support flood forecasting. Here's what we learned. 👇 University of Strathclyde Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) Environment Agency Scottish Government




Excellent day at National Sheep Association Welsh Sheep event near Brecon, Sun finally shone after dreich start! Lots of interest in our The Moredun Foundation stand and mobile laboratory, good craic, great team! 👊Iechyd da 🏴 🐑 SEFARI Gateway


Fascinating event last night, discussing: Preserving what matters: Scotlands National Collections and how they can be used to inform key challenges affecting rural Scotland. SCRR, Peter Wilson, RSE SCRR SEFARI Gateway Royal Society of Edinburgh


📣 Calling forest managers & woodland owners – could you take part in research to help us better understand the health of Britain's oak trees? 💻 Sign up via Sylva Foundation ForestLab 🔗 ow.ly/Czh050VZ2Kz Research study partnership with Aberystwyth University 📹 Patrick Whittaker

How will Environmental Standards Scotland's proposed function as the Independent Review Body of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill interact with its existing role as environmental watchdog? Neil Langhorn of Environmental Standards Scotland shares his view 👇 Playing catch up?👉ow.ly/kf5T50W08Qc

📢Read our new blog from Hydro Nation International Centre 💧Scotland’s #WorldWaterDay 2025 campaign shows how turning dialogue into action can transform water governance. Explore the digital hub and see how Science-Policy collaboration is delivering real change. 🌍 🔗tinyurl.com/ycywm58s


The 6th progress report to Scottish Parliament on the Scottish #Biodiversity Strategy was recently published. 🔗 tinyurl.com/5ye92e36 The Genetic Diversity Scorecard supported by SEFARI Gateway was highlighted in Outcome 7...learn more here ➡️ sefari.scot

Excellent day National Sheep Association North Sheep, despite inclement weather! ☔️ The Moredun Foundation v busy with Haemonchus workshop with Al & Dave, FEC Masterclass with Fi & Lyns and ‘Fluke with Phil’! 🤭Busy on the mobile lab too! Thanks Nerys Wright for chairing! AHDB Beef & Lamb #SCOPS SEFARI Gateway


From the initial creation of a world first Genetic Score Card as led @RBGE_Science NatureScot James Hutton Institute The University of Edinburgh in SEFARI Gateway ‘s then first (!) specialist group project, it has progressed to international importance, providing key capabilities in conservation.


📍We’ll be at the Royal Highland Show on Fri 20th June. Our event at the Scottish Government marquee (⌚11:15 – 12:15) will include talks from Andrea McColl (HIE), Neil Chalmers (Public Health Scotland), Wendy Russell (Rowett Institute) & Tom McNeilly (The Moredun Foundation). #RHS2025 #EconomicImpact


Come and see us at our Royal Highland Show event, ‘the economic impact of SEFARI Gateway projects in Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme/Research portfolio’, which will feature 4 case studies with a discussion chaired by Charles Bestwick. (More details above.)
