Scotland's lochs have long been cherished for their natural beauty, providing habitats for diverse wildlife and acting as beneficial recreational spaces for locals and tourists alike. However, these iconic water bodies face serious challenges such as climate change and nutrient run-off that threaten their ecological integrity and public health. 

Global temperatures are now approximately 1.5ᵒC higher than pre-industrial levels. Rising air and water temperatures, alongside shifting rainfall patterns, are changing our planet’s ecosystem.

5th International Workshop on High Temporal Resolution Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland 17th-19th of June 2024

Your Planet Your Future

Sowing Seeds for the Next generation    Careers for People and the Environment

Posted on behalf of Rachel Helliwell and Lorna Dawson

The Hydro Nation International Centre's World Water Day event, 'Leveraging water for a just transition' is fast approaching.

On 22nd March 2024, this hybrid event with live streaming will take place at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.

The programme for the event and Eventbrite link to register are available here: 2024 | Hydronation International Centre (hnic.scot)

CREW's Register of Expertise

Connecting opportunity and capability in water science and policy

Visit register.crew.ac.uk

There is no escaping the fact that we are facing serious global challenges when it comes to water. Growing populations, climate-change driven extreme weather events that result in shocks to our natural and built environment, depleted groundwater supplies, pollution from agriculture, industry and sewage… the list goes on. 

This is achieved by ensuring that the right information gets to the right people in the right way at the right time. The programme offers three types of projects that address research gaps for CREW’s ten requesting organisations, these projects are delivered by Higher Education Institutes.

The CREW team attended the Research Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division of Scottish Government (RESAS) Science, Evidence, and Policy Conference held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on 18 May 2023.

The conference brought together stakeholders from across the rural and environmental research and policy landscapes in Scotland.