Millie Mather As part of the Sustainable Households seedcorn funding, researchers at the University of St Andrews, the University of Edinburgh and the James Hutton Institute ran a workshop around ‘Mapping and Understanding Van Dwelling in Scotland’. Our motivations for running this workshop stemmed from shared academic interests in sustainable living, community development and small-scale living, and … Read more
The Energy, Homes and Livelihoods (EHL) ARC are hosting a two-day residential event in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, on September 17th-18th. The “Decarbonising Heat Crucible: A Collaborative Approach to Decarbonising Local Communities” meets the ambitious plans of East Ayrshire Council (EAC) to decarbonise their social housing and other hard-to-decarbonise sites. The EAC Community Renewable Energy (CoRE) … Read more
The Sustainable Households theme, led by Sarah Parry and Faye Wade, hosted a residential retreat at LochInsh Outdoor Centre in January. The three-day residential was attended by 37 people and was a first step in bridging, consolidating and amplifying Scottish research expertise in the arts, humanities and social sciences with a focus on household sustainability. The aim was to develop … Read more
Financial Pathways to Net Zero Incubator The Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes, and Livelihoods (SRAEHL) held its first major event of 2024 at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. Hosted across two days, the Financial Pathways to Net Zero Incubator was designed to bring financial industry representatives together with researchers from universities and partners to … Read more
