The Sustainable Households theme hosted a grant development retreat at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre from 28th – 30th August. Welcoming seed fund awardees from The University of Edinburgh, the University of Strathclyde, the James Hutton Institute, the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Stirling, the retreat provided a dedicated space for teams to collaborate and … Read more
CEE Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Cornelia Helmcke’s recent online seminar on peatland restoration in Scotland’s crofting communities was attended by nearly 200 Scottish government officials. Hosted by the Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) of the Scottish Government, Cornelia’s talk, titled ‘Pathways to peatland restoration in Scotland’s crofting communities’, sought to demonstrate the current challenges facing peatland restoration on … Read more
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
On 23 October 2023, we took part in the official Scottish Funding Council’s launch of the Alliances for Research Challenges at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. With our Alliance Director presenting evidence to a Westminster enquiry same day, Dr Faye Wade, our Sustainable Households theme co-lead, presented the vision for our Alliance, saying: “Reality is … Read more
On 10 October 2023, we held our official launch for the Alliance at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. This gathering brought together Alliance partners and key external stakeholders for focused discussions centred around the three Alliance themes – Sustainable Households, Decarbonising Heat, and Financial Pathways to Net Zero. There were over 50 attendees representing various … Read more
