Researching Care for People, Nature and Place From Sunday 25 to Monday 26 May, academics, community co-researchers, artists, and partners at the Highlands and Islands Climate Hub came together to collaborate on Building Sustainability on a Foundation of Care, a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) via the ACCESS Network. The project aims to … Read more
Decarbonising Heat Crucible 2 The second Decarbonising Heat Crucible invited experts from academia, supply chain companies, and the technology sector to support three local authorities in decarbonising social housing and other challenging sites. The 3-day residential workshop in North Queensferry was modelled on the Alliance’s decarbonising heat theme. Led by Dr Jen Dickie and Prof … Read more
East Ayrshire CoRE – BarShare Retrofit Demonstrator The East Ayrshire CoRE – BarShare Retrofit Demonstrator project, which will provide a real-world testing and evaluation of different retrofitting strategies, has received the Scottish Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) cross-institutional award. Led by Dr Kate Carter, with Professor Sonja Dragojlovic-Oliveira and Dr Faye Wade, the concept was initially conceived at the Alliance’s … Read more
Media Engagement Workshop Following the success of our inaugural Emerging Research Leaders Programme (ERLP) workshop on Policy Engagement in January 2024, this year’s retreat was delivered in collaboration with Scottish Media Training and focused on media engagement. ERLP is a skills development programme for early career researchers (ECRs). Built around annual training workshops, the programme … Read more
JUST-Systems Project Secures a share of £10M UKRI Grant to Tackle Decarbonisation and Fuel Poverty JUST-Systems is one of two projects benefitting from a share of nearly £10M investment by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to accelerate decarbonisation while addressing societal challenges of fuel poverty, sustainable local economies, wellbeing, and social justice in the UK. … Read more
One year of the Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods The Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods, one of four interdisciplinary challenge-oriented research collaborations funded by the Scottish Funding Council, aims to foster cross-sector collaborative research to help achieve an equitable and just transition to a net zero Scotland by 2045. Launched in October 2023, … Read more
Home Energy Music | A Seed Funded Project Musician Mhairi Hall and sound artist Karen Mair have worked together to refine and finalise their audio piece ‘Awakening’, an Alliance seed funded project. The piece was created through a collaborative weaving of household sounds (sounds of various forms of domestic energy and water through innovative techniques) with original music composed … Read more
This summer, CEE postdoctoral researcher Cornelia Helmcke hosted ‘town halls’ across the Scottish Islands to explore the current constraints to the UK energy grid as experienced by islanders. Orkney, Lewis, South Uist, Skye and Mull – all Scottish Islands of diverse landscapes and cultures facing similar energy challenges. To get to the root of these … Read more
