This three-day residential event is a first step in bridging, consolidating and amplifying Scottish research expertise in the arts, humanities and social sciences, with a focus on sustainability in households. The residential aim is to develop new research collaborations and ideas, identify priority agendas for research projects, shape seed funding plans, and lay the foundations ... Read more
Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes, and Livelihoods hosted its first major event of 2024 at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow. This two-day Financial Pathways to Net Zero Incubator was designed to bring financial industry representatives together with researchers from universities and partners to discuss the question: how can we decarbonise Scotland’s housing and building stock ... Read more
In January 2024, we welcomed 25 Early Career Researchers from across Scotland to the Emerging Research Leaders Programme, and invited them to join us in The Burn, Edzell, for a three-day residential workshop. The 2024 workshop was delivered in collaboration with the Scottish Policy and Research Exchange, SPRE, and focused on Policy Engagement. ‘In this ... Read more
The grant writing retreat serves to build on the work we started at the Sustainable Households residential back in January. All of the successful seed fund teams, and some additional participants, will be working towards full research proposals during the workshop. The intention is to provide participants with space, time and a supportive environment to ... Read more
Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow Register here What are the co-benefits of investing in climate mitigation and adaptation? The true values of investing in climate change are understood to be far greater than traditional measures of financial returns, job creation, and tonnes of CO2 equivalents saved. Indeed, the ‘co-benefits’ of climate investing can include improved air ... Read more
The Emerging Research Leaders Programme is a skills development programme for early career researchers (ECRs). Built around annual training workshops, the programme aims to support ECRs in developing skills that will increase the impact of their work and enable them to become future research leaders. The programme also offers opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange, and ... Read more
A Collaborative Approach to Decarbonising Local Communities The Decarbonising Heat Crucible is an innovative event designed to support local authorities in decarbonising social housing and other challenging sites. This event aims to bring together three local authorities with diverse resources and needs, together with a range of experts from academia, supply chain companies, technology sectors, regulators, planners, and more. We ... Read more
How can we visualise the co-benefits of climate action? And, can co-benefits visualisations advance the integration of co-benefits into climate change policies, programmes, and projects? Join us on Tuesday 6 May at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI), from 12-4pm, for the launch of the UK Co-Benefits Atlas (UKCBA). Drawing on the analysis pioneered by ... Read more
The Energy, Homes and Livelihoods Annual Event will unite local authorities with diverse resources and needs, along with experts from academia, industry, government, and local communities to share knowledge, discuss trends and challenges, and provide networking opportunities. The objective is to inspire, educate, and empower participants to apply this knowledge in future research collaborations to ... Read more
**Applications closed** When: 28–30 January 2026 Where: The Burn, near Edzell The focus is Public Engagement and Research Impact. In today’s research landscape, the ability to engage effectively with the public is a vital skill that enhances both the visibility and the impact of researchers’ work. In this workshop, you will be introduced to the concept of ... Read more
🤝 Building Cross‑Sector Connections for Stronger Grant Success We are teaming up with the Centre for Energy Ethics for a new Grants‑In‑Progress Online Workshop series, hosted by CEE Grant Writer Gwenaelle Joubert and SRAEHL Director Mette High! This collaborative space brings together colleagues from academia, industry, government, and the third sector to shape ideas, share ... Read more
Hosted by the Alliances for Research Challenges for Food (SCAF), Brain Health, Quantum, and Energy, Homes and Livelihoods. Adam Smith is the Programme Director for Dementia Researcher, a worldwide early career dementia researcher support service. For the past 13 years he has exclusively worked on improving the lives of people living with dementia, undertaking research, ... Read more
