Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) Department, James Hutton Institute.
Aberdeen and Dundee, Scotland
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The MERLIN Symposium🌱 brought together diverse voices from across sectors to share four years of learning from the Forth Catchment.
🔗 Forth Catchment case study (MERLIN CS17) project-merlin.eu/cs-portal/…
@MERLINProject21 @ForthRiversT
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The event was part of the EU Horizon @MERLINProject21 research and innovation project project-merlin.eu/
#MERLINProject #NatureRestoration #ForthCatchment #RiverRestoration #PeatlandRestoration #NatureBasedSolutions #EUHorizon
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Call for abstracts! Submit your work to the CORDiALL Conference on Digital Agriculture — April 14–17, 2026, Montpellier, France. Explore AI, low-cost tech, policy, inclusion & more. Deadline: Oct 14, 2025 👉 tinyurl.com/3y4r62tz #DigitAg #CORDiALL2026
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
🌍 Soil is the foundation of life, but it’s under threat. Scientists at the Hutton believe we can learn from #ClimateChange communication to protect our #soils.
🗣️ Clear messaging & trusted voices could bridge the gap between concern & change.
More: ow.ly/uY2C50WVFSr
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
Exploring the #ResilienceParadox: Nature-based solutions can boost resilience, but may create new vulnerabilities. Co-creative & ongoing engagement with #COEVOLVERS guides communities through change. #Adaptation bit.ly/4m0nqm1
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
Creative ways to spark nature consciousness and connect new generations to our planet’s story, one brick at a time!
@JamesHuttonInst
bit.ly/COEVstopmotion #NatureConsciousness #LEGO #DigitalStorytelling #ActionableKnowledge #COEVOLVERS
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
Check out my latest article: Rekindling Our Bond with Nature: Nature Based Solutions for Vulnerable Communities linkedin.com/pulse/rekindlin… via @LinkedIn
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
Are nature-based solutions really transformative? 🌱
Rethink what NBS can (and can't) do 👉 co-evolvers.eu/rethinking-na…
#TransitionalVulnerability #SystemicVulnerability #JustTransitions #COEVOLVERS #ClimateAdaptation
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
🌿 What makes green & blue spaces truly valuable?
Our researchers have identified 72 indicators to assess the quality, not just the quantity, of green & blue spaces in Scotland.
Defining what makes these spaces effective, functional & sustainable.
More: ow.ly/mGNX50WogAx
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Have you recently obtained an undergraduate social science degree? Are you interested in sustainability, environmental governance or community vibrancy? You could be our next colleague!
📢We’re #hiring 4 Graduate #ResearchAssistants
👉Apply by 18 July hutton.current-vacancies.com…
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
📣 Calling livestock farmers in the Borders!
Join Hutton researchers to share your views on bluetongue disease at workshops in:
🐑 St Boswells – Tues 29 July
🐄 Carlisle – Wed 30 July
🐐 Lockerbie – Thurs 31 July
6:30–9pm each night.
More here🔗: ow.ly/ruPf50Wn79r
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Last week at a science-policy event organised by Network Nature on Nature-based Solutions, our @EstherCarmen5 presented insights from the MERLIN project on the institutional changes for mainstreaming barrier removal within the EU Hydropower sector.
👉 project-merlin.eu/outcomes/s…
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
📢 We’re #hiring: Graduate #ResearchAssistants (x4)
Our @HuttonSEGS department is looking to appoint four Graduate Research Assistants to support a wide range of ongoing interdisciplinary projects #GraduateJobs
📅 Deadline: 18 July 2025
Apply now: ow.ly/eZC350WfwEG
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
🔍 Read our latest blog on why fundamentally changing the relationship between business and #nature isn’t just ideal — it’s essential.
What if we could realign business with biodiversity & long-term ecological health? #NatureBasedSolutions
More: ow.ly/sHWv50W04Jz
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SEGS colleagues (and many others) recently published a paper on #ValueChains and Sustainable #Mountain Development: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
It highlights a large amount of qualitative work across 23 European land-based mountain value chains from the recent @MOVINGH2020 project.
ALT Map showing twenty-three mountain case locations across Europe.
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We're proud to see our colleague
Kirsten Gow featured on page 12 of the new RSE ReSourcE magazine with
'Rethinking Rural: Why the City Isn't Always the Centre!
We're delighted to recognize her valuable contribution to rural research! 👏
Link to article: rse.org.uk/wp-content/upload…
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
📢 The 46th #TBMacLecture will be delivered by renowned economist Kate Raworth.
Hosted by the @MacaulayDvTrust & @JamesHuttonInst, this annual lecture explores critical issues for Scotland’s land & people.
📅 1 October 2025 | @eicc | 🕕 5:00pm
More: ow.ly/6UBy50VGUeP
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A huge congratulations to Mags, and a big thank you to Tony Craig for his work as our Head of Department over the past five years!
📢 We're proud to announce Dr. Mags Currie has been appointed as the new Head of @HuttonSEGS.
A human geographer with a strong background in #SocialScience, she’ll lead vital work on sustainable land use & rural community wellbeing.
Read more: ow.ly/v13M50VEElS
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SEGS James Hutton retweeted
Great to see our @HuttonSEGS research used in the @scotgov 2024 National Islands Plan Report! 🗣️🌊
It highlights our 2020 & 2023 island surveys and our 2023 #ScottishIsland Regions geography. Thanks to all who completed the survey! 👏
Report: ow.ly/TLkV50VvJaS
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