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Hydro Nation Scholarship Programme 2018 Applications are now welcome for project proposals based on our topic themes for 2018. Full details of the programme can be found on the Hydro Nation Scholars website. The Hydro Nation Scholarship Programme is an open competition for PhD scholars to undertake approved projects hosted within... read more 13th July 2017	Valuing Your Soils workshop Girvan 17th July The fifth ‘Valuing Your Soils’ awareness raising workshop for farmers is taking place at Girvan Mains farm (KA26 9JD) on 17th July. There will be machinery demos, a tour of an anaerobic digestion plant and open soil pits. Further information will be available shortly. 5th July 2017
Demonstration Test Catchment national consortium The conference programme has been finalised. Bookings are now being taken for this event. Please note that the deadline for new bookings is 30th June 2017. Since being commissioned in December 2009, the DTC research programme has developed, tested and promoted cost-effective management... read more 7th June 2017	Valuing your soils: Cultivating resilient farming systems The fourth ‘Valuing Your Soils’ awareness raising workshop for farmers is taking place at Leitfie farms (near Blairgowrie) on 16th March. There will be machinery demos and open soil pits. For more details on the event please see the SRUC project page. 7th March 2017
Impact Evaluator vacancy at University of Leeds: Project iCASP - Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme More information on this post is available from the University of Leeds website. 15th February 2017	Valuing your soils: benefits of precision agriculture workshop, 23rd February The third ‘Valuing Your Soils’ awareness raising workshop for farmers is taking place at West Mains of Kinblethmont (near Arbroath) on 23rd Feb. There will be a drone flight and other SoilEssentials Ltd technology demonstrations. For more details on the event please see the SRUC project page. 9th February 2017
Valuing Your Soils: Improving Farm Efficiency workshop - 14th February, Brechin This workshop is supported by CREW at the request of SEPA. The programme includes talks from Neil MacLeod from Southesk Farms and experts from SRUC and SEPA on improving farm efficiency, the challenges associated with cultivating heavier ground and practical guidance, a farm tour with open... read more 20th January 2017	Impact Evaluator vacancy at University of Leeds: Project iCASP - Yorkshire Integrated Catchment Solutions Programme More information on this post is available here. 16th December 2016
Pharmaceuticals in the Water Environment, 4-7th Sept. 2017 This conference focuses on the comprehensive issue of occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the water environment. This is done by considering the entire pathway of pharmaceuticals from their source (human use of medicins, etc.) as sewage water to waste water treatment plants releasing their effluent to... read more 14th October 2016	Alliance for Water Stewardship Global Water Stewardship Forum 1st-2nd November 2016 The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), with support from the Scottish Government and GIZ’s International Water Stewardship Program (IWaSP), will host the first Global Water Stewardship Forum at the ECCI in Edinburgh on 1st and 2nd November, 2016. The Forum will provide insights from... read more 26th September 2016
Hydro Nation Scholars Programme In Autumn 2016, we welcome a further five scholars to the growing Hydro Nation Scholars Programme. The Hydro Nation staff team and current scholars look forward to welcoming them to the programme at a welcome event in November 2016 and supporting them in the commencement of their PhD studies. For... read more 16th September 2016	The Hydro Nation Summit 2016, September 26th-27th Representatives from CREW and the Hydro Nation Scholars Programme will be attending Day two of the Hydro Nations Summit 2016. The Hydro Nations Summit is being organised by Power of Youth in partnership with Scottish Government and Scottish Development International. This event is a two day... read more 16th September 2016