Learning and skills
The Scottish Rural Network will be supporting Scottish Government Just Transition policy colleagues with a second round of Land Use and Agriculture Just Transition Community Workshops at the end of August.
- Read more about More Land Use and Agriculture Just Transition Community Workshops announced
- Log in to post comments
A group of scientists have this week been collecting samples of rock from the NatureScot National Nature Reserve (NNR) as part of the NASA and European Space Agency (ESA)’s Mars Sample Return Campaign.
The Almond Headwaters Project, led by Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust, and the River Ericht Catchment Restoration Initiative project, led by Bioregioning Tayside have both been awarded funding from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation through the
- Read more about Riverwoods funding for nature recovery
- Log in to post comments
Rural and island communities will have a chance to have their voices heard in local and national decision-making as a result of Scottish Government funding.
Around £80,000 will help to deliver the next Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament – a grassroots democratic assembly – which will take place in the autumn.
- Read more about Empowering rural communities
- Log in to post comments
Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray has visited a company whose commitment to fair work and sustainability helped it survive the pandemic.
- Read more about Wellbeing Economy makes sound business sense
- Log in to post comments
University of Glasgow’s SFC Upskilling Project facilitates three runs of skills-focussed, demand-led CPD courses annually, with the aim of supporting employees and employers across Scotland to upskill and reskill in response to present-day economic challenges. In particular, the project aims to address skills gaps, unemployment issues and other health and economic adversities following the COVID-19 pandemic and EU exit.
- Read more about Funded places for University of Glasgow’s SFC Upskilling Project
- Log in to post comments
The Scottish Government’s £65 million Nature Restoration Fund has already awarded around £17.5 million to 125 projects across the country since it opened in July 2021. Managed by NatureScot, the fund supports projects to take practical steps to tackle the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss and to restore Scotland’s natural environment.
- Read more about Scotland’s £65m nature restoration fund invites projects to apply
- Log in to post comments