Great Scottish Squirrel Survey 2025 The 2025 Great Scottish Squirrel Survey launched this week. 7 October 2025
Aberdeen teens build award-winning reforestation robot. Inspired by working with The James Hutton Institute, a summer project is set to aid Scotland’s forest restoration using AI and ecological data. 1 October 2025
Possible increase in wild boar predicted Scottish wild boar numbers to rise significantly over the next 50 years, new model predicts 1 September 2025
SAOS Announces new Co-op Development Appointments SAOS expands organisation’s expertise and capacity in co-operative development 12 August 2025
Rural research needs consultation launched! Input into research priorities for rural and island Scotland are being sought to inform Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Research Programme 5 August 2025
Native ponies and wildfire resilience A role for Scotland’s native ponies in wildfire prevention. 22 July 2025
New research takes a deep dive into wild swimming Scientists reveal how policy can support our relationship with nature 21 July 2025
Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund opened Agriculture support applications now open with potential for for multi-year funding agreements. 15 July 2025
Less Favoured Area practices report published A report published about the uptake of Less Favoured Area (LFA) by farmers and crofters has been published. 11 July 2025
New hub to harness magic of microbes to turn trash into treasure Edinburgh University innovation will cut emissions, reduce landfill and help to build a fossil fuel free manufacturing base. 19 June 2025