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  1. Mining battery metals: what, how, sustainable?

    Mining battery metals: what, how, sustainable?

    Metals such as lithium, nickel and copper underpin global decarbonisation efforts, largely due to the fact the majority of future supply in the short to medium...

  2. Science for Policy Workshops

    Science for Policy Workshops

    Experts from academia, industry and government will explain, in a series of consecutive workshops, how to become involved in policy and discussions on...

  3. French Film Festival: The Mountain / La Montagne (15)

    French Film Festival: The Mountain / La Montagne (15)

    A mild-mannered French engineer quits his job to live in a tent in the glaciers above Chamonix. Stunning Alpine photography forms the backdrop for a delicate...

  4. Byre World: The Holobiont Herbarium

    Byre World: The Holobiont Herbarium

    Hosted by Dr Damiano Benvegnu, from the School of Modern Languages Herbaria are collections of preserved biological specimens documenting the plants, algae, and...

  5. Byre World: Writing for Ukrainian children in wartime

    Byre World: Writing for Ukrainian children in wartime

    Hosted by Dr Emily Finer, Senior Lecturer from the School of Modern Languages. Ukrainian writers, illustrators and publishers have responded to the war waged by...

  6. PEPtalk: Being Part of Energy Policy

    PEPtalk: Being Part of Energy Policy

    How to make the right decisions?

    From the outside to the inside of the policy circle --- during our next PEP talk, we will hear from two leading energy scientists in Scotland and their way...

  7. Mapping Participation

    Mapping Participation

    Energy, Climate Change and Net Zero in a Chinese Context

    Public engagement is central to ensuring that global energy transitions are realised in an effective and just manner. Yet, approaches to participation often...

  8. Fusion Science and Ethical Challenges

    Fusion Science and Ethical Challenges

    Presented by Piero Martin, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova In recent times controlled thermonuclear fusion has attracted significant...

  9. PEPtalk: Researching Net Zero

    PEPtalk: Researching Net Zero

    How to direct policy as energy scientists?

    The implementation of Net Zero strategies is urgent, but a complex undertaken. Energy researchers play a fundamental role in shaping our future energy...

  10. Energy Cafe: Whose transition?

    Energy Cafe: Whose transition?

    Weighing up the costs and benefits of critical raw material extraction

    Speakers Emma Wilson, ECW Energy Ltd (UK) and Austrian Polar Research Institute APRI Gerti Saxinger, Uni Vienna (AT) and Austrian Polar Research Institute APRI...