ICF national conference 2016
The Institute of Chartered Foresters is holding their annual conference on 27-28 April at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The programme aims to challenge conventional thinking on the cascading […]
CPD and degrees
Wood MusICK training school – reminder
The COST Action Wood MusICK, has a Training School on Organology which will take place at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam on 12-15 April 2016. The aim of […]
Future of wood science at Hamburg?
There is a petition on change.org to save the (well respected) BSc and MSc programs of Wood Science and Technology at the University of Hamburg. The closing down […]
CTI timber supply chain skills survey
The Confederation of Timber Industry (CTI) has published an employer skills questionnaire for the UK’s Timber Industry Supply Chain. The views of businesses on skills […]
Tree breeding & forest products event
This free event is being organised by Forest Research in conjunction with Partners and the Forestry Commission and will take place at Newbattle Abbey College (Dalkeith) […]
SIRT grading seminar – update
We have had a lot of interest in the timber grading seminar we are holding in Glasgow on 3rd February. We’ve now reached the number of […]
Timber Grading Seminar – SIRT Event
Notice (22/1/2016): Due to the high level of interest we have had to activate the “waiting list”. We are currently looking at how we might be […]
PhD opportunity at Linnaeus University
The project deals with advanced numerical modelling to study different types of wooden structures that are exposed to variations in both mechanical load and cyclic […]
Scholarships for MSc in Timber Engineering
There are industry-funded places available for Napier University’s MSc course in timber engineering. Timber is, in many respects, the ideal construction material, particularly in terms […]
Trussed rafter online course relaunched
We are pleased to announce that our online training course for the Trussed Rafter Association has been refreshed and relaunched. The course provides an introduction to […]