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Guess the Strength of Timber II – Scores

20 October 2022 marlene cramer 0

Here are the scores from the second round of the Guess the Strength of Timber game. It worked the same as last time, but with […]

Guess the Strength of Timber – Scores

29 July 2022 marlene cramer 1

Check out how well you did in our “guess the strength of timber” game. Search for your player code name below. Please also fill a […]

A game of wordle

Lessons from Wordle?

22 January 2022 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The online game Wordle has got very popular lately, and resulted in several conversations about strategy – particularly the starting word. Some people pick a […]

Why you should put your broccoli in the food waste (Quote of the fortmonth)

28 October 2021 marlene cramer 0

What happens to your waste after you put it in the landfill bin? Well, it goes to landfill. And it stays there. This really shouldn’t […]

Timber grading explained with plums

12 October 2021 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

What do plums and wood have in common? Probably more than you thought. In this video Marlene Cramer explains the basic idea of timber grading […]

Woody Cartoons

21 September 2021 marlene cramer 0

The Quote of the week has been slacking a bit. While you are waiting for the next episode, why don’t you enjoy some wood cartoons? […]

Are Seaweeds better than Trees? (Quote of the Month)

5 July 2021 marlene cramer 0

As a researcher, I read a lot. And it is not always of the entertaining kind. But sometimes I find interesting facts or quirky quotes […]

Timber at a sawmill

(Guest post) Sustainability in the built environment: timber & natural materials

17 May 2021 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

This is a guest post by Dr Morwenna Spear. Dr Spear is a materials scientist at the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University, specialising in timber. […]

A view on sustainability of the built environment

14 May 2021 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

(by Dan Ridley-Ellis 14/05/2021) The Environmental Audit Committee is launching an inquiry into the sustainability of the built environment. It will look at the best […]

How should we build today…?

3 December 2020 marlene cramer 0

I recently started looking for a new flat in Edinburgh, and finding a good one wasn´t easy. I viewed cold, damp and overpriced flats, but […]

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The Centres for Timber Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University are “Wood Science & Technology (CWST)”, and “Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures (COCIS)”.

They are part of the Institute for Sustainable Construction at Edinburgh Napier University, UK.

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RSS Scottish Forest & Timber Technologies events

  • Highlands & Islands Regional Meeting: 9th November 2022
  • North Scotland Regional Meeting: 26th October 2022
  • Central Scotland Regional Meeting: 3rd November 2022

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  • Fully-funded PhD studentships available – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 24 November 2022
  • Come and visit our stand at the SRPe Annual Conference on 21st November 21 November 2022

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