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Peculia odorata and dry rot

15 November 2023 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The Forest Products Research Laboratory was established in 1925, opening the Princes Risborough laboratory in 1927. One of the first members of staff was Bernard […]

The quickest of overviews of Engineered Wood Products

20 February 2023 marlene cramer 0

The text for this post is written by Wojciech Plowas (I only rearranged it). The beautiful overview image above was created by Ben Shirley from […]

Home-grown hardwoods – Where are we and how did we get here?

20 February 2023 marlene cramer 0

When you look at the current UK hardwood situation, you will often encounter some facts that show how little we are using this resource: These […]

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 […]

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About

Edinburgh Napier University now has a number of research groups that grew out of the former Centre for Timber Engineering. For a time the “Centre for Wood Science & Technology (CWST)”, and “Centre for Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures (COCIS)” were part of “the Institute for Sustainable Construction” in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. This research continues, but now within the “School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment“.

We are also connected to the Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science, which is (mostly) under the School of Applied Sciences.

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  • Central Scotland Regional Meeting: 21st November 2023
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