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Future productive species for Scotland

30 September 2025 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Forest Research has published its report “Future productive species for Scotland”. The report describes work led by Forest Research, and commissioned by Scottish Forestry, to […]

RSE report on public funding of forestry

4 March 2024 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

A Royal Society of Edinburgh inquiry into the public funding of forestry has published its report – highlighting, in particular, one of its recommendations that […]

Forests horizon scan – overlooked and emerging issues

14 November 2023 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

We were pleased to be part of the team of experts that recently published a list of 15 overlooked and emerging issues that are likely […]

New Project – Building from England’s Woodlands

7 November 2022 marlene cramer 0

Did you know that in 2021/22 we have been planting more broadleaf trees than conifers in the UK (mainly in England)? Yet the timber that […]

Forests and pandemics

9 April 2020 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Not so long ago, the concern was all about the pests and diseases threatening our trees. These risks remain, but sadly we all now have […]

Woodland trust emergency tree plan

23 January 2020 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The Woodland Trust has published a policy paper: “Emergency Tree Plan for the UK – how to increase tree cover and address the nature and […]

Scottish Forestry – Corporate Plan Consultation

13 January 2020 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

“Scottish Forestry” is a new executive agency of the Scottish Government – formed from what was previously Forestry Commission. They are responsible for forestry related […]

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IAgrE Forestry Engineering Group (FEG) Symposium 2019

8 August 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

IIAgrE Forestry Engineering Group (FEG) Symposium 2019 “New developments in timber extraction” 26 September 2019 Newton Rigg, Penrith The Institute of Agriculture Engineers (IAgrE) and […]

Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in a day

30 July 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

You may have seen it reported that Ethiopia has planted 350 million trees in one day as part of their “green legacy” initiative. You might […]

Roots for further growth

8 April 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

“Roots for Further Growth” is a document prepared by the Forest and Timber Technologies Industry Leadership Group (ILG), and sets out a strategy and action […]

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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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