David Gil-Moreno wins prize
We are delighted that PhD student, David Gil-Moreno, has won a prize as coauthor of the article “The Redwoods and red cedar” published in the October […]
forestry
Forestry career route map (survey)
The Forest and Timber Technologies ILG Skills Group are currently undertaking a review of the Forestry Career Route Map website in order to update the […]
Quick talks on big topics
Edinburgh Napier’s university-wide Research Conference was held on Wednesday 15 June at our Craiglockhart Campus. The conference showcased the University’s leading research practice, and helped researchers […]
Tree health research
We need trees – but trees also need us. Pests, diseases and climate change pose very significant threats to forests…both to native and to introduced […]
Grown in Britain “woodland heroes”
Dan Ridley-Ellis was delighted to receive the 2016 Grown in Britain “Woodland Hero” award on behalf of everyone in the Centre for Wood Science and […]
The future of forestry in Scotland?
The Scottish government has launched a consultation seeking views on the devolution of forestry (making management of forestry directly accountable to Scottish Ministers). There are proposed new […]
BS EN 14081-1:2016 published
The new version of EN 14018-1 “Timber structures – Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section. Part 1: General requirements” has now been published by the British […]
RFS species for climate change
The Royal Forestry Society has published information for foresters about alternative tree species that might be used in Britain to improve resilience of the forest resource to climate […]
Tree health – PhD funding
The Scottish Forestry Trust, in partnership with Forestry Commission Scotland, have established a scheme for part funding PhD research in the area of tree health (relevant […]
Making the grade
This post is a ‘director’s cut’ version of Dan Ridley-Ellis’s (@flyingquercus) presentation at the Institute of Chartered Foresters 2016 National Conference “The Timber Supply Chain – Dynamics and […]