COBRA meets to discuss Ash trees

When you hear reference on the news to COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Room A) it signals that the UK Government is dealing with a national or regional crisis in the UK or overseas having a significant impact on the UK.

Platform on tour in Glasgow and Edinburgh, 21-24th October

Platform on tour in Glasgow and Edinburgh, 21-24th October - Platform London. PLATFORM, the interdisciplinary social and enviromental practice working across arts, activism, education and research are in Scotland next week contributing to the Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Glasgow as well as the Radical Independent Book Fair in Edinburgh.  

Land and Energy Pt. 2 – review of ‘The Time Is Now’

Review of The Time Is Now: Public Art of the Sustainable City There is no question that energy generation impacts on landscape, both urban and rural. It always has. The current re-engineering of systems towards renewable energy is, on one level, not different. Wind turbines are just one example around which there is a very... Continue Reading →

Northern Perspectives: Arctic Art Education and Arts-based Research Methods

Professors Timo Jokela & Glen Coutts, University of Lapland will be speaking at Northern Perspectives: Arctic Art Education and Arts-based Research Methods at this UWS seminar 2-4pm Saturday 22nd September at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow.  Alison Bell and I are respondents.

Landscape Dissertation/Project Prizes

Tim Collins highlighted that nominations are invited by the Landscape Research Group for PhD, Masters and Undergraduate dissertations and projects. The deadline for submissions: Undergraduate prizes is 15 September 2012, MA and PhD prizes are both 15 November 2012. Announcement will be made by 30 May 2013. See below for further details: Landscape Research Group... Continue Reading →

Land and energy

Matt Ridley is the author of a number of books on the subjects of evolution, genetics and society, and has been variously a scientist, journalist and businessman.  There was an article in Saturday's Times and the full version is on Matt Ridley's website.  It's worth reading. His family leased land to a mining operation in the... Continue Reading →

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