Great to hear from Dr Jennifer Rao-Williams who was one of the SAGES Small Grant Scheme recipients!

We have a great opportunity to showcase SAGES at the Aberdeen Science Centre on 1 April, and we’d love for you to get involved.

Together with 29 other charities, community groups and campaigners, we have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy warning of grave missed opportunities in the Scottish Government's draft Circular Economy Strategy ✉️ www.scotsman.com/news/politic... (1/3)

Great to see research in action from Andrew Minto and M. Ehsan Jorat at Abertay University in collaboration with The James Hutton Institute, supported by one of our SAGES Small Grants 🌾🪏💧

From asteroid minerals to microscopic light signals — a collaborative breakthrough! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TTv...

Meet Lokesh Jain, E4 DTP PhD Student from the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh. Supported by the SAGES Small Grant he was able to go to the Nuuk Fjord in Greenland to attend The Greenland Ice Sheet Ocean Science (GRISO) summer school in September! ❄️

Why should microbes frozen in ice snow air & soils matter for global climate policy? #COP30 ❄️🌍🧬 Laura Molares Moncayo in Belém representing our #ERC_SIESTA research, bringing early-career voices & engaging with delegates about why microbial processes in the cryosphere matter in climate negotiations

📘 New paper: Post-Little Ice Age Shrinkage of the Tsaneri–Nageba Glacier System and Recent Proglacial Lake Evolution in the Georgian Caucasus 📉Glacier shrank ~43% since ~1820 🌊Lake grew from ~14,000m² in 2015 to ~107,900 m² 2025 ⚠️Hazard + water resources implications www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/17...

🌍 The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 by the University of Exeter highlights how multiple climate tipping points are being crossed as global warming rises beyond 1.4°C. 📖Read the full report here: planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/global-... #NetZero

🌍 New SEFARI Gateway Fellowship Opportunity - Exploring the Future of Community Land Ownership in Scotland.

The first Health, Risk and Communities Nexus (HRCN) SAGES fora symposium on the 3rd of October 2025 at the University of St Andrews, discussing topics on pollution, waste & water management, urbanisation & community health. @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @cpc-cg.bsky.social @scotsages.bsky.social

🌍 Join us for the SAGES Earth System Modelling & Artificial Intelligence (ESM-AI) Workshop! 🤖 🗓️ Date: Thursday 20 November 2025 🕐 Time: 12:30 – 17:00 GMT 📍 Location: Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Edinburgh 👉 Register now: sages.ac.uk/research/for...

CryoExchange workshop - Save the date! 5th November 2025 - ECCi, Edinburgh Further information and registration details will be issued in September 2025

Hear from Lilyana Mladenova from @abertayuni.bsky.social who was recently awarded a SAGES Small Grant for her research on improving the knowledge of structural behaviour of timber!

Great to have a SAGES Small Grant update from Mirjam Schaller from the University of Glasgow.

SAGES Small Grants Scheme – 16th Call OPEN! 💥 Are you a SAGES member with a great idea, research activity, or upcoming conference? Funding is available! 🎓🌍

An update from Dr Mary Abed Al Ahad who attended the RGS at the University of Birmingham in August, supported by a SAGES small grant!

On Saturday, we had a fantastic time running our stall at the Aberdeen Science Centre. We were delighted to see some curious young visitors stop by to try out our VR Headset experience – always a hit! 🎮🌍

Who are SAGES? 🌍🥼🧪👩🏽‍🔬

Great to receive this collaborative SAGES x SUPA grant funding update from researchers from Heriot-Watt University, the Lyell Centre, Strathclyde University, and the University of Glasgow.

Great momentum at our second sandpit, where we dove into the first data produced from our interdisciplinary project between @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social & @uofglasgow.bsky.social Thank you @scotsages.bsky.social and Scottish Universities Physics Alliance for funding us!

Did you know the Earth's magnetic field is not the same everywhere? An interdisciplinary team from University of Strathclyde, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Durham recently conducted magnetic surveys across a large magnetic anomaly along the Highland Boundary Fault near Blairgowrie.

New Training Opportunity! Scottish Association For Marine Science are excited to share the launch of their Scientific Robotics Academy’s flagship course: “Environmental Monitoring using Multi-Platform Technology” 📅3–5 September 📍Scientific Robotics Academy, SAMS, Oban ✅CPD-recognised by IMarEST

Great to hear from Dr Sian Henley from The University of Edinburgh who was a part of the collaborative research project with artist Laura Johnston, the National Museums Scotland and Data for Children Collaborative supported in part by a SAGES Small Grant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nfn...

Calling all science enthusiasts! 🚨 SAGES will be at Aberdeen Science Centre on Saturday, September 6th – and we want you to be part of it! 🧪🌍✨

Great to hear from Aideliz Montiel who is a PhD Candidate in Geophysics at The University of Edinburgh and the British Geological Survey, and SAGES small grant awardee! www.youtube.com/shorts/ZjbGY...

More updates from the SAGES community!

Another update from our SAGES Small Grant Awardees!

Great to hear from SAGES Small Grant awardee Sarah Crowe who was in Bristol presenting her PhD research on blue-green infrastructure and placemaking!

🌍 SAGES x ArcticNet: International Collaboration Opportunity ❄️🧪 We’re excited to launch the 2nd call for the SAGES–ArcticNet Collaborative Grant Scheme! This funding supports small-scale research collaborations between SAGES researchers and ArcticNet partners in the Canadian North.

I am extremely happy to see my colleague Brice Rea be appointed as the next director of @scotsages.bsky.social! I am looking forward to seeing SAGES continue to flourish in the years to come!

Thank you to Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy for her message to the SAGES Annual Science Meeting 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tou...

📢 Leadership Update from SAGES!🌍 We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Brice Rea from the University of Aberdeen has been appointed as the new Director of SAGES, taking over in July 2025.

It’s always great to hear from the SAGES Small Grant Awardees! This is Jakub who is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, and part of the SAGES community.

Since moving home to Scotland I’ve really enjoyed connecting with other Scottish researchers including @mastscot.bsky.social members and @scotsages.bsky.social, recently attending SAGES Sci Comm workshop in Oban and the ASM in Stirling. The sci com workshop has definitely influenced me…

Grateful for the SAGES community who contribute to science communication with the media. Dr Simon Cook from the University of Dundee had the opportunity to discuss the Birch Glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps last week.

Congratulations to the following SAGES members who were recognised with awards at this year’s Annual Science Meeting.

The sun was shining at the 2025 Annual Science Meeting in Stirling!

Great to hear from Kasun Bandara, SAGES small grant awardee!

This was a great meeting. SAGES are a lovely community who have welcomed me into science in Scotland.

Really delighted to get the chance to present our research into alleviating climate anxiety among undergraduate students at this ASM. Fantastic welcoming atmosphere and a slew of great talks!

Another great @scotsages.bsky.social conference - a wonderful community producing great science!

Thank you @scotsages.bsky.social for a fantastic Annual Science Meeting. Inspiring research, thoughtful conversations and truly lovely people.

Fantastic couple of days in Stirling with this excellent group of people.

🌿New Podcast Episode: Nature-Based Solutions & Climate Change🎧 We’re excited to share the latest BBC Scotland Scotland Outdoors podcast episode, "Nature-based Solutions and the Changing Climate", featuring Dr @rebeccawade.bsky.social from Abertay University. 🎙️Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

An excellent Friday spent in Glasgow sharing ideas across disciplines - the absolute way forward in addressing environmental challenges. Thanks @scotsages.bsky.social & SUPA for making this collab between @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social & @uofglasgow.bsky.social possible!

I am in sunny Stirling for this event tomorrow, where I shall be ranting about the state of academic publishing to geoscientists. I notice there are two #sages2025 hashtag events on Bluesky, and am guessing that this isn’t the one that’s discussing colorectal emergencies 🤔

We’re scientists. We’re creative problem solvers. So, when the wine can’t be brought into the poster hall… @scotsages.bsky.social ASM 2025 @stir.ac.uk

Attended my first @scotsages.bsky.social ASM yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed, had planned to take lots of pictures and share my day but I forgot my phone! Thanks to @philipparickard.bsky.social for snapping this pic while I presented!

The 2025 SAGES Annual Science Meeting in Stirling has been great! Thanks so all who came along and presented. It's been a wonderful two days in Stirling.