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Scientists meet at �鶹�� to help shape future of Scottish research

�����ѳ�’ will welcome 80 delegates to Oban next week as he hosts his first annual meeting as director of the Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society ) research network.

Professor Inall is expected to tell delegates that SAGES should work closely with other public and private organisations in order to share knowledge in an ever-changing research environment.

SAGES pools world-leading expertise in geoscience and environmental science from across Scotland’s research base, creating a multi-disciplinary alliance at the forefront of earth and environmental research.

The partnership includes the universities of Aberdeen, Abertay, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Stirling, �鶹�� UHI, SUERC, and the West of Scotland.

Professor Inall (pictured right), principal investigator in physical oceanography at �鶹��, said: “The two pillars of research and education are absolutely key to the organisation.

“However, there is room for growth within SAGES and I am keen to strengthen the third pillar of the organisation: the sharing of knowledge with other public, private, governmental and regulatory bodies.”

Key topics being discussed during the two-day event starting on Monday, August 22 include terrestrial carbon; oceans and climate; the research funding landscape; and innovation.

Another �鶹�� researcher, , who was recently appointed head of the SAGES Graduate School, will chair a session on recent research highlights and future plans for the school.

Dr Howe (pictured left), senior lecturer in marine geology, said: “I am looking forward to meeting the delegates and getting their views on my plans for the SAGES Graduate School.

“It is also very pleasing to host the event at �鶹�� this year and that two of the institute’s number are in the positions of director and head of the graduate school.

“�鶹�� is an outward-facing organisation that has always encouraged partnership development and the sharing of knowledge for a wider benefit. I am hopeful that this meeting will help SAGES take great strides in that regard.”

Other research talks will be given by: Dr Marie Porter, �鶹�� - Glider observations of enhanced deep water upwelling at a shelf break canyon; Dr Daniel Gilmour, Abertay; Dr Christian Schroeder, Stirling – ‘The Biogeochemical iron cycle – towards a more mineralogical view’; Dr Larissa Naylor, Glasgow – ‘Applying biogeomorphology science through the Green Infrastructure policy lens’; Prof Rob Ellam, SUERC; Lizzie Dingle (University of Edinburgh) - ‘Where does all the gravel go? Abrasion-set limits on Himalayan bedload flux’; Neil Fraser (�鶹��) - ‘Circulation in Isfjorden using Slocum gliders’; Charlotte Slaymark (University of Glasgow) - ‘Biomarkers in 2 parts: The taphonomy of lipid biomarkers and temperature proxies for the glacial-interglacial transition in the UK’; Damon Davies (University of Edinburgh) - ‘Constraints on ice-marginal processes from sub-ice-shelf AUV surveys: the Pine Island Glacier System, Antarctica’.