Scottish Centre for Island Studies: Scotland's island communities, cultures, histories, ecologies and policy. *Re-tweets for info, craic and blether.
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Horizons open up! Scottish Island Studies new Twitter account. Please RT and follow us @IslandScot #islands, #islandstudies,#islandcommunities,#islandhistories,#islandcultures, #islandeconomies, #islandfutures, #islandrealities, wordpress.com/view/scotcis.w…
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We are hiring 📣
Want to be part of the CHARTS team? Have a look at our new Work With Us web page to see our latest opportunities 👀
chartsargyllandisles.org/sho…
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Get ready for Scotland’s newest open call for artists,
scottishlandscapeawards.com opens 1 Mar'23. 1st prize £10k.
@adeadesina,@marion.leven, @davidmachra, @wanderlust_rae,
@janeandlouisewilson will select.
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🛑To foster a sense of personal accountability in faculty and staff, organizations can make it explicit that it’s everyone’s responsibility to "stop the line" in the face of suspected bias in decision-making situations.
💡Find more ideas for action: ow.ly/fI7950J3Z7G
At the Hands across the Sea Film-Poetry Scotland and Brittany Conference held at An Lanntair in Stornoway (24-25th March 2022) Ray and Kathryn presented their paper "'Play Me Something': poetic storytelling and the context of cultural resilience". scotcis.wordpress.com/2022/0…
UHI Islands Strategy Survey: online!
Iain Caimbeul, Research Fellow in Sociolinguistics at UHI said "We are keen to gather as wide a range of opinions as possible [...] a two-way conversation". scotcis.wordpress.com/2022/0…
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Our report published yesterday tells us what is happening in Scotland's rural land market and why.
Have a look at our short summary at why this is important ⬇
bit.ly/LandMarketSummary
#NaturalCapital
#LandReform #NetZero
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Check out this fascinating new report published today by @ScottishLandCom on Scotland's rural land market and values, written by our Rob McMorran, James Glendinning and @DrJayneGlass #leadingideas
We have published a major report that reveals changes to Scotland's rural land market and values, amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates ➡️ bit.ly/LandMarket #NaturalCapital #NetZero #LandReform
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📣 Submit your abstract to present your #research ideas and results, exchange information and #network with fellow researchers of #islands and #smallstates studies
ISSI's 1st Postgrad conference
🗓️ 20 JUN 9h - 16h
All info here ➡️ um.edu.mt/l/a5sUN
@stefanomoncada
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CoDeL is excited to share the impact of community enterprises in Uist, and highlight the many YOUNG VOICES within them at an event this Wed (19th, 11:30am) with Social Enterprise Scotland. To discover more, book your free place at bit.ly/3zTsdPO
TIDES essay - our first of 2022! Dr Rosie Alexander (@Rosie148) reflects on issues of youth migration in the Scottish Islands and learning from taking a longitudinal perspective on young people’s pathways. scotcis.wordpress.com/2022/0…
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There are less than 5 days to go to reach our £8,000 Crowdfunder target to finance the making of Expressing the Earth, a feature documentary #film about #geopoetics, past, present, future, and we would welcome your support. The fil…lnkd.in/ex6Eq3Ux lnkd.in/gSEicGdB
Announcing: ISLANDS - the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master connecting the Netherlands, Greece, Iceland and Spain rug.nl/frw/news/2021/announc…
New Erasmus Mundus MSc Islands and Sustainability "Within the current global economic and social system islands in many cases face economic, social, political and cultural marginalization; unless they cooperate." rug.nl/frw/news/2021/announc…
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A Guid New Year - to make the Expressing the Earth film about #geopoetics! - mailchi.mp/0f0daf1db2b9/agui… Let's make this happen - support our Crowdfunder now! + Call for poems, essays & artwork about the climate & ecological crisis for Stravaig#11 by 31 January. Please RT.
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Do you undertake research on islands? If so, we would love for you to be part of our #online #CafeScientifique last Wed of every month
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@journal_island @SMILO_org @UMislands @island_rights @J_F_Archaeology @Island_Global @IslandResilient @ISMS_updates @IISUPEI
Mike Danson sets context in keynote address to “A National Mission’ – Delivering a Just Transition to Net-Zero in Scotland’ Online event 15 Dec 2021 scotcis.wordpress.com/2021/1…
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Margaret Bennett, Professor of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will give the 2nd Keynote at #TheEdgeUHI Conference, 9.15am Thurs 16 Dec:
"Folk, Folklore & Folklife on the Edge of Academia"
Register: bit.ly/3oOP5vR
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@Nordichorizons has been connecting Scotland with our Nordic neighbours for 10 years with 70+ experts speaking in the @scotparl to liven up policy thinking. Please help us raise the final 15% to keep going online crowdfunder.co.uk/nordic-hor…
Ends Dec 23.
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I'm giving the opening keynote address for this at the session on ‘A National Mission’ - Delivering a Just Transition, where I will set the context for the event by outlining the objectives and the content for and within the commission’s report.
Join us next week for our Just Transition event, part of our Climate Emergency Series
Join us along with experts including @ben_combes @MonitorDeloitte, Frances Guy @IntDevAlliance, @sustscot @EAS_Scotland & more
Book your free place: bit.ly/justtransitiont
#ScotClimateSeries
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We have a new post up, as part of our Microclusters Networks showcase, in partnership with @MPJ_research @Innovation_Sch investigating the importance of coastal culture and celebrating eight CHARTS members whose works relate to coastlines. Take a peek chartsargyllandisles.org/sho…