Newsletter – Summer 2026

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Stirling work

Our annual induction and development event took place in Stirling from 19-21 November. It was a great event, incredibly well organfghfghised by Heather Price, Iapetus academic lead for the University of Stirling. It featured a variety of training, from the fundamentals of machine learning to participatory research, and many things in between; a fun evening out at a local restaurant; a tremendous line-up of speakers show-casing potential post-PhD careers in other sectors; and even some marsh mallow and spaghetti construction. The venue was excellent and the catering impressive. We are particularly grateful to the non-academic speakers, including: Prof. Sallie Bailey (Natural England); Dr Lynsey Bunnefeld (Scottish Government); Dr Claire Neil (SEPA); Dr Ramy Salemdeeb (S&P Global); Dr Dave Walls (TownRock Energy); Dr Robin Whytock (Okala); and Prof. Jeremy Wilson (RSPB).

Part of the purpose of the event was to welcome our new cohort of students. They are now featured on the website, and you can check out the range of projects they are pursuing by following the link below.

The University of Stirling campus a frosty but beautiful setting for our event

The University of Stirling campus (top) was a frosty but beautiful setting for our event, where building was a strong focus: building knowledge, building links (across cohorts and across institutions), and building towers of quite variable integrity (bottom)!