https://youtu.be/6G4LVAEn1s0?si=E5fzqrzQgEoGIqXK A short film produced by Loughborough University hopes to highlight the issue of coastal pollution on the Isle of Skye and the efforts of researchers and environmentalists who are fighting to keep the beaches clean....
This blog describes the work on Skye and Raasay of the Climavore project, a research platform and agency that questions how to eat as humans change climates. Climavore's work includes an oyster table that is covered and exposed by the tides, and apprenticeships for...
Marine animal entanglement in plastic fishing gear and marine debris is a growing threat to whales and dolphins around the world, driving some species to the brink of extinction. In Scottish waters, Skye-based Ellie MacLennan (co-ordinator of the Scottish Entanglement...
From July 22nd to August 5th, a team of Environmental Scientists from Loughborough University will be visiting Skye to conduct a research project that explores what types of litter persist on the island’s beaches in the modern day, and in what quantity. Surveys and cleans will take place around the island.
Dr Kyla Orr’s talk on Kelp farming is now available to view online.