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Scotland has declared nature and climate emergencies, but are these being tackled collectively and urgently?</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="post-category"> </span> </div> <a href="https://rse.org.uk/resource/journalism-in-todays-wartime-europe/" title="Journalism in today’s wartime Europe"> <img width="600" height="400" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="img-responsive wp-post-image lazyload" alt="An image of David Pratt wearing a Press vest" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" data-src="https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/David-Pratt-600x400.jpg" data-srcset="https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/David-Pratt-600x400.jpg 600w, https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/David-Pratt-900x600.jpg 900w, https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/David-Pratt-1201x800.jpg 1201w"> </a> </div> <div class="card-header"> <span class="post-date"><time datetime="2025-04-04 15:32">4 April 2025</time></span> <h2> <a href="https://rse.org.uk/resource/journalism-in-todays-wartime-europe/">Journalism in today’s wartime Europe</a> </h2> </div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="scroll-box"> <p>Catch up as David Pratt delivers this year’s McCormick Lecture at the RSE – recording now available.</p> </div> </div> </li> <li class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="post-category"> </span> </div> <a href="https://rse.org.uk/resource/anthropocene-environmental-perspectives/" title="Anthropocene environmental perspectives"> <img width="600" height="400" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="img-responsive wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src="https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Petrochemical-plant-at-Grangemouth-Scotland-Shutterstock-600x400.jpg"> </a> </div> <div class="card-header"> <span class="post-date"><time datetime="2025-04-03 08:00">3 April 2025</time></span> <h2> <a href="https://rse.org.uk/resource/anthropocene-environmental-perspectives/">Anthropocene environmental perspectives</a> </h2> </div> <div class="card-body"> <div class="scroll-box"> <p>Patricia Macdonald highlights concerns about the context for tackling today’s interconnected climate, environmental, and social crises.</p> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="panel-3" role="tabpanel" tabindex="0" aria-labelledby="tab-3" class="is-hidden"> <ul class="cards-list-alt three-cards"> <li class="card-alt"> <div class="card-image"> <a href="https://rse.org.uk/award/scotland-lower-saxony-research-and-innovation-scheme/" title="Scotland-Lower Saxony Research and Innovation Scheme "> <img width="600" height="600" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="img-responsive testing wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-src="https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lower-Saxony-600x600.jpg" data-srcset="https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lower-Saxony-600x600.jpg 600w, https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lower-Saxony-300x300.jpg 300w, https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lower-Saxony-800x800.jpg 800w, https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lower-Saxony-400x400.jpg 400w"></a> </div> <div class="card-body"> <h2> <a href="https://rse.org.uk/award/scotland-lower-saxony-research-and-innovation-scheme/" title="Scotland-Lower Saxony Research and Innovation Scheme ">Scotland-Lower Saxony Research and Innovation Scheme </a> </h2> <div class="scroll-box"> <p>The RSE and the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony, Germany, in partnership with the ECAS, have developed the Scotland-Lower Saxony Research and Innovation Scheme. This Scheme aims to enable international cooperation in research, technology, and innovation and strengthen the bonds between Scotland and Lower Saxony. </p> </div> <a class="button-arrow button-arrow-md" href="https://rse.org.uk/award/scotland-lower-saxony-research-and-innovation-scheme/" title="Scotland-Lower Saxony Research and Innovation Scheme "><span>Read More</span></a> </div> </li> <li class="card-alt"> <div class="card-image"> <a href="https://rse.org.uk/award/rse-small-grants/" title="Small Research Grants"> <img width="600" height="600" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="img-responsive testing wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-src="https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SRG-600x600.jpg" data-srcset="https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SRG-600x600.jpg 600w, https://rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SRG-300x300.jpg 300w, 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