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Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Nature & Environment

Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change

...Scotland. All trees deliver vital processes for societies adapting to and mitigating against climate change. Each tree provides a source of carbon storage, water interception, and air quality improvement. Take the UK and Ireland as an example: over 172 million kilograms (172 000 tonnes) of carbon dioxide is stored in just over a million trees surveyed by citizen...
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Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
History & The Arts

Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence

...Scotland was both intellectually vibrant and politically unusual. After the Union of 1707, Scotland became part of a commercial empire with England. That change intensified debates about sovereignty, national identity, and the balance between autonomy and prosperity. I was drawn to the way those political realities shaped the ideas people developed in response. 3. What is...
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History How-to videos: Crash sites
History & The Arts

History How-to videos: Crash sites

...Scotland was the main training area during the War for everywhere so unfortunately quite a lot of people crashed and quite a lot of these aircraft were just left where they lay because they’re too far away from the road to be recovered, so we try and find out where they are and go and look and see what there is left. When you find something in a wreck that’s very...
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland
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Free online resources for Ukrainians settling in the UK and Ireland

...Scotland) Finding a solicitor (Northern Ireland) ASAP (Asylum Support Appeals Project). ASAP’s aim is to reduce destitution experienced by asylum seekers by helping them to obtain housing and welfare support. Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants Legal advice FAQs for EU Settlement Scheme Basic guide to the UK spouse visa Asylum Aid The Law Society Law Society of...
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Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job
Society, Politics & Law

Protecting Landscapes and Creating the Right Tools for the Job

...Scotland gained National Park status in 2003. The area has been popular as a destination for outdoor activities for many years, and especially since the establishment of the Ski resort on Cairn Gorm mountain near Aviemore in 1960. Its popularity as a tourist destination has continued to grow further since becoming a National Park. In addition to skiing and snowboarding,...
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Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events
Society, Politics & Law

Section 3: Red Clydeside: Key Issues and Key Events

...Scotland as well as other parts of Britain and Ireland. Stewart McLennan, Secretary, Scottish Labour History Society Robert Keith Middlemass (1965) The Clydesiders, London: Hutchinson. Russell Leadbetter, ‘100 years since red tide rose up in Glasgow: High drama of workers’ struggle that turned to serious unrest’, Evening Times (Glasgow), January 31, 2019 BBC Online,...
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Ten commandments of research
History & The Arts

Ten commandments of research

...Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: National Archives of Scotland Public Record Office of Northern Ireland National Archives of Ireland. FAMILIA is a very useful site for family and public records, operated by the Museums and Libraries Archives Council. County Records: These will be held by your local archives and records office, which will be...
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A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Science, Maths & Technology

A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course

...Scotland has been helping to develop and test an ambitious and innovative new course - Astronomy with an online telescope. The eight-week badged course allows participants the unique opportunity to use one of The Open University’s two telescopes located at the Observatorio del Teide in Tenerife. The COAST (Completely Autonomous Service Telescope) is a 14-inch (355 mm)...
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