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Defra’s Chief Scientist ‘applauds’ SAC

Professor Bob Watson, Defra’s Chief Scientific Advisor, was impressed by SAC’s climate change research when he visited Scotland earlier this month.

During his visit Professor Watson, whose own world-renowned research focuses on ozone depletion and global warming, took a tour of SAC’s Bush Estate research facility near Penicuik before delivering a seminar that was jointly organised by SAC and the University of Edinburgh. 

While at Bush, Professor Watson saw the new GreenCow equipment at the SAC Beef Research Centre, which is used to study greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. He also witnessed a demonstration of an autosampler for estimating nitrous oxide emissions from soils.

SAC’s Academic Director Professor Geoff Simm led the SAC group that hosted the visit. Speaking of Professor Watson’s reaction to SAC’s work, Geoff said: “He was very animated about what he had he had seen and applauded the way SAC is addressing complex climate change issues in an integrated, interdisciplinary way.”

Following his visit to Bush, Professor Watson delivered his seminar at the University of Edinburgh’s Swann Lecture Theatre to an audience of around 200 SAC and UoE students and staff.

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