ECT is pleased to announce the award of its latest Small Grant to Dr Caroline Meharg at Queen’s University Belfast for work at the Hillsborough long-term nutrient addition experiment in Northern Ireland. Our grant will be used towards sequencing consumables for surveying the soil rhizosphere microbes at the Hillsborough plots.
Read MoreECT was delighted to partner with the Agrifood & Biosciences Institute in Northern Ireland last week (16 September) to celebrate 50 years of continuous research at the Hillsborough long-term slurry (LTS) addition experiment 20 miles south of Belfast. Held outdoors under COVID-19 restrictions, the co-sponsored event attracted 35 delegates and featured an excellent keynote talk from Jon Storkey of Rothamsted Research, who spoke about the Park Grass experiment and the importance of long-term ecological experiments in general.
Read MoreECT is partnering with the Agri-food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Northern Ireland to host a limited attendance event at the Hillsborough long-term experiment to mark its 50th anniversary year. The event takes place on 16 September and includes a special address from plant ecologist Jon Storkey of Rothamsted Research at Harpenden. Register free via the EventBrite platform.
Read MoreListen to Dario Fornara of the Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Northern Ireland bringing to life the research and its impacts from the 51-year-long nutrient addition experiment at Hillsborough, a few miles south of Belfast. Further background to the experiment, together with images and a comprehensive list of publications, can be found on our Hillsborough webpage.
Read MoreHillsborough long-term nutrient fertilization experiment in Northern Ireland is the latest addition to ECT’s register of LTEs, now running for 50 years! A new webpage for the experiment is now available. The platform is available for use by the wider ecological community and you can access contact information (PI Dario Fornara) via the new page.
Read MoreECT’s March newsletter is now published. This issue headlines with the exciting launch of our virtual reality headset tour of the Buxton climate change experiment at the BES2019 conference in Belfast in December. Plus the addition to our register of a first LTE in Northern Ireland - the Hillsborough long-term nutrient fertilisation experiment (see item below). Note also our Growing ECT’s Capacity fundraising campaign.
Read MoreECT has registered the Hillsborough long-term slurry experiment near Belfast in its national network of active LTEs. Running for 50 years, this is the first LTE to be registered by ECT in Northern Ireland and is led by AFBI researcher Dario Fornara. Pending a new webpage for this LTE, you can read more on the AFBI website. Find more information about all the sites on our ‘Sites’ page.
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