Loughgall agroforestry LTE added to ECT’s register

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Loughgall agroforestry LTE added to ECT’s register

The Loughgall long-term agroforestry experiment in County Armagh, Northern Ireland has joined ECT’s national network of currently active LTEs. Running since 1989 and now under the care of Rodrigo Olave from NI’s Agrifood & Biosciences Institute (AFBI), this agroforestry experiment is studying how tree density affects livestock, pasture production and ecosystem services delivery. Look out for a new webpage for this LTE and view our ‘Sites’ page for information on all the LTEs on ECT’s register.

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New Small Grant award

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New Small Grant award

ECT has awarded a small grant to Elena Arrigoni at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for equipment and consumables costs associated with maintaining treatments at the Thursley Common air pollution deposition long-term experiment in Surrey. This award has been co-funded with our partner charity Ramble Worldwide Outdoor Trust. Our Small Grants Scheme remains closed to new applications for the remainder of 2024.

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New Small Grant award

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New Small Grant award

ECT has awarded a maintenance grant to Alexander Armstrong and Sami Ullah at the University of Birmingham as a contribution to the costs of repairing essential soil gas-flux monitoring equipment at the 7-year-long BIFoR-FACE climate change experiment in Norbury, Staffordshire. This award has been co-funded with our partner charity Ramble Worldwide Outdoor Trust. Our Small Grants Scheme remains closed to new applications for the remainder of 2024.

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ECT at NewScientist Live in London

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ECT at NewScientist Live in London

ECT will be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s NewScientist Live event being held at the ExCel Centre in London on 12-14 October. Our stand will be I35, near to the ‘Our Planet’ stage, from where we will be making available to visitors our VR headset tours of LTEs in England, Scotland and Wales. View our exhibitor profile for the event.

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Celebrating 50 years of Ainsdale Dune Slacks LTE

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Celebrating 50 years of Ainsdale Dune Slacks LTE

ECT will be marking 50 years of continuous research at the Ainsdale Dunes long-term grazing experiment in West Lancashire on 3 October. Hosted by our co-organisers Natural England and in close association with Loughborough and Lund universities, an invitation-only event for 50 guests will be held at the Ainsdale Dunes NNR featuring speakers and a guided tour of the Sally Edmondson Plots.

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