Energy, Homes and Livelihoods Alliance

That’s a wrap on our inaugural Annual Event! 🎉

Local authorities, researchers, industry leaders, and community partners from across Scotland joined us yesterday to explore the opportunities and challenges in implementing Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) 💡

More to come! #EHL2025

📣 Introducing Race Against Dementia: Data Challenge II

Join our launch to learn more about how we're broadening dementia and brain health research through access to rich, innovative datasets with unparalleled academic and technical support, free of charge.

➡️ bit.ly/4mTg3Og

#DataChallengeII 🧠

***please note that this event has been postponed

Register here ➡️ www.tickettailor.com/events/scott... (registration closes 1 Sept, 5pm)

🥁 It's 2 weeks until our inaugural Annual Event!

Final call to join us for a day of networking, engaging discussions, and working together to drive the future of local heat and energy efficiency. Who could say it better than our Director, @mettehigh.bsky.social? 👏

#NetZeroScotland #SRAEHL2025

📢 Quantum Solutions for Food & Nutrition Workshop - Rescheduled Date!

Alongside @scafarc.bsky.social, we're hosting a collaborative workshop for anyone in research, development or innovation across fields & disciplines who has an interest in developing research projects within this space🍴🚀

Local Zero: Van dwelling versus #vanlife: the reality of life on the road Matt and Fraser hit the road to explore the reality of "van life", going beyond the glossy image often presented on social media. To what extent is van dwelling really a choice, and how easy –...

🎧 Van Dwelling Podcast Episode

It’s been a pleasure to support the 'Van Dwelling' team through their initial activities. We wish them all the very best in their exciting future endeavours!

💬 Tune in to hear their reflections, insights, and stories in this brilliant podcast episode: pod.fo/e/312f7f

Just Transition in Local Government: Policy to Practice (Online) Join our online event to learn, share insights and shape local government understanding and action for a just transition in Scotland.

We're joining a roundtable of local government officers from across Scotland to explore how to deliver a Just Transition locally.

Join the online event, hosted by @improvserv.bsky.social, to learn and shape how policy is turned into practice.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/just-trans...

Register interest here ➡️ www.energy-homes-livelihoods.ac.uk/event/advanc...

📢 We’re inviting expressions of interest for the Advancing Ethical Finance through Research Innovation roundtable event!

This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with researchers, policymakers, & strategic partners working at the intersection of climate change & co-benefits mapping visualisation💡

Are you researching energy systems at the margins? Show us how transformation unfolds -or fails- on the edge, at the upcoming Energy Ethics 2026 conference, St Andrews. CfP for our panel 'Island Energy Vs Energy Islands" at energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/ee2026/open-...

@energy-ethics.bsky.social

📰 Catch up on our June newsletter!

Sharing news, opportunities, and upcoming events, this edition recaps the fantastic work carried out by our wider team and how you can get involved. 🌟

👉 Read here: bit.ly/4kWzhSt
📬 Subscribe here: bit.ly/4mZR4cF

#NetZeroScotland #StrongerTogether

Discover our wider Alliance team here 👉 www.energy-homes-livelihoods.ac.uk/team/

Through his role, Iain is able to connect the Alliance with the challenges and opportunities facing the SCA from transitioning to net zero, ensuring the work of the Alliance is impactful and has practical applications across urban Scotland. 💡

A key focus for the SCA is supporting the Scottish cities with their transition to net zero while working across the public sector landscape in the UK and with the private and academic sectors. 🏙️

The Scottish Cities Alliance is a partnership of Scotland’s eight cities and The Scottish Government, working in collaboration to attract investment and create sustainable economic growth. 🌱

🌟 ALLIANCE SPOTLIGHT 🌟

Providing counsel on strategy and the implementation of plans and progress, our board comprises of subject matter experts and represents key cross-sectoral stakeholders 🌍

Our second spotlight is on Iain McCreaddie, Programme Director at Scottish Cities Alliance (SCA)! 👏

Join us for an exclusive online webinar of ALCHEMAI - an ambitious project, funded by InnovateUK bringing together industry partners from across the UK.

📍 Online
📆 Jun 19, 2025, 10am - 11am
🔗 buff.ly/HGrrXaj

🚨 We are inviting members of the public to work with the SCAF team to contribute to food-related research. 👋🏼

The Academy of Citizens will support citizen-led research and engagement across the food landscape. 💡

⏰ Deadline to apply: Friday 30 May
👉 Find out more: bit.ly/4jYFsoj

#foodstudies

Discover our wider Alliance team here 👉 www.energy-homes-livelihoods.ac.uk/team/

Emma is also the project lead for HeatSource, a cluster builder project to understand the challenges and opportunities for green heat supply chain companies in Scotland, delivered on behalf of Scotland’s Economic Development Agencies. 🌿

Emma is responsible for delivering outcomes within the Sustainability Programme at BE-ST, encompassing embodied and operational carbon reduction targets. Emma has a particular focus on energy and heat as priority areas, driving the construction and built environment sectors towards net zero. ⚡

‪🌟 ALLIANCE SPOTLIGHT 🌟

Providing counsel on strategy and the implementation of plans and progress, our board comprises of subject matter experts and represents key cross-sectoral stakeholders 🌍

Our first spotlight is on Emma Church, Impact Manager at @be-stbuild.bsky.social!

We recently hosted our second Decarbonising Heat Crucible! 💥

The 3-day residential workshop in North Queensferry invited experts from academia, supply chain companies and beyond to support 3 local authorities in decarbonising social housing and other challenging sites.

Full story ➡️ bit.ly/45ahVMz

📢 Save the date!

Our annual event will unite local authorities with experts from academia, industry, government, and local communities to share knowledge, discuss trends and challenges, and provide networking opportunities. 💡

📆 Wed 10 September

🎫: bit.ly/456ZCI2

#EHL2025 #NetZeroScotland

📢 Join us for the launch of the UK Co-Benefits Atlas!

How can we visualise the co-benefits of climate action? And, can these visualisations advance the integration of co-benefits into climate change policies, programmes, and projects?

✅ Find out more & register: bit.ly/3Eciz1f

#NetZeroScotland

Our 3MPlanet Competition Final is coming up!

If you are in or around @uniofstandrews.bsky.social next week, come & check out the final of our annual undergraduate research competition.

👉 tinyurl.com/mu4xd3rp

1530 - 1630 BST, Thurs 24 April
In-Person online

Check out the link above for more info

Funding Opportunities - Scotland Beyond Net Zero

🌟 Scotland Beyond Net Zero seed funding is open! 🌟

Up to £15k is available to academics from participating universities for projects which foster collaborations while maximising the impact of research and help drive towards net zero in Scotland 🌱

Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4cmjR6i

#NetZeroScotland

📢 Call for expressions of interest!

We look forward to a collaborative workshop with
@quantum-alliance.bsky.social on the interface between quantum solutions and food and nutrition innovation 🚀

The event will include short talks, breakout discussions and networking sessions.

➡️ bit.ly/42mUXPx

YouTube video by Centre for Energy Ethics Weighing up costs of critical raw material extraction | Emma Wilson & Gerti Saxinger | Energy Cafe

Did you know you can catch up on our event series over on the CEE YouTube channel?

Our recent Energy Cafe 'Whose Transition? Weighing the costs of critical raw material extraction' hosted by Gerti Saxinger and Emma Wilson is now available.

Check it out 👇👇

#Energy #Justice

youtu.be/CVtwD7GBxp8