Arts, sport and culture promoter in Glasgow
UK institutions are accelerating digitisation of herbarium and insect collections to enhance accessibility for research, bolster biodiversity records, and track climate-change effects. The projects connect major Scottish and English collections into national and UK-wide digital networks, enabling historical data to inform modern science.
A profile of Ian Russell, the Aberdeen ethnology scholar who directed the Elphinstone Institute and championed traditional culture, while shaping regional and international connections through festivals and archives.