THE James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen is opening its doors to local residents, schools, businesses, and community groups to share proposed plans for its new £7.2 million Just Transition Hub.
Funded by the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund, the hub will be a centre for engagement, innovation and capacity building around nature-based solutions for net zero and the green recovery.
Interested groups and individuals are being invited to discuss the proposed plans and help influence their development at open sessions being held on Wednesday and Thursday, September 20 and 21, from 1.30 – 7.30pm.
The sessions are drop-in, with presentations scheduled for 2pm, 4pm and 6pm each day.
The proposed plans currently involve a public café, training facilities, auditorium, 360-degree immersive space and virtual landscape theatre, largely through remodelling the existing building, with a small extension.
It’s hoped to bring together communities, scientists, agencies, spin-in and spin-out companies and private finance in the north east, in person and virtually, using cutting edge collaborative tools.
