Articles tagged with 'sustainable futures' | University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½

University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ - Archive (Sustainable Futures)

2025
11
August
2025
| 13:03 Europe/London
Vaccines are one of the greatest public health success stories of all time. Over the past 50 years, they’ve saved an estimated 154 million lives. But in the US, both access to vaccines and public trust in them are being systematically undermined –
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11
August
2025
| 12:28 Europe/London
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has been awarded a major grant to lead a new programme that will transform the lifecycle of graphite in nuclear energy - an essential material for the future deployment of nuclear power.
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07
August
2025
| 10:16 Europe/London
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ is celebrating a number of new teaching excellence awards, including two National Teaching Fellowships (NTFs) and a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) from Advance HE. 
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06
August
2025
| 11:30 Europe/London
An expert from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has played a key role in a new research study evaluating the impact of active travel infrastructure improvements at Delapre Park in Northampton.
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28
July
2025
| 10:00 Europe/London
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have developed a new type of antimicrobial coating that could improve hygiene across healthcare, consumer, and industrial products. Working in partnership with medical technology company Smith &
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22
July
2025
| 14:45 Europe/London
An enzyme expressed by skin cells could be helpful in the management of non-healing skin wounds and ulcers, according to research by University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ and Singapore’s A*STAR Skin Research Lab scientists.
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17
July
2025
| 10:22 Europe/London
Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at Âé¶¹´«Ã½, recently addressed key stakeholders at Westminster to speak about the impact of microplastic pollution on our environment.
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10
July
2025
| 10:41 Europe/London
Twenty-three new Prosperity Partnerships will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug manufacturing and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity. The UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is funding the
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08
July
2025
| 12:13 Europe/London
The UMRI 2025 Interdisciplinary Research Pump-Prime Call received numerous innovative and collaborative proposals across all disciplines, making the selection process highly competitive.  Thank you to all who collaborated and submitted
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04
July
2025
| 10:36 Europe/London
Scientists have discovered hundreds of giant sand bodies beneath the North Sea that appear to defy fundamental geological principles and could have important implications for energy and carbon storage.
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02
July
2025
| 11:12 Europe/London
Convened by Dr Cristina Temenos, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow based at Âé¶¹´«Ã½, the event took place in June and served as a dynamic forum for exchange at the intersection of academic research and real-world practice.
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02
July
2025
| 11:04 Europe/London
The invitation-only event formed part of an ongoing initiative to shape how global best practices are understood and translated. Held at the OECD headquarters in Paris, the event brought together global experts, policymakers, and urban leaders to
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30
June
2025
| 14:43 Europe/London
Both Johan and Maria work in and around environmental issues – testament to the institute’s robust and growing research into the intersections between environmental justice and global development.Johan has become Professor in Environment and
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26
June
2025
| 13:53 Europe/London
We are delighted to announce the promotions of four outstanding members of our academic staff. These well-deserved recognitions mark not only individual achievement but also the collective success of their research groups, collaborators, and the
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20
June
2025
| 12:19 Europe/London
Professor Neil Dixon, and Drs Jack Rowbotham and Craig Markin from the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) joined global leaders in engineering biology at the UK-Korea Engineering Biology Symposium held on 12 June at Imperial College
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19
June
2025
| 15:38 Europe/London
A significant new milestone in green energy has been achieved in Scotland, underpinned by research from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
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19
June
2025
| 10:44 Europe/London
Backed by a combined investment of nearly £28 million from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Âé¶¹´«Ã½ partners with the University of
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19
June
2025
| 10:00 Europe/London
New research led by Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has outlined a more equitable way to plan the transition to low-carbon energy systems that reduces regional disparities in access to energy and water services.
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19
June
2025
| 07:52 Europe/London
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has retained its position among the world’s leading universities, according to new rankings announced on Thursday 19 June.
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12
June
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has been invited to lead a pioneering global programme designed to empower education’s role in the transition towards net zero.
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06
June
2025
| 12:42 Europe/London
We invite expressions of interest (EoIs) in participating in a workshop on ‘Sustainable Investment and the politics of materiality’, which will be held in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ on 16 and 17 September 2025, with funding from Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s
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06
June
2025
| 12:37 Europe/London
Join us on Saturday 14 June, 11am - 4.30pm for a day of creativity, discovery and play. Our free community festival offers something for everyone with inspiring talks and performances, hands-on science experiments, art and crafts workshops, heritage
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06
June
2025
| 11:50 Europe/London
On 4 June 2025, the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Institute of Innovation Research (MIOIR) hosted the Innovation Procurement Empowerment Centre (IPEC) Research Symposium at Alliance Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Business School, in partnership with the Connected Places Catapult (CPC)
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28
May
2025
| 12:25 Europe/London
The ‘Getting Serious About Sustainability: Research, Education and Advocacy’ symposium, held from 22–23 May 2025, was the first major event organised by the new working group Sustainability@SEED, led by Heather Alberro, Lecturer in Sustainability at
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21
May
2025
| 12:45 Europe/London
Led by Âé¶¹´«Ã½ in close partnership with the Amazon Environmental Research Institute and Quilombola women, TERAQ-G – Transforming Evidence and Results into Quilombola Actions for Gender-Inclusive Conservation and Territorial
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12
May
2025
| 07:41 Europe/London
People living in more deprived areas with worse health outcomes were 65% more likely to lose their local pharmacy than those in wealthier areas, according to research published today.
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23
April
2025
| 13:05 Europe/London
Ecobelt Limited, an organisation tackling plastic circularity within the conveyor belt industry, have been nominated for a prestigious Earthshot Prize.Ecobelt’s conveyor belt production technology creates stronger joints for a longer operating
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04
April
2025
| 13:08 Europe/London
For years, nature has been blamed as a blocker of economic growth. After some ministerial bluster about not letting newts and bats get in the way of growth ambitions, the UK government released more details of its plans to get Britain building
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04
April
2025
| 08:00 Europe/London
Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of microplastics into the deep sea, according to new research published today.
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02
April
2025
| 18:00 Europe/London
Estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from volcanoes may have been significantly underestimated, according to new research by Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
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