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COP28 UAE explained by Dr Richard Hodgkins – Video

The 2023 United Nations climate change conference begins in the United Arab Emirates this week – here is all you need to know.
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Geographer embarks on prestigious Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship

Dr Jonathan Millett, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, has recently started a prestigious Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship.

How the higher and further education sector can help the creative industries and technology to collide

Dr Allan Watson will be working on an exciting new research initiative funded by the Royal Anniversary Trust, which will examine how UK further and higher education institutions can foster connections between the creative industries and technology sectors.

Doing laundry by hand sheds just as many microfibres as machine washing – new research

Between 6,500 and 87,000 tonnes of microfibres are shed during domestic laundering every year in the UK. Many of these minuscule fibres end up in rivers and oceans, with devastating consequences for aquatic animals and environments.

Doctoral Prize Fellow joins new College of Experts for the Office for Environmental Protection

Geography and Environment’s Dr Savannah Worne has joined the College of Experts for the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP). The OEP’s role is to protect and improve the environment by holding government and other public authorities to account.

Pacifism and Nonviolence Discussion Group

Pacifism and Nonviolence are closely related concepts that influence political and social activism and have attracted significant interest in academic settings.

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