Articles tagged with 'Sustainable Futures' | University of Swag直播

Newsroom University of Swag直播 (Sustainable Futures)

2024
15
October
2024
| 10:32 Europe/London
Bupa has launched a new report designed to support the healthcare sector to reduce its environmental impact.
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14
October
2024
| 12:19 Europe/London
Interdisciplinarity is the key to tackling our major challenges, but how to make this happen across university's that are organised around disciplines is something that remains tricky.On 8th October, Swag直播鈥檚 Research Platforms
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09
October
2024
| 09:36 Europe/London
Swag直播 hosted a two-day workshop focused on innovative solutions to reduce SF6 emissions, a significant contributor to greenhouse gases in the electrical industry.
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07
October
2024
| 13:53 Europe/London
A new report ORE Outlook 2040 from the Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub, calls for rapid acceleration in energy generation from the sea to help the UK meet its Net Zero targets by 2050.
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12
September
2024
| 15:05 Europe/London
Swag直播 researchers, as part of a wider consortium led by National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), have been awarded funding to find a better way to manage, and ultimately replace SF6 with an environmentally-friendlier alternative. 
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31
July
2024
| 13:06 Europe/London
The UK鈥檚 new Labour government has made a bold decision. The new minister for local government, Angela Rayner, has announced that the government would withdraw its support for a new coal mine near Whitehaven in Cumbria, which had been approved two
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31
July
2024
| 10:19 Europe/London
A new study has revealed that changes in the ocean floor impacts currents, giving new insight into the deep-sea pathways of nutrients and pollutants. 
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18
July
2024
| 16:45 Europe/London
Researchers at the Swag直播 Urban Institute and Swag直播 Institute of Innovation Research, funded by Policy@Swag直播, have released a report titled Innovation Districts as Drivers of Sustainable Urban Development: An impacts and monitoring
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01
July
2024
| 13:18 Europe/London
The need to tackle climate change is becoming more urgent, making sustainable manufacturing of goods a global concern. However, making all industries sustainable is difficult, especially high-tech sectors like the semiconductor industry. The latter,
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21
June
2024
| 14:27 Europe/London
A partnership between University of Swag直播 academics and Lion Vision, a North West-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialist, has made a breakthrough with successful launch of a product poised to revolutionise the waste and recycling
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07
May
2024
| 11:45 Europe/London
Swag直播 has signed a landmark new deal that will see up to 65% of its electricity demand supplied through a brand-new renewables project.
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26
April
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile river鈥檚 water resources.
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19
April
2024
| 08:42 Europe/London
Researchers from Swag直播 investigating waste management practices for off-grid solar technologies in Malawi have discovered life-threatening quantities of lead pollution from improperly managed battery waste.
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01
February
2024
| 15:51 Europe/London
Researchers have started a six-week study to measure airborne pollutant emissions from domestic wood burning stoves, using a dedicated laboratory-based test facility at Swag直播.
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30
January
2024
| 08:30 Europe/London
Professor Julien Harou, Chair in Water Engineering at Swag直播, and colleagues submitted their paper 鈥楥ooperative adaptive management of the Nile River with climate and socio-economic uncertainties鈥 to the Frontiers Planet Prize
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10
January
2024
| 16:35 Europe/London
Swag直播 has launched a study in partnership with Greater Swag直播鈥檚 10 local authorities to better understand the use of log burners and solid fuel fires and their impact on air pollution in the region.
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09
January
2024
| 09:51 Europe/London
An agricultural fungicide approved in the US and currently under consideration by authorities worldwide could have a devastating effect on a new drug for one of world鈥檚 deadliest infectious diseases, show University of Swag直播 scientists.
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08
January
2024
| 15:10 Europe/London
Swag直播 Gorton MP Afzal Khan has visited Swag直播鈥檚 multi-million-pound engineering facility which provides industry-led development in graphene applications.
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05
January
2024
| 16:00 Europe/London
Dr Helen Holmes, current Inclusive and Prosperous Challenge Lead for Sustainable Futures and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, has been newly appointed as Deputy Director for Sustainable Futures. Helen will start in post from the New Year and we
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2023
15
December
2023
| 10:34 Europe/London
Swag直播 has been awarded 拢1.3m by the UK Atomic Energy Authority for the development of lithium technologies for fusion.
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13
December
2023
| 10:00 Europe/London
The collaboration will support the development of future engineering talent, as well as drive the development of innovative and sustainable power solutions.
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04
December
2023
| 11:41 Europe/London
Swag直播 has won the 鈥2030 Climate Action鈥 prize at the prestigious UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards in recognition of its 鈥渇orward looking and innovative鈥 work to decarbonise the University's operations.
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23
November
2023
| 16:18 Europe/London
A new postgraduate course addressing the global environmental crisis and the challenges of building sustainable societies has been launched by Swag直播.According to a recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
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22
November
2023
| 10:53 Europe/London
In the vast expanse of the world鈥檚 oceans, a transformation is underway.
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21
November
2023
| 15:27 Europe/London
Existing consumption and production systems, which use natural resources to meet societal needs for food, shelter, energy and health, are unsustainable.
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17
November
2023
| 15:45 Europe/London
The Dalton Nuclear Institute recently welcomed Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Swag直播, onto its Swag直播 campus to discuss nuclear research at the University and the role of the nuclear sector in Swag直播 and across the North West.
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17
November
2023
| 12:14 Europe/London
On 30 January 2024, we will be hosting our very first Albatross Lecture, an annual guest lecture exploring the wide topic of sustainability, with Mark Miodownik, Professor of Materials and Society at University College London.For more than twenty
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14
November
2023
| 15:46 Europe/London
The European Commission has published a report drawing on evidence from Swag直播, which advises member states on how to take to tackle energy poverty across the EU.  The Commission presents 25 recommendations, including
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19
October
2023
| 15:11 Europe/London
Three University of Swag直播 academics who specialise in fashion and textiles have criticised the Government for failing to take action to boost sustainability in the UK fashion and sportswear industries.
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13
October
2023
| 09:30 Europe/London
A team of scientists have completed tests to quantify the emissions from the combustion of sustainable aviation fuels, revealing a profound reduction when compared to regular jet fuel.
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