Sustainability

18/06/2020

Yesterday was World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. To celebrate, we’ve taken the time to introduce you to the Global Challenges Academy backed Water Security Hub. The hub is working towards SDG 6, safe access to clean water for all. Check out the blog here: https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/2020/06/17/world-day-to-combat-desertification-and-drought-and-the-gcrf-water-hub/

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought and the GCRF Water Hub Posted on 17 June, 2020 by Rebecca Denise Woodcock June 17th marks the UN World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. The day is observed every year to increase public awareness of the international efforts to combat deserti...

18/06/2020

https://belong.ncl.ac.uk/blog/how-my-phd-is-working-towards-sustainable-goal-6-clean-water

Jack Charnley is a PhD student in Newcastle University's Water Hub dedicated to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

09/06/2020

https://theconversation.com/scientists-around-the-world-are-already-fighting-the-next-pandemic-115246

Superbugs spread through the environment – and it needs urgent attention.

14/05/2020

Places still available for tomorrow’s Zoom webinar on the difficulty of treating depression across the lifespan. More info here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/globalchallenges/events/item/eventwebinaronthedifficultoftreatingdepressionacrossthelifespan.html

Event items Webinar: The difficulty of treating depression across the lifespan This webinar will focus on “difficult-to-treat depression” (DTD). Date/Time: Friday 15 May 2020 Venue: Webinar Many depressed patients are not able to achieve or sustain symptom remission despite serial treatment tria...

12/05/2020

Tomorrow 9-11am, NEESAMA are holding a Zoom webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health provision in the North East of England and South Asia, in conjunction with CNTW NHS Foundation Trust. Spaces still available: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/globalchallenges/events/item/eventwebinaronimpactofcovid19onmentalhealthserviceprovision.html

Event items Webinar: Impact of COVID-19 on mental health service provision across North East England and South Asia The impacts of COVID-19 on mental health services. Date/Time: Wednesday 13 May 2020 09.00-11.00 Venue: Webinar The speakers will present on how mental health services, staff and patien...

30/04/2020

Ever wondered what it’s like to intern with us at the Global Challenges Academy? In this blog, our intern Becky tells us about her experience with the GCA and why she loves Newcastle University as a place to explore the Sustainable Development Goals.

https://belong.ncl.ac.uk/blog/sustainable-development-goals-my-study-work-experience

Politics undergrad Rebecca Woodcock shares her study and internship experience in helping to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality.

09/04/2020

https://youtu.be/9vTMQl8kzhc

We have a chat with Newcastle University alumni in water and environmental engineering talk about their achievements in academia, government and industry sin...

24/02/2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=60&v=kP0r1WYzLe8&feature=emb_logo

At Newcastle University we've been conducting research in to the world's most precious resource for 70 years. Our researchers are helping make sure communiti...

19/02/2020

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/special-features/newcastle-university-creating-sustainable-future-17760779

For the past 70 years Newcastle University has been at the forefront of water research, developing solutions both locally and internationally

04/11/2019

https://transform.iema.net/article/buying-low-carbon

Dr Luca Panzone and Brett Cherry discuss how to lower consumers’ food shopping carbon footprint by encouraging environmentally friendly buying

29/07/2019

Video recap of our Global Challenges Summit! https://t.co/yVftIPQXDY

The Global Challenges Summit is a collaboration between Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham Universities which took place on Tuesday 9 July 2019 at Northern Stage,…

25/07/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/07/25/moving-towards-a-circular-economy/

A circular economy transforms the things we waste into resources that we use on a daily basis. The first step is learning not to waste in the first place.

26/06/2019

Register now for our Global Challenges Summit 2019 hosted at Northern Stage in Newcastle https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=4951790

Tuesday 9 July 9:30am-8pm (detailed programme to follow) Northern Stage with a reception at the Great North Museum Newcastle, Northumbria and Durham universities are delighted to announce that the fourth annual Global Challenges Summit - Innovation and Creativity for International Development will t...

24/06/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/06/20/good-beekeeping-practices-keep-honeybees-healthy/

Professor Giles Budge & Brett Cherry There are between 25,000 to 30,000 bee species living today that affect 35% of global agricultural land. Therefore, we need an international understanding of honeybee health, both in terms of the pathogens and environmental factors that affect them, and what beek...

18/06/2019

17/06/2019

https://twitter.com/NECEM_NE/status/1116265694067351552

“Registration is open for the NECEM Conference on Energy Materials and Interfaces 29th July-1st August . Featuring lectures from world-renowned speakers. See programme here: https://t.co/iNaMLpS4wD Abstract submission deadline 30th April. https://t.co/jR1hmkCiQ5”

10/06/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/06/10/team-taos-subsea-drones-make-a-big-splash/

The subsea drone technology created by Team Tao in Newcastle is making possible the future of deep sea robotics to explore our oceans like never before.

29/05/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/05/24/recognising-biodiversity-globally/

International days for biodiversity and bees are important in our quest to protect and restore life on Planet Earth.

20/05/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQrXgM05Ug

Fera has many years of experience in running GLP compliant tests to assess the risks posed by plant protection products to bees. We are active participants i...

20/05/2019

https://twitter.com/SciencesNCL/status/1130420431717052416

“We are developing new modelling systems for managing bee disease. Research led by . Find out more https://t.co/Lk7oY7U3vv ”

14/05/2019

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vehicles-as-power-plants-achieving-integrated-low-carbon-energy-for-all-tickets-61863328882

10/05/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/05/10/a-species-that-destroys-biodiversity-destroys-itself/

The steep decline in the planet's biodiversity reflects not only the current state of the planet, but whether or not humans will have a long-term future in it.

10/05/2019

https://theconversation.com/biodiversity-collapse-the-wild-relatives-of-livestock-and-crops-are-disappearing-116759

Biodiversity is in crisis. Nowhere is this more serious than among the wild species which our livestock and crops descend from.

25/04/2019

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ending-waste-how-to-make-the-transition-to-a-circular-economy-tickets-60868410053

25/04/2019

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ending-waste-how-to-make-the-transition-to-a-circular-economy-tickets-60868410053

Waste is everywhere. Whether its source is food, energy, water or materials like plastic, we all experience waste at multiple scales. A circular economy provides new opportunities and solutions to the world’s waste problems. It reduces our ecological footprint, prevents valuable resources from goi...

25/04/2019

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/engineering/news/item/citiesunderpressure.html

News items Cities under pressureCities to swelter as planners face unenviable trade-off between tackling climate change and quality of life, new research has shown. The study, led by experts at Newcastle University, UK, has shown the challenge we face to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase cit...

25/04/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/04/25/tools-for-making-cities-better-prepared-for-disasters/

Collaborations between science, technology and society stand to improve the resilience of cities to disasters. Here are a few tools to make it happen.

11/04/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/04/11/how-to-start-interacting-with-the-sdgs/

The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide numerous opportunities for science and engineering to make a wider impact globally upon society and the environment. Aligning them with publicly funded research is imperative to their success. Times Higher Education just released their Impact ranking for....

28/03/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/brettcherry/2019/03/28/leaving-no-one-behind-for-clean-water-and-sanitation/

Meeting the global challenge of clean water and sanitation seems daunting but an integrated rather than traditional engineering approach could help.

22/03/2019

https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/stem/2019/03/22/how-newcastle-university-is-helping-deliver-water4all-on-worldwaterday/