University of Manchester - Archive (Sustainable Futures)
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24
June
2022
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16:50
Europe/London
Mat Paterson was part of a Manchester Histories Festival and Creative Manchester event on climate histories and politics with Vlad Jankovic and Aditya Ramesh.The Cottonopolis Collective, which Ali Browne is part of, held an event at the Manchester Hi...
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24
May
2022
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16:31
Europe/London
Innovation with urban infrastructure and its social organisation has become a key strategic concern for policymakers and other stakeholders at urban scale. As a response to a range of pressing contemporary and future challenges facing urban contexts,...
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20
May
2022
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15:14
Europe/London
The researchers have identified that significant challenges to customers, communities and the environment from frequent flood events remain, which lead to sustained droughts and negatively impact water quality.Furthermore, housing development policie...
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10
May
2022
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15:16
Europe/London
This cross-platform event between the Digital Futures, Creative & Heritage and Data Science & AI themes and the Creative Manchester platform will highlight and map out expertise, strengths and possible directions at the intersection of AI/data scienc...
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14
April
2022
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11:45
Europe/London
This networking and ideas generation event brought together researchers from across the University of Manchester to explore how digital technology can be used to develop innovative responses to climate change. It showcased exciting research in this a...
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17
March
2022
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11:05
Europe/London
Reversing forest loss is essential for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation. We are pleased to announce that Dr Johan Oldekop has been awarded a grant of €2 million to investigate sustainable forest transitions from the European Re...
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15
March
2022
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13:52
Europe/London
In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as:“meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”World Commission on Environment and Development 1987, p.43 (...
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04
February
2022
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12:46
Europe/London
On Thursday, 27th January 2022, the first event of the Sustainable Futures Seminar Series took place. We were joined by our guest speakers Dr Neil Dixon and Dr Aled Roberts from The University of Manchester. The event brought attendees from across th...
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01
February
2022
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09:54
Europe/London
On Wednesday, 8th June 2021, The University of Manchester internally launched Sustainable Futures with a showcase event. The Sustainable Futures Internal Showcase Launch, which took place on Tuesday, 8 June 2021, brought together academics with an in...
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27
January
2022
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16:28
Europe/London
UoM is committed to supporting and amplifying the excellent research on environmental sustainability across the University through the creation of Sustainable Futures. Building on an extensive mapping and consultation exercise an interdisciplinary wo...
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27
January
2022
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16:20
Europe/London
The University’s 'Our Future' Strategy includes a strong commitment to environmental sustainability: “We will be recognised globally for the excellence of our people, research, learning and innovation, for the benefits we bring to society and the env...
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27
January
2022
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16:14
Europe/London
On Wednesday, 20 October 2021, The University of Manchester externally launched Sustainable Futures with a showcase event. The event brought together over 200 attendees, including Manchester academics focused on sustainability research, representativ...
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26
January
2022
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12:19
Europe/London
We are delighted to announce the appointment of leads for the five Sustainable Futures challenge areas. The leads are:Dr Kate Scott, Presidential Fellow, Faculty of Humanities | Net-zero futuresDr Helen Holmes, Lecturer in Sociology, Faculty of Human...
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2021
21
April
2021
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12:00
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been named the world’s number one university in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings...
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