Articles tagged with 'Sustainable Futures' | University of Manchester

SCI Lecturer Jeremy Brice was interviewed for the podcast FEED about his new report: Investment, Power and Protein in sub-Saharan Africa.The place of protein in sub-Saharan Africa’s food system is changing rapidly, raising complex international devel...

SCI Researcher Catherine Walker published a new blog post on the SCI Blog entitled ‘Creative, sensitive and grounded in diverse perspectives: Why we need inclusive climate change education’. The blog provides an introduction and accompanying informat...

The purpose of the event held at the Whitworth Art Gallery on 8th November was to have a community-facing, friendly and generative discussion about how to make the Curry Mile a place that serves people and the environment better.The ideas shaping the...

The paper is part of a forthcoming special section of Area on working with the spoken word in human geography and can be accessed online via open access.Jeremy takes a closer look at ‘expert’ or ‘elite’ interviews, which are often taken to be occasio...

Ensuring adequate access to clean water remains a major challenge throughout the world, particularly in off-grid and low-income neighbourhoods in the Global South. Digital water infrastructure such as water ATMs (automated standpipes) has been a comm...

Maria brings experience of working with policy makers, particularly across Government Departments. Her research on low-carbon energy and circular economy involves interdisciplinary approaches to complex policy problems, and aims to provide a conduit ...

We are delighted to announce that we are welcoming bestselling author and renegade economist Professor Kate Raworth for the Sustainable Consumption Institute Annual Lecture 2022 on 6th December from 3pm!This event is held in collaboration with the Su...

Drawing on her experiences at the conference as well as her own research Chantal encourages an approach that uses water resources as a tool of engagement for the broader goal of peace and stability and advocates women’s leadership for better water ma...

Mangoes, Meat & Motors: Confronting the Climate on Manchester's Curry Mile is an event to explore how life/work/play on the Curry mile helps and/or hurts the environment. Although the Curry Mile is an important place for local cultures and economies,...

The aim of the workshop was to bring together academics from diverse backgrounds to collaborate and focus on different infrastructures in the UK and beyond. By discussing how existing infrastructures shape our responses to the climate crisis and in w...

The paper develops an approach to the emergence of multiple economies of water in India’s capital Delhi, using a neo-Polanyian approach of instituted economic process. Prof Harvey argues that water is an ‘uncooperative public good’ and analyses the s...

Join us for an online discussion on "Water Security, Peace, and Sustainability" with SCI PhD student Chantal V. Bright on 2nd November from 2pm-3.30pm (BST).Water-related risks undermine human development and can contribute to migration and displacem...

He spoke alongside Emelia Quist (Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)), Asif Rehmanwala (Ecotricity), Adam Scorer (National Energy Action (NEA)) and Labour MP Alan Whitehead (Shadow Energy Minister) about whether renewables can help alleviate the cos...

Over 40,000 staff and students at The University of Manchester have been nominated for The Earthshot Prize for their practical action on climate change. ...

Dr Jennifer O’Brien, SEED,  Academic Lead for Sustainability Teaching and Learning, and Sustainable Futures Challenge Lead for Inspired and Informed Futures, has been awarded a Higher Education and the SDGs Challenge Grant by the Association of Commo...

Mike Hodson, Andy McMeekin and Andy Lockhart have presented their new conference paper "Platformisation and the Reconfiguration of Urban Public Transport Systems in England: Who’s in control?" at the Royal Geographical Society with Institute of Briti...

A powerful new crop management tool has been launched today, to enable farmers, businesses, and governments to make more informed decisions about water management, irrigation investments, and climate risks....

Catherine Walker will be speaking at a Sustainable Futures seminar alongside Jelena Ponocko, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Julien Harou, MUI/MERI, on 22nd September 2022 at 2pm. Her talk is entitled ‘From the classroom to t...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 (...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...