University of Manchester - Archive (sustainability)
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2019
17
July
2019
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17:43
Europe/London
The University of Manchester is part of a new network that will boost the contribution of higher education institutions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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02
July
2019
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02:00
Europe/London
A typical summer barbecue* for four people releases more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than an 80 mile car journey, according to a group of scientists studying the impact of food choices on the environment.
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2018
12
September
2018
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01:30
Europe/London
Greenhouse gas removal (GGR) could make the UK carbon neutral by 2050, but immediate action is required says a new joint report by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal Society.
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11
September
2018
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17:38
Europe/London
Staff, students, visitors and members of the local community have attended a celebratory health and wellbeing event marking the official opening of Brunswick Park at the heart of The University of Manchester’s campus.
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20
August
2018
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16:02
Europe/London
Less than three years ago, after Malcolm Turnbull had wrested the prime ministership from Tony Abbott, I wrote an article entitled “Carbon coups: from Hawke to Abbott, climate policy is never far away when leaders come a cropper”.
Less than two we...
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08
August
2018
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17:01
Europe/London
Dr Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo, energy minister of Burkina Faso, returned to his alma mater last week to visit academics at The University of Manchester and discuss how our research might help his future ambitions to improve energy access for the majorit...
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06
July
2018
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16:08
Europe/London
The University of Manchester hospitality and events team has scooped the Sustainable Business Award at the UK’s most prestigious hospitality and catering awards, the Cateys, organised by The Caterer.
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03
July
2018
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10:25
Europe/London
Social responsibility was the highlight of the night at the recent CUBO Awards (Colleges & University Business Officers). The University of Manchester’s Directorate for the Student Experience successfully won three awards for projects that not only s...
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01
May
2018
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11:51
Europe/London
France recently passed an amendment to its Agriculture Bill. It prohibits any product that is largely based on non-animal ingredients from being labelled like a traditional animal product. This essentially bans product names such as “vegetable steak”...
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26
March
2018
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12:11
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has scooped a Champions of Champions award for inspiring thousands of staff and students to opt for more sustainable journeys to work.
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2017
30
December
2017
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19:25
Europe/London
Patsy Perry, University of Manchester
It’s tough to love our clothes and keep wearing them for longer when we are faced with a tempting array of newness on offer in the shops. But before you head out into the January sales for those irresistible d...
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28
November
2017
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15:55
Europe/London
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Marc Hudson, University of Manchester and Matthew Paterson, University of Manchester
Unusually for a large UN climate conference, the recent Bonn talks didn’t finish with any late-night haggling. Progress, in th...
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16
November
2017
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15:38
Europe/London
Two projects on a massive scale designed to increase knowledge of sustainability issues among staff and students at The University of Manchester have won an award.
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03
November
2017
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13:00
Europe/London
The real story behind the huge crowds gathered at iPhone launches
Harald Wieser, University of Manchester
Apple’s special edition iPhone X release – like the new iPhones before it – brings thousands of people lining up in front of Apple sto...
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13
October
2017
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13:06
Europe/London
The University of Manchester has launched a new interactive Tree Trail to encourage people to get outside and discover more about the trees around them.
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12
April
2017
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15:13
Europe/London
The University of Manchester last night won a national award for two of its projects which inform staff and students about sustainability and provide a positive impact on the local community and beyond.
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2016
30
November
2016
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13:43
Europe/London
Manchester is celebrating after being named the first carbon literate university and museum in the world.
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2015
09
February
2015
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13:00
Europe/London
University researchers will work with charities to explore how to reduce waste and get food to those who cannot afford it.
The University of Manchester is to work with charities to research ways to tackle food insecurity and reduce food waste in t...
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2012
04
July
2012
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02:00
Europe/London
UK consumers could face dramatically reduced food choices in the future unless much more is done to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a hard-hitting University of Manchester report warns.
The Sustainable Consumption Institute research claims food whic...
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16
May
2012
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02:00
Europe/London
The vast majority of the millions of microwave ovens thrown away every year could be easily fixed and reused, according to University of Manchester research.
Making simple repairs could save the UK could save millions of pounds by replacing fuses ...
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2011
14
April
2011
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02:00
Europe/London
Students need your support to tackle the world's food issues
Today one billion people will go hungry. And today one billion people will over-consume. The world's food system is failing. Food issues make headline news across the globe. And...
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2009
21
December
2009
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01:00
Europe/London
The most commonly used measure of overall economic output is misleading and inaccurate, according to one of the world’s leading economists.
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta, from The University of Manchester, says Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ignores...
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