News tagged with: sustainability
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![Medical student Sophie Lawrence has visited Parliament to outline her work on reusable scrub caps for student doctors]()
Student doctorñޙs sustainable scrub cap success
ñ news: Medical student Sophie Lawrence has visited Parliament to outline her work on reusable scrub caps for student doctors.
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![The ñ and UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe held a Science Diplomacy Consultative Forum to explore the role of universities in science diplomacy for a shared future]()
University hosts international forum on the power of science diplomacy
ñ news: The University and UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe held a Science Diplomacy Consultative Forum to explore the role of universities in science diplomacy for a shared future
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![A new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the ñ Professor Richard Davies, and the Provost of Curtin University Professor Matthew Tonts]()
ñ and Curtin to collaborate on research and teaching initiatives
ñ news: The ñ and Curtin University have signed an agreement that formalises four decades of working collaboratively, and lays out plans for a range of impactful research and teaching initiatives
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![Lisa Roberts and Richard Davies signing memorandum of understanding]()
Universities strengthen commitment to deeper cooperation for the South West
ñ news: The Vice-Chancellors of the Universities of ñ and Exeter have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) reflecting the institutionsñޙ long history of collaboration and partnership.
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Study explores how science can support and enable the High Seas Treaty
ñ news: A new international study involving researchers from the University says there are considerable challenges which could presently hamper the implementation of the High Seas Treaty from a scientific and technological perspective
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Partnership tackles contamination in materials dredged from the ocean
ñ news: The University has formed a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership with ñ company Recycle It Global to tackle contamination in materials dredged from the ocean
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![Living walls can reduce heat lost from buildings by over 30%]()
Living walls boost biodiversity by providing safe spaces for urban wildlife
ñ news: Our research shows how living walls ñޓ structures housing flowers and plants fitted to the outside of new and old buildings ñޓ can significantly enhance the biodiversity within urban environments
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Consortium secures £3.6m for pioneering anaesthetic gas recovery and reuse technology
ñ news: A consortium including the ñ has been awarded £3.6 million to advance technology which captures, recovers and recycles volatile anaesthetic gas waste for future reuse
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![Temperate rainforests support unique biodiversity and climate regulation]()
Rainforests under threat: report calls for protection and restoration to help the South Westñޙs temperate rainforests thrive
ñ news: A new report ñޓ The State of the South West Rainforests ñޓ highlights that around 40% of the region offers the appropriate climatic conditions to support a rainforest landscape
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![A research site at the Birmingham Institute for Forest Research Free Air CO2 Enrichment (BIFoR-FACE) facility in Staffordshire, England]()
Predicted CO2 levels cause marked increase in forest temperatures
ñ news: Our researchers found that elevated carbon dioxide levels generated as a result of climate change could significantly increase the temperatures found within the canopies of the worldñޙs woodlands and forests
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![An aerial view of Devonport Dockyard and the River Tamar also showing the Torpoint Ferry, the Royal Albert Bridge and the Tamar Bridge]()
Torpoint ñޜBridge to Zeroñޝ to deliver UK-first decarbonisation solution for the worldñޙs busiest chain ferry service
ñ news: The University is one of three partners in the Bridge to Zero project, which will deliver a plan to transition the Torpoint Ferry service from fossil fuel power to 100% shore-supplied green electricity
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![Cho Kwong Charlie Lam, Lecturer in Environmental Intelligence at the ñ]()
University academic appointed Lead Author of UN climate change report
ñ news: Dr Cho Kwong Charlie Lam is one of 31 UK academics who will serve in the role for the IPCCñޙs Seventh Assessment Report on adapting cities and infrastructure to climate change
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