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🌟 Only two weeks to go until our free online event, ‘Ultra Low-Carbon Building Materials: CobBauge, Natural Insulation, and Living Walls’! Curious about the future of sustainable construction and restoration? 🌍 In this short video, Halat Alnaqshabandy, our Business Research Fellow specialising in CobBauge (which she’s standing right next to!), shares why you won’t want to miss this event. 📅 Date: 29th January 🕒 Time: 14:30 - 17:00 📍 Location: Online – join from anywhere! 💻 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eWRsQ4Uv 👉 Whether you’re a builder, architect, researcher, or sustainability enthusiast, this event is packed with insights on groundbreaking materials shaping the future of ultra-low-carbon building. 🌱 Don’t miss your chance to be part of this movement – sign up today! This event is part of the Entrepreneurial Futures SPF Project, which is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. #Sustainability #UltraLowCarbon #SustainableConstruction #Innovation #GreenBuilding #EntrepreneurialFutures #UKSPF #CIOSGOODGROWTH Jack Morewood Enterprise Solutions Becky Moore Erandi De Silva Melanie Penry-Jones Emily Reed

Polling evidence in the UK shows there is very strong concern about climate change and sustainability across all population demographics, however, in research undertaken by Professor Alison Anderson, only 1 in 4 young people felt ‘very informed on climate change’. Next week Professor Alison Anderson, will be at #EvidenceWeek in Parliament with Sense about Science to present research evidence on ‘A Climate Problem-Solving Generation’, to help parliamentarians better understand the needs of young people and improve government policy. MPs, peers and parliamentary staff can book their quickfire policy briefing and find more information about the whole week with Alison here: https://lnkd.in/dQF3su9M

🎆 University of Plymouth researchers, are you looking for guidance around engaging with policy and parliament? Join us on the 11th Feb for our lunch and learn research forum, 'Engaging with the new Government and Parliament on Sustainability' We will: - Bring together researchers interested in engaging with the government and parliament on sustainability - Introduce how the government works and how academics can engage with policy making - Learn from colleagues' experiences of engaging with policy. To see the agenda and sign up, follow the link: https://lnkd.in/eRN2_RgG

Happy New Year everyone! Our Net-Zero Exchange team are getting the year off to an exciting start with two opportunities this month: 🌿 Free Online CPD Workshop: Net-Zero and Climate Change Workshop - Getting Started as Individuals: https://lnkd.in/epVqeMCr 🌿 Online event: Ultra Low-Carbon Building Materials: CobBauge, Natural Insulation and Living Walls: https://lnkd.in/eWRsQ4Uv

🌏 Strengthening connections with Indonesia 🌏 Our collaborations with Indonesia grow stronger, aligning with the newly announced UK-Indonesia Strategic Partnership. This initiative will focus on key areas such as cyber security, blue economy, climate change, maritime innovation, offshore renewable energy, and food security—fields in which the University has significant expertise. We’re delighted to welcome Dr Radisti A. Praptiwi from Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional RI (BRIN RI) & Universitas Esa Unggul to Plymouth. Hosted by Professor Melanie Austen, Radisti met with the directors of the University's Strategic Research Institutes - Professor RICHARD THOMPSON OBE FRS and Professor Will Blake, to explore future opportunities for the universities. Her visit builds on research ties established through projects such as: - PISCES Partnership https://lnkd.in/edekfXcu - Blue Communities https://lnkd.in/evS6HETz and - PANACEA https://lnkd.in/eTweAhbE #UKIndonesia #ResearchImpact #GlobalPartnerships #NatureBasedSolutions #CyberSecurity #OffshoreRenewableEnergy #PlasticPollution #BlueCommunities #BlueEconomy #SystemsThinking #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Department for Business and Trade Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Jonathan Reynolds MP Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP Luke Pollard Sarah Jones MP Mary Creagh CBE MP Daniel Zeichner Richard Davies Kevin D Jones Richard Preziosi Chris Fogwill Alexander Belton Sian Rees Munira Raji, PhD. Miriam Reverter

I'm thrilled to share that our book chapter on "Racial and Ethnic Representations in Geography and Geosciences: Cases of the United States and the United Kingdom", has been officially published this week in "How to Foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Geography, Theory, Praxis, and Shaping our Future." This remarkable collection of insights on how to foster EDI in geography and geosciences in the US and UK is edited by Guo Chen and LaToya E. Eaves. You can find more info through this link: https://lnkd.in/eNqViNkS

It was a great pleasure working alongside my #UNESCO IHP colleague Dr Omogbemi Yaya and his team from the Nigerian National Water Resources Institute, and Sustainable Earth Institute colleagues Munira Raji, PhD., Claire Kelly, lise hunter, Mona Nasseri and Kevin D Jones at our joint #climatesmartagriculture network development workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. Sponsored by Innovate UK and University of Plymouth, we worked with a wide range of academic and non academic partners to identify challenges and technology gaps, explore relevant research and practice, and identify opportunities for future interdisciplinary, cross sector working to help scale out CSA technologies and practice ... supporting sustainable soil and water management at the river basin scale. #internationalscientificpartnership

Yesterday, the delegation from University of Plymouth visited the Cross River National Park in Calabar, the largest rainforest area in Nigeria spanning approximately 4,000 km² of diverse habitats, primary moist tropical rainforests, mangrove swamps, coastal zones and a hotspot for rare and endangered species. It shares a border with Korup National Park in Cameroon. During the tour, we observed the rich biodiversity in the National Park and also saw the negative effects of deforestation, illegal logging, and farming on the ecosystem, particularly their impact on climate change. The rangers emphasised the importance of sustainable rainforest management practices and highlighted some of the challenges of finding a balance between conservation of the rainforest and the needs of local communities around food security, job opportunities, and green entrepreneurship to support sustainable livelihoods. Will Blake Mona Nasser Claire Kelly Kevin D Jones @Lise

🎁 An early Christmas present for University of Plymouth researchers! Registration is now open for our next SEI Research Forum, 'Engaging with the new Government and Parliament on Sustainability'. 11th Feb | 11:45 - 13:00 | Sustainability Hub The session aims to: 🎄 Bring together researchers interested in engaging with the government and parliament on sustainability ⛄ Introduce how the government works and how academics can engage with policy making with advice from Jo Clift ⭐ Learn from colleagues' experiences of engaging with policy We will be joined by Alison Anderson who will explore 'Getting your research before the House of Lords and Members of Parliament' and Abigail McQuatters-Gollop who will discuss 'Understanding the policy development process within DEFRA' Sign up: https://lnkd.in/eek6uTnE