http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/ en-gb sustainability@ncl.ac.uk webmaster@ncl.ac.uk http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/back-to-the-energy-future-nires-at-the-nescoe-annual-dinner NIReS Professors Phil Taylor, Tony Roskilly and Dermot Roddy attended the 74th Annual NESCOE Dinner, where the NIReS Energy Theme hosted a table of industrial and academic partners Fri, 10 May 2013 16:19:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/back-to-the-energy-future-nires-at-the-nescoe-annual-dinner AllEnergy Health and Environment Products and Processes Terrestrial Transport Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/research-seed-funding-offered Up to £5,000 available per award ; The Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability is offering staff across Newcastle University the chance to win seed-funding for new research ideas related to sustainability. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:52:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/research-seed-funding-offered AllEnergy Food Health and Environment Justice and Governance Marine Products and Processes Terrestrial Transport Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/welcome-to-our-new-director Professor Phil Taylor this week took up his new post as Director of NIReS ; Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:32:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/welcome-to-our-new-director AllEnergy Food Health and Environment Institute Staff Justice and Governance Marine Products and Processes Terrestrial Transport Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/living-with-environmental-change-knowledge-exchange-guidelines-and-training Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:54:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/living-with-environmental-change-knowledge-exchange-guidelines-and-training AllEnergy Food Health and Environment Marine Terrestrial Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/north-east-geo-polar-mailing-list Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:50:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/north-east-geo-polar-mailing-list AllEnergy Health and Environment Marine Products and Processes Terrestrial Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/call-for-information-tyne-river-catchment-research-platform Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:15:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/call-for-information-tyne-river-catchment-research-platform AllEnergy Health and Environment Marine Terrestrial Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/all-those-questions-about-phd-research-you-were-too-afraid-to-ask Results of a NIReS session on PhD-related conundrums ; Results of the NIReS WaTErCRoCs conference session on PhD-related conundrums Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:01:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/all-those-questions-about-phd-research-you-were-too-afraid-to-ask AllEnergy Food Health and Environment Justice and Governance Marine Products and Processes Terrestrial Transport Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews News Archive http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/flow-grand-challenges-in-water-research-competition-for-newcastle-s-early-career-researchers Open to Newcastle University PhD students and early career RAs only ; Open to Newcastle University PhD students and early career RAs only to be in with a chance of winning up to 2000 as a team Alnwick Youth Hostel Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:00:00 GMT Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:39:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/flow-grand-challenges-in-water-research-competition-for-newcastle-s-early-career-researchers AllEnergy Food Health and Environment Justice and Governance Marine Products and Processes Terrestrial Transport Urban and Rural Systems WaterEvents News News Archive http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/satnav-to-ease-congestion-in-our-cities-copy New sat-nav technology which helps drivers adjust their speed so they can pass through a series of lights on green is to be trialled in Newcastle. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:50:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/satnav-to-ease-congestion-in-our-cities-copy AllTransportNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/new-blog-post-electric-cars-would-they-suit-your-lifestyle Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:02:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/new-blog-post-electric-cars-would-they-suit-your-lifestyle AllEnergy Health and Environment Justice and Governance Products and Processes Transport Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/european-success-for-chemical-engineering-prof1-copy Professor Ian Metcalfe has been awarded European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant funding of 2m Euros for a new research proposal. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:47:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/european-success-for-chemical-engineering-prof1-copy AllProducts and ProcessesNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/newcastle-supports-the-ea-in-their-new-role-coordinating-the-development-of-the-uk-s-climate-predictions Longstanding work on weather generation at Newcastle is vital for future climate change predictions ; Longstanding work on weather generation at Newcastle is vital for future climate change predictions Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:57:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/newcastle-supports-the-ea-in-their-new-role-coordinating-the-development-of-the-uk-s-climate-predictions AllEnergy Health and Environment Marine Terrestrial Transport Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews News Archive http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/new-blog-post-electric-cars-what-are-they-really-like-to-drive Latest in running blog series published ; Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:15:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/new-blog-post-electric-cars-what-are-they-really-like-to-drive AllEnergy Health and Environment Justice and Governance Products and Processes Transport Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/we-are-talking-about-a-child-s-life-here-why-should-a-commercial-operation-change-our-child-s-life Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:49:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/we-are-talking-about-a-child-s-life-here-why-should-a-commercial-operation-change-our-child-s-life AllHealth and EnvironmentNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/reducing-the-impact-of-a-terrorist-attack-on-our-trains-and-metros-copy Blast-resilient carriages that are better able to withstand a terrorist attack and ultimately save lives have been developed by a world-leading team of engineers. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:03:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/reducing-the-impact-of-a-terrorist-attack-on-our-trains-and-metros-copy AllTransportNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/new-blog-post-published-electric-cars-the-real-cost-of-buying Latest in series of blog posts on electric car ownership ; Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:26:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/new-blog-post-published-electric-cars-the-real-cost-of-buying AllEnergy Health and Environment Justice and Governance Products and Processes Transport Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/electric-car-blog-now-live We ask the questions you've always wanted to ; In a series of blog posts, we are posing the questions most commonly asked about electric cars to a team of experts here at Newcastle University, and bringing you their answers. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:55:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/electric-car-blog-now-live AllEnergy Health and Environment Justice and Governance Products and Processes Transport Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/prestigious-international-award-for-director-of-relu Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:55:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/prestigious-international-award-for-director-of-relu AllUrban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/what-have-we-learnt-about-commuting1 CURDS blog post by Mike Coombes reflecting on the importance of understanding commuting patterns; also includes a link to coverage of his recent report on the impact of opening the Second Tyne Tunnel. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:36:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/what-have-we-learnt-about-commuting1 AllTransport Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/better-soil-management-is-key-to-safeguarding-agricultural-production-in-times-of-extreme-flooding-and-drought Dr Paul Quinn speaks to BBC Radio 4 about Newcastle University’s efforts to improve our resilience to the extreme weather events of 2012 ; Dr Paul Quinn speaks to BBC Radio 4 about Newcastle University’s efforts to improve our resilience to the extreme weather events of 2012 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:52:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/better-soil-management-is-key-to-safeguarding-agricultural-production-in-times-of-extreme-flooding-and-drought AllFood Terrestrial Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/espon-climate-project-success Newcastle University’s ESPON project influences European Environment Agency Report on Climate Change, Impacts and Vulnerability in Europe ; Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:41:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/espon-climate-project-success AllJustice and GovernanceNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/british-team-set-to-access-and-sample-one-of-the-last-unexplored-environments-on-planet-earth-copy Today, a British team of scientists and engineers will realise a 16 year ambition to drill down through over three kilometres of Antarctic ice into an ancient buried lake. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:07:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/british-team-set-to-access-and-sample-one-of-the-last-unexplored-environments-on-planet-earth-copy AllTerrestrialNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/counting-the-cost-of-congestion2 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:07:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/counting-the-cost-of-congestion2 AllTransportNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/early-career-researchers-awards-connecting-urban-and-rural-environments NIReS Urban and Rural Systems Theme ; Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:52:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/early-career-researchers-awards-connecting-urban-and-rural-environments AllHealth and Environment Justice and Governance Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/environmental-justice-and-the-city-report-now-available Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:45:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/environmental-justice-and-the-city-report-now-available AllHealth and Environment Justice and Governance Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/being-a-specialist-in-a-complex-world-a-student-facilitated-seminar-promoting-engagement-across-disciplines Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:09:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/being-a-specialist-in-a-complex-world-a-student-facilitated-seminar-promoting-engagement-across-disciplines AllFood Health and Environment Justice and Governance Terrestrial Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/environmental-justice-and-the-city-summary-report-now-available Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:46:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/environmental-justice-and-the-city-summary-report-now-available AllHealth and Environment Justice and Governance Urban and Rural SystemsNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/water-and-political-security-book-chapter-published-by-nires-associate Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:59:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/water-and-political-security-book-chapter-published-by-nires-associate AllEnergy Food Health and Environment Justice and Governance Terrestrial Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/nires-support-for-unesco-chair-in-sustainable-water-services-pays-off Fri, 21 Sep 2012 08:39:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/nires-support-for-unesco-chair-in-sustainable-water-services-pays-off AllJustice and Governance Terrestrial Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/nires-hosts-turkish-researchers-to-launch-new-collaboration-in-agricultural-water-management Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:02:00 GMT http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sustainability/news/item/nires-hosts-turkish-researchers-to-launch-new-collaboration-in-agricultural-water-management AllFood Marine Terrestrial Urban and Rural Systems WaterNews