News and Events
Events
- Climate Action at Newcastle University - 10th Nov 2022
- Energy Bills Workshop with Groundwork - 30th Nov 2022
- Christmas Switch Off - Dec 2022
- Sustainability Week - w/c 6th Mar 2023
- Leave Newcastle Happy - Jun 2023
FREE bike safety inspections and minor maintenance for staff and students!
Date/Time: Various
Venue: Various
Switching our buildings off for the holidays.
Date/Time: December 2023
Venue: Newcastle University
The disposal and recycling end-of-year campaign!
Date/Time: June 2023
Venue: Newcastle upon Tyne
Increasing awareness of sustainability at Newcastle University.
Date/Time: March 6th-10th
Venue: Newcastle University and Virtual
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Engineering Biology research to address environmental challenges
A new £13m research centre, the first of its kind in the UK, is being formed to enhance and develop the natural abilities of micro-organisms in cleaning up our planet.
published on: 9 February 2024
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Clarity needed for businesses to achieve greenhouse gas mitigation
Despite efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, companies are not set up for success, due to conflicting national and sectorial targets and differing availability of abatement options.
published on: 2 February 2024
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Comment: Methane release from the ocean
Writing for The Conversation, Professor Richard Davies discusses how frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – and things are worse than we thought.
published on: 8 December 2023
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Research centre launched to help decarbonise the UK’s energy demand
A new research centre has been set up to help provide solutions for energy demand reduction, understand the impact on consumers, and enable equitable policy decision-making.
published on: 7 December 2023
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Climate change shown to cause methane release from the deep ocean
New research has shown that fire-ice - frozen methane which is trapped as a solid under our oceans - is vulnerable to melting due to climate change and could be released into the sea.
published on: 6 December 2023
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Ranked in the QS global top 30 for Sustainability and Social Impact
Newcastle University has been ranked joint 30th in the world out of over 1,400 institutions in the latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.
published on: 5 December 2023
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Newcastle University scientists join a new €41.3m climate centre
Newcastle University will be part of the new Climate+ Co-Centre to help tackle the climate, biodiversity and water crises impacting Ireland and Britain.
published on: 30 November 2023
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Showcasing 75 years of student-led research expeditions
Newcastle University is celebrating the outstanding achievements of students in the field of research and independent overseas research expeditions.
published on: 24 November 2023
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ERC funding to support pioneering battery research
A Newcastle University project led by Dr James Dawson has been successful in securing a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
published on: 23 November 2023
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Royal recognition for water research
Newcastle University has won a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in recognition of its long-standing excellence in water research.
published on: 16 November 2023
Blog
Read blog posts from the Sustainability Team and collaborators.
Our new blog was created in October 2022!
The blog aims to inform and inspire colleagues and students regarding all things sustainability. It will cover a wide variety of subjects related to sustainability and social and environmental justice.
By promoting discussion and action in the University, our target of net zero by 2030 will be all the more achievable.
Please join us in our exploration of sustainability in everyday life, and wider institutional and government action.