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  1. Guide to support SMEs to reduce carbon footprint

    Two Environmental Management students at UWE Bristol have developed a guide for local businesses on how to measure, and reduce, their carbon footprint. Daphning Pierre and Nicholas Shute worked with Bristol Green Capital Partnership to develop ‘The Carbon Footprinting Guide’, designed to encourage SMEs and other organisations to take climate action and understand their contribution to climate change. The […]

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  2. Research to address overfishing

    Research at UWE Bristol has been instrumental in major initiatives to tackle overfishing. These initiatives have been effective both in the UK’s own coastal waters and elsewhere, and include the establishment of the world’s largest marine reserve. The initiatives have culminated in a recent High Court finding confirming that, contrary to private ownership claims from some […]

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  3. Greenwich grant to boost sustainable tourism

    Tourism and leisure entrepreneurs aiming to become more sustainable can get help from University of Greenwich business experts, thanks to a €593,598 grant. Tourism and leisure entrepreneurs aiming to become more sustainable can get help from University of Greenwich business experts, thanks to a €593,598 grant. Jin Chan, from the university’s Business School, is leading […]

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  4. Climate Change, Agriculture and Natural Resources programme at Greenwich

    The Natural Resources Institute Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Natural Resources brings to bear the University of Greenwich’s expertise in smallholder agriculture, natural resources management, economic development and rural livelihoods on the challenges posed by climate variability and change. Together with their partners, they will contribute to the search for effective mitigation and adaptation strategies. […]

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  5. Teesside University partnership for recycled workwear

    Developing a circular economy and removing plastics from the environment will be the focus of a new partnership between Teesside University and an innovative environmental start-up. L-R: John Twitchen and Miles Watkins of Stuff4Life with Siobhan Fenton, Associate Dean (Enterprise and Business Engagement) in the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies. The Tees Valley […]

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  6. Brighton Waste House

    The Brighton Waste House: a building constructed using over 85% waste material and a living laboratory for ecological architectural design. Available for booking and visits at the University of Brighton’s City Campus, the Brighton Waste House is used day-to-day by university staff and students, and demonstrates numerous principles of sustainable architecture and design. The Brighton […]

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  7. University of Brighton study points way for new greener biomethane-fuelled transport

    Research by Brighton’s Advanced Engineering Centre and technology consultancy Ricardo could lead to greener vehicles powered by local ecosystem waste products. Published in the journal Energies, the collaborative study explores the use of upcycled methane in transport in south-east England, tapping into local waste sources of methane – such as farm silage, landfill and sewage plants […]

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  8. Measuring environmental pollution through bee hives

    A team of academics from Kingston University including Dr Rosa Busquets, Dr Olga Duran and Dr Gordon Hunter, are working with Mark Gale, of not-for-profit company BeesMax and Surrey Honey Farm, on the development of new devices for monitoring pollutants within honeybee hives through funding from the BIG South London Voucher Scheme. At the start of this year’s […]

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