Other Event Archive

• Reviewing the UK's Clean Air Strategy – 28th February 2019

  Following the UK Government's recent announcement on the Clean Air Strategy, Westminster Insight's half day conference, 'Reviewing the UK's Clean Air Strategy', provides a timely reminder of the review and its findings. With the debate around climate change so prominent, it is clear that urgent acti...

• 2019 Global Goals Teach In – 18th February 2019 to 22nd February 2019

  The Teach In began last year as an annual student-led campaign to engage teaching staff in embedding the SDGs in their teaching, learning, and assessment over the course of the week. There is an online pledge where teaching staff can share what they’re planning to do during the week and plenty...

• Protecting Our Public Rights of Way – 26th February 2019 to 18th February 2019

  The 2015 Deregulation Act included changes to the registration of Public Rights of Way, including the cut-off date of 1st January 2026 for historic claims for paths that existed before 1949. The resulting rush of applications for historic paths to be officially recognised has led to some local counc...

• Leadership, Staff & Governance – 14th February 2019

  Join Carbon Credentials and CDP on February 14th to gain insight into which areas you should be focusing on for your 2019 CDP disclosure. Understand the common pitfalls and how best to avoid these going forward. You’ll be provided with top tips and recommendations which will help reduce the...

• Maximising your 2019 Disclosure – 14th February 2019

  Join CDP and Carbon Credentials to gain insight into which areas you should be focusing on for your 2019 CDP disclosure. Understand the common pitfalls and how best to avoid these going forward. You’ll be provided with top tips and recommendations which will help reduce the time and stress ...

• 2019 Australasia Conference – 11th February 2019 to 13th February 2019

  New Zealand and Australia occupy a distinctive position in global location, offering opportunities for unique contributions to understanding of regional economies and their dynamics. As proponents of Southern Theory have argued ours is a history of legacies from colonialism, with enduring impacts on...

• U-Mob - Contest of Best Practices on Sustainable Mobility at Universities – 31st January 2019

  The need for accessing to university campuses and the available transport offer result in intense mobility flows which are one of the aspects compromising environmental, financial and social sustainability in our universities. Aware of that, both public authorities and, especially universities, work...

• Partnerships, Society & Engagement – 31st January 2019

  The need for accessing to university campuses and the available transport offer result in intense mobility flows which are one of the aspects compromising environmental, financial and social sustainability in our universities. Aware of that, both public authorities and, especially universities, work...

• 2020-2030 - The Most Critical Decade in Humankind’s Short History – 16th January 2019

  2018 was a shocking year for humankind in terms of accelerating climate change, loss of species and habitats, worsening pollution problems, and serious setbacks on governance, human rights and poverty alleviation issues. Plus an extra 75 million people by the end of the year.   To point out that t...

• 2nd Symposium on Sustainability in University Campuses - Italy – 10th December 2018 to 12th December 2018

  Call for Papers: 2nd Symposium on Sustainability in University Campuses, Florence, Italy 10th-12th December 2018 It is widely known that matters related to sustainable development, albeit global in nature, are best handled at the local level. This line of thinking is particularly true to the h...

• Green Christmas Lecture - Knowledge and a Transforming World – 6th December 2018

  Humanity and the planet are entering a period of major, transformative change in economies, political power, human-environment relationships and technology. Whether for the good or for the bad, transformation of society in some way is inevitable. Humanity has therefore no option other than to try an...

• Transforming for Sustainability 2018 – 28th November 2018 to 29th November 2018

  We are pleased to announce that Roskilde University, together with UN City Copenhagen, will host the conference "Transforming for Sustainability". The conference will take place on the 28th and 29th of November 2018 in UN City Copenhagen. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) unites all aspects...

• Expanding communities of Sustainable Practice – 16th November 2018

  Building on our successful symposium in October 2016, we are excited to announce our second, one- day symposium at Leeds Arts University continuing the dialogue on how to expand communities of sustainable practice within and beyond art and design schools. Given the need for art and design education ...

• New Horizons for Cities and Regions in a Changing World – 15th November 2018 to 16th November 2018

  We are living through a period of profound change. Fundamental shifts occurring economically (increasing leadership in Asia, new opportunities in Africa, raising connectivity through global investment flows), demographically (aging populations, migration), politically (resurgent secession movements,...

• The Power of Partnerships – 31st October 2018 to 2nd November 2018

  The conference will draw together a diverse group of attendees from across Australia and New Zealand. Sustainability practitioners and influencers, educators, students, government and business partners, and sector support representatives will come together to will champion The Power of Partnerships ...

• The Fish in the Sea and the food on our plates – 1st November 2018

  How do we tackle global food challenges locally; climate change, resource depletion. The world is facing major food system challenges, locally, in nations and globally; the huge burden of food poverty, malnutrition and diet-related disease; climate change and ecosystem degradation; and millions o...

• How can psychology change our planet? – 1st November 2018

  Professor Martin Fry (School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering) and Dr Lara Zibarras (School of Arts and Social Sciences) will be exploring behaviour change and the environment in this one-hour lunch time lecture. Bring your lunch and join us as we find out how we can use behavioural ...

• NUS Sustainability Summit – 31st October 2018

  Registration is now open for this year’s NUS Sustainability Summit! The NUS Sustainability Summit is our flagship sustainability event for students, officers and staff from across the movement.  The Summit will equip you to put sustainability and social justice at the heart of your stude...

• Kyoto University International Symposium - Food and Sustainability – 29th October 2018 to 30th October 2018

  This is the first conference which will cover wide range of concept on "food and sustainability". Keynote lecture, special symposium, oral and poster sessions and networking events will be held by Kyoto University Graduate School or Agriculture, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies and ot...

• RSA Student and Early Career Conference 2018 – 25th October 2018 to 26th October 2018

  This conference will give PhD students and early career researchers (within 5 years after finishing a PhD) the opportunity to network, collaborate and socialise with others working in regional and urban studies, planning, geography, politics, development studies, economics and related fields. This i...