VII INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS The Ministry of Higher Education, the Universities of Cuba and especially the University of Cienfuegos Carlos R. Rodriguez has pleasure of inviting you to participate in the VII International Workshop: The University, The Environment, Energy and Sustain...
RE: What Does a Change of Government Mean for Environmental Policy? Future Policy Risks and Opportunities for the UK’s Environmental Industry: Anticipating UK and EU Policy Dan Norris MP, Minister of State at Defra, and Nick Herbert MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, will hea...
CHPA Annual Conference and Awards Dinner Wednesday 25th November 2009 The CHPA is delighted to announce our 2009 Annual Conference: Combating Climate Change Competitively. The 2008 CHPA Annual Conference was our most successful and well-attended conference to date, with more than 200 delegate...
The CHPA is delighted to announce their 2009 Annual Conference: Combating Climate Change Competitively. The 2008 CHPA Annual Conference was their most successful and well-attended conference to date, with more than 200 delegates from across the industry joining us for a lively and thought-provok...
The date of the conference:- 23 and 24 November 2009 The locations:- Newcastle-Gateshead For further information, please visit www.acttravelwise.org/home
Thursday 19th November, 7.00pm – 9.00pm at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR Chaired by award winning broadcaster Andrea Catherwood. Three experts will be joined by an enterprising member of the public to present solutions to the looming crisis of access...
Is it time to re-think economic growth? Join the most important conversation of our times. Book launch: Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet by Tim Jackson Time: 7pm Speakers: Tim Jackson and Jonathon Porritt RSVP: [email protected] In the few months since th...
Sustainability and responsibility in universities and colleges promotes long-term sustainability and responsible role of the university in society, both as an educator and employer and addresses the question: "What is the role of university in society, should they be places for civic engagement?" ...
Are we there yet? Journeys of Student Engagement in Sustainability UoG is working closely with University of Bradford on organising a Student Engagement Forum, entitled 'Are we there yet? Journeys of student engagement in sustainability' which will be held on Tuesday 3rd November at the Universit...
The University has been awarded funding by the European Union, under the Grundtvig, fund for hosting an international workshop in the areas of Sustainability and Well-being. The Faculty of Sports and Health and Social Care in collaboration with International Research Institute in Sustainability will...
Towards a Low Carbon Innovation Revolution 26th-27th October 2009 Farnham Castle, Farnham, UK Organised by: The Centre for Sustainable Design (www.cfsd.org.uk) Download interviews on low carbon innovation from speakers at Sustainable Innovation 08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJV6gkh...
A huge array of leading thinkers and activists will be giving talks and workshops at The Bigger Picture: Festival of Interdependence. Speakers include John Sauven, director of Greenpeace; Susan George, author and activist; Andrew Simms, nef policy director; Susie Orbach, author and psychologist; Ric...
This one day course will help you build the skills you need to communicate climate change. The training session will provide information on: 1. Why good communication of climate change is so important 2. Major climate change issues and difficult questions 3. Communicating with people in diff...
Thursday 15th October 2009, 7.00pm – 8.30pm at the Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR Speakers Dennis Sammy, Nature Seekers, & Nienke van Geel, The Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust. Chaired by Nigel Winser. Human activities and climate change pose multiple thre...
Ethical and Environmental Officer Training 13 October 2009 9.45am - 4.00pm (registration from 9.15am) Ethical and Environmental (E&E) Officer Training is an opportunity for student officers, students and Students’ Union staff to learn more about E&E campaigns and programmes available thro...
Live events and festivals have their own unique environmental challenges to tackle, including international transportation and intense energy usage, on-site noise and environmental pollution, as well as site impact issues. The event-going public is increasingly aware of these issues and has gro...
All Our Futures 2 - Annual Conference Getting real – investing in our future 15 – 17 September 2009 University of Plymouth – Sherwell Centre and Portland Square The conference builds on the success of All Our Futures 1 held in the University of Plymouth in September 2008. Th...
This conference will be run in conjunction with the Cabinet Office and the Department for Work and Pensions. Government ICT Goes Green is the UK’s premier event for those involved in greening public sector ICT. Over 400 key decision makers from across the UK will be present at this high-profil...
‘In an increasingly globalised world there is wide spread acceptance of the importance of ‘internationalising" higher education and giving students the skills to enable them to operate effectively across boundaries.’ (Bill Rammell 2007) But what does an international education...