Global Sustainable Development News
Know Your Goals Campaign
The 2017 #KnowYourGoals campaign, pioneered by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth), is a global initiative to empower communities to take ownership of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by inviting local organizers, particularly young people, to raise awareness of the SDGs within local campuses and communities.
The campaign will allow local organizers and partners to raise awareness of the SDGs and to celebrate success stories which showcase wonderful examples of local solutions that are tackling sustainable development challenges.
Find out how you can contribute to the campaign and join a global movement to empower local communities for a more sustainable future on the .
Warwick has made it through to the finals of this year’s Green Gown Awards in the Enterprise, Sustainability Champion, and Community categories.
These Awards exist to recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges in the UK, and our progress to the finals in 3 categories is fantastic recognition of all the hard work that goes into sustainability at Warwick. Find out more about the projects and initiatives that have been recognised......:
New Undergraduate Degree in Global Sustainable Development
The University has approved a brand new BASc single honours course in Global Sustainable Development to be launched in October 2018.
Building upon the success of the existing joint degree courses and taking account of feedback received from current and prospective students, this new course allows students to study in-depth the issues around Global Sustainable Development that concern them most.
Find out more about the course structure on our webpage.
If we believe that we can personally help stop climate change with individual actions – such as turning the thermostat down – then we are more likely to make a difference, according to research from the 神马福利影片
Dr Rosemary Collier, director of the Warwick Crop Centre and academic lead on food – one of our Global Research Priorities – is looking at ways of improving existing UK vegetable and fruit crops as well as looking for completely new ones.
One of our students, Meredith, has started blogging about her experiences of being a Global Sustainable Development student. Have a look at her posts for an insight into life at Warwick, and the student experience of our GSD degrees
New GLOBUS
We are proud to announce the re-launch of GLOBUS magazine. We have officially handed over the magazine to the students who have redesigned the magazine and made it their own!
Warwick has in this year’s Green League after two years of not being ranked in the top 100; a fantastic achievement, especially given the rate at which our campus has expanded over recent years.
Food security is at the heart of a between the University and Waitrose. We’ll be providing PhD students with academic development and industry training in agriculture and sustainable crop production.
The third, and perhaps the most exciting issue of GLOBUS marks the expansion of the magazine to School-level: the GSD and Liberal Arts teams will now be working together.