Global Sustainable Development News

Anna's project will focus on the large-scale investment in renewable energy in Masdar City, which the UAE government hope will become a platform for sustainable energy research. It will explore the extent to which there is a conflict of interest in oil-rich countries between wealth accumulation from oil dominance and the investment in clean energy solutions for future energy security. Anna will visit the UAE this summer to interview representatives from the country's academic, industrial and governmental sectors.

Many congratulations to the winner of our Global Sustainable Development Photo Competition, Katharine McEnery.

Students were invited to submit creative images reflecting on the themes "What does Global Sustainable Development look like?" and "You know you're studying Global Sustainable Development when...".

The judges thought that Katharine's photo was an excellent and imaginative representation of the chosen theme.

The School for Cross-Faculty Studies' student-run magazine GLOBUS features an article by Dr Bryan Brazeau, titled 'A Sustainable Serenissima'.

"Degree programmes at Warwick, particularly in the School for Cross-Faculty Studies, are continually innovating, expanding, and evolving. A Sustainable Serenissima is an introduction to a new and upcoming module, centred on the study of Venice, offered by the School, written by the Module Convenor, Dr. Bryan Brazeau. As a cultural capital situated on an island, Venice is a hub for themes explored by Liberal Arts and Global Sustainable Development." (T Olive, Editor)

We are pleased to open our annual Essay Competition for Year 12 students with an interest in Global Sustainable Development. Entrants this year have the choice of the following essay titles, as suggested by our current students:

1. As the negotiations around Brexit are ongoing, what issues of Sustainable Development should our leaders be concerned with?

2. “The expression ‘Think Global Act Local’ offers the best guidance to achieving Global Sustainable Development”. Discuss.

3. To what extent is Global Sustainable Development primarily about how we manage environmental resources?

The competition deadline is 30th March 2018, and entrants can submit their essay online now.

We look forward to reading the entries, and wish the students the best of luck.

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 SDNS Youth website.

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......:

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 University of Warwick

Dr Rosemary Collier, director of the Warwick Crop Centre and academic lead on food – one of our Global Research Priorities – shares how our research 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