Research News
Dr Jonathan Clarke discusses challenges for sustainable cities
"As countries around the world come together to tackle the threat of climate change at the COP26 climate summit, the question of how cities can become more sustainable has never been more important. Dr Jonathan Clarke, Senior Teaching Fellow in Global Sustainable Development, discusses what some of the key challenges are for transforming our cities to become more resilient, equitable and sustainable to adapt to our changing world."
This video is part of the Faculty of Arts at Home series, produced by the faculty during lockdown and beyond. The series showcases the diversity of research in the Faculty of Arts in relation to overarching themes.
Webinar on the real cost of food by GSD academics
Earlier this week, Romain Chenet, Teaching Fellow in GSD, and Dr Alastair Smith, Senior Teaching Fellow in GSD, discussed the hidden and not-so hidden climate costs of the food in our fridges and pantries. The webinar included a short presentation followed by an invitation to join in a “show and tell” where the effects of climate change on food production and what you can do to help were explored.
Catch up on the webinar online here.
This event was part of the 2021 ESRC Festival of Social Science. You can find out more about the rest of the programme for the Festival here.
IATL funding for GSD-championed student climate forum
Now in only its second year, the Warwick Climate Negotiating Forum 2021, launched in 2019 by GSD students, has been awarded £10,000 in grant funding by the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning at the University of Warwick.
Dr Jess Savage to attend COP26 as an official Warwick delegate
Dr Jess Savage, Assistant Professor in the Global Sustainable Development Department and Deputy Head of the School for Cross-faculty Studies will attend COP26, the UN Climate Change summit, later this month. Jess is one of several academics and experts from the University of Warwick who have been selected to attend COP26.
GSD offer holder secures international scholarships
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We are delighted to announce that Hala Alhaffir, a MASc in Global Sustainable Development offer holder, has been successful in securing two prestigious international scholarships to enable her to take up a place on our new programme. Hala will be jointly funded by Chevening and the Saïd Foundation. A Chevening Scholarship ‘enables outstanding emerging leaders from all over the world to pursue one-year master’s degrees in the UK’. The Saïd Foundation scholarships are ‘targeted towards outstanding individuals with leadership potential who will be drivers of positive change’.
We spoke to Hala to find out more about her background and her plans for the future.
Bronze Athena SWAN Award for School for Cross-faculty Studies
The School for Cross-faculty Studies is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its application for the Athena SWAN Bronze Award. We are now engaged in implementing our five-year Athena SWAN Action Plan.
New article by GSD researcher on climate action
The world is acting on climate change - just not effectively. Hear from Dr Nick Bernards, Associate Professor in GSD, in his latest article for The Conversation on climate action.
"If we want results, we may need to go beyond simply demanding action and instead focus on changing the way the global economy is organised and governed."