IGSD News

At EWIS conference in Amsterdam Dr Kudlenko presented a paper on resilience in Ukraine as part of Horizon 2020 SHAPEDEM project. Dr Kudlenko used the findings from her Resilience and War project on Ukraine, as well as secondary data analysis as part of the Shapedem.

Prof Elena Korosteleva, Director IGSD is interviewed by The Independent about how heat and wildfires are putting tourism in Southern Europe at risk. Coverage also in The Daily Mail, MSN, Yahoo! The Washington Post and , Economic Times.

IGSD and Prof Kerry Kirwan, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor Research University of Warwick were invited guests of Bakhiyor Saidov Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan held at the Institute for Directors, London. Bakhiyor highlighted ambitions of interconnectivity and being a hub of business industry relations and modernisation and sustainable development.

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IGSD Director Elena Korosteleva speaks with Sky News about her on the ground experience being in Rhodes and coping with the fires.

Link to full video can be found here

The University is firmly committed to the principles of sustainability and recognises that our activities impact upon the environment through our routine operations, infrastructural development, and our influence on the wider community.

Universities and colleges have a critical role to play in delivering the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and as such many, including University of Warwick, have signed The SDG Accord. This is a commitment learning institutions are making to one another to do more to deliver the goals, to annually report progress. We would like to further our understanding of our current contribution to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and ways in which this can be measured.

To support the University in updating its understanding of our current contribution towards the UN SDGs. For more information and to apply please see hereLink opens in a new window