IGSD News
SSNI - Sustainability Spotlight Netowrk+ Initiative - is live now!
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Sustainability Spotlight Network+ Initiative (SSNI) During the Warwick Research Culture Day on 29 April 2024, the new interdisciplinary Spotlight Initiatives were launched to replace GRPs and to drive the university forward into a new REF landscape. One of them - a Sustainability Spotlight - was won by a collective of researchers, led by IGSD. SSNI is set to be a network-of-networks, focusing on research on sustainability. In addition to IGSD, it includes 4 other networks – the Environmental Humanities Network (led by Prof. Graeme Macdonald, Faculty of Arts), the Sustainable Society Network (led by Prof. Giuliana Battisti, WBS), WESIC (led by Prof. Gary Bending, Life Sciences) and WMG Materials & Innovation Network (led by Associate Prof. Stuart Coles) – and brings together over 2000 researchers! We aim for the network to be all-inclusive, and its objectives are:
We are planning an SSNI launch in early July, and would be very happy to welcome the School and our Thematic fellows there! Please follow us on https://warwick.ac.uk/research/spotlights/sustainability/. |
IGSD Thematic Fellow interview: Playground Cities
Jonathan Clarke, IGSD Thematic FellowLink opens in a new window, was interviewed about flooding on LBC on 18 October. See here: https://youtu.be/CTn7wOkCdlc?si=ioGNa8thmnx2u8D6
Jonathan also features in a recent article in The Independent about Playground Cities. Does the death of the high street matter – if we are in a new era of the ‘Playground City’? | The Independent
Celebrating Research Impact with IGSD
Celebrating Impact once again @uniofwarwick! Impact Newsletter Summer 2023 reminded us that @IGSD_UoW makes a strong impact across the board: Warm congrats to Dr Vangelis Pitidis once again for making a difference in the world as an Early Career Researcher!
IGSD regional engagement - Presentation in Stoke Primary School
On Monday June 19 Dr Vangelis Pitidis visited community members at Stoke Primary school in Ball Hill, Coventry, as part of an internal project focusing on tackling air pollution in the area through participatory research methods. Dr Pitidis discussed the concept and potential practical use of Citizen Science tools and methods to support the engagement and participation of local communities in envirnmental issues, preparing the ground fo the Citizens' Jury sessions that will be taking place on the area later this year. More information about the project can be found here: Link opens in a new window
Championing sustainable development at Warwick
An interview with Elena Korosteleva, the IGSD’s Director, about the role and function of the Institute.