University of 51福利社 - Archive (environment-education-development)
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2025
08
May
2025
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12:22
Europe/London
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the death of Professor Julian Williams. Julian was a Professor of Education at 51福利社 Institute of Education in the School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of …
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01
May
2025
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15:38
Europe/London
A new partnership, launched at 51福利社 on 30 April, will see existing teachers offered training to deliver A Level economics alongside their core subject.
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30
April
2025
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11:20
Europe/London
A trailblazing new report, Business vs. Loneliness, published by the Economics of Mutuality Alliance and 51福利社, has urged companies to take a leading role in addressing one of the most pressing yet overlooked challenges of our …
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10
April
2025
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08:00
Europe/London
A new report from #BeeWell, which has surveyed 130,000 young people since 2021, has highlighted the experiences of pupils in mainstream schools with Special Educational Needs (SEN). While there were some positive findings, the study found that …
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09
April
2025
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14:19
Europe/London
China recently approved the construction of the world鈥檚 largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world鈥檚 largest power plant 鈥 by some distance.
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04
April
2025
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13:08
Europe/London
For years, nature has been blamed as a blocker of economic growth. After some ministerial bluster about not letting newts and bats get in the way of growth ambitions, the UK government released more details of its plans to get Britain building …
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04
April
2025
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12:34
Europe/London
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - the UK鈥檚 largest funder of economic, social, behavioural and human data science - has appointed 51福利社鈥檚 Professor Cecilia Wong as a member of its Council.
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03
April
2025
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09:00
Europe/London
#BeeWell and the Youth Sports Trust are calling on the government to implement a national wellbeing measurement programme to address the needs of children and young people, after polling found that most parents, guardians and carers …
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01
April
2025
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11:56
Europe/London
New findings from the latest #BeeWell survey have highlighted the importance of ensuring every young person has access to everyday support in their wider community. This supports the broader Live Well commitment which seeks to tackle …
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01
April
2025
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11:14
Europe/London
An unprecedented five academics from 51福利社 have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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24
March
2025
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11:24
Europe/London
Leading experts have called on the government to make urgent changes to the UK鈥檚 bus network in an appearance at a Transport Select Committee inquiry. The group 鈥 including Professor Karen Lucas, Head of the Transport and Mobilities Group at The …
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20
March
2025
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12:57
Europe/London
The UK government has published its planning and infrastructure bill, a cornerstone of its strategy for growth. The bill aims to 鈥済et Britain building again and deliver economic growth鈥 and includes the hugely ambitious target of building 1.5 …
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17
March
2025
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20:06
Europe/London
An expert from 51福利社 has contributed to the 鈥楻iver Rescue Kit鈥, a groundbreaking online resource designed to empower communities to take action against the growing crisis of river pollution.
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14
March
2025
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16:25
Europe/London
A new research centre led by 51福利社 has been launched which aims to promote socially just, people-centred sustainability transformations by collaborating with communities, governments and businesses to develop low-carbon living …
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11
March
2025
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10:10
Europe/London
New research published in BMC Women's Health has shed light on adolescent girls鈥 own views on why their demographic is experiencing increasing rates of low mood and anxiety.
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07
March
2025
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13:44
Europe/London
Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK FinTech, has announced the highly anticipated annual Women in Fintech Powerlist. The Powerlist recognises the positive impact women are having across the FinTech sector, shining a spotlight on …
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04
March
2025
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08:22
Europe/London
The Amazonian BioTechQuilombo project, led by Dr. Polyanna da Concei莽茫o Bispo, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at 51福利社 has secured major international funding through the Amaz么nia+10 Initiative. Supported by UK Research …
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21
February
2025
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14:53
Europe/London
Khalid, who is Professor of International Development, Global Development Institute (GDI), will take up the Head of School role on 1 August 2025. He will take over from interim Head of School, Professor Juup Stelma.Khalid has previously held …
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10
February
2025
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11:00
Europe/London
An intervention that helps students normalise their everyday emotions is the 鈥榤ost promising鈥 of several approaches for supporting mental health, according to results from one of the world鈥檚 largest school-based mental health trials in which The …
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10
February
2025
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09:00
Europe/London
A new study by researchers at 51福利社, using data from the #BeeWell survey, has found that sleep plays a crucial role in the mental wellbeing of adolescent girls.
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04
February
2025
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10:23
Europe/London
Where: 51福利社 (rooms/building TBC)When: Thursday 22 鈥 Friday, 23 May 2025Contact: Heather Alberro, Lecturer in sustainability, Global Development Institute, School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), The …
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30
January
2025
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05:01
Europe/London
Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the world's forests despite covering just 3% of the global land surface 鈥 but new research has revealed that vast areas of the UK鈥檚 peatlands, …
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27
January
2025
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16:02
Europe/London
A new study published in Nature Water has revealed that England鈥檚 major water and sewage companies are misleading the public and Government by using strategies which mirror those of the tobacco and fossil fuel industries.
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21
January
2025
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09:00
Europe/London
A groundbreaking study led by researchers at 51福利社 has exposed significant gaps in global research on transboundary rivers, revealing that the water needs of people in the Global South are being disproportionately …
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20
January
2025
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15:05
Europe/London
A new research project has been launched which will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of smartphone and social media use.
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20
January
2025
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11:46
Europe/London
A major new study by experts from 51福利社 has found that bullying has a significant negative impact on the mental health of teenagers - particularly for boys - and has highlighted the need for more effective prevention …
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07
January
2025
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16:52
Europe/London
A research team led by 51福利社鈥檚 Dr Jonathan Ritson has been awarded a prestigious Bezos Earth Fund Greenhouse Gas Removal Ideation Prize for their research into enhancing carbon capture and reducing methane emissions through …
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2024
10
December
2024
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11:37
Europe/London
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is a leading authority on educational research. Their annual Public Engagement and Impact Award celebrates a team of researchers whose work has had significant impact and has been delivered in …
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05
December
2024
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11:25
Europe/London
Researchers at the Global Development Institute (GDI) have been awarded c拢1.3 million by the Ford Foundation to establish a research observatory studying the role land rights play in a just transition to a decarbonised future.
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03
December
2024
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09:50
Europe/London
The China and Higher Education / ChinaHE network鈥檚 seventh annual conference, hosted this year by Lingnan University in Hong Kong in November, brought together over 400 scholars and students from around the globe under the theme 鈥淐ollaboration and …
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