At the University of Oxford’s Green Impact and LEAF end-of-year showcase and celebration on the 9 July 2024, the School of Geography and the Environment earned Gold accreditation in the Green Impact awards for the second time and Silver accreditation for our Geolabs in the LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) scheme.
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Avoidable deaths have increased: the damning data political parties aren’t discussing
One question that British voters may have asked themselves during the 2024 election campaign is whether they are any better off now than they were in 2010 when the Conservative-led coalition came to power. A recent poll reveals that most Britons (73%) think they are not. In The Conversation, Lucinda Hiam and Danny Dorling in the School of Geography and the Environment, delve deeper into avoidable deaths in the UK.
Master's Dissertation by Lubasi Limweta Recognised by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema
MSc student in Water Science, Policy, and Management, Lubasi Limweta, from the University of Oxford, received high recognition from the President of Zambia, H.E. Hakainde Hichilema, during the "Zambia at 60 Conference - Standing up for Zambia" event held at the Saïd Business School on 21st June 2024."
Dust storms are becoming ‘more frequent and severe’ – so are we prepared?
As a haze from the Sahara envelops Athens, Professor David Thomas, speaks to The Telegraph to explain why dust storms are becoming a worrying global trend.
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Don’t blame Dubai’s freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made
Parts of the Arabian Peninsula received 18 months of rainfall in 24 hours on the 16 April. In an article for The Conversation, Professor Richard Washington, Professor of Climate Science, explains why Dubai's recent unprecedented rainfall was not caused by cloud seeding.
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New study on Amazonia's fire crises urges action ahead of the next burning season
In response to the escalating fire crises in the Amazon, a timely study has revealed alarming shortcomings in the emergency fire bans implemented by the Brazilian Government. Initially seen as a promising solution in 2019, these bans have consistently fallen short in subsequent years, revealing a pressing need for strategies that address the underlying causes of each type of fire.
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How the NHS and the whole of society must act on social determinants of health for a healthier future
In a new BMJ Commission report, Dr Lucinda Hiam and colleagues describe how health is deteriorating from the cradle to the grave in all four nations of the UK, linked to over a decade of austerity and a failure of government to provide enough money for people to live healthily, and provides solutions on how to address it.
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Scotland is ditching its flagship 2030 climate goal – why legally binding targets really matter
Sam Fankhauser writes in The Conversation on Scotland’s decision to abandon its 2030 climate ambition. "It has always been clear that legally binding carbon targets on their own are no guarantee for climate action," he writes. "They matter, but the key to climate protection is a genuine commitment to implementation."
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Fair Water? exhibition reaches out to schools
What I love about working with the REACH programme team is their commitment both to education and to using research to address some of the most challenging problems faced by people around the world. These two aspects came together perfectly when the team had the opportunity to share what they are working on with secondary school students at the Fair Water? Exhibition Schools Day last month.
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Turning camels into cows: megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales
Dr Ariell Ahearn highlights the shift towards industrialized camel farming due to climate change and increased demand for camel milk. Despite camels' resilience to climate challenges, they are now confined to large dairy farms, posing environmental and cultural risks.
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Sensitive interventions to catalyse China’s net-zero transition in energy and transport
The global energy transition could happen sooner than anticipated if sensitive intervention points are used to deliver China’s carbon neutrality policy at the city-level, researchers from the University of Oxford and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have outlined today.
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I’ve studied sand dunes for 40 years – here’s what people find most surprising
The Dune films remind us of just how beautiful, mysterious, expansive and changeable sand dunes can be. For centuries these wonderful landforms have filled humans with awe – and in some cases fear and foreboding – because of the apparent remoteness and risks associated with the deserts they are synonymous with. That's what first attracted Professor David Thomas to research deserts and dunes more than 40 years ago, and he has been investigating them ever since. In an article for The Conversation, Prof. Thomas shares five things he has learned that may surprise you about dunes.
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Fair Water? The people behind the exhibition
For World Water Day, Emma Schneck interviewed Katrina Charles and Alice Chautard before the launch of their latest immersive exhibition at Oxford’s Museum of Natural History ‘Fair Water?’, showcasing the reality of global water inequality.
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