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Professor Myles Allen awarded CBE

Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science at the Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's annual New Year Honours list for services to climate change attribution, prediction and net zero.

Prof Myles Allen
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SoGE joins Fairwork pledge

The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) has become a supporter of the Fairwork pledge, to help transform the global gig economy for the better.

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Katrina Charles becomes Professor of Environmental Health Risks

We are delighted to announce that Katrina Charles, member of the School of Geography and the Environment, and Sloane Robinson Official Fellow in Environmental Change at Reuben College, has had the title of Professor of Environmental Health Risks conferred on her by the University, in recognition of her academic distinction.

Prof Katrina Charles
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Major report points way to a more resilient UK food system

Government, the food industry, financial investors, charities and researchers all have a key role to play in securing the food system into the future, according to the results of a five-year research programme. The 'Resilience of the UK Food System in a Global Context' research programme's report published today outlines multiple approaches to enhancing resilience and provides tailored messages for a range of key players and responsible stakeholders.

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When will life return to normal after the pandemic?

No one can ever know for sure when life will return to normal after a particular event, not least because what's normal keeps on changing, even in normal times. Nevertheless, it's a question we can't help pondering - particularly when new COVID developments, such as the emergence of the omicron variant, keep on shifting the pandemic's goalposts - Prof Danny Dorling writes in The Conversation.

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Satellites reveal Ethiopian elephants under threat

Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population, according to satellite analysis of the Babile Elephant Sanctuary in eastern Ethiopia by University of Oxford researchers and the Born Free Foundation.

African Savannah Elephant in the Babile Elephant Sanctuary – Credit E. Greengrass
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