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.
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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."
Urgent call for UK Government to develop a heat resilience strategy
A new Parliamentary report spearheaded by Oxford University researchers, including Dr Radhika Khosla of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, has urged the UK Government to introduce a national heat resilience strategy to prepare the UK for the widespread impacts of a warming world.
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Is the UK prepared for more floods?
Prof Louise Slater, Professor of Hydroclimatology, and Prof Edmund Penning-Rowsell, a teaching associate, in the School of Geography and the Environment are among an expert panel on BBC Radio 4 - The Briefing Room discussing: What is the state of the country’s flood defences? Can people get insurance? What can we do to prepare for a wetter future?
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Jessica Ebner-Statt wins RGS-IBG Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) undergraduate dissertation prize
Congratulations to recent graduate Jessica Ebner-Statt (2020, Geography), who has won the 2023 RGS-IBG Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) Undergraduate Dissertation Prize.
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Expert Comment: Why Veganuary: The environmental benefits of a low and no meat diet
Dr Mike Clark, Director of the Food Programme at the Oxford Smith School, discusses the environmental impacts of eating meat, the key research questions we still need to answer, and what individuals can do today.
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Is Britain sicker than a decade ago?
The number of people being signed off sick from work has tripled in the past decade. But will the government do anything about it? Lucinda Hiam, Current DPhil student in SoGE, and Michael Marmot, Director of UCL Institute of Health Equity, explore the issue in Prospect.
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Dr Linda Speight interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science programme on 'Understanding Flood Forecasting'
Many people across the UK have been affected by the current floods, and are very familiar with the flood warning system accessible to the public. But how exactly does this system work? What information is taken into account? Marnie Chesterton speaks to Dr Linda Speight on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science about flood forecasting, and the delicate balance of when to send out flood alerts and warnings.
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Extreme UK flood levels are happening much more often than they used to, analysis shows
Louise Slater, Professor of Hydroclimatology at Oxford University, and colleagues explain why extreme UK flood levels are happening much more often than they used to.
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$5 trillion in nature-related global economic risks will amplify climate change
Shocks to the global economy related to biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage could cost upwards of $5 trillion. Human-driven pollution, deforestation, land-use change and overextraction, are fundamentally eroding the natural capital upon which our societies and economies are built – including our water, clean air, fertile soils and pollinators – and act as ‘risk amplifiers’ on the impacts of climate change.
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COP28 Expert Comment from across Oxford University
Verdicts are already being given on the latest climate deal which emerged early this morning [13 Dec] in Dubai, although many weary COP28 participants have yet to arrive home.
There has been considerable debate and discussion over the best path forward, but there was general agreement among Oxford researchers about the devastating impact of fossil fuels and the need to phase out their use, while supporting nature-based solutions, developing renewables and switching to clean energy.
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COP28: countries have pledged to cut emissions from cooling – here’s how to make it happen
Dr Radhika Khosla, Associate Professor at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, explores how to make COP28's pledge to cut emissions from cooling happen, in an article for The Conversation.
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