sustainability
Positive stories, useful developments and people making a difference in sustainability.
Queen Mary secures £25m to train researchers in health, AI, waste and sustainable technology
Four new doctoral programmes will support around 80 researchers, including widening-participation scholarships and training for healthcare professionals moving into clinical research.
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Birmingham students win international award for turning surplus potatoes into packaging
The student-led Potastic project has won an international sustainability award for developing eco-friendly mailing material from surplus potatoes.
Reading residents are painting a mural that will generate its own solar power
Residents are helping create an interactive mural at New Directions College using painted solar panels, lights, sound and motion sensors.
Newport community garden grows food, skills and connection from an unused patch of land
Raven House Trust has turned a once-underused space into a community garden linking food growing, affordable cooking, sustainability and social connection.
17 Bradford community projects win backing to turn creative ideas into climate action
The Leap has awarded funding to 17 grassroots projects across Bradford, including instrument recycling, youth horticulture and creative environmental education.