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Research Fortnight 24 July issue: stories on AHRB`s future, the spending review, Wellcome, sustainable agriculture, and foot and mouth.
Research council status recommended for AHRB The Arts and Humanities Research Board should become a research council, according to a review carried out for the government. The new council should be created by a royal charter and funded, like the existing research councils, through the Office of... view more (2002-07-24)

Biotechnology vs. Sustainability: What Do Students Think?
College students in a Sustainable Agriculture course were surveyed before and after taking the class. Students' exposure to the ideas of sustainability, as well as biotechnology-related topics, provided them with a chance to state their views as they completed homework and exams and participated in... view more (2008-05-27)

UK joins world treaty to share vital plant resources
Vital food crops will be protected worldwide under a new international agreement which comes into force today. The UK is one of more than 50 countries committed to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, which aims to improve food security and promote... view more (2004-06-29)

New study finds genetically engineered crops could play a role in sustainable agriculture
Genetically modified (GM) crops may contribute to increased productivity in sustainable agriculture, according to a groundbreaking study published in the June 8 issue of the journal Science.   view more (2007-06-08)

University of Surrey Professor investigates environmental impacts of modern lifestyles
Professor Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey has been appointed to a new government body to investigate how today's lifestyles impact on the environment. Funded by DEFRA and the DTI, the roundtable will investigate how changing our patterns of consumption can help protect the environment both... view more (2004-07-29)

Water sustainability not all it`s cracked up to be
Sustainability may not be all it's cracked up to be. That is the message in a recent paper by a hydrogeologist at Reading University . Michael Price argues that most human advances have been non-sustainable in the long term and that when we talk of 'sustainable use' we must define the period over... view more (2002-04-10)

Earth Summit must address the "double bottom line": tackling poverty without costing the earth.
Governments meeting at the Earth Summit this month should agree to a global action plan to get clean energy to the third of humanity who currently lack access to modern energy, according to a paper released by ITDG today. Over two billion people in the developing world lack any access to... view more (2002-08-16)

More market less poverty, but also more sustainable land use?
During empirical research in Benin, Dutch-sponsored researcher Esa√Ře Gandonou demonstrated that farmers in underdeveloped parts of developing countries make little extra effort to control soil erosion if the market to which they sell their products becomes more accessible.   view more (2006-02-16)

Green and Sustainable Chemistry
The first international conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry was held in Tokyo in March. The Tokyo Statement (Paul Anastas, Shun-Ichi Murahashi) and papers from a variety of renowned international experts - from academia and industry - are now available in print and on-line in the new... view more (2003-11-21)

Sustainable management slowly adapted in the Dutch social housing sector
Sustainable management has not occupied a major place in the social housing sector in The Netherlands. Cost is the primary reason for the slow implementation of sustainable building in daily practice. Large housing associations are more active than their smaller counterparts in sustainable... view more (2002-08-01)

Agricultural Scientists Introduce An Ethical Dimension Into Sustainable Development
The main focus of agricultural research has shifted from production to assessing environmental impact and the quality of the whole production chain. The Nordic agricultural researchers who continued their meeting in Turku, Finland, on Thursday July 4 underlined the important contribution that... view more (2003-07-03)

Europeans join forces for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
The European Commission has granted the ACENET ERA-NET network 2.7 million euros to allow nine European countries to join forces for scientific research in the field of applied catalysis and sustainable chemistry.   view more (2004-11-17)

Shell endows £0.5m chair in sustainable development in energy at Imperial College London
Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. today announced a £500,000 endowment to fund the establishment of a Shell Chair in Sustainable Development in Energy at Imperial College London. The establishment of the Shell Chair in Sustainable Development in Energy is part of a broader... view more (2003-05-06)

Is the environment a polluter of democracy?
Sverker C. Jagers' dissertation Justice, Liberty and Bread-For All?, is based on a unique interdisciplinary collaborative effort between political science and physical resource theory. It applies new theoretical and methodological approaches to analyze whether sustainable development is possible... view more (2003-01-20)

Experts support call for new focus on soil management
Professor Mark Kibblewhite, Director of the recently launched National Soil Resources Institute, today strongly supported calls by the Environment Agency for a new focus on environmentally-friendly soil management practices. This comes after publication by the Agency of a report on Agriculture and... view more (2002-06-18)

Lancaster at the forefront of environmental research in Europe
One of the largest environmental research centres in Europe opens in Lancaster this week (6 July). The £25 million Lancaster Environment Centre brings together around 300 researchers and lecturers, all working to find solutions to major environmental problems. This joint venture between the... view more (2004-07-01)

More recycling on the farm could reduce environmental problems
Growing environmental problems resulting from farming argue for a shift toward practices that use lower inputs of pesticides and energy and more recycling of energy and materials.   view more (2007-05-01)

Sussex joins debate on sustainable development at Earth Summit
Environmental experts from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex are contributing to the debate raised by the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The World Summit on Sustainable Development is being held in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September and will... view more (2002-08-28)

Finding energy solutions for this generation without compromising the future
As the World's oil, coal and gas reserves run low and countries work to reduce their greenhouse gases, we are looking for new ways to keep power flowing to our homes and industries. So, where should our money be spent when it comes to looking at alternative ways of providing energy? On Friday June... view more (2001-06-25)

Media invitation: Can we deliver Sustainability?
The role of chemical engineers within the sustainability debate is the subject of an evening discussion organised by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on Thursday 29th January 2004 commencing at 4.30pm. Held at IChemE's London office, 1 Portland Place, speakers will include Chair of... view more (2004-01-20)

MEDIA BRIEFING: Sustainable Production: Nanotechnologies Lead the Way
MONDAY 7 OCTOBER 2002, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen Building on the highly successful briefing held in at the MINATEC Centre in Grenoble in June, the European Commission will organise a follow-up, targeted briefing which will focus on the key role of micro and nanotechnologies in... view more (2002-09-11)

Academic Forum
The creation, at the last Johannesburg summit, of the Regional Government Network for Sustainable Development, was a response to two key ideas at the top of the agenda in many countries at present, particularly in those with a federal political structure. On the one hand, the old International... view more (2003-04-08)

Towards sustainable agriculture for developing countries: options from life sciences and biotechnologies
Stakeholder conference, Brussels, 30-31 January 2003 The European Group on Life Sciences, made up of eminent scientists advising European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin, is inviting stakeholders to take part in discussions to assess how life sciences and biotechnology can foster sustainable... view more (2003-01-27)

Scientists investigate impact of climate change on India's monsoon season
Scientists at the University of Liverpool are investigating the anticipated effects of climate change on India's monsoon season and the impact that alterations in India's water cycle will have on the country's people, agriculture and wildlife.   view more (2007-03-09)

Abandoned farmlands are key to sustainable bioenergy
Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University.   view more (2008-06-24)
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