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Environment and Health Under the Microscope: Ecosystem Services and Health
All living things depend on their environment for energy and for the basic requirements that sustain life - air, water, food and habitat. This simple dynamic is not in dispute. However there is a growing body of evidence that suggests the relationship between environment and human health is in fact a reciprocal one, each having complex effects on the other.
Dr Harrison lectures at the Summer Academy of the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea
Dr Harrison, Director of the Scottish Centre for International Law, lectured at the 7th Summer Academy of the International Foundation for the Law of the Sea.
Dr Morgera awarded European Research Council funding for research on benefit-sharing
Dr Morgera has been awarded €1.5 million by the European Research Council (ERC) for a five-year research programme on benefit-sharing.
Dr Bomberg presents at US National Research Council workshop on shale gas governance
Dr Elizabeth Bomberg gave a presentation at the US National Research Council Workshop on the Governance Risks of Shale Gas Development.
The Politics of Food & Nutrition
With this seminar Dr Antonio Ioris, School of Geosciences brought together academics, policy-makers and civil society organizations to discuss and examine the multiple socio-economic, environmental and health-related dimensions of food and nutrition.
Development funding for online courses in Climate Change Management
Dr David Reay has secured funding from the Distance Education Initiative (DEI) to develop online courses for a proposed postgraduate certificate in Climate Change Management.
UK – Colombia Innovation Prize
The UK-Colombia Innovation Prize links researchers and entrepreneurs in the UK and Colombia to solve a social problem. Find out how to get involved.
Visions for Change: Sustainable Food Systems
Under increased pressures from growing populations, changing diets and threats of environmental change, how can food chains be improved for a more sustainable food and drink industry?
Dr Morgera Speaks to Nature magazine about Nagoya Protocol
Dr Elisa Morgera, Senior Lecturer in Global Environmental Law, has been invited to share her views on the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing and its implications for the research community with Nature - the highly regarded international weekly magazine of science.
GESA PhDs in Masterclass with Sir John Beddington
Professor Sir John Beddington, former UK Government Chief Scientific Advisor and current Global Academies Advisor provided a masterclass for six Global Academies PhD students to discuss research impacts.
Visions for Change: Sustainable Food Systems
Under increased pressures from growing populations, changing diets and threats of environmental change, how can food chains be improved for a more sustainable food and drink industry?
Dr James Harrison runs training session at International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLO)
Dr James Harrison recently visited Hamburg to run a two-day training session at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), an international court established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Politics of Food & Nutrition
With this seminar Dr Antonio Ioris, School of Geosciences brought together academics, policy-makers and civil society organizations to discuss and examine the multiple socio-economic, environmental and health-related dimensions of food and nutrition.
Environment and Health Under the Microscope
This talk was delivered as the fourth and final installment for a year long series Environment & Health: under the microscope. GESA partnered with the Global Health Academy to deliver four events with eight speakers covering a range of topics such as Resilient Cities, Extreme Weather and Health, Pollution and Health and finally Ecosystem Services and Health.