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Startups focused on carbon capture, breastmilk donation and machine learning took centre stage at this…
October 3, 2024
“Plan B is the worst-case scenario, and that’s what we need to be shifting to,”…
August 29, 2024
‘Publish or Perish’ the expression goes. Publications in prestigious academic journals are vital to a…
August 7, 2024
The Earth Fellows Edit for 2024 is live! This annual publication showcases the work of…
July 25, 2024
As an Earth Fellow, you will be joining a diverse, fun and dynamic team of…
July 18, 2024
Recognizing the impact of global energy systems on climate change, the Policy and Innovation Group…
July 4, 2024
In the UK’s journey to net zero, action is needed to reduce emissions from every…
June 13, 2024
In March, Earth Fellows Joanna Keel and Rania Djojosugito were a part of a delegation…
June 6, 2024
After the Single Use, a collaborative project led by Professor Alice Street of the University…
June 6, 2024
An academic paediatrician at the University of Edinburgh is unpicking the links between energy use,…
May 30, 2024
In a multi-country collaboration, the Strength2Food research group conducted a nutritional and plate waste study…
May 22, 2024
The Edinburgh Earth Initiative (EEI) is now accepting proposals from University of Edinburgh researchers for…
May 7, 2024
“We have built a whole system around cars; car culture is prioritising cars above everything…
May 6, 2024
In a little over 100 years since its invention, plastic has transformed our world, simultaneously…
April 22, 2024
In the Congo Basin lies an immense system of rivers, forests and swamps. Home to…
April 18, 2024
Long-term changes in temperature, humidity, rainfall patterns and extreme weather events are increasingly posing a…
April 4, 2024
The importance of offshore renewable energy (ORE) research and mutual cooperation between academia and industry…
March 29, 2024
A consortium of Brazilian and UK researchers, including University of Edinburgh’s Professor Patrick Meir, Chair…
March 21, 2024
2024 marks 10 years of operations and industry partnership for the University of Edinburgh’s FloWave…
March 14, 2024
COP28’s inaugural Health Day was reflective of a growing recognition for the intersections of health…
March 4, 2024
A recent exchange program brought together Malagasy protected-area managers with conservation experts from South African…
February 29, 2024
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Lindsay Jaacks as the new Director of…
February 21, 2024
The applications to the first round of our Sustainable Business Idea Competition 23/24, run in…
February 20, 2024
The Caribbean is facing a trio of interlinked crises. The climate crisis is accelerating biodiversity…
February 8, 2024
On the 23rd January, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Just Transition,…
February 2, 2024
As the snow settled around the hills of Edinburgh, things were heating up in Dubai…
January 30, 2024
The framework of a ‘just’ transition is intended to benefit many parties: green and sustainable…
January 26, 2024
Electricity is used in a myriad of ways, that can include keeping the household warm…
January 26, 2024
The University of Edinburgh is galvanising academics working in offshore wind and related topics to…
December 20, 2023
In October 2023, 14 new Earth Fellows joined the growing Edinburgh Earth Initiative team to…
December 14, 2023
On a white sandy Madagascan beach, surrounded by a forest of baobabs, young men launch…
December 7, 2023
Dr Lars Schewe, Reader in Operational Research at the School of Mathematics, was seconded to…
December 6, 2023
Recognizing that climate change poses an imminent and severe threat to human health, this year’s…
November 30, 2023
COP28 – a global conference that tackles the climate crisis – launches today in Dubai,…
November 30, 2023
Students and staff from the University are taking part in this year’s United Nations climate…
November 29, 2023
The University of Edinburgh joins the universities of St Andrews and Strathclyde as leaders of…
November 22, 2023
Based at the Edinburgh College of Art, OPENspace is a research centre committed to making…
November 21, 2023
Edinburgh Earth Initiative’s Administration and Communications Officer, Izi Robe, was named as one of the…
October 19, 2023
Agricultural tech, seafood waste management and children’s healthcare companies took home the top prizes in…
September 15, 2023
The University of Edinburgh is at the forefront of climate research, teaching, innovation and action…
July 12, 2023
Climate change is an urgent issue, and interdisciplinary approaches are the need of the hour….
July 3, 2023
For Refugee Week 2023, we are spotlighting the work of two University of Edinburgh Earth…
June 23, 2023
On May 26, the Edinburgh Earth Initiative hosted a film screening and panel discussion to…
June 21, 2023
A guest blog from Advanced Earth Fellow Marie-Louise Wöhrle, organiser of the ‘The Plastic Pandemic:…
June 13, 2023
Join us in congratulating Alys Daniels-Creasey and Sarah Manning, our Postgraduate Earth Fellows, for their…
June 13, 2023
May 31, 2023 was a special day for us at the Edinburgh Earth Initiative! To…
June 8, 2023
The theme for this year’s World Environment Day on June 5 focuses on finding practical…
May 26, 2023
On April 27, Edinburgh Earth Initiative organised the ‘Health in a Warming World’ event. Hosted…
May 4, 2023