New research led by Dr Martha Newson has found that people attending mass ‘raves’ during the Covid-19 lockdown in early 2021 broke fewer pandemic guidelines … Read more
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2021 News RoundUp
It is undoubtedly crunch time for the environment and our staff and students are committed to leading the way in action, not just words, in … Read more
Study shows tropical frogs in Seychelles are adapting to climate change
Researchers at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) with colleagues from the Natural History Museum and University College London (UCL) have found evidence of tropical frogs … Read more
How did periods of purely digital contact over the pandemic effect young people’s wellbeing?
Research led by Dr Martha Newson, with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) has found that during periods where face-to-face contact is substituted by digital contact, is … Read more
Eco-Feminism with Corey Wrenn
On the 25th November 2021, at 17:30 in Grimond Lecture Theatre 1, the Human Geography and Environmental Social Sciences society (EcoGeog Soc) hosted the University … Read more
Rastafari Research Featured on the BBC Radio 4 Sunday Programme
Dr Anna Waldstein talks about her research with the Rastafari movement, and particularly how faith and spirituality help with the emotional challenges of an unsettled … Read more
November News RoundUp
It’s crunch time for the environment. We share how our academics, students and alumni have been responding to challenges in conservation, sustainability and climate crisis … Read more
The Human Geography and Environmental Social Science Seminar Series is back!
Resilience Reset: Creating Resilient Cities in the Global South with Dr Aditya Bahadur, Principal researcher, Human Settlements, International Institute for Environment and Development discussing Resilient … Read more
Teeth of Neanderthal infants developed sooner than modern humans
SAC researchers here have found that the teeth of Neanderthal infants formed before birth and developed much sooner than modern human children. Research led by … Read more
The SAC Sustainability Working Group Needs YOU!
Come and join a power pow-wow to get involved with this unique working group, with a big mission. The SAC Sustainability Working Group is keen on recruiting … Read more