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Irekpitan Okukpon’s journey through environmental law, waste, justice, and community


Growing up in Benin City, Nigeria, Dr Irekpitan Okukpon was struck by the mounds of waste in the gutters and the casual way people discarded rubbish. That experience set her on a path that has carried her from Nigeria to South Africa and now to the United Kingdom, where she teaches and researches environmental law […]


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Dr Sarah Golding: More interdisciplinary training for researchers is key to tackling environmental problems


An Early Career Perspective on the Value of Interdisciplinary Training Networks details Sarah’s reflections on the Medical Research Foundation’s National PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance Research. Interdisciplinary working is vital for tackling complex environmental challenges, such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR). To coincide with this year’s World AMR Awareness Week, she shared with us some […]


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Reviewing our Relationship with Nature. Blog by Caitlin Hinson & Ruth Lamont


What the evidence tells us about nature, and human health and well-being Evidence for the complex links between nature and health and well-being cuts-across sectors and research disciplines. There is a lot of useful evidence out there, but its breadth has made it difficult to draw together and use to inform decision making. This was […]


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The National Institute for Health & Care Research has launched a major new pledge to climate change and sustainability in health and social care research.


The £25m funding call to decarbonise the health and social care system will open in November 2024 to coincide with COP29. The call will invite funding applications to a total of £5m and similar calls will be made annually in the subsequent four years. This new annual call demonstrates NIHRs commitment to building research knowledge […]


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