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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 June 2024 Livable Cities is an initiative between City – University of London, AMPS and City Tech – New York. Highlighting issues of sustainability and resilience, its upcoming conference welcomes submissions from across disciplines and, importantly, from different sites internationally. Issues of interest include, but are not limited to: sea […]
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