Education systems need to withstand frequent shocks, including conflict, disease, natural disasters, and climate events, all of which routinely close schools. During these emergencies, alternative models are needed to deliver education. However, rigorous evaluation of effective educational…

In 1952, a week -long smog in London killed around 12,000 people. More than 70 years later we are yet to achieve air that does not harm our health. Over 60 thousand papers have been published on air pollution and health.

About the Series: This seminar series will explore the coevolution of water and society through time.

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on our lives prompts profound questions beyond the technical realm. While shaping the future of humanity, AI also challenges diverse worldviews, reducing rich human experiences to data analysis. This pragmatic lens can overshadow aspects of our reality,…

This year may go down as the hottest ever recorded as also one with an alarming increase in the frequency and severity of a wide range of climate change induced extreme weather events. This gives us a stark warning of climate change impacts we can expect in the future. Scientists have urged world…

Around the world, thousands of academics are being forced to abandon their jobs and homes to seek safety elsewhere as a result of war, repression or prejudice.  They urgently need support to find a place where they and their families can be safe, and where they can continue their academic…

The production and consumption of food in the UK is a cherished part of our culture, our society, and our natural environment. For many, food is strongly associated with family, friends, joy and nourishment. Equally, many farmed areas are seen as a quintessentially British landscapes, associated…

Malaria has historically  been one of the greatest threats to human health throughout large parts of  the world. It has had a major effect in shaping human evolution and has been an impediment to socio-economic development in many countries. From the beginning of this century there was a…