Warwick Global Sustainable Development

Hi all! We are back today with another Monday Muse. Here we have a recommendation from the Global Sustainable Development department’s Jenny Abington.

If you want even more inspiration, we recommend browsing our previous Monday Muse Posts and finding something that speaks to you.

Jenny’s thoughts:

“The incredible acts of determination and bravery of these women in Iran in this week’s episode of the FT podcast have inspired me. They remind us all that the fight for womens’ rights and freedom across the world has not yet been won, and they shall continue to inspire us all to fight for what we believe in (Gender Equality, UN Sustainable Development Goal, 5).”

Link to episode:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HRcanbJIG3wQaPQUilo7q?si=xapsUW0DS5C99oynTfHTKw

The University's Energy & Sustainability Team is hosting a Sustainability Summit in MS.02 (Zeeman Building, Main Campus) on Thursday 24th November, from 6pm! 🌿

With a range of speakers from all areas of Sustainability, and the University, this will be a great way to learn a bit more about the important Sustainable work being conducted on campus, and further afield. There will also be a chance to network and talk with speakers and other attendees at the end.

If you can’t make it to campus, join via our teams link and listen to the event online.

Find our more & register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/warwick-sustainability-summit-tickets-464967278647

Join Professor Chris Dolan (GSD) tomorrow for his research seminar on "'Queering the Pitch?' Male Survivors and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence". The seminar - open to Warwick staff, students, and alumni - is taking place on campus and online.

Register here ⬇

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/events_calendar/events/research_seminar_professor_chris_dolan/

Last month, our postgraduate taught students ventured to the University of Warwick's Wellesbourne Campus! 🌱

As part of their core 'Global Challenges and Transdisciplinary Responses' module led by Dr Jess Savage, they were asked to think about soil characterisation in the lab and in the field 💭

Thanks as always to Dr Rob Lillywhite, our resident soil expert from the School of Life Sciences!

Interested in finding out more about the modules on our MASc (Master of Arts and Science) in Global Sustainable Development? Check out our department website ➡ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/prospectivestudents/postgraduate/

You can also register for our Virtual Open Day later this month ➡ https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/opendays

📣 Seminar alert! 📣

Dr Patrick Meehan, an Assistant Professor in the GSD Department, will provide insights into the political economy of the illegal drug trade in Myanmar based on extensive fieldwork conducted as part of a five-year research programme (2017-2022) led by SOAS University of London entitled 'Drugs and (dis)order: Building sustainable peacetime economies in the aftermath of war’.

This seminar is taking place on campus tomorrow in MS.05 (Zeeman Building) at 16:15-17:30. We hope to see you there!

dr_patrick_meehan Dr Patrick Meehan works in Global Sustainable Development in the School of Cross-Faculty Studies at the University of Warwick, where he is leading a new research project on rare earth mining in the Myanmar-China borderlands. He is also a post-doctorate research fellow in the Department of Developmen...

📣 Upcoming Research Seminar! 📣

Professor Chris Dolan from the GSD Department will be giving a talk titled 'Queering the Pitch?' Male Survivors and Conflict-related Sexual Violence. Meet Chris and hear about his research!

📅 Wednesday 2 November 2022
⏰ 12:45-1:45 pm
📍 Room R2.41, Ramphal Building and online on MS Teams

All Warwick staff, students, and alumni are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there!

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/events_calendar/events/research_seminar_professor_chris_dolan/

In June, staff from across University of Warwick were invited to attend the University's inaugural Inclusion Conference.

Two of our students, Naomi Carter and Sophie Kitching, presented at the conference on the important topics of combatting menstrual stigma to enhance wellbeing and inclusive teaching for autistic and neurodivergent students. We spoke with Naomi and Sophie about their work and their experiences of the conference.

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/gsdnews/warwick_inclusion_conference/

The winners of our Global Sustainable Development Competition this year produced outstanding poems! Their work has now been published in GLOBUS Warwick, a student-run online publication at the School for Cross-faculty Studies👏

Read 'A Mortal Paradox' by Maia Gorman: https://globuswarwick.com/2022/10/07/a-mortal-paradox-a-poem-by-maia-gorman/

And 'Patient Earth' by Ella Thompson: https://globuswarwick.com/2022/10/03/patient-earth/

Find out more about our competition and this year's winners ➡ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/engagement/gsdcompetition/

Are you starting your undergraduate studies with us soon? If so, we recommend you check out Harry's 'Tips for incoming first-year GSD students' blog post!

"My advice is to be a sponge, accept new ideas and concepts before coming to your own conclusion whether you think that concept is strong."

Tips for incoming first year GSD students – OurWarwick Honestly, I can’t believe I am about to begin my 3rd and final year as a Warwick GSD student. The last 2 years have flown past before I’ve even been able to fully take in the ups and downs of my unforgettable university experience, and here I am now, 3 weeks away from the ‘last dance’. So in...

We join with so many other communities across the world in expressing our sorrow at the death of Her Majesty The Queen. Like many universities, the University of Warwick was granted its Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1965 by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and our flags are at half-mast to pay our respects and honour her memory.

We have had a very special summer on campus with graduation ceremonies returning in person for the first time in three years! 🎓

Read all about them in our latest news item ⬇

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/gsdnews/graduations_2022/

Interested in sustainability and sustainable development at the University of Warwick?

Join a series of (free!) events on 22-23 September for the launch of Warwick's Sustainability Strategy and the refreshed vision for the Institute for Global Sustainable Development 🚀

On the 23rd there will be a Research Day exploring emerging research challenges and how we collaborate and forge partnerships with non-academic partners to support sustainable development 🌏

Everyone is welcome! Book your place now ⬇

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/igsd/newsevents/events/launch22/

We are delighted to celebrate two(!!) winners of the Warwick Awards for Personal Tutoring Excellence from the School for Cross-faculty Studies 🥳🎉🙌

Teaching and Tutoring Excellence Awards: School for Cross-faculty Studies Success! We are extremely proud that several members of staff from the School for Cross-faculty Studies have been recognised for their dedication to teaching and tutoring in the 2022 Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence (WATE) and Warwick Awards for Personal Tutoring Excellence (WAPTE)!

"The time to learn and act for our planet is now!"

UNESCO and UNFCCC have launched a series of conversations on climate change education for social transformation. The next episode, 'Our future starts with you: How to become a climate change champion'. takes place today at 14:00 CEST ⬇

Climate change education for social transformation UNESCO’s e-Platform on intercultural dialogue is designed for organizations and individuals to learn from shared knowledge or experiences from infl