Warwick Global Sustainable Development

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

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📣 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/

Tips for incoming first year GSD students – OurWarwick

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...

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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/

Teaching and Tutoring Excellence Awards: School for Cross-faculty Studies Success!

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)!

Climate change education for social transformation

"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

Photos from Warwick Innovation District's post

Photos from Warwick Innovation District's post

A new report details preliminary findings from the project ‘Rare Earths in the Just Transition: Connecting Global Inequalities in REEs Commodity Chains’ ⬇

https://thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/4203/Just-transitions-rare-elements-global-inequalities.pdf

The project was led by Professor Mandy Sadan (Global Sustainable Development) and was funded by the British Academy.

This year's is happening virtually September 19-20!
Join other sustainable development experts and enthusiast at ICSD as we focus on making a more inclusive and sustainable planet. 🌎
→ https://ic-sd.org/register/

A new book by Dr Nick Bernards, Associate Professor in Global Sustainable Development, 'A Critical History of Poverty Finance', has recently been published by Pluto Press 📚

The book looks at the history of financial 'solutions' to global poverty, tracing out links between colonial-era practices and contemporary fintech fads. It shows how past and present efforts to extend access to formal financial services have reinforced and exacerbated embedded patterns of uneven development.

https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745344829/a-critical-history-of-poverty-finance/

https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/91344

Research funding success for School for Cross-faculty Studies students

Congratulations to our students for securing funding for their summer research projects!

This year, five students from the Global Sustainable Development Department have successfully secured an Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS) bursary: Angel Hartono, Florence Valerie, Isaac McGirr, Georgios Pazaitis, and Georgios Pazaitis 👏

Find out about their projects ⬇

Research funding success for School for Cross-faculty Studies students This year, six students from the School for Cross-faculty Studies have successfully secured a Warwick Undergraduate Research Support Scheme bursary. Find out about what their summer research projects will involve and take a look back on previous projects completed by students from the School.

Introducing : Global intergenerational conversations on climate change 💬🌍 A new youth voices film produced by the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Cambridge Zero and the UK Universities Climate Network.

The film will feature individual intergenerational conversations, between young people and community elders, to explore how climate change is affecting them, their hopes and fears for the future, and how things have changed over their lifetimes.

Visit https://www.zero.cam.ac.uk/who-we-are/blog/news/play-your-part-cop27-submit-entry-actnowfilm2 to learn more and find out how you can get involved. Deadline for submissions: 2 September 2022.

Welcome - GSD - University of Warwick

Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-level results today! 👏

We are delighted to be welcoming new faces to our GSD community 🥳 If you’re joining us in September, please keep an eye on our Welcome pages ⬇️

Welcome - GSD - University of Warwick Welcome to the Global Sustainable Development (GSD) Department! Find out what's ahead and view our schedule for Welcome Week.

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Have you recently finished your degree and looking to work in in the UK? Take a look at this unique Internship Programme from - nurturing the vital next generation of conservationists by providing grants to enable them to work on a specific project. Access the internship grant applicants from https://ptes.org/grants/apply-grant/internship-grant-criteria/

On our Master of Arts and Science (MASc) in Global Sustainable Development, students study one of our core modules called ‘Global Challenges and Transdisciplinary Responses’. This module is divided into three units, each focusing on a Global Challenge 🌏

This year, through this module students had the opportunity to explore campus, learning about soil health and food security. They spent some time in the labs in the School of Life Sciences, and in the big outdoors at Gibbet Hill Wood 🌳🍃

Find out more about this core module and our postgraudate taught programme ⬇
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/prospectivestudents/postgraduate/

If you are looking to go beyond just talking about the problems we collectively face to taking action, then look no further! Our Master of Arts and Science (MASc) in Global Sustainable Development will allow you to do just that.

Find out more about our programme and how to apply ⬇

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/prospectivestudents/postgraduate/

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📣 PGR students, check out this annual conference on "Artificial Intelligence and Digital Opportunities in the Workplace"!

Are you a PGR student at the University of Warwick? Are you interested in digital technologies and/or AI?

Our GRP Annual Conference 2022 “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies in the Workplace” is open for registration and paper submissions.

Find out more at: https://bit.ly/3oEAJNr

📍 Scarman House Conference Centre, Space 11, CV4 7AL, Warwick University. 9-6pm , 16 September 2022.
📃 Deadline for submissions: 6 September 2022.

"I would recommend this course to anyone looking to expand their skill set and learn about sustainability in the broadest sense." ~ Daveena, current MASc student

Find out about our Master of Arts and Science (MASc) in Global Sustainable Development ⬇

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/prospectivestudents/postgraduate/

A Call to Action for all Warriors!

This is a call for Egyptian and International youths interested in participating in an exciting and action-packed Simulation Model.

The British University in Egypt is organizing a pioneering Simulation Model in collaboration with the UNDP and under the auspices of High-Level Climate Champion H.E. Mahmoud Mohieldin

During this global Simulation Model, university students from around the world are brought together to simulate real activities. Selected candidates will be trained by distinguished scholars and practitioners to simulate country delegates and representatives of international organizations to promote a live dialogue on .

Apply now and join us this summer and be the change you want to see in the world.

For details on registration, check out our e-brochure and visit our website.
https://www.bue.edu.eg/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/COP27-Brochure-3.pdf

The Association of Commonwealth Universities
Association of Arab Universities اتحاد الجامعات العربية
United Nations Development Programme - UNDP
UK in Egypt
British Council Egypt
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Mohamed Loutfi
Sarah El-Khishin
Amr Seda
Universities UK
UNDP Egypt

📣 GSD Class of 2022, you can now view your departmental graduation day photos online!

In case you haven't had a chance to order already, Penguin Photography has extended the discounted price (30% off) until midnight on Friday 22 July.

https://store.penguinphotography.co.uk/-/galleries/warwick-university

Nicky Campbell - 19/07/2022 - BBC Sounds

If the UK went completely carbon neutral what difference would it make to world CO₂ levels and climate change? 🤔

Hear from Dr Alastair Smith, Senior Teaching Fellow in GSD, about the necessary changes for meaningful progress - 43 mins in on BBC Radio 5 live ⬇

https://bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00199qx

Nicky Campbell - 19/07/2022 - BBC Sounds Nicky Campbell takes your calls on the day's talking points.

Virtual Year Book 2022 - GSD - University of Warwick

We hope everyone had the best day yesterday 🎉

Take a look at our GSD Class of 2022 Yearbook ⬇

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/schoolforcross-facultystudies/gsd/engagement/alumni/yearbook2022

Virtual Year Book 2022 - GSD - University of Warwick This virtual yearbook has been created to record the thoughts and reflections of the Global Sustainable Development (GSD) Class of 2022 and our staff. Please browse through the messages below and use the submission form to add your own.

Congratulations GSD , we are so proud of you and all that you have achieved! 🎓🍾

The ceremony is now open... see you on that stage very soon! 💃

Watch live here ➡ https://warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/congregation/ceremonies/livestreaming/

📣 Important information! 📣

GSD Class of 2022, your department photo will now be taking place inside the new Faculty of Arts Building instead of on the Piazza. Please head over for your department photo immediately after your graduation ceremony 🎓

Spread the word! 😊

We’ve had a lovely morning chatting with Elaine Wong who is one of our 2019 graduates! 🎓

Elaine is speaking at the Class of 2022 Graduation Ceremony later today and has prepared some brilliant reflections on her time at Warwick 👏

We’re here! Congratulations GSD Class of 2021, you are all superstars 🌟 🎓

Tune into the live stream now to see our graduates walking across that stage 💃 https://warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/congregation/ceremonies/livestreaming2/

Looking forward to watching our students present their research from the Sprinter School in and , plus more student researchers from around the world & a keynote from Nora Michaelis of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, The University of Warwick
Register https://forms.gle/CkYJWaLFdMhei76eA