The Plant-Based Universities Petition: Play Your Part for Our Planet
As of 2025, with warming at 1.4°C above pre-industrial levels, the first irreversible global tipping→
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Broken by Design: How the UK Energy System Serves Fossil Fuels Over People
George Mingay provides an insightful discussion of the energy pricing system in the UK, and why we aren’t seeing the benefits of renewables in our energy bills
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Greenwashing in the Jungle: Is COP Still Credible?
“COP in the Amazon – Symbolism or Hypocrisy?” George Mingay discusses whether climate change is still a genuine priority for the upcoming COP30.
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Breaking Barriers: Women, Climate, and the Fight for Equality.
Maya Embrace Stevens summarises a Meliora podcast episode on challenges faced by women, and promotion of gender equality within sustainability initiatives
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Are young people more passionate about the climate emergency we are facing compared to older generations?
Bethany Ellis discusses whether age is a factor in taking climate action.
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“Faith Veganism” the lost connection between religion and plant-based diets.
A recap of a Meliora podcast episode, that explores the link between diet, religion and sustainability.
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Turning the Tide: How Community-Led Science is Tackling the Sargassum Crisis
Maya Stevens explains a costal sustainability project focusing on an invasive seaweed, and the professional development of the researchers at its core
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No Soil? No Problem: How Students are Cultivating Young Minds, and Cabbages, Using Hydroponics
Finn Ryan sits down with representatives from Seeds for Thought to talk about tackling obesity in Southampton, educating young minds and the future of hydroponics.
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Southampton Professor Leads Innovative Wildfire Project with $11 Million on the Line
Interested in a career in environmentalism? Learn about this UoS project to revolutionise wildfire detection and responses
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Coloured Lights in the Night Sky: What Are The Northern Lights
Sam Pegg explains auroras, the rarity of them occurring in Southampton, and a brand-new multi-discipline module exploring astronomy
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