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Tag: Sustainability

Energy For The People

Reading graduate and Operations Manager at Octopus Energy Group, Shaun McHugh, speaks to CONNECTED about how the Group is trying to make the world a better place and expresses his views on the importance of generating...

Greening Reading’s Campus

The University of Reading is known for its beautiful, leafy campuses. However, in recent years, significant progress in lowering their carbon footprint now means they are green in more ways than one.  This week...

Food For The Future

Matt Tebbit, Reading graduate and Head of Bars and Dining at the University, tells CONNECTED how thousands more environmentally-friendly plant-based recipes have been added to our campus menus as part of Reading’s proud...

Data-Driven Action

We can’t stop climate change completely – but we can reduce how much it impacts in the future. Dr Dan Williams, Founder & CEO of measurable.energy and Reading graduate, reveals how his business is helping to save...

Reducing Methane Emissions

This week CONNECTED brings you the latest news from the University’s Connecting Research blog, where Dr David Humphries and Dr Zoe Barker from the Centre for Dairy Research write about how animal research is helping to...

Climate In The Classroom

The provision of training to empower teachers to effectively incorporate climate change within their lessons, and a national library of quality assured teaching resources, are part of the University’s Climate Education...

Better Food For A Better World

“We should talk about climate change, and we should talk about natural disasters, but we should also talk about the opportunities and solutions.” Wise words from Reading graduate, Menghestab Haile, Regional Director for...

Inspiring Climate Action

Climate activist, Josh Tregale, speaks to CONNECTED about his determination to raise ambition ahead of COP26, and his mission to embed climate education around the world. “The climate crisis isn’t just a problem for...

Shaping A Climate-Resilient Future

CONNECTED speaks to Professor Ros Cornforth, Director of the Walker Institute, about their commitment to shaping a climate-resilient future and their upcoming plans for COP26. The Walker Institute, based at the...

Facing Up To Climate Change

Reading PhD student, Elena Saggioro, opens up about why it’s so important to face up to climate change and to take action to stop it, and how her studies at Reading are helping her to do just that. Elena chose to come...