Sustainable Development Research Cluster

Join the next SDRC meeting: Tuesday 21st Jan 2-3pm, room W212 (Williams Building). Fascinating presentation by Chris Moon - "Prosperity and the Natural Environment" followed with discussions around collaborations, research and funding opportunities. See you there!

The next SDRC meeting will be on Monday 14th October from 12pm - 1:15pm. The broad theme is 'Reducing Litter' (automated litter sorting) with Eris Chinellato, Senior Lecturer in Design Engineering at MDX. Do come along! Room W213 of the William's Building.

The next SDRC meeting will be on Monday 14th October from 12pm - 1:15pm. The broad theme is 'Reducing Litter' (automated litter sorting) with Eris Chinellato, Senior Lecturer in Design Engineering at MDX. Do come along! Room details TBC.

Join the next SDRC/CEEDR meeting tomorrow 'Socio-environmental injustices and “buen vivir”/living well in coastal cities of Chile' with Dr Katia Valenzuela-Fuente. Wednesday 2nd October, 3-5pm, Barn 2, Middlesex University, The Burroughs, London NW44BT.

Join the next SDRC meeting in collaboration with CEEDR on 17th June, 2pm, Barn 1, Middlesex University. ‘Implementing the circular economy at the city level in UK and Turkey’ with Zeynep Özçam, Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

The next SDRC meeting will be Wednesday 8th May from 1pm - 2.15pm in room WG48. If you are interested in attending please email sdrc@mdx.ac.uk.

See below for the transcript of the really inspiring speech given by Emma Howard Boyd at yesterday’s Roundtable! gov.uk/government/spe…

What a fantastic event! Today was a huge success showcasing a range of research bringing academics and practitioners together to tackle litter! A massive thanks to @KeepBritainTidy !

Thank you to @changebehaviour for sharing the fascinating results of your interventions to tackle gum litter in the UK - a sticky subject but some very interesting suggestions @KeepBritainTidy

Very interesting presentation by Vicki Chillcott from University of Sussex sharing her findings about what influences the UK Government to tackle pollution. @KeepBritainTidy @VickiChillcott

Some excellent thought-provoking discussions around possible litter interventions based on our elevator pitchers. From fear appeals to place attachment to cigarette specific disposal options. Some really productive ideas coming out! @KeepBritainTidy

We were fortunate to have the privilege of some fascinating keynote speeches from Emma Howard-Boyd (Chair of the Environment Agency) and Sue Hayman MP (Shadow DEFRA Secretary). Working together to find practical solutions to litter reduction. @KeepBritainTidy

A fantastic Roundtable event on Litter and Environmental Quality with @KeepBritainTidy here at Middlesex. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day!

Please note the room for this seminar is now W154 (Williams Building).

New £9.75 million fund for councils across England to back their efforts in cleaning up high streets and town centres. The fund will also encourage communities to take greater pride in their local area and support campaigns such as #GBSpringClean 🚮 gov.uk/government/new…

Join our seminar on 21st March with Professor Victoria Wells (York University) on 'The Potential Role of Social Marketing in Encouraging Employee Pro-Environmental Behaviour'. 12pm -1.15pm room WG48. If you are interested in attending please email sdrc@mdx.ac.uk.

Claire Gellard, Tom Dickins and Mark Coulson have published an article, 'The ecology of cooperation; considerations for litter research' in @KeepBritainTidy Journal of Litter and Environmental Quality (Vol 3) - read it online here bit.ly/2Nvenup

Tanya O'Garra and Katherine Alfredo have published results of a framed field experiment examining cooperation around water treatment in India in Water Resources and Economics. Article in press found at bit.ly/2Sm1lAr

Christophe Viavattene & Sally Priest from Flood Hazard Research Centre are involved in HORIZON2020 FLORIS project (Innovative tools for improving FLood risk reductiOn stRategIeS) (floris.unime.it) - exploring innovative approaches of integrated flood risk scenarios.

The next SDRC meeting will be Tuesday 5th February from 3pm - 4:15pm (room TBC). If you are interested in attending please email sdrc@mdx.ac.uk.