Published on 10 July 2019
None of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be achieved without the contribution of higher education – through research, teaching, and community engagement.
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Published on 27 June 2019
The aim of the project is to develop mutually beneficial partnerships between the university and its local communities, with a focus on working with more disadvantaged communities.
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Published on 18 June 2019
Climate change research at universities across sub-Saharan Africa received a boost this week, thanks to renewed funding from the UK's Department for International Development (DFID)
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Published on 04 June 2019
Steve Allen writes about his research, aimed at gaining valuable quantitative data, mapping the output of plastics to the oceans from African rivers to help find the main sources of pollution.
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Published on 04 June 2019
The ACU is pleased to announce the University of Cape Coast will host the ACU Summer School in August 2020, focusing on the theme of 'The Migration generation? Climate, youth and refugees'.
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Published on 31 May 2019
Nina Wooten writes about her experience as a Blue Charter fellow in Fiji. She explored how microplastics are having an impact on seafood.
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Published on 20 May 2019
Dr Aryn Baxter writes about an international scholarship programme for students from across the African continent who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in the United States, she helped to set up.
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Published on 09 May 2019
Blue charter fellow, Rufino Robert Varea, talks about his experience at the University of Adelaide, studying plastics in shellfish sampled from the South Australian Coastal Environment.
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Published on 02 May 2019
Rajkumar Sahoo is a PhD Student from Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India, where his research focuses on the sustainable consumption of single-use plastics in Indian cities.
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Published on 02 May 2019
Refilwe Mofokeng is a PhD candidate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where her research focuses on quantifying marine related pollution.
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Published on 18 April 2019
The ACU's innovative Blue Charter Fellowships scheme is being boosted with funding from Waitrose & Partners, to help tacking marine plastic pollution.
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Published on 20 March 2019
The ACU is pleased to announce the new Coventry University Fellowship. Forming part of the ACU's established Fellowships programme, this new award will support research mobility.
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Published on 12 March 2019
Taking place at the University of Edinburgh, 'Extending the welcome' brought together academics, policymakers, students, and partners to explore the role of universities in supporting displaced people
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Published on 01 March 2019
The research by Caryn seeks to explore the meanings and implications of contemporary expressions of decolonial activism in South Africa and its spread to British universities.
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Published on 31 January 2019
HRH The Duchess of Sussex joined ACU staff, students, and academics at City, University of London, today for her first official visit as Patron of the ACU.
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Published on 28 January 2019
The Research Methodology and Design for Business Course, developed by Makerere University, Uganda, is the first course to launch as part oF ACU-managed Partnership for Enhanced and Blended Learning.
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Published on 10 January 2019
The ACU is honoured that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex has chosen to become our Patron. She takes over this role from Her Majesty The Queen, who became the first Patron of the ACU in 1986.
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