Published on 13 January 2022
In this issue - (Re)thinking nature - academics from across the Commonwealth ask: how can humankind rethink its relationship with nature?
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Published on 29 November 2021
Richard Grubb was part of the ACU's small delegation to COP26, and he reflects on the challenges and opportunities of attending the conference during a pandemic.
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Published on 12 November 2021
Higher Education and the SDGs network member Prof Tristan McCowan outlines the essential role of universities in tackling climate change.
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Published on 27 October 2021
In this blog, Jeremy Collymore, Co-Convenor of the Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network, discusses the important role of universities in climate action.
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Published on 08 June 2021
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is delighted to announce the first five recipients of our new Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grants.
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Published on 14 March 2021
The ACU has partnered with the British Council to establish the Commonwealth Futures Climate Research Cohort, convening 26 talented researchers for COP26.
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Published on 02 February 2021
Today we launch our Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation across the Commonwealth in partnership with the CAA, CAP and CLGF.
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Published on 02 November 2020
The ACU is pleased to be a partner in the Transforming Universities for a Changing Climate (Climate U) project.
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Published on 17 July 2020
Join the ACU and partners for an online Programme focused on a call to action on sustainable urbanisation across the Commonwealth.
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Published on 28 February 2020
CIRCLE Fellow Dr. Hannah Karuri shares her work with smallholder farming communities to build climate resilience.
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Published on 06 August 2019
Universities from across the Commonwealth have pledged to work together to support higher education institutions and their communities to develop resilience to climate change
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Published on 24 July 2019
The second cohort of Blue Charter Fellows have been selected to travel to ACU member universities and institutions across the Commonwealth to carry out research into marine plastic pollution
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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 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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