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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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 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 05 December 2018
University leaders, academics, and international scholarship students came together at an ACU event on Wednesday 5 December 2018 to explore how higher education can help build a better world.
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Published on 23 October 2018
Universities from across the Commonwealth came together to share expertise and experiences of coping with natural disasters at the first meeting of the ACU Commonwealth Climate Resilience Network
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Published on 17 October 2018
The ACU is expanding its Fellowships scheme with the launch of 35 new Blue Charter Fellowships, thanks to funding from the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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Published on 12 October 2018
This week, the ACU brought together universities from every region of the Commonwealth to launch the new ACU Commonwealth Peace and Reconciliation Network at the University of Melbourne, Australia
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Published on 11 October 2018
The role of universities in combating the effects of climate change was in the spotlight, as Dr Joanna Newman addressed government ministers at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting in Bali.
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Published on 19 July 2018
The ACU is proud to join the Global Alliance of universities working together to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals across the Commonwealth.
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Published on 12 July 2018
Dr Joanna Newman showcased the ACU's work – and that of our member universities – in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals at the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Event
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Published on 20 April 2018
The final day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) sees the ACU call on Commonwealth governments to give higher education the recognition it deserves.
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Published on 26 February 2018
Following the conclusion of the 20th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (20CCEM) in Fiji, the importance of higher education in achieving sustainable development was formally recognised.
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Published on 23 February 2018
The ACU today signed a historic agreement with Commonwealth education partners, pledging to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through education.
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