Latest Sustainable Cities News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable-cities/news-viewer/rss admin 2009-04-07T09:23:25Z Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0313/20130326-french-embassy-workshops UCL researchers are invited to submit funding proposals to run collaborative science and/or technology workshops as part of the UCL–French Embassy partnership. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2013-03-26T16:30:01Z Record number of Marie Curie Fellowships for research at UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/181212-Marie-Curie-Fellowships 23 postdoctoral researchers from 14 different countries have been awarded Marie Curie Individual Fellowships. The awards will enable researchers to spend up to two years working with research teams across all schools at UCL. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-18T12:47:46Z Cycling safer than driving for young people http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1212/06122012-cycling-risk Researchers from UCL have found that cycling is safer than driving for young males, with 17 to 20 year old drivers facing almost five times greater risk per hour than cyclists of the same age. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-12-06T10:09:27Z Developing cities face perfect storm of environmental risks http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/281112-future-proofing-cities A major report, Future Proofing Cities , published today by Atkins in a unique partnership with the Department for International Development (DFID) and UCL, warns that cities in the developing world must act now against a perfect storm of environmental risks. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-11-28T11:13:23Z UCL Grand Challenges £5,000 grants available http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1211/20121123-grand-challenges-grants-available The UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme invites applications to fund cross-disciplinary projects in Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-12-06T15:08:49Z UCL Behaviour Change Month – November 2012 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1210/23102012-behaviour-change-month-grand-challenge-human-wellbeing UCL Behaviour Change Month in November 2012 will comprise a series of cross-disciplinary talks, discussions and workshops, and lead up to a £10,000 research prize workshop in January 2013. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-10-23T13:29:58Z New applications for UCL Provost’s Venture Research Fellowship invited http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1206/20120622-applications-for-venture-research-prize-invited Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) addresses one of the most fundamental questions: how did complex life arise? He does so as the inaugural UCL Provost’s Venture Research Fellow, a programme for which new applications are invited. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-06-22T09:50:54Z UCL News podcast: Royal Society summer science exhibition http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1206/07062012-UCL-News-podcast The UCL News podcast gives you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. Split up into three parts, you can either listen to the podcast all in one go, or save features for later listening.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-06-07T12:59:45Z Better urban planning is essential to improve health http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/120530-lancet-healthy-cities The proportion of the world’s population that lives in cities has been steadily rising, so that 3 in 5 of all people globally will live in a city by 2030. The UCL-Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities explores the many issues other than health services that contribute to population health in a city environment. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2012-05-29T23:01:00Z UCL, Intel and Imperial to create Global Centre for Research in Sustainable Connected Cities http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/May2012/240512- UCL, Imperial College London and Intel have announced the launch of the Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities. The new London-based institute will be Intel’s first research centre and global hub dedicated to exploring how technology can support and sustain the social and economic development of cities worldwide.  RSS Feed George Wigmore 2012-05-24T16:03:02Z Setting the cultural heritage research agenda http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/March2012/270312-setting-cultural-heritage-agenda UCL has contributed to setting the European research agenda relating to cultural heritage and global change. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2012-03-27T14:32:52Z UCL, Intel and Imperial poised to establish Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/January2012/120118-Intel UCL, Imperial College London and Intel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of establishing an Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities. RSS Feed Henry Rummins George Wigmore 2012-01-18T15:49:12Z Industrial “inertia to change” is delaying development of zero carbon homes, report finds http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111216 Tackling rising CO2 emissions from the residential sector could make a vital contribution towards mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the UCL Bartlett School of Planning. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2011-12-16T10:35:27Z UCL Research Strategy published http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1112/111213-UCL-Research-Strategy-published The 2011 UCL Research Strategy calls for a transformation of the understanding of the role of our comprehensive research-intensive university in the 21st century. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2011-12-14T10:16:54Z UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants available http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1109/11091902 Up to £5,000 per project is available to UCL staff through the 2011 UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme. The closing date for applications is 18 November 2011. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2011-09-19T15:07:48Z Bartlett architects provide “SURFACE TENSION” for Nevada Museum of Art http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1108/11082601-Surface-Tension-Installation-Bartlett-Architecture-Smout-Allen A major art installation commenting on the role of the built environment during times of environmental change has been created by two senior lecturers from UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture. It takes pride of place at the centre of the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, USA. RSS Feed David R Weston 2011-08-26T14:19:37Z Report: Beyond the Ghetto http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1104/11040601 A report by Dr Laura Vaughan (UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies), Beyond the Ghetto – An interdisciplinary perspective on patterns of ethnicity in the built environment , has been published to mark UCL Migration Week. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2011-04-06T12:21:01Z Christchurch earthquake seminar on 2 March 2011 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1102/11022502 In response to the Christchurch earthquake, a seminar ‘Understanding Earthquakes’ will be held on Wednesday 2 March, 5–6pm in the Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2011-02-25T14:46:56Z Demographic trends and consumption patterns are threatening the UK environment http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1102/11022201 UCL researchers have contributed to the Royal Commission report on Environmental Pollution, which calls for a step-change in efforts to reduce consumption and waste generation by individuals and households to protect the UK environment. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2011-02-23T13:30:00Z Ecocide: the fifth crime against peace? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1101/11012501 Should damaging ecosystems and global health be made the fifth crime against peace? Sarah Ball, Research & Programme Development Manager at the UCL Institute for Global Health , summarises the discussion at the symposium on ecocide on 19 January. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2011-01-25T10:52:17Z Student Q&A: The Premier of South Australia on renewable energy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1012/10120801 David Martin and Toby Neville, UCL Chemical Engineering PhD students, spoke to Mike Rann, Premier of South Australia, about his ambitions for renewable energy, following his lecture at UCL on 1 December. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2010-12-08T11:06:03Z UCL at COP16 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1012/10120604 Today is 'Health Day' at COP16, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, and delegates and negotiators are being briefed by UCL. RSS Feed Nicholas W Tyndale 2010-12-06T14:08:19Z Architecture students open young people’s eyes to good design http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1011/10111802 UCL’s cloisters hosted 33 students from a wide range of London secondary schools in the last week of October for a three-day workshop in planning and urban design. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2010-11-18T12:16:26Z UCL Hong Kong conference reflects global nature of climate change challenge http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1011/10111103 UCL co-hosted a two-day climate change conference in Hong Kong last week, which brought together academics and practitioners from all parts of the world, including India, China, Australia and Singapore. RSS Feed Lara J Carim 2010-11-10T12:13:21Z UCL spreads its global expertise in city planning to China http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1011/10111002 UCL has today signed two Memoranda of Understanding with officials from the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan City Cluster (CZT) in China’s Hunan province and Central South University Business School (CSU) to foster exchange of expertise in city masterplanning within the region, which comprises eight major cities and is home to 65 million people. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2010-11-10T10:54:18Z