Sustainability

Research Updates

Our research updates pages aims to showcase the breadth of research around Sustainability across the College of Social Sciences at Glasgow, and aid in creating a collaborative research culture. We feature reflective blogs, new grant announcements, ongoing research projects, summaries of workshops or events, and more. If you have something you would like us to share, please email sustainability-irt@glasgow.ac.uk.

Photo of woman outside
Photo of woman outside

Research Spotlight: Jude Robinson, Water & Waste

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:51:00 GMT

Glasgow Water Cluster member Professor Jude Robinson examines the critical issues of water, waste, and the disparities that exist in these domains. Her work extends from the United Kingdom to Africa, with a shared goal of enhancing water safety and ensuring access to secure water sources for all.

Sustainable Screens Scotland

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:26:00 GMT

Sustainable Screens Scotland is a new project aiming to support the decarbonisation of the film and television industries in Scotland.

AboutSUS: a new podcast exploring sustainability

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:26:00 GMT

AboutSUS is a new podcast approaching sustainability from a range of disciplinary, experiences, locations and themes. Listen to the first two episodes here.

a heavily eroded coast line
a heavily eroded coast line

Dynamic Coast

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:26:00 BST

The Dynamic Coast project (2015-17 and 2018 - 2021) was commissioned to support the Scottish Government and to provide a national evidence base on the extent and rate of coastal erosion in Scotland, taking into account the latest climate change predictions for sea level rise. The work highlighted the areas at highest risk of coastal erosion to allow targeted responses by national and local government to address future risk and provided key strategic recommendations for Scottish Government.

Raging brown flood waters
Raging brown flood waters

Waterproofing Data: Engaging citizens for data-driven sustainability

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:26:00 BST

Climate change is causing extreme weather events such as extreme rainfall and flooding to become more frequent and more severe. Some communities are more at risk such events than others, for example in poorer neighbourhoods in Brazil. Professor João de Porto de Albuquerque talks about the Waterproofing Data project, which is engaging Brazilian communities in the usage of flood-related data.

Multiple hands placed on the trunk of a tree
Multiple hands placed on the trunk of a tree

Sustaining research partnerships across time, space, projects, pandemics, and busy lives  

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:50:00 BST

In a busy world of pressing engagements, we often find it hard to carve out time to build relationships with different people and organisations. Dr Mia Perry writes about the importance of human relationships and connection in the world of research; how taking the time out to meet, chat, and connect with people, can change your outlook of your work and ultimately strengthen it and your sector.

People carrying plastic bottles for reuse
People carrying plastic bottles for reuse

Can we develop, design and manufacture plastics that positively contribute to Net Zero?

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:37:00 GMT

Reusing and repairing single use and other plastics contributes to Net Zero by both reducing the manufacture of new products and the number of items that end up in waste disposal. However, the reuse and repair of plastics as part of the circular economy is not without challenge.

Environmental risk and solutions for a sustainable development of Asian river deltas

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:50:00 GMT

Nowadays, river deltas are spaces of high vulnerability due to the conjunction of hydro-meteorological and geophysical hazards, fragile ecosystems, social and economic demands, and the effects of human actions on the environment.