• Are Britain’s young people going plant blind?

    Researchers at Edge Hill University have discovered why fewer students are choosing to study the biology of plants and are calling for changes to the curriculum to address ‘plant blindness’ to protect this much needed profession. With climate change, food security and the natural world regularly in the spotlight, academics have been intrigued as to…

  • New law to curb deforestation in supply chains won’t address bigger climate change issues

    The UK government unveiled plans this week to make it illegal and impose fines on companies who are unable to provide details of the origins of products and who do not comply with the new law in protecting forests and other natural ecosystems. Although this is a step in the right direction, Dr Sven Batke,…

  • Climate change and COVID-19

    SustainNET members Prof Geoff Beattie and Dr Laura McGuire have recently published a short article in The Conversation entitled ‘Coronavirus shows how to get people to act on climate change – here’s the psychology’. Read the article in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-shows-how-to-get-people-to-act-on-climate-change-heres-the-psychology-143300.

  • Historic Opportunity to Create a More Sustainable East Asia

    In this short article published in the East Asia Forum on 4th June 2020, Prof Christopher Dent discusses how a post-Coronavirus recovery provides an historic opportunity to put East Asia – the most carbon-intensive region on the planet – on a more sustainable path of economic and social development. Read the article: www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/06/04/historic-opportunity-to-create-a-more-sustainable-east-asia

  • World Environment Day

    Academics at Edge Hill University are highlighting the effect of Covid-19 on the natural rather than human world to mark World Environment Day. The fallout of the global pandemic for the human race has been well-documented but on World Environment Day, Friday 5th June, it is important to remember the outcomes for the natural world…

  • ‘Trophy Hunting’ Shortlisted

    Geoff Beattie’s book ‘Trophy Hunting’ has been has been shortlisted for a 2019 Taylor & Francis Outstanding Book and Digital Product Award in the Outstanding Professional Category! This book explores the psychology of trophy hunting from a critical perspective and considers the reasons why some people engage in the controversial activity of killing often endangered animals…

  • Air Quality Project Awarded Royal Society Funding

    An Edge Hill academic has been awarded funding by the Royal Society for a fantastic project to develop new ways of monitoring air pollution. Paul Aplin, Professor of Geography at Edge Hill University, has been awarded a Royal Society-Newton Mobility Grant, part of the Newton Fund, to help develop new methods and tools for monitoring…

  • SustainNET Launch Event

    SustainNET’s launch event will take place in Edge Hill University’s Business School sometime in the coming months….watch this space for more details: Launch Event