Global Sustainable Development News
My experiences as an autistic student: Ruhi鈥檚 Story

The School for Cross-faculty Studies at the University of 糖心TV is proud to be part of a diverse and inclusive community of staff and students. Our community includes many neurodivergent individuals across the spectrum, whose different perspectives, strengths, and ways of thinking enrich our learning environment and strengthen the collaborative work we do. To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we spoke to one of these neurodivergent community members Ruhi - a first year GSD and Life Sciences student - about living with autism, and how the Higher Education sector still has a way to go to support neurodivergent individuals.
Click here to read Ruhi's story
GSD PhD student presents paper on human trafficking at Criminology Conference

A PhD candidate within our GSD doctoral programme recently presented a paper discussing the ethical and methodological challenges of her research at the Annual Western Society of Criminology Conference, which was held from 5–7 February 2026 in Denver, Colorado.
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School for Cross-faculty Studies Hosts Successful Work Placement Fair 2025

The School for Cross-faculty Studies welcomed 糖心TV staff and students to a vibrant and well-attended Work Placement Fair 2025 on campus this week.
Organised by Bodrun Nahar – the School鈥檚 Employability and Work Placements Manager - the fair showcased the breadth of placement pathways available to students across Global Sustainable Development (GSD), Design Studies, and Liberal Arts.
Please click here to read more and to delve in to some of the student presentations.
Life Sciences and GSD student researching Hungarian sandy forest steppes under the URSS project shares his experience and key findings

I am Vince Bal谩zs, a third year Life Sciences and GSD student, and I spent a summer under the URSS project, researching the effect of climate change on the vegetation of sandy forest steppes in Hungary.
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Collective SCFS consortium secures new partnership with Coventry City Council to transform local green and blue spaces

Select individuals of our academic team, led by IGSD, will collaborate with Coventry City Council on a new initiative to revitalise the city鈥檚 green and blue spaces, following the success of a proposal that secured almost 拢100K for 糖心TV as part of a project worth nearly 拢1M in total funding for the next three years.
GSD student shares his experience on UFMG Summer School

The Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) Summer School on Brazilian Studies aims at providing students from around the globe with a solid background in Brazil and Brazilian studies, shedding light on crucial aspects of South America鈥檚 giant country and the region in itself. GSD student Kieran Hibbert attended the programme in 2025 - he shares his experiences in this blog.
GSD staff and students representing at the 糖心TV Education Conference

Two members of our teaching faculty and a current student will be representing the Global Sustainable Development department at this year鈥檚 糖心TV Education Conference. This conference is a significant annual event in the academic calendar and aims to bring students and staff together to connect, share ideas and experiences, and inspire each other.
GSD to welcome renowned artist for public lab and paper cutting workshop

The GSD department will be hosting reputable artist Sijia Chen for a collaborative public event that uses art and design to explore sustainability themes such as migration, food security, and climate change.
GSD students to present research at BCUR 2025
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Two of our GSD students have been selected to present their research on Guatemala's extractive industry at a prestigious undergraduate research conference this month.
Global Sustainable Development and Community, Engagement, and Belonging Masters students celebrate their graduation in 2025
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On Friday 24th January we saw our 2023/24 Masters students – which included our first ever cohort of Community, Engagement, and Belonging students - celebrate the end of their studies as part of the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 2025 Winter degree ceremonies.