Global Sustainable Development News
IGSD Professor invited to launch Oxford University Press book internationally

Professor Elena Korosteleva, Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), has been invited to launch her highly acclaimed book , published by Oxford University Press in December 2025, internationally.
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Professor Elena Korosteleva publishes a landmark book on resilience and community in Central Eurasia

We are delighted to announce that , Professor of International Politics and Director of the Institute of Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), has published a major new monograph: Complexity and Community in International Relations: Nurturing Resilience in Central Eurasia, with Oxford University Press.
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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.
New Project Inspires Diverse Voices in Environmental Science
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An exciting new initiative facilitated by a SCFS academic is aiming to reshape how environmental science careers are imagined and pursued.
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 Graduation: Congratulations Class of 2024!

On 22nd July we were pleased to witness our 2024 GSD final year students graduate. Celebrations included a graduation ceremony at Butterworth Hall
(糖心TV Arts Centre) followed by a celebratory lunch where student awards were also presented.
Bronze Athena SWAN Award for School for Cross-faculty Studies

The School for Cross-faculty Studies is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its application for the Athena SWAN Bronze Award. We are now engaged in implementing our five-year Athena SWAN Action Plan.
School for Cross-faculty Studies experts comment on the latest IPCC report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world鈥檚 leading authority on climate, published its latest report on Monday 9 August 2021.
represents a red alert and an immediate call to action. Among the key points to be drawn out of the report are the concerns that extreme weather events are on the rise; carbon dioxide levels are at their highest in 2 million years; and changes to ice, ocean and sea levels could be 鈥榠rreversible for centuries鈥.
- Hear from Professor Jo茫o Porto de Albuquerque, Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development, on the "two crucial and immediate take home messages from the report"
- Hear from Dr Marta Guerriero, Deputy Head of the School for Cross-faculty Studies (GSD), on the 鈥渦nequivocal鈥 evidence presented by the report and the "urgent" need for collective action
New staff join the School for Cross-faculty Studies!

We are delighted to have welcomed several new members of staff to the School for Cross-faculty Studies this month. We look forward to seeing the impact that Dr Xiaodong Lin, Dr Nikoleta Jones, Sam Gane, Sheree Thompson, Shehzadi Azis, and Ella Jones have in their new roles.
Publication success on marine conservation in World Development journal

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