28 Jul 2020

‘Using virtual events to facilitate community building: event formats’  Like it or not probably all of us are zooming up the learning curve on virtual meetings.  This guidebook, created by staff and community members at the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement, is intended for scientific community managers, event organizers and convenors who are […]

28 Jul 2020

Correctly dispose of PPE to stop new wave of plastic pollution As of today, in England, face coverings will be required by law while in shops and supermarkets. The rules vary across the UK alongside when using public transport. As more countries urge the public to use these while out and about, it’s important to […]

22 Jul 2020

£4m for green prescribing and £5m pilot to establish a Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment. Drop in the ocean for the environmental pressures we face. Environment Secretary George Eustice has set out his vision for a green recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Read the speech here.

22 Jul 2020

Read the full Coalition report here. Summary All life depends entirely on water. Yet, reflecting broader climate and ecological crises, the current state of England’s water environment is poor and declining. We go from floods to drought without a long-term strategic plan to adapt to and manage new climatic extremes – urgent action is needed. […]

22 Jul 2020

From Executive Summary Infrastructure projects can, and should, deliver many more benefits for individuals, communities and local economies. Infrastructure’s purpose is to meet fundamental societal needs; such as roads, public transport, low carbon energy supply, clean water and flood protection. The societal benefits that infrastructure projects can generate are not, however, limited to delivering this basic […]

22 Jul 2020

The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) has published its forward work programme for 2020-21. Made up of the three water regulators – Ofwat, Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate – RAPID was set up in 2019 to identify and address issues relevant to the development of joint infrastructure projects and to analyse the […]