Industrial activity on this scale requires vast quantities of energy and raw materials — China’s demand for oil rose 28 per cent in January and its consumption of iron ore has driven commodity prices ever higher.
China’s Government knows that to maintain steady economic growth and prosperity, protect the country’s own climate and natural resources, and attain greater operating efficiency its industries must become more environmentally sustainable. A University of Nottingham workshop on Green Manufacturing at Shanghai Expo this week promises to provide insights into how this can be achieved through knowledge partnerships.
On Thursday June 24, in The Auditorium at the London ZEDpavilion at Shanghai Expo, sustainable manufacturing researchers from The University of Nottingham will join Chinese experts to launch the Sino-UK Low Carbon Manufacturing Consortium and focus on latest developments in green manufacturing.
Project sponsor Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Rudd said: “Given our pioneering work on sustainability at the Nottingham’s Ningbo Campus, and the huge portfolio of China-facing research at Nottingham, it was unthinkable that we would miss the opportunity to be at Expo 2010.
“We believe we’re the only Western university to have taken this bold step. We’re reaching a lot of people at almost every level and the Green Manufacturing workshop is just one further example of our commitment to making a difference.”
Professor Nabil Gindy, Vice-Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, and International Director of Nottingham Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (NIMRC), said: “The Sino-UK Low Carbon Manufacturing Consortium represents a unique multi-disciplinary research and educational partnership between an internationally renowned academic steering group and industry and government bodies in the UK and China.”
Mr Zheng Yu, Director of Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau, and Dr Richard Mills, Consul for Science & Innovation at the British Consulate General in Shanghai, will join Professor Gindy and guests to launch the Sino-UK LCMC at Thursday’s morning of briefings. Experts will represent China’s National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, as well as Tsinghua University, Chongqing University, Zhejiang University, Shanghai Jiaotong University and The University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus.
Explaining more about the Consortium, Prof Gindy said: “Sino-UK LCMC is a platform for promoting, developing and facilitating sustainable manufacturing and eco-innovation amongst enterprises and within the research community. Membership of the consortium is free and is open to all individuals, companies, academia and government agencies with interests in sustainable manufacturing issues.
This is the third in a series of University of Nottingham events at Shanghai Expo 2010. It began with former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott’s at a conference on China’s Sustainable Development, and was followed by Trends and Developments in Global Pharma Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities.
Green Manufacturing begins at 10:30am and ends with a lunch at 1:30pm, on June 24. The event will take place in The Auditorium at London ZEDpavilion, the showcase of sustainable urban construction created for Expo 2010 by ZEDfactory — leading green architects and innovators in zero-carbon design and development. Full details here: www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/greenmanufacturing.aspx.
The next one-day conference in this series, Drug Discovery and Development Partnering, will take place on Saturday July 3: www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/drugdiscovery.aspx. This will be followed by an event on July 12 showcasing The University of Nottingham’s leadership in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/mri.aspx
Throughout the next five months, top researchers from the University’s campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia, as well as leading colleagues from other institutions, will host 16 thought-provoking workshops, lectures and conferences in total. These span Nottingham’s extensive research into sustainability:
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Thursday June 24 - Green Manufacturing
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Saturday July 3 - Drug Discovery and Development Partnering
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Monday July 12 - MRI and Sustainable Health
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Thursday July - 15 Global Food Security
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Friday July 16 - Chevening Young Leaders
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Monday July 19 - Energy Day
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Monday Aug 23 & Tuesday Aug 24 - Eco-Urbanism: Towards Sustainable Living
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Sat Aug 28 and Sun Aug 29 - Sustainable Energy and Construction
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Wednesday September 15 - Rapid Social Change
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Sun Oct 10 & Mon Oct 11 - Carbon Capture and Storage (two-day course)
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Monday October 11 - Mental Health and its Role in Sustainable Industrialised Societies
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Sunday October 17 - Moving Images and the Digital Eco-City
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Wednesday October 20 - Alternative Energy: Hydrogen Storage
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Sunday October 24 - Sustainable Agriculture: The Role of Plant Reproduction
The University of Nottingham’s world changing research based on the theme ‘Zero Carbon, Zero Waste’ is on display at the World Exposition until October 31. Millions of visitors are expected to visit the Expo and many will have an opportunity to explore — through words, pictures and video — The University of Nottingham’s leading research in sustainability as part of a collaborative exhibition with ZEDfactory.
The University is also partnering with the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) helping to attract Chinese investment to the East Midlands through the work of emda’s East Midlands China Business Bureau.
Earlier this month, emda announced the Chinese car manufacturer, Changan Automobile Co, will establish its UK Research and Development facility at No 1 Nottingham Science Park, creating up to 200 new jobs.
For more information: Chang Li, Business Development Manager for Innovation China UK (ICUK), part of Research Innovation Services (RIS) at The University of Nottingham, at le.chang@nottingham.ac.uk, +44 (0)7825 753794; Dr George Rice, Manager, Technology Demonstrator, george.rice@nottingham.ac.uk, +44 (0)115 823 2190; Simon Butt, Corporate Relations Manager, on +44 (0)115 82 32353, simon.butt@nottingham.ac.uk; or Helen Foster, Head of Partnership Development, at helen.foster@nottingham.ac.uk, +44 (0)115 846 7145
Notes to editors：The University of Nottingham’s dynamic internationalisation strategy attracts talented staff and students from 150 nations, undertakes world-changing research, and invests in award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia.
As the first overseas academic institution granted permission to set up inside the People’s Republic, Nottingham has taken a pioneering role in China.
Since 2004, The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China, has grown to more than 4,000 students and has received numerous awards and accolades, including The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. The institution was also declared Outward Investor of the Year by the foremost China-Britain trade association, the 48 Group Club.
The University of Nottingham is ranked in the United Kingdom’s Top 10 and the World’s Top 100 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to UK’s most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008), with almost 60 per cent of all research defined as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
Twice since 2003 Nottingham’s research and teaching academics have won Nobel Prizes. The University’s School of Pharmacy also won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2007 for Innovation, and Nottingham was named Times Higher Education Entrepreneurial University of the Year for 2008.
The University of Nottingham signed a Memorandum of Understanding in April 2010 to develop strategic partnerships with the Universities of Melbourne in Australia and Manipal in India.
Find out more about The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China at: www.nottingham.edu.cn; for more details about The University of Nottingham at Shanghai Expo 2010:
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如此规模的工业活动需要大量的能源和原材料，中国对石油的需求在1月份上涨了28%，对铁矿石的消耗导致商品价格上升。
中国政府知道为了保持经济的稳定增长和繁荣，保护国家的气候和自然资源，提高运作效率，就必须使工业以在环境上可持续的方式发展。本周，由诺丁汉大学在上海世博会举办的“绿色制造”工作坊将就如何通过知识伙伴关系做到这一点提供见解。
6月24日周四，在上海世博会伦敦零碳馆大礼堂中，来自诺丁汉大学的可持续制造的研究者将与中国的专家一起推出“中英低碳制造集团”并且聚焦绿色制造方面的最新进展。
项目赞助人，诺丁汉大学副校长克里斯•路德（Chris Rudd ）教授说：“鉴于诺丁汉宁波分校在可持续方面的开创性工作以及诺丁汉本校所做的大量面向中国的研究，我们不可能不参加2010世博会。”
“我们相信我们是唯一一所迈出了这勇敢一步的西方大学，我们可以接触到几乎所有层面许许多多的人，“绿色制造”工作坊只是进一步例证了我们的承诺：要让一切有所不同。”
纳比尔•金迪（Nabil Gindy）教授是诺丁汉大学宁波分校的副校长兼研究生院院长以及诺丁汉创新制造研究中心（NIMRC）的国际主任，他说：“中英低碳制造集团代表了在国际知名的学术指导小组和英中两国的业界和政府团体之间一个独特的、跨学科的研究和教育伙伴关系。”
在周四早晨的简报会上，宁波科学技术局局长郑瑜和英国上海领事馆的科学创新处领事明瑞（Richard Mills）博士将加入到金迪教授和嘉宾之列，共同推出“中英低碳制造集团”。出席推出仪式的专家来自于中国国家再制造技术重点实验室、清华大学、重庆大学、浙江大学、上海交通以及诺丁汉大学宁波分校。
金迪教授在对低碳制造集团的解释中说：“中英低碳制造集团是一个平台，可以在企业和研究社区中提升、发展、促进可持续制造和生态创新。集团可以免费加入，对所有个人、公司、学界和政府机构都是开放的，只要他们对可持续制造议题感兴趣就行。”
这是诺丁汉大学在上海世博会一系列活动的第三场，由英国前副首相彭仕国（John Prescott）做开场演讲，题目是“中国的可持续发展”。之后的演讲是“全球医药供应链中的趋势与发展：挑战与机遇”。
“绿色制造”于6月24日上午10:30开始，于下午1:30的午餐之后结束。此次活动将在上海世博会伦敦零碳馆大礼堂举行，伦敦零碳馆展示了可持续的城市建筑。英国零能耗工厂（ZEDfactory）特别为2010上海世博设计了此馆，为绿色建筑师和创新者在零碳设计和开发方面起到领先作用。如果需要全部细节，请登录www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/greenmanufacturing.aspx。
本系列的下一次全天大会将于7月3日周六举行，主题是“为药物发现和发展缔结伙伴关系”。如果需要详情，请登录www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/drugdiscovery.aspx。之后，将在7月12日举行一场活动，展示诺丁汉大学在核磁共振成像（MRI）方面的领导力，如果需要详情，请登录www.nottingham.ac.uk/shanghaiexpo2010/events/bookingform/mri.aspx。
在接下来的5个月时间里，来自诺丁汉大学在英国、中国和马来西亚校区的顶级研究人员和其他机构的领先研究人员将举办16次“激发思路”活动，内容包括工作坊、讲座和会议。这些活动将把诺丁汉大学内容广泛的研究延伸到可持续性的领域：
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6月24日（星期四） 绿色制造
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7月3日（星期六） 为药物发现和发展缔结伙伴关系
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7月12日（星期一） 核磁共振成像与可持续卫生保健
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7月15日（星期四） 全球食品安全
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7月16日（星期五） 志奋领年轻领导人培训计划
7月19日（星期一） 能源日
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8月23日-8月24日（星期一、二） 生态城市化：迈向可持续的城市生活
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8月28日-8月29日（星期六、日） 可持续能源与建筑
9月15日（星期三） 快速的社会变化
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10月10日-10月11日（星期日、一）碳捕捉与碳储存(为期两天)
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10月11日（星期一） 精神卫生和其在可持续的工业化社会中的作用
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10月17日（星期日） 动态影像与数字生态城市
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10月20日（星期三） 替代能源：氢储存
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10月24日（星期日） 可持续农业：作物生产的作用
上海世博会期间将展出诺丁汉大学以“零碳、零废物”为主题的，能够改变世界的研究成果，展览将持续到10月31日。数以万计的游客将去上海世博会参观并且许多人将有机会通过文字、图片、视频探索诺丁汉大学领先的可持续性研究，这些研究也是与英国零能耗工厂协作展览的组成部分。
英国诺丁汉大学还是英国中东部地区发展署的合作伙伴，通过英国中东部地区发展署中国业务办公室的工作帮助吸引中国公司前往英国的中东部投资。
本月早期，英国中东部地区发展署宣布中国的汽车制造商长春汽车公司将在诺丁汉科学园一号设立研究和发展机构，这将创造多达200个工作机会。
如果需要更多信息，请联系：中英创新合作计划（ICUK）业务发展经理常乐（Chang Le），该计划是诺丁汉大学研究创新服务（RIS）的组成部分，联系人的电邮：le.chang@nottingham.ac.uk，电话：+44 (0)7825 753794；技术演示经理乔治•莱斯博士（George Rice），电邮：george.rice@nottingham.ac.uk，电话：+44 (0)115 823 2190；公司关系经理西蒙•巴特（Simon Butt），电话：+44 (0)115 82 32353，电邮：simon.butt@nottingham.ac.uk；伙伴关系发展主管海伦•福斯特（Helen Foster），电邮：helen.foster@nottingham.ac.uk，电话：+44 (0)115 846 7145
编者注意：诺丁汉大学充满活力的国际化战略吸引了来自150个国家的、富有才华的教员和学生，通过这一战略开展可以改变世界的研究，投资于屡获奖项的、设在英国、中国和马来西亚的校区。
诺丁汉大学作为首个获得批准在中华人民共和国建立校区的海外大学，在中国扮演了先驱的角色。
自2004年以来，宁波诺丁汉大学已经发展为拥有4000多名学生的学校，获得了众多奖项和赞许，其中包括女王企业奖（国际贸易类）。学校还被48家集团俱乐部这一重要的中英行业协会评为年度对外投资方。
诺丁汉大学在上海交通大学和泰晤士高等教育的世界大学排名中跻身英国前十位和世界前100位。
根据最新的英国研究水平评估（2008年），诺丁汉大学的研究中有90%以上的质量都属于国际水平，所有研究中几乎有60%被定义为“世界领先”或者“在国际上出类拔萃”。
自2003年以来，诺丁汉大学的研究和教学学者已经两度获得诺贝尔奖。诺丁汉大学的药学院还在2007年获得了女王企业奖（创新类），诺丁汉大学在2008-2009年被泰晤士高等教育评为年度创业型大学。
诺丁汉大学在2010年4月签订了一份谅解备忘录，与澳大利亚的墨尔本大学和印度的马尼帕尔（Manipal）大学发展战略伙伴关系。
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