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Implementing change

Technology is important, but it become meaningless unless it's used.

Social scientists work to understand systems and behaviours – why and how things work in societies. They therefore play a vital role in solving the many complex barriers that prevent potential solutions from being implemented. The research below includes studies ranging from why people choose certain behaviours over others, to how we can finance the transition in a just and equitable way. 

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Professor Simon Mosey, Director of the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Nottingham, demonstrates the importance of supporting entrepreneurship within disadvantaged communities to address environmental challenges. 

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  1. VIDEO: Blue-greening cities to reduce urban heat
    Description
    Find out how University of Nottingham researchers are working to understand and mitigate the problems caused by heatwaves in Nottingham and similar areas.
  2. VIDEO: Blue-greening cities to reduce urban heat
    Description
    Find out how University of Nottingham researchers are working to understand and mitigate the problems caused by heatwaves in Nottingham and similar areas.
  3. BLOG: How research at the University of Nottingham is shaping UK reforestation
    Description
    Drawing upon insights from her work as a research fellow in plant and crop science at the University of Nottingham, Dr Alison Tidy explains the critical role of trees for our ecosystem. Alison explores how trees contribute to food production and the pressing need for reforestation in the UK.
  4. PROJECT: Fixing the Future: The Right to Repair and Equal-IoT
    Description
    An interdisciplinary project investigating how the lack of repairability in the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) will adversely impact equity, inclusion, and sustainability in the digital economy.
  5. PODCAST: Material Degradation and Outreach
    Description
    Pearl Agyakwa, a specialist in material degradation, talks about how their work links to the University of Nottingham's Zero Carbon Cluster programme, outreach work with the community and schools, as well as the social impact of engineering.
  6. SHORT ARTICLE: Health and wellbeing in Nottingham during the 2022 heatwave
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    In this article Dr Charles Ogunbode, Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at University of Nottingham, explains the impacts of the 2022 heatwave on Nottingham communities and recommends effective coping strategies for similar future scenarios.
  7. BLOG: How we can make a difference in the climate crisis
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    The climate crisis is deepening but here's how we can still make a real difference. As a university, we're committed to reducing our carbon emissions and showing leadership, writes Andy Nolan.
  8. PODCAST: Why is there an adaptation gap?
    Description
    Dr Megan Alexander discusses adaptation on the Tyndall Talks podcast, exploring some of the reasons why policy and practice are lagging behind where we need them to be to adapt to the consequences of climate change.
  9. SHORT ARTICLE: Climate change and modern slavery
    Description
    Climate change induced migration has been linked to the risk of human-trafficking and modern slavery, a new study from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham has found.
  10. BLOG: The elephant's journey
    Description
    China is facing huge challenges to balance economic growth and biodiversity protection. This is particularly true in its remote and mountainous margins and poverty-stricken rural areas, mainly located in western China. In this article, our researchers examine a recent incident that provides some hope for improvement.
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