Sustainability news

So, what’s the problem with plastic? Have you ever wondered how it gets into the ocean? Where it goes? What it does? And most importantly, what you can do? Lucy Deans answers all of these questions and more with an aim to increase our plastic pollution literacy while building on tips to reduce your own plastic consumption.

Sustainability research with a particular emphasis on energy and environmental fields topped the bill at a conference hosted by The Open University (OU) in July 2023. The Sustainable Processes Linked for an Integrated Circular Economy (SPLICE) 2023 conference connected research, industry, and policy experts from international institutions. SPLICE is an OU-led project, which has been supported by funding under the Sustainability stream of the OU’s Societal Challenges themes. SPLICE 2023 focused on research excellence across a range of topics:

OU researchers have received £621,000 for their role in the digitalisation of training materials for the energy sector.

The Open University is an official partner of Net Zero Week and hosted an event on 

In this month's workshop, Ann Cummings (Senior Project Manager) talks about the risks that our planet faces as a result of our changing climate and how we tackle these issues. We listened to the ways our staff are adapting to extreme weather at home, in their communities and in the workplace. 

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The EAUC Annual Conference 2023: Conversations on Climate Solutions was held at the University of Bath at the end of June and several OU colleagues were in attendance. Kathleen Calder, Senior Learning Designer, LDS, and Franzi Florack, Senior Strategy Manager, Strategy Office have shared their experiences in this blog post.

Watch the recorded presentations from The Open University’s Black History Month event in October 2022 here.

Joined by Jen Gale from Sustainable(ish), Go Green discusses the Sustainable(ish) ideas around progress over perfection when incorporating sustainable actions into our everyday lives, and some of the things we can do to change our homes and lifestyles, as well as call for systematic change.

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