sustainability@newcastle

sustainability@newcastle is based in the Newcastle Engineering Design Centre (EDC) and intends to be the North East regional hub for teaching and training, information, research and consultancy in engineering for a sustainable future.

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Sustainability: The Newcastle campus

Through these pages you can explore sustainability teaching and research at Newcastle University and elsewhere, as well as accessing a number of different communities such as businesses, schools, local community, and so on.

sustainability@newcastle is managed by the Newcastle Engineering Design Centre

Our aims and objectives

We aim to be the North East regional focus for teaching/training, information, research and consultancy in engineering for a sustainable future.

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Research

Research in sustainable engineering & development, sustainability, and environment is carried out in many locations in the University. Those centres focussing specifically on researching these issues include:

  • The Engineerng Design Centre, and
  • The Institute for Research on Environment & Sustainability

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Teaching

There is a wide variety of both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the University that include elements of Sustainability.

We highlight the courses that have a significant sustainability theme, i.e. those which address environmental, economic and social issues. More detailed lists of relevant courses are available:

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Communities

Since July 2004, the sustainability@newcastle group has engaged the local community to help spread sustainability education and awareness. This has included:

  • Schools and colleges
  • Business and industry
  • The wider community

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Green Campus

Universities around the world are realising the need to integrate sustainability into all their activities. This includes campus housekeeping and the traditional core functions of teaching, research and outreach to the wider community.

The Green Campus pages highlight what Newcastle University is doing to make itself more sustainable.

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Contact the EDC

For further details of the EDC's activities please get in touch with us through our contact page.

Commercial Research at Newcastle University

A full list of commercially available research facilities for Newcastle University can be found on the Services for Business web pages.

Highlight for April 2008

Integrated Modelling for Strategic Planning

Strategic planning for sustainability requires complex systems to be modelled.

Because of this complexity, it is unrealistic to develop new and comprehensive models for each of the numerous possible situations likely to be encountered. Many models already exist ...

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About the Events Diary

Upcoming seminars

The EDC often hosts, arranges or is associated with a wide variety of seminars related to its activities.

These seminars (often in association with an engineering institute) are always open to students and staff at the university and often to the public.

Upcoming events will be listed on this website in the future. Please check back from time to time for updates.