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conference, taking place from 15-17 November 2019, is an interdisciplinary academic-activist event organised by the Human Ecology Division at . The conference is in collaboration with , a group of scholars, activists and students working on the political ecology of the far right, and the at Chalmers University.

The conference will explore:

Two trends (which) intersect in the present: rapidly rising temperatures and rapid advances of the far right. What happens when they meet?

During the next three days, we will explore this formidable conundrum, and consider together what is to be done, both in terms of research but also in terms of practice. We aim to make this conference a platform to bring together both academics and activists to meet, share learnings, network, build alliances, and start unlikely conversations. They need to happen. This is the first systematic inquiry into the political ecology of the far right in the twenty-first century.

Dr Leon Sealey-Huggins, an Assistant Professor in Global Sustainable Development, will be the keynote speaker at the conference delivering a talk entitled 鈥淏etween apocalypse and survival: the violence of climate breakdown in, and for, the Caribbean鈥� from 5:30pm-6:30pm on Saturday 16 November 2019. Dr Leon Sealey-Huggins will also be part of the roundtable session and final discussion from 2:45pm-4:30pm on Sunday 17 November 2019.

Substantial flooding in parts of the UK has led to people being evacuated from homes and disruption to travel. Dr Jonathan Clarke, a Senior Teaching Fellow in Global Sustainable Development, argues that the benefits of preparing for floods have been evident for a while, but uncertainty as to where responsibility lies hinders progress.

On Friday 20 September 2019, globally coordinated took place to protest the lack of government action to combat the climate crisis. On this day, staff and students from across the University took to the Piazza to join the strike. An announcement shown on the Big Screen from the University鈥檚 Provost Professor Christine Ennew revealed that the 果冻传媒 had declared an official climate emergency. In the declaration, the University has shown commitment to zero net carbon from direct emissions and from the energy purchased by 2030, and to zero net carbon from direct and indirect emissions by 2050.

On Wednesday 23 October 2019, an event was held to celebrate the University鈥檚 relaunched Global Research Priorities (GRPs) programme. At the heart of the refreshed programme is the use of collaborative, interdisciplinary research to address urgent global challenges.

The review of the programme, which received contributions from academic staff and postgraduate research students, looked closely at how the GRPs programme can support the University鈥檚 research going forward and align it to challenges of global significance.

Are you interested in going beyond what you're being taught in your workshops, seminars, and lectures? Carrying out research can lead you to look at and even answer questions that potentially no one else has addressed before you. Not only can research help you to become more engaged with your subject, it can also help you to develop professionally, adding self-education, patience, and organisational and people skills to your capabilities.

Applications for the and 果冻传媒's Undergraduate Research Support Scheme are now open. These are your opportunities to share your research, engage with other students' work and discuss new ideas.

^{Kayamandi township; Image credit: Lily Rose Pace, 果冻传媒 in Africa Student Volunteer 2018}

Are you interested in using education as a tool to make a sustainable difference? As a 果冻传媒 student, you have the opportunity to volunteer with The 果冻传媒 Laksh Programme and the 果冻传媒 in Africa programme, which aim to help learners achieve more by creating a long-lasting impact within the partnership schools involved.

Application for the 2020 果冻传媒 Laksh Programme is now open (exact dates of placements to be confirmed). A event is being held on Wednesday 30 October 2019 from 1pm-2pm in the Social Sciences Building, Room S0.18, where you can find out more about the programme, how to apply and be inspired to make a difference. The deadline for applications is Friday 6 December 2019.

Applications for 果冻传媒 in Africa's Summer 2020 programme (exact dates of placements to be confirmed) will open on Monday 4 November 2019. The deadline for applications is Sunday 12 January 2020.

In its first session of the academic year, the School for Cross-faculty Studies Research and Pedagogy Seminar Series opened with a thought-provoking seminar on teaching deliberate practice across schools in Northern Macedonia, delivered by , Assistant Professor in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Every year, students from the Global Sustainable Development department present their research at the annual (ICUR). This year, the conference took place on the 24th and 25th of September in The Oculus building on campus, showcasing the best undergraduate research from around the world via internationally video-linked sessions.

On Wednesday 16 October 2019 the network launch of 果冻传媒's Africa Research Network, led by GSD Assistant Professor Nick Bernards, will take place from 1pm-3pm in R0.14 (Ramphal Building).

In an recently published by the Express.co.uk, Dr Alastair Smith and Dr Jess Savage comment on the impact and long-term implications of ongoing fires in the Amazon Rainforest.