3 May 2012
Long server Jennifer Eastwood, an administrator in the Centre for Environmental Policy, speaks to Reporter about her twenty years of service to the College.
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, long servers
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4 April 2012
Reporter speaks to Dr Rob Gross about the many ‘hats’ that he wears at Imperial. In particular, his role as Policy Director at the Energy Futures Lab (EFL) and his penchant for fast(ish) things.
I am the Director for the Centre for Energy Policy and Technology, Head of the UK Energy Research Centre’s Technology and Policy assessment function, Convenor of the Energy Policy option and Thesis Term Director of the MSc Environmental Technology course at Imperial.
The key aim of my role is to investigate the economic potential of new technologies, such as solar and wind power. Understanding the economic dimension is the key to energy research. It also helps inform governments, so that they can adopt effective policies that put our energy usage on a more sustainable path.
A recent EFL project with the UK Energy Research Centre looks at why the overall cost of offshore wind has gone up. We found that problems include bottlenecks in the supply chain, currency fluctuations and a rise in commodity prices. More widely, we’re looking at the future costs of gas, nuclear and other renewables.
Well, yes, admittedly it’s not a very green hobby, but I do have a 1965 Austin Healey Sprite in the garage at home. It doesn’t work at the moment and it has been off the road for about 10 years. Like most Imperial academics, you juggle a number of roles.
All academics have to combine teaching, research and engagement with the wider community as part of their job and it is a constant juggling task. That’s probably why I haven’t had a chance to put the Sprite back together yet.
— Colin Smith, Communications and Development
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, Energy Futures Lab, Mini Profile
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9 March 2012
Imperial’s latest podcast hears from PhD student Tom Whyntie, who discusses whether our clocks should be tethered to the rotation of the Earth, plus discover why Dr Robert Gross (Centre for Environmental Policy) thinks we need a more informed public debate on renewable energy, and much more.
Listen to the complete podcast here
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, News
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27 January 2012
On 28 November, a 200m² green wall designed to trap pollution was unveiled at Edgware Road station.
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, News
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26 January 2012
Research postgraduate Alexandre Strapasson (Environmental Policy) worked for many years in the Brazilian federal government and shares his views with Reporter about the Brazilian educational strategy in science and technology and the creation of the Imperial College Brazil Forum, of which he is the Chairman:
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy
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28 November 2011
Energy generated from plant biomass could deliver up to one fifth of global demand without causing a decline in food production, according to a new report launched on 23 November by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). (more…)
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy
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23 November 2011
Dr Zen Makuch has been appointed the new Director of the Centre for Environmental Policy.
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy
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7 November 2011
The Open Air Laboratories project (OPAL) has been recognised as one of the UK’s best environmental projects at the National Lottery Awards 2011 in London on 5 November.
Led by Dr Linda Davies and a team from Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, OPAL outshone hundreds of other projects to take home a runner-up trophy at a ceremony broadcast live on BBC One and available to view on iPlayer until 12 November 2011.
On accepting the award, Dr Davies said: “We are absolutely delighted to have our project recognised with this award. Through OPAL, we are developing a new generation of nature-lovers, not just children and young people, but also adults who haven’t had the opportunities to get involved with nature.
“I’d like to thank my team for all their hard work and the communities across the country who have made OPAL such a huge success. A big thank you to the Lottery too for making this all possible.”
OPAL is a nationwide initiative that inspires communities to discover, enjoy and protect their local environments while working alongside top scientists and contributing to national scientific research. Partners include the Natural History Museum, the Met Office, universities and voluntary groups. Lottery funding has paid for an OPAL community scientist to be based in every region, working with some of the most deprived communities in England.
The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects. All the projects entered in the competition had already received Lottery funding and the Awards recognise the difference that these projects make to local communities, and celebrate the achievements of the people behind them.
Photo above (L-R) Sarah West, Community Scientist; Sarah Baldwin, OPAL Communications Officer; actress Cheryl Fergison, Eastenders’ ‘Heather’; Maxwell Ayamba, Sheffield Black & Ethnic Minority Environmental Network; Dr Linda Davies, OPAL Director, Imperial College London.
— Simon Levey, Communications and Development
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, OPAL
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14 October 2011
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, National Heart and Lung Institute
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12 September 2011
An ambitious nature project is currently taking place all over England, with an Imperial team at its head. The project has now made it through to the final of the National Lottery Awards as Best Environment Project, and needs your votes to win.
Tags: Biology, Centre for Environmental Policy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Outreach, Public
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24 August 2011
On 11 August a group of staff and students who have been working on a bee-keeping project on the South Kensington Campus since June travelled to Silwood Park to help with their annual honey harvest. Daniella McManamon, Project Assistant in Facilities Management which is funding the bee-keeping project, describes the process of honey extraction:
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, Silwood Park Campus
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9 June 2011
The winners of the 2011 Rector’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Research Supervision have been announced, recognising outstanding contributions to teaching, the development of educational programmes and support of research students.
Tags: Bioengineering, Centre for Environmental Policy, Life Sciences, National Heart and Lung Institute
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9 June 2011
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, Chemistry, Department of Medicine, World Health Organisation
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7 March 2011
Meteorologists and other scientists are asking everyone in England to take part in a new survey exploring the impact we have on our climate and how good we might be at adapting to its changes.
Tags: Centre for Environmental Policy, Faculty of Natural Sciences, News
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