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Life in plastic, not so fantastic: Edinburgh researcher takes aim at

WEBAccording to Health Care Without Harm, scientists have estimated that over half of the world’s population is at risk from environmental, occupational or public health

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Integrating Climate and Health: Bridging Disciplinary Divides for a

WEBCOP28’s inaugural Health Day was reflective of a growing recognition for the intersections of health and climate issues. The ongoing triple planetary crisis (the …

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Climate and Health profile: Blue and Green Spaces and Sustainable

WEBClimate and Health Climate change is the single greatest threat to humanity, with many impacts on human health. Read out about some of the vital, interdisciplinary …

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Taking the Initiative on Climate and Health: Health in a …

WEBOn April 27, Edinburgh Earth Initiative organised the ‘Health in a Warming World’ event. Hosted at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, the meet-and-network style event brought together academics, …

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Insights into the BLOOM study: investigating benefits of natural

WEBKey motivators for switching to natural farming include household health, plant health, and soil health, noted Bharath Yandrapu, the project manager for the …

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Driving Environmental Sustainability in Medical …

WEBAs the world reflects on lessons learned from Covid 19, the medical waste burden created by a global response to the pandemic is attracting increased scrutiny.A new initiative at the University of …

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One Health Network

WEBWe provide training to equip people with the skills needed to respond to emerging One Health issues through our degree programmes and short professional courses. We …

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Medical Practice & Environmental Sustainability: The Medical …

WEBThe theme for this year’s World Environment Day on June 5 focuses on finding practical solutions to the issue of plastic pollution. According to a 2021 UN report, …

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Meet the Earth Fellow Alys Daniels-Creasey

WEBMaster’s student in Health Humanities, and Arts and an Edinburgh Earth Fellow, Alys Daniels-Creasey, shares her experiences and interest in ‘people’s lens’ …

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Learning for a Sustainable Development: Lessons from Una Europa …

WEBOne Health works towards the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and explores how the health of humans, animals, other organisms and the environment are …

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Meet the Fellows

WEBThe Earth Fellows Programme kicked off in 2022 with an aim to bring together students from across the University of Edinburgh to work on a range of climate …

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The Plastic Pandemic: Rethinking Medical Device Innovation, Use …

WEBClimate and Health. Climate change is the single, greatest threat to humanity with many impacts on human health. As part of our current campaign, we’re …

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Sanitree: Tackling Period Poverty, One Milestone at a Time

WEBBy Edinburgh Earth Initiative team, 20.03.23. In keeping with the theme of climate and health, the Edinburgh Earth Initiative – in a joint venture with Edinburgh …

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Edinburgh joins global climate summit

WEBProfessor Liz Grant will take part in a panel discussion on Sunday 3 December about the critical link between health and climate change. On Wednesday 6 …

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Ocean Voices, Ocean Leaders, and the UN High Seas Treaty

WEB06.04.23. The Ocean Voices and Ocean Leaders programmes at The University of Edinburgh are taking the initiative to protect marine health and biodiversity through their …

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COP28 Joint Statement by University of Edinburgh Delegates

WEBBy University of Edinburgh COP28 Delegates, 30.11.23. COP28 – a global conference that tackles the climate crisis – launches today in Dubai, United Arab …

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Refugee Week 2023: Understanding the impacts of climate change …

WEBClimate and Health. Climate change is the single greatest threat to humanity, with many impacts on human health. As part of our current campaign, we’re …

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13 new Earth Fellows join Edinburgh Earth Initiative to accelerate

WEBBased in the University of Edinburgh’s Usher Institute, UNCOVER is a network of population health researchers and information specialists committed to …

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Gender & the Climate Crisis: A workshop with GENDER.ED

WEBAs a part of this, on February 8, 2023, we teamed up with Dr Claire Duncanson and Dr Rosalind Cavaghan at Gender.Ed for a workshop that explored the …

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