Sustainability Research Pod

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This is a podcast where you hear about applied research into education and sustainability. This podcast is brought to you by members of the Sustainability Research Group hosted at London South Bank University. The Sustainability Research Group is a collaborative, multidisciplinary group actively involved in researching practice, policy and pedagogy relating to sustainability. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals provide a frame of reference linking the work of the Group and the examples of research shared with you in this series of podcasts.

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Can digital technology save the world?

Resource use and impact is inseparable from that from energy, carbon and climate. The panel discussion / workshop will consider this is light of the shift from physical objects and services to digital technology using the data centre industry as a case study. I propose an interactive Q&A quiz as an introduction, a brief overview of the challenges and panel discussion to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities for business and end users (including the general public) while simulta...

Jun 12, 2021•55 min

Keynote address: ‘Utilising waste heat as a resource’: Kartik Amrania, Head of Building Sustainability Department, Sweco UK.

The topic will cover various generation of energy networks for buildings and outline the concept of Scandinavian ambient loop network, utilising waste heat as a resource for providing its energy need. The concept has a deep connection with wellbeing as it mitigates the need of burning fossil fuel and also absorbs low streams of heat which otherwise would be lost into the atmosphere creating urban height island effect. I will conclude the presentation with a short case study. Under Kartik’s leade...

Jun 12, 2021•27 min

GreenSCIES: Green Smart Community Integrated Energy Systems.

The GreenSCIES project aims to deliver low carbon, affordable energy to the local community in the London borough of Islington. The novel integrated heat, power and transport network is a smart system that connects flexible electricity demands (heat pumps and electric vehicles) to intermittent renewable energy (solar power). The smart network facilitates the transition to electric vehicles and vehicle to grid supply to make the most of intermittent renewable energy and ensure end-users always ge...

Jun 12, 2021•46 min

Keynote address: Energy futures – decarbonisation and decentralisation. Lee Hargreaves, Associate Director, Buro Happold.

How can we learn from past energy generation and infrastructure design and move to a decarbonised and decentralised energy network? What are the current challenges and key energy technologies for deployment? Lee is an Associate Director at Buro Happold. Currently, he is the Global Lead of Knowledge and Operations for the Building Environments group, which supports the advancement of the disciplines six strategic focus groups on: health, wellbeing and productivity, building performance, smart bui...

Jun 12, 2021•34 min

Hear some inspirational stories from our alumni working in the fields of sustainability and climate issues.

• Nureen Glaves - CEO of FeedMeGood Creator of How to be a Smart Food Shopper. Chef, Food Waste Guru, IKEA Live LAGOM Influencer • Zoe de Grussa, Energy Saving Design Engineer, British Blind and Shutters Association • Karl de Leeuw, Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Founder of Let’s Live Longer Now! and Author -The Health Spring Code Hosted by IB Para-Mallam, Alumni Relationship Manager (Volunteering & Individual Giving, LSBU). Nureen’s company, FeedMeGood, provides health and wellbeing services ...

Jun 12, 2021•54 min

Where we were, where we are now and where we want to be. How LSBU reduced its carbon footprint by over 50% over the last 8 years and the challenges faced.

In this session, LSBU’s Estates team will examine LSBU’s carbon reduction journey relatingto scope 1 & 2 emissions since 2010. In 2010, in consultation with HEFCE, universities were asked to agreereductions in Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions. LSBU pledged to reduce our emissions by 34% by 2020 basedupon a 2010 baseline of 11,694 tCO2. To achieve this, LSBU has reduced both its electricity and gas consumptions to levels which enabled us to achieve this target by August 2017. This success has...

Jun 12, 2021•45 min

Measuring SDG Impacts under the ‘Carbon Umbrella’. Using Theory of Change and the Triple Bottom Line to develop new ways of ensuring alignment of stakeholders to drive greater SDG impacts.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were ratified by 193 nations in 2015. They area commitment to end poverty, deliver improved health, education and gender equality … and much more. They are supported by 169 targets and 232 indicators. This is problematic for measuring impact below the national level. This discussion shares a new approach to measuring global goals at a local level. It has just completed a case study with the Environment Agency, who will adopt the LSBU research models fro...

Jun 12, 2021•57 min

How small creative acts every day like wearing odd socks, can lead to the big paradigm shifts we need in society to tackle climate change.

A paradigm shift describes a profound change in a fundamental model or perception of events. Can the simple act of changing your route home or wearing odd socks when your normal practise is that they should always match lead to the paradigm shift we need now on the planet as we deal with climate and environmental change? I would argue that yes it can and its why creativity, in any subject is more important now than ever. By taking you through the steps it took to create pollution absorbing sculp...

Jun 12, 2021•42 min

Engineering the future: Student Successes in Sustainable Development Competitions.

The presentation is about how LSBU’s School of Engineering teaches the wider contexts that engineering has an impact on. Contexts such as the environment, local and global economies, and the importance of engaging with local communities as part of the design process. One of the many ways that this is achieved is through participation in national competitions that focus on sustainable development in real-life scenarios. The presentation will give examples of LSBU engineering student successes in ...

Jun 12, 2021•43 min

Covid19 vs. Sustainability.

This debate will seek to examine and gather information, views and opinions on how the current global covid 19 crisis will impact the sustainability agenda generally and specifically based on the various conference themes. Some of the questions posed will include: • Where does sustainability now feature as a priority • Is covid-19 and sustainability one of the same? • What has covid-19 revealed to us about society? Panellists: • Hannah Northrop, Lecturer in Planning, LSBU • Dr Hugh Atkinson, Dis...

Jun 12, 2021•55 min

Keynote address: What are the Government’s Plans for COP26? Matt Toombs, Director of Partnerships and Engagement for COP 26, Cabinet Office.

Matt Toombs, Director of Partnerships and Engagement for the COP26 team in Cabinet Office, outlines the Government’s plans and priorities for the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow next year – the largest international summit the UK has ever hosted.

Jun 12, 2021•24 min

Feature length episode: Education for sustainable development (ESD) postgraduate assessment framework

This is a special feature length episode bringing together Dr Gajparia, Dr Strachan from London South Bank University, Dr Ferguson from the University of West Indies, Jamaica and Dr Vare from the University of Gloucestershire. This episode explores the design and development of the education for sustainable development (ESD) assessment framework which enables educators to identify assessment opportunities in keeping with an ESD approach. This partnership work allowed the team to collaborate and ...

Jun 25, 2020•43 min

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