In recent years a sizable body of data has emerged indicating that cold snaps can pose a range of challenges in terms of our mental health – especially for those with an underlying psychiatric disorder, writes Dr Laurence Wainwright.
Poets & Quants interviews Oxford Smith School MSc student Anastasiia Zagoruichyk, a recipient of the Oxford scholarship for Ukrainians, and MSc director Dr Laurence Wainwright.
Not only can climate activism not be silenced, it is amplifying resistance to global injustice. “It is impossible to view climate change as a separate issue from human rights,” Dr Laurence Wainwright told the New Statesman.
Having received a scholarship for Ukrainian Refugees, Anastasiia has enrolled onto the Oxford Smith School’s MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment to strengthen her knowledge of climate change science, enterprise and policy.
Heatwaves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health, writes Dr Laurence Wainwright in The Conversation. "Doctors usually dread them, as emergency rooms quickly fill up with patients suffering from dehydration, delirium and fainting. Recent studies suggest at least a 10% rise in hospital emergency room visits on days when temperatures reach or exceed the top 5% of the normal temperature range for a given location."
Claudia Herbert Colfer, a student of the Smith School’s MSc in Sustainability, Enterprise and Environment, has been recognised in GreenBiz’s annual “30 under 30” list of sustainability professionals that are helping to build a better future.
The interruption of Shell’s AGM in London this week by environmental activists – mostly from Extinction Rebellion (ER) – was an attempt to publicly shame Shell into dramatically improving its environmental performance.
Race to Zero is a UN-backed global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, and investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery by 2050.
Oxford Smith School MSc students Puninda Thind and Ryleen Balawanth have been selected for the inaugural Oxford SDG Impact Lab Fellowship, a collaboration between the University of Oxford and easyJet Holidays.