The aim of the seminar was to explore authentic and appropriate teaching, learning, and assessment practice in CPD through a multidisciplinary and international lens, and to identify opportunities for learning enhancement in the built environment.

It might surprise you to know that the Thames is considered one of the world’s cleanest rivers running through a city. What’s even more surprising is that it reached that status just 60 years after being declared 'biologically dead' by scientists at London’s Natural History Museum. Yet despite this remarkable recovery, there’s no room for complacency – it still faces new and increasing threats from pollution, plastic and a rising population.

Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.

The project is a proposed artificial strait running from the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara located roughly 30km to the west of Istanbul’s Bosphorus, a logistical endeavour that would turn one of the world’s most historic cities into an island.

Hydroelectricity plays an important role in keeping the grid humming throughout Europe. While wind and solar generate energy under some conditions, hydropower can start generating power whenever the grid needs it – so-called baseload energy. The big issue now is how to design hydropower technology with fish in mind. 

Often quickly disposed of but lasting in the environment for tens to hundreds of years, plastic litter pollutes our seas worldwide, creating a serious threat to wildlife and contributing to climate change as they break down.