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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 6d

Want to find out more? Join us and Digital Futures for our PhD/ECR Workshop!
📅 Workshop: 30 Oct, 1–3.30pm
📍 Nancy Rothwell Building
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AI & Sustainability PhD/ECR Workshop

A workshop designed for PhD students/ECRs to share insights, tackle real-world problems and discover innovative interdisciplinary solutions.

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 7d

🌍 Join the Sustainable Futures Innovation Lab
📅 10 Dec 25 🕛12:00–17:30
📍 University of Manchester
🔍 We’re seeking non-academic partners (corporates, SMEs, public sector, VCSE) ready to collaborate with top researchers to tackle real sustainability challenges.
📥 Apply by 20 Oct: tinyurl.com/35ne8pbe

Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 21d

🧠🌍 Celebrating #PostdocAppreciationWeek
PhD students & ECRs at @OfficialUoM - join us for the AI & Sustainability Workshop. Interdisciplinary, collaborative and full of fresh ideas.
🎤 Speaker slots open - email [email protected] to get involved.
Details: tinyurl.com/47fk9mzz

AI & Sustainability PhD/ECR Workshop

A workshop designed for PhD students/ECRs to share insights, tackle real-world problems and discover innovative interdisciplinary solutions.

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 22d

📢 Leadership update

Dr Helen Holmes & Prof Alice Larkin are the new Co-Directors of Sustainable Futures 🌍

Exciting times ahead as they drive the platform forward under the new #M2035 strategy ⚡

#Sustainability #Research #ClimateAction #UoM

Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 23d

🚍🏘️🌱 Just registered for Organising for the Future with @CitizensUK - an online event spotlighting fairer transport, housing & communities.
Stories, campaigns, action.
Sept 24, 1:30–2:45pm.
Sign up: actionnetwork.org/events/celeb...
#CommunityPowert #FairAndGreenFuture

Organising for the Future: sustaniable, fair and healthy housing, transport and communities

We need a fairer and greener future. Where public transport is safe, affordable and reliable and our homes are healthy and affordable to heat. We want clean neighbourhoods where our communities can f...

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 29d

UNEP’s Civil Society Unit is offering two internship opportunities to support stakeholder engagement ahead of UNEA-7.
🟢 Civil Society Engagement Programme Support
📅 Start: October 2025
⏳ Duration: 3–6 months
📌 Apply by: Sept 19, 2025
🔗 careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/263785?language=en

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Gareth Clay @garethclay.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨JOB ALERT🚨
We’re looking for a #Postdoc to play a key role in a new #interdiscipinary project on the risks to human health from mining activities across Africa.

Full details: shorturl.at/X7Tbr

@uomseed.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @sustainableuom.bsky.social

#academicjobs #ECRjobs

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Sep 5

🧭 New opportunity at @OfficialUoM:
Pan Africa Mining Study (PAMS) Research Associate
📅 Apply by 18 Sept 2025
💼 £37,694 | Full-time | Fixed-term until July 2026
🔗 jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP018/research-associate-the-pan-africa-mining-study-pams
#AcademicJobs #Postdoc #GlobalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice

Research Associate - The Pan Africa Mining Study (PAMS) at The University of Manchester

Recruiting now: Research Associate - The Pan Africa Mining Study (PAMS) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚣#WorldLakeDay🚣
Researchers at @OfficialUoM have developed metal-organic cages (MOCs) that trap pollutants like medicine and cosmetic residues in water-an exciting leap in fighting water pollution near urban lakes and rivers.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ahrx352r
#GenerationRestoration #CleanWater #UNEP

Manchester scientists develop ‘molecular trap’ to clean pollution from water

Scientists from The University of Manchester have developed a new material that could help reduce water pollution caused by harmful chemicals, such as from leftover medicines and hygiene products,…

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 27

💧 Join the #GreatUKWaterBlitz! 💧
From 19–22 Sept 2025, people across the UK will test the quality of their local rivers, lakes, and streams.This biannual citizen science campaign helps build a national picture of freshwater health - and you can be part of it.
🔗 Sign up to take part: lnkd.in/e5GVxhpE

Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚣 #WorldLakeDay 🚣
Lakes store most of our surface freshwater, support biodiversity, and sustain livelihoods but they’re shrinking fast due to climate change, pollution, and poor sanitation.
Let’s protect these vital ecosystems. Sign the petition to safeguard Windermere: tinyurl.com/5n8ynruk 💧

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚣#WorldLakeDay🚣

Watch the video below to find out more about how water companies are using greenwashing and disinformation to avoid accountability for the damage they are inflicting on UK's rivers and lakes!

youtu.be/5MJ_lC3Tcvw

#WorldLakeDay #UNEP #GenerationRestoration

Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚣Happy #WorldLakeDay! 🚣
Let’s protect our lakes and freshwater ecosystems together. Dive into powerful data at SDG661.app to see how science drives restoration.
Like, repost, and follow for updates from us and @UNEP.
#GenerationRestoration #UNEP

Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 14

Read about Jack's latest project here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...

Manchester expert collaborates on major study evaluating active travel improvements

An expert from The University of Manchester has played a key role in a new research study evaluating the impact of active travel infrastructure improvements at Delapre Park in Northampton.Working in c...

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 14

🎓 Meet Dr Jack Benton, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at @OfficialUoM. His research bridges urban design, public health & behavioural science—focusing on green spaces, physical activity & data-driven change. 🏙️🌿
🏆Hear his advice for early career researchers: tinyurl.com/me5heres

Jack Benton - ECR Spotlight

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 5

🌍 Two weeks ago, we teamed up with Policy@Manchester for a packed event exploring how research drives global sustainability policy.
The panel, chaired by Prof Michael Shaver, featured: Prof Diana Mitlin, Prof Matthew Paterson and Wasundara Doradeniya.
Catch the full recording: tinyurl.com/yvehch87

UNEP - Shaping the Future of Global Sustainability Policy

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 5

Make this summer count - for nature, for learning and for fun 🌍💚
#NaturePlay #EcoKids #CitizenScience #ClimateAction #SummerIdeas

Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 5

🌱 Mangrove World
A conservation game from @OfficialUoM where you restore coastlines and capture carbon.
Beautiful, immersive, and educational.
🔗 keepithuman.itch.io/mangroveworld

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 5

🗑️ LitterLotto
A clever app that gamified litter picking and supported mangrove planting 🌱
Check if it’s still live in your area:
🔗 litterlotto.com

LitterLotto

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 5

📱 Seek by iNaturalist
Like Pokémon Go, but for real-life plants and animals. Snap a photo, get an ID, and log your sightings.
🔗 lnkd.in/e2eYuCj

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 5

🦋 The Big Butterfly Count
Just 15 minutes outdoors can help track butterfly populations. Your kids will be hooked!
🔗 lnkd.in/eDPGh_n

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 5

🌿 Looking for fun, meaningful ways to spend time with your children this summer?
Here are a few nature-inspired ideas that are kid-friendly and impactful 👇

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Aug 4

🌍 Just out: UK Gov’s Climate Resilience Review of the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio. Ten low-carbon technologies assessed for vulnerability to hazards.
🔍 Key takeaway: No tech is “highly vulnerable,” but many face challenges.
💡 Adaptation solutions offered.
📎 Full report: tinyurl.com/3d99ky9y

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌱 Sustainable Threads – a fantastic initiative weaving purpose into fashion.
Deserving of recognition and support 👏

🎥 Watch the video to learn more about the project:
🔗 lnkd.in/eRkJ8vqB

#SustainableFashion #CircularEconomy #Innovation #EcoThreads #ClimateAction

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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · Jul 28

#MindfulMonday: The Ocean Cleanup has unveiled its 30 Cities initiative, aiming to reduce plastic pollution entering the oceans via rivers by 33% by the year 2030.
Read more here: theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-...
#CitiesAgainstPlastic #PlasticPollution #CleanWaters

The Ocean Cleanup launches 30 cities program to cut ocean plastic pollution from rivers by one third by 2030 | Updates | The Ocean Cleanup

The 30 Cities Program will scale the Interceptor™ solutions across 30 cities to eliminate up to one third of plastic flowing into the ocean.

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