Celebrating Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research

Celebrating Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research will be the theme of this year's Sustainable Futures’ Annual Conference, an event showcasing interdisciplinary sustainability research at . Organised with Manchester Environmental Research Institute, Henry Royce Institute and the Sustainable Consumption Institute, the conference will reflect on past interdisciplinary initiatives and achievements while focusing on future opportunities for advancing sustainability solutions. Researchers will explore how to leverage seedcorn funding as a critical tool to build capacity for larger and more impactful funding applications. By fostering collaboration across disciplines, the conference aims to inspire new ideas and strategies that address the pressing environmental, social, and economic challenges of our time, driving the University’s role as a leader in interdisciplinary sustainable innovation and development.

Confirmed speakers so far:

'Tackling the energetic cost of computing at the University of Manchester'

'Visions of, and steps towards, an Environmentally Sustainable Space Future'

'Manchester Microbiome: Establishing UoM as an international centre for microbiome research'

'Mitigating zoonotic disease risk in shared landscapes through interdisciplinary action research'

'The Waste Tip: Exploring fly-tipping and opportunities for better waste management'

'Pathways for sustainable biomanufacturing futures'

'Truly Affordable Housing Finance for Net Zero'

' PREMIER (Progressive and emerging interdisciplinary (bio) materials research) – the journey of a jersey'

'CO-OPERATE: SoCiO-envirOnmental assessment of rePurposing abandoned coal minE foR geothermAl districT hEating'

Full agenda to be confirmed soon.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

2.008, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom