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A nation that rebuilds soil rebuilds itself
‘A nation that rebuilds its soils rebuilds itself’ is all about rebuilding soils to rebuild environmental, economic and societal health. Using waste minerals and organic matter, aligning with the circular economy to rebuild soils can help address several of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals including SDG13 on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
06 October 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
Soil health and biodiversity
The positive correlation between soil health and underground biodiversity is relatively well understood and Diana Wall is a leading world expert in this area. However, the links between soil health with above ground biodiversity are less well understood. We will discuss these issues and consider the apparent disconnect between achieving net zero targets by building up carbon in soils and the effect this might have on biodiversity above and below ground.
13 October 2021
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
Soil and human health
The panel includes experts Sarah Dack from Public Health England & Ian Martin from the Environment Agency who will join Karen Johnson (Engineering) & Lynsay Blake (Biosciences) to discuss the links between soil and human health and how soil is the basis of both our health and wealth. Exploring both the positive & negative links between soil and human health, we will consider how by using wastes as resources and aligning with the circular economy, we could boost both soil health and human health.
20 October 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
How to build a terrarium
Social scientists Anna Krzywoszynska and Lena Dominelli will join physical scientists Wendy Stone and Karen Johnson and Sustainability educationalist Joanne Appleby from OASES to look at how to build terrariums. Terrariums are very fashionable at the moment but can also be used by scientists to study global biogeochemical cycles such as the carbon cycle. Effectively we can study soil’s circular economy in a jar.
27 October 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
Annual Higginson Lecture 2021
This year’s prestigious Annual Higginson Lecture will take place on Wednesday 27th October 2021. The speaker is Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Julia King DBE FREng FRS. The title is Net Zero – why is it so important and how do we get there?
27 October 2021
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Kingsley Barratt room, Calman Learning Centre Durham University Science Site, Lower Mountjoy (Refreshments available from 17:30) The lecture will also be live streamed.
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Department of Engineering
Women's Engineer Launch Event
Join us for an informal launch event where you can find out more about the Engineering WES (Women’s Engineering Society) Group and our programme of events for 2021/22.
12 November 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: E102 Department of Engineering Durham University
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Webinar: decarbonisation of heat and ground source heating
A Network for Heating and Cooling Research to Enable a Net-Zero Carbon Future (H+C Zero Network) has been established by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to maximise the impact of UK-funded research and innovation.
25 March 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Online event
- Energy
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
Webinar: fabrication and characterisation of vermiculite salt hydrate composites
A Network for Heating and Cooling Research to Enable a Net-Zero Carbon Future (H+C Zero Network) has been established by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to maximise the impact of UK-funded research and innovation.
22 April 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Online event
- Energy
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Engineering
Webinar: Hydrogen storage research and acceleration to Transportation Challenges
Network-H2 is the EPSRC funded network to maximise the impact of UK-funded research and innovation. The Network organises conferences, seminars, workshops and funding calls in order to advance the knowledge and understanding of hydrogen fuelled transportation. This webinar is the next in our series of seminars featuring speakers from industry and academia exploring the pathways to sustainable hydrogen production and supply.
29 April 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Online event
- Energy
- Research event
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Department of Engineering
2022 Departmental PGR Conference
This year, PGR conference will be held on 6th July 2022.
06 July 2022
Department of Engineering (in-person) and Online
- Doctoral
- Research event
- Student experience