Football plays a big part in Sussex’s sporting calendar. So, when Brighton & Hove Albion are playing in the Premier League, the club gets the lion’s share of the attention. It’s the Premier League, after all.
But we shouldn’t ignore the impacts the county has on other major events, such...
By Craig Michie, University of Strathclyde and Ronald Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
Like many cities across the world, Glasgow – host to the UN climate conference COP26 – has a target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This is a massive undertaking for any city....
Almost one-in-five British people report they don’t get enough sleep each night. The problem is so bad that in total the UK public are losing around a night’s worth of shut-eye each week.
There are a lot of popular beliefs about foods and drinks helping people get a good night’s...
Farming animals for food is responsible for around 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If left unchallenged, the influence of this industry alone would probably make it impossible for the world to meet its target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
Reducing meat consumption is one area where small changes...
Poker night is the ultimate in guy time. Ladies have their spa days, movie nights, sparkling brunches, wine and painting classes, group yoga sessions and whatnot, a whole range of daytime and evening activities that can be cycled through whenever they want some new entertainment or get bored.
For guys,...
Paul Caplat, Queen's University Belfast
If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you are planning to decorate a tree (or have already). But how do you make an informed and environment-friendly choice? Environmental impact is a complex question for any product, and as a tree ecologist I know that Christmas trees...
By Brad McKenna, University of East Anglia and Wenjie Cai, University of Greenwich
It is not surprising that many of us have been suffering from digital overload during the pandemic, and taking care of our “digital wellbeing” has become a common theme. Social media, online shopping, making reservations, and even...
Today, more than ever before, you are surrounded by noise. Whether you live in the big city and can’t get a good night’s sleep, or in the countryside where planes still fly overhead and the television blares all day long, it’s a problem. While it’s been common in the...
Tapping into renewable energy is all the rage because of the burgeoning green movement. The initiative has encouraged residential and commercial establishments to install solar panels and institute the necessary modifications to their buildings to support various endeavours under the initiative. It may take some investment to modify the...
As coronavirus infections surge across Europe, and with the threat of the omicron variant looming, countries are imposing increasingly stringent pandemic controls.
In Austria, citizens will be subject to a vaccine mandate in February. In Greece, meanwhile, a vaccine mandate will apply to those 60 and over, starting in mid-January.
Both...
