News from 2015
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First planting of the year in the Pentland Centre Garden
The Pentland Centre garden is an small oasis at the edge of the Management School, where - weather permitting - you can sit and eat lunch or read a book.
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Where is humanity headed?
Economics and Human Geography student Ben Koh writes for the Huffington Post.
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PhD student gives guest lecture on Sustainability
Sustainability in the textiles and clothing industry was the topic of a recent guest lecture by Amy Benstead.
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The Pentland Centre attends the Sustainability Centres Workshop 2016
Dr Rodney Irwin and Dr Alison Stowell have attended the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) and INSEAD Social Innovation Centre’s biannual Sustainability Centres Workshop & Executive Roundtable in Fontainebleau, France.
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VIDEO: Gail Whiteman speaks at Fourth Annual Arctic Circle Assembly
Professor Gail Whiteman and Dr Dmitry Yumashev attended the Fourth Annual Arctic Circle Assembly at Reykjavik, Iceland in October.
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Manchester Alliance Business School Business and Human Rights Catalyst Workshop
PhD student Amy Benstead recently attended The University of Manchester Alliance Business School Business and Human Rights Catalyst workshop on ‘The Modern Slavery Act: an interdisciplinary research debate’ at Manchester Museum.
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Students meet World Business Leaders in Chennai
Thirteen undergraduates have arrived back to Lancaster after spending a week in India at the prestigious World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) annual meeting.
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Pentland Young Scientist stands up for science
Research associate Fernando Iglesias-Suarez participated at a Voice of Young Scientists (VoYS) workshop, hosted by the Francis Crick Institute, London, on Friday 16th September 2016.
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Students go to WBCSD at Chennai
Ten students have been given the opportunity to learn about sustainable development at the annual meeting of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Chennai.
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PhD student speaks at RMetSoc Conference
PhD student Fernando Iglesias-Suarez participated at the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetSoc) Student Conference, hosted by the University of Manchester from 4th to 6th July 2016.