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Building design to minimise carbon emissions

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March 2020: A novel technique to assemble wooden buildings uses preconfigured sub-units of cross-laminated timber to build 8-12 story high buildings. The technique only emits half the emissions compared to conventional steel and/or reinforced concrete constructions and allows for buildings to absorb carbon post construction.

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Environmental change as enabler for disease transmission

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March 2020: The spread of emerging infectious disease can be amplified by climate change and habitat loss. Environmental change is altering human-wildlife interactions which can accelerate the spread and intensity of disease outbreaks. It is recommended to treat disease outbreaks as symptoms of environmental degradation instead of isolated incidents.

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Fenland residents continue to share praise for key workers across district during coronavirus pandemic

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Some of Fenland’s key workers, from waste and recycling crews to postmen, have received praise from across the district for their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Advice on moving conferences from the real to the virtual world

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Advice on moving conferences from the real to the virtual world

A faculty member here is part of a taskforce advising conference organisers on how to move their events from the real to the virtual world   Last month, Professor Srinivasan Keshav, Robert Sansom Professor of Computer Science, was asked to be part of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Presidential Task Force on Virtual Meetings….

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Air pollution in Cambs has dropped by a third since coronavirus outbreak

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Less cars on the road mean fewer emissions – and it’s having a great impact on Cambs’ air quality

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Pablo Salas – Bovine Sustainability and Climate Change: What Prospects?

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Crews across Fenland receive appreciation for going above and beyond during coronavirus pandemic

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Waste and recycling crews across Fenland who have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic have been inundated with well wishes for their efforts.

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Thanks paid to Fenland’s refuse crews

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Well wishes and thanks have been paid to Fenland District Council’s waste and recycling crews as they go above and beyond during the coronavirus crisis.

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XR installs 100 bird boxes in central Cambridge

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Climate change group encourages diversity in city

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Bin collections to continue for East Suffolk residents

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Bin collections will continue as normal for residents in Waveney, despite waste and recycling centres being closed due to Coronavirus.

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