Welcome
to the Institute for Environment, Sustainability and
Regeneration Website
Staffordshire
University, UK
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PUBLIC
LECTURES ON REGENERATION
IESR is holding a series of FREE public lectures on
regeneration. In May 2007 Wayne Hemingway (left) gave
a talk entitled "Regeneration - don't leave it
to the so-called experts".
The autumn
season of talks starts on September 27th with a talk
on Sustainable Urbanism. Click
here for further details.
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Click
here for the new IESR pages on the Medical Research
Council funded project "Living in Stoke-on-Trent" |
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IESR
research on environmental quality and social
deprivation continues, with further projects
for the Environment Agency and also for the Commission
for Racial Equality.
Click here for the Environmental Justice
pages.
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Sustainable
Business Solutions.
Our
new Consultancy is now open for business. Contact Caroline
Jackson c.jackson@staffs.ac.uk
for more information.
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New
IESR facility: IESR now has an Environment
Chamber which can simulate a wide range of environmental
conditions and allow temperature and humidity to be
precisely controlled, enabling testing of a variety
of environmental conditions. The chamber has already
been used by outside parties for investigations into
environmental effects of acid rain on ceramic building
materials made from recycled television tubes. If you
are interested in using this facility, please contact
Christine Dover c.j.dover@staffs.ac.uk
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The
Institute for Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration
(formerly the Institute for Environment and Sustainablity
Research) (IESR) was established in 2002 as a focus for
multidisciplinary environmental research across Staffordshire
University. With over 30 contributing academic and research
staff, it provides a wide ranging profile of expertise in
aspects of environmental/risk policy and management, environmental
science, regeneration and sustainable development.
Research
within the Institute is funded by external bodies including
central government departments and agencies, local and regional
authorities, health authorities, research councils, charities
and the private sector. Our research collaborations extend
from the local region, to Europe and beyond, connecting
us with cutting edge developments around the world.
The Institute now
consists of five specialist centres:
The
Applied Environmental Research Group (AERG)
The
Regional Data Laboratory (RDL)
Sustainable
Business Solutions (SBS)
The
Centre for Local Enterprise and Skills (CLES)
The
Centre for Research on Emerging Economies (CREE)
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The
overall aim of the Institute is to develop and support existing
research activity on environment, sustainability and regeneration
topics, facilitate greater collaboration and cross-fertilisation
and provide coordinated strategic direction. This aim will
be achieved through the following objectives:
- to
develop a centre of excellence with distinctive areas of
expertise which are recognised at regional, national and
international levels
- to
provide the region with a resource for research, consultancy
and training activities in the fields of environment, regeneration
and sustainability
- to
contribute to the development of a Regional Data Laboratory
focused on the Staffordshire environment
- to
contribute to national and international policy development
and scientific debates in distinctive areas of expertise
- to
provide a wide range of staff with opportunities to undertake
collaborative research and consultancy leading to publication
and dissemination to academic and professional audiences
- to
provide a strong research ethos and environment for debate
and academic interchange and to develop the confidence and
expertise of young researchers
- to
provide a supportive environment for research student activity
through PhD programmes
- to
support and inform the development of cross-disciplinary
teaching, particularly for postgraduate and professional
study
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Our
main areas of research expertise are:
- Business,
Environment and Regeneration
- Earth
Surface Environments
- Ecology,
Landscape and Biodiversity
- Environmental
Justice
- Sustainability
and Resource Management
- Corporate
Social Responsibility
- Risk
and Hazard Management
- Environment
and Health
- Environmental
Chemistry
For
more information on activity in each of these subject areas
see the 'research' and 'publications'
pages.
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For information on IESR consultancy services see the 'consultancy'
page.
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Institute
for Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration, Mellor Building,
Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4
2DE.
IESR
Directors:
Dr
John Dover
j.w.dover@staffs.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1782 294611
Fax: +44 (0)1782 294107
Professor
Geoff Pugh
g.t.pugh@staffs.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1782 294092
IESR
Administrator:
Christine Dover
Tel: +44 (0)1782 294110
c.j.dover@staffs.ac.uk
This
website is maintained by Christine Dover and was last updated
in April 2007. If you have any questions or comments please
e-mail Christine: c.j.dover@staffs.ac.uk
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