A week ago, all eyes in the European arable industry were on the European Commission as they decided whether or not to place a ban on neonicotinoids, the pesticide family thought to be influencing the decline in bee populations. In fact, in the end, only 15 member states voted for the ban on clothianidin, imidacloprid andContinue reading "Bees , Pesticides and Politicians"
Bristol University Conservation Group wins Award
This post is unashamedly personal for which I would normally apologise. However, I think that this group deserves every bit of publicity it can get, so even a post on a very minor blog with a dedicated but small blogging community such as this is worth writing. Last night I was invited to attend theContinue reading "Bristol University Conservation Group wins Award"
The Importance of interdisciplinarity, Cross-Disciplinarity and Multidisciplinarity in Education
When I began this blog a couple of months ago I set out my stance as a proponent of interdisciplinarity in education. I am a student of history although I am increasingly discovering that it is environmental history, and related areas, that specifically interests me. Environmental history, as a discipline, has grown to involve knowledgeContinue reading "The Importance of interdisciplinarity, Cross-Disciplinarity and Multidisciplinarity in Education"
University status for Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Yesterday, the Royal Agricultural College declared that, following the announcement by the Minister for Higher Education extending the use of the title of ‘university’ to higher education institutions with more than a thousand students, it will be applying to the Privy Council for University status and will hence become the 'Royal Agricultural University'. The Royal AgriculturalContinue reading "University status for Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester"
Margaret Thatcher: the Environmentalist?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aSrBO4_qPzo Thatcher: the ‘Iron Lady’, ‘the first woman Prime-Minister’, ‘the discordant politician’. As I sit here watching the funeral of the first and, as yet, the only woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom I thought it would be interesting to look into her own environmental agenda. Margaret Thatcher was one of the most divisiveContinue reading "Margaret Thatcher: the Environmentalist?"
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