Cats 🐈‍⬛ 🐈 kill 1.85 billion birds 🦜🕊🪶 every year in the #US But no calls for cats to be banned Buildings 🏢 kill 675 million birds Vehicles 🚛🚙 214 million birds We poison ☠️ 72 million birds Wind turbines kill just 328,000 and #climatechange deniers want to ban them!

Today, the Institute is a year old! 🎂 One year on, the Institute for Sustainability is ever-more committed to using #research and evidence every day to make real-world #impact to our broad #communities. #sustainability #innovation #collaboration #SDGs University of Surrey

Why is the choice posed always food versus Nature? People can’t eat grass, yet we have about 125,000 hectares under golf courses. Generally don’t eat horses, but we spare about 500,000 hectares to feed them. For scale, Birmingham is about 26,000 hectares. telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/2…

The Institute hosted guests from A*STAR yesterday. To reach #netzero will involve investment in low-carbon #technologies and a switch towards alternative fuels, driving #research and #collaboration in the #energy field. #SDG7 #energy #environment UniOfSurreyFEPS

“Unpicking low carbon retrofitting uptake is key to meeting #netzero and to ensure UK housing stocks are resilient to #climate #change." - Institute Co-Director, Thomas Roberts More info on tomorrow's Surrey Climate Commission event here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-housi… #Surrey

THIS! Prof Alice Roberts💙 is spot on.

Take part at the Surrey Showcase in a collaborative choral work piece, Earth Makes No Sound. More info on how to get involved here: gsauk.org/events/47401AK… #SDG3 #SDG12 #climate University of Surrey GSA

Next keynote, includes the amazing BYA followed by... well our team aka @ProfRanjanaDas, Dr Emily Setty, Thomas Roberts Thomas Roberts and Nerina Boursinou.

Co-Director, @env_sociology performed at Bright club last week cracking jokes about his @BritishAcademy funded project on recreational litter picking. Keen for more public engagement? Find out more from @uniofsurrey @UniofSurreyCPE Photo credit @stevecrossphotos The BOILEROOM

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Join our Institute Co-Director, Dr Tom Roberts (Thomas Roberts) and two Surrey PhD students at the @PintofScience event in May! Remember to book tickets! pintofscience.co.uk/event/our-worl… #PintofScience #pint24 #Guildford #SustainabilityEvent #UniversityofSurrey #sustainability

Exciting parcel just arrived - Media, Culture & Society third edition now out and available! uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/medi… Sage Media & Comm

Yesterday at Pint of Science UK, Co-Director Thomas Roberts talked about the significance of improving infrastructure resilience and raising public awareness in preparation for #ExtremeHeat events, that are becoming more regular in the UK. University of Surrey Uni of Surrey CPE #SDG9 #SDG13

Universities are often pillars of their local communities, and support 127,000 jobs in the distribution, hotels, restaurant and transport industries alone🌟 Higher education is hugely important to the economy and local communities🌟 loom.ly/1oecOaU

So thrilled and emotional watching this amazing stage performance based on our research on water pollution/antibiotics/challenges #Earth Makes No Sound 🌍 Thank you Savina and Osnat, talented students at Guildford School of Acting and Institute for Sustainability-University of Surrey University of Surrey brought me tears

Nigel Farage launches bid for a record 8th failure to win a seat in parliament

This lobster pot was huge and heavy! 🤿📹 Thomas Roberts

Devastating news of sociologist redundancies at Goldsmiths, University of London Heart-breaking for those involved. Our solidarity and sympathy is with all affected.

Fantastic experience presenting my The British Academy funded research on recreational litter picking at the The British Academy summer showcase. Brilliant audience and lovely feedback. Was an honour to follow on from the wonderful Gary Younge Surrey Sociology Institute for Sustainability-University of Surrey