SPROUT - PGR Sustainability Collective
21 May 2024 13:00 - 14:00
Hybrid: face to face and on zoom
Our mission is to connect and nurture PGRs, aspiring PGRs and Early Career Researchers who are interested in developing their understanding about how sustainability can enhance the rationale for and impact of their research.
Newcastle University is working with Bournemouth University and University of Cardiff to provide opportunities for Postgraduate Research (PGR) students from all disciplines to connect with each other and learn about how sustainability can enhance their doctoral research.
We launched the SPROUT Collective (Sustainability-Promoting Researchers Organising Unity to Nurture Tomorrow) in March 2024 and would love you to join us.
We will be holding a programme of monthly online events with the following aims:
- To build confidence amongst PGRs, aspiring PGRs and ECRs in engaging with SDGs.
- Provide opportunities for you to develop others' understanding of sustainability
- To increase awareness of sustainability's contribution to employability and funding opportunities.
- To provide collaborative opportunities for PGRs and ECRs to develop a range of competencies applicable to their own research and personal/ professional contexts.
The network is a legacy of SustainaWHAT?! a series of events held in 2021 and 2023 which connected PGRs to the sustainability agenda and sought to facilitate a cross-institution PGR network for ongoing support and inspiration of SDG-informed research.
If you came to SustainaWHAT?! do join us. If you didn't come to SustainaWHAT?! this is your opportunity to join this exciting network of PGRs.
You can read more about SustainaWHAT?! 2023 here.
Sustainability Coffee Morning
An opportunity to meet with your fellow PGRs, Drink a cup of coffee and discuss your own sustainability questions. Maybe even consider the sustainability implications of that humble cup of coffee…
Interested in becoming a SPROUT member or helping plan, manage or lead aspects of SPROUT?
Join us: https://forms.office.com/e/fHiSnyCMC9
We are eager to welcome you to the SPROUT PGR Sustainability Collective.
Rosalind Beaumont
Newcastle University Network Lead