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Mapúa University has entered once again the global Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. For 2021, Mapúa made it in the UK-based rankings alongside Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), De La Salle University (DLSU), University of Santo Tomas (UST) and Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU). The THE Impact Rankings is the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by using carefully calibrated indicators to pr...

The global farmland grab goes green Back in March of this year, Bill Gates was fielding questions on the online platform Reddit, promoting his new book on the climate crisis. Gates had just recently been revealed to be the largest farmland owner in the US, and one of the Reddit participants asked him why he was buying so much agricultural land. Gates replied: “My investment group chose to do this. It is not connected to climate.”   The first part of his answer is typical billionaire-speak....

Share this article Share this article MORRISVILLE, N.C., May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AAD, developer of rapid diagnostic and data systems, today announced a $7M investment to grow the companys platform for fast, point-of-care decisions in animal and human health, supporting One Health objectives to protect human, animal and environmental health. Funds will support commercial expansion of livestock tests and 510(k) submission to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for human blood tests. M...

Disclaimer: The views expressed within this article are entirely the author’s own and are not attributable to Wessex Scene as a whole. While the coronavirus pandemic has certainly changed a lot of things that we were used to, it has not always been for the better. While the isolating months have been particularly difficult for some, perhaps one of the most negative effects is that we appear to becoming more reliant on single-use objects, a destructive attribute that we were close to eradicati...

On April 21st, 2021, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021 announced the global ranking of the universities making the positive impacts on the environment and society from a total of 1,115 universities from 94 countries worldwide. According to the 2021 THE Impact Rankings, 26 Thai universities have been ranked. The assessment criteria of the THE Impact Rankings are under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, of which the KPIs are cautiously calibrated to cover th...

Getty Images Apr 28, 2021 SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards development, today announced the launch of its new Zero Waste Standard. This new global certification standard enables companies to demonstrate the degree to which their waste streams are prevented, reused, or diverted from the landfill. It is robust yet flexible to allow companies to demonstrate incremental imp...

BOURNEMOUTH University has ranked in the top seven per cent of universities globally in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021. Bournemouth University has been ranked 74 in the world, while its overall score places the university at 19 place in the UK and in the top seven of universities in the world, with 1,115 universities from 98 countries and regions entering the rankings. The rankings are global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ ...

Share The University is ranked 15th in the world, third in the UK and fifth in Europe in the global performance table that assesses universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Now in their third year, the rankings include 1,115 institutions and employ indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach and teaching. The latest edition of the rankings places Newcastle second in the world for SD...

PRINTING United Alliance Announces the Recipients of its Annual Sustainable Business Recognition Awards on Earth Day 2021 Alliance member companies showcase exemplary sustainability measures implemented within their unique operations which adhere to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Login or register now to gain instant access to the rest of this premium content! PRINTING United Alliance today celebrates Earth Day 2021 by recognizing the recipients of its an...

NUST ranked 1st in Pakistan and among world top 300 universities Islamabad April 23, 2021 Islamabad : Maintaining its upward trajectory among leading seats of higher learning globally, the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) has evolved as a comprehensive university upholding the values of merit and quality in areas of research, innovation and partnerships for sustainable development. A testament to this tremendous feat is the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 202...