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Listed below are environment related events, news items, press releases and eZines from Cranfield. If you wish to find out more please view the associated links.

Forthcoming environment events

24 Mar 2010 Conference - FOGs build up removal: problems and solutions

The objective of this event is to highlight the innovative processes being both developed and employed to minimise the environmental impact of fats, oils and grease (FOGs) in all its forms; and to identify effective ways to manage and remove it at source.

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07 Apr 2010 Conference - Land Remediation and Reclamation: Approaches, Applications and Challenges

The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) conference - 'Land Remediation and Reclamation: Approaches, Applications and Challenges'

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14 Apr 2010 First call for papers - 11th River Restoration Conference 2010

This is the first call for paper and poster abstracts for the 11th River Restoration Conference in 2010.

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15 Apr 2010 PSS Best Practice Forum - Inaugral Meeting

A one day open event for anyone interested in service-led competitive strategies.

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09 Jun 2010 UK Food Production Symposium 2010

Drawing on Cranfield’s broad expertise in this area, this conference will discuss how food supply networks can develop better long-term strategies to improve productivity through more effective operations management. 

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Environment press releases

18 Mar 2010 New welding discovery could radically improve manufacturing practices

A new welding technique for manufacturing horizontal and inclined structures discovered by Cranfield University could radically improve weld-based manufacturing practices, without the need for additional tooling or any type of fixtures or waste materials.

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11 Mar 2010 Undergraduate summer placements up for grabs at Cranfield

Cranfield is taking part in the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s (EPSRC) 2010 Vacation Bursary Programme which provides funding for undergraduate students to gain first hand practical experience of research in a UK university.

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08 Mar 2010 Countryside land management to play major role in future flood planning

Countryside land management could play an increasingly important role in flood planning in the future according to a study led by Cranfield University.

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Environment news

04 Feb 2010 More FREE short course places available

Cranfield University's School of Applied Sciences has more FREE short course places available through ECIF. 

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05 Nov 2009 Help shape a sustainable future for the water sector

Organisations in the water sector looking to find innovative answers to their strategic business research challenges are invited to attend a project sponsorship workshop hosted by the STREAM Industrial Doctorate Centre, a specialist research Centre for the water sector bringing together expertise from five leading UK universities.

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03 Aug 2009 VIDEO - Agriculture: the industry of the future

Professor Mark Kibblewhite speaks with Professor Wynne Jones, Principal and Chief Executive of Harper Adams University College, on the future of education in agriculture and the land-based sectors.

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