Sustainability Insights

Using Smartphones in Soil Science | Environmental Sustainability

Extra Episode 2 (From the Archives, 2024)
Welcome to the Sustainability Insights Podcast, hosted by the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability at the University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus.
In this episode we talk with Dr Michael Muir about an exciting method of using smartphones in the analysis of soils.
Dr Michael Muir | Lecturer
Amy McCreadie | Outreach and External Engagement Co-ordinator
Find out more: 
Michael R. Muir, Andrew Innes; Comparison of test strip, conductivity, and novel smartphone digital image colorimetry methods for field assessment of soil chloride and salinity. Anal. Methods 2024; 16 (32): 5571–5583. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ay00991f

Dark Tourism | Social Sustainability

Extra Episode 1 (From the Archives, 2024)
Welcome to the Sustainability Insights Podcast, hosted by the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability at the University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus.
In this episode we talk with Dr Guillaume Tiberghien about Dark Tourism.
Dr Guillaume Tiberghien | Senior Lecturer
Amy McCreadie | Outreach and External Engagement Co-ordinator

Is it possible to balance growth with sustainable tourism? | Sustainability Insights Live

Join the discussion with Dr Anna de Jong, Lesley Judge, and Professor Sandro Carnicelli to explore the challenges and solutions for achieving sustainable tourism throughout Scotland and the world. This live in-conversation event was held in Dumfries, Scotland, in September 2024 and is now available as an audio and video podcast.
Brought to you by the University of Glasgow's School of Social & Environmental Sustainability.
The Sustainability Insights Live series brings conversations between our academic experts and members of policy and industry to live audiences throughout the world. We feature our specialist subjects areas of Education, Environment, Sustainable Development, and Tourism, with each event being recorded and shared online. We encourage you to join the conversation, and help us work towards creating sustainable solutions for the world's biggest challenges.
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Ecosystems and Reducing Risk | Environmental Sustainability

Episode 3
In this episode we talk with Professor Fabrice Renaud about how we can reimagine the ways we use ecosystems to reduce the risk of natural disasters.
Professor Fabrice Renaud | Professor in Environmental Risk/Community Resilience, and Head of School, Social & Environmental Sustainability
Amy McCreadie | Outreach and External Engagement Co-ordinator

Overtourism | Social Sustainability

Episode 2
Welcome to the Sustainability Insights Podcast, hosted by the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability at the University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus.
In this episode we talk with Dr Anna de Jong about overtourism, what it means for local communities, and what we can do to address the issue.
Dr Anna de Jong | Senior Lecturer
Amy McCreadie | Outreach and External Engagement Co-ordinator

Our Oceans | Environmental Sustainability

Episode 1
Welcome to the Sustainability Insights Podcast, hosted by the School of Social & Environmental Sustainability at the University of Glasgow, Dumfries Campus.
In this episode we talk with Dr Natalie Welden about our oceans, how they work, and what that means for us.
Dr Natalie Welden | Lecturer in Environmental Science and Sustainability
Amy McCreadie | Outreach and External Engagement Co-ordinator