What’s in the water? Measuring the impact of plastic pollutionSchool of Biological and Behavioural SciencesPlastics are useful materials, but they now pollute our world − on land, and in oceans, rivers and lakes. There are great concerns about the damage they might be doing to the environment. While traditional plastics are non-degradable, strides have been made in developing alternative biodegradable polymers. How can we accurately measure the impact of all plastics? Where are they coming from, how do they degrade, what effects do they have, and can we stop the flow of pollution?Professor Iwan JonesHead of the River Communities Group
How do you store the most dangerous materials on Earth? Changing international policies on nuclear wasteSchool of Physical and Chemical SciencesProfessor Kostya TrachenkoProfessor of Physics
Promoting sustainable development under EU free trade agreementsSchool of GeographyProfessor Adrian SmithProfessor of Human Geography
Eroding our future – pollution from historic landfills threatens our coastlinesSchool of GeographyProfessor Kate SpencerProfessor of Environmental Geochemistry