Durham County Council provide the majority of council services in County Durham including Adult and Health Services, Children and Young People's Services, Regeneration and Local Services, Resources and Transformation and Partnerships.
Their services range from teaching young people to caring for our older residents; from lending the latest best sellers to protecting 900-year-old documents; from fixing road bridges to creating bridges in our communities; from helping children to swim to helping adults into work; from planting trees in nature reserves to recycling paper from our homes. The specific fund awarded is the County Durham Sustainability Project Fund from the Low Carbon Economy Team. |
Durham Energy Institute (DEI) supports and produces cutting-edge energy research which draws on the expertise of world-leading researchers across Durham University's departments in Science, Social Science and Humanities.
They emphasise a ‘Science and Society’ approach to energy which tackles the societal aspects of energy technology as well as developing new energy technologies and solutions for the benefit of society. We have a range of expertise in energy technologies such as whole energy systems, renewables generation (wind, solar, geothermal, bio-fuels) and integration, transmission and distribution, smart energy systems, carbon capture and storage, geo-energy and hydrocarbons, and energy materials. The specific fund awarded was through the DEI small grants funding scheme. |
CAROD's main aim is to support the University Strategy by providing focused organisational and development initiatives for all members of the University's staff and postgraduate student communities.
This aim is achieved by providing a range of development programmes and workshops that are open to all members of staff. This annual programme is developed and refined each year to reflect the priorities of the University. They also provide a number of targeted initiatives that are appropriate to specific staff and student groups and develop bespoke training and development interventions for individuals, teams and departments, for example team building events. They provide help, advice and guidance on a range of organisational and personal development issues, needs and priorities and maintain strong links with other institutions and training providers. The funds were awarded through the Conference and Event Grants budget. |
The Institute of Advanced Study is a prestigious, ideas-based Institute with global reach. We bring together world-leading researchers from all disciplines to work with Durham colleagues on collaborative projects of major intellectual, scientific, political and practical significance.
The IAS serves as a top-level forum, enabling key-decision makers and experts to discuss pressing policy problems in an intellectually stimulating and unrestricted manner. We put on a wide range of public lectures and other events. The IAS aims to build research capacity, realise potential, and meet the challenges of a changing world. There are many ways to participate in the life and work of the institute and they warmly welcome your involvement. The funds awarded to Footprint came from the IAS's small fund available to support research postgraduate researchers/groups who are organising multi-disciplinary events such as conferences or workshops in Durham. |
Greenspace is the name for Durham University's Environment Team. Greenspace plans and promotes all of the University's Environmental Policies, Plans and Procedures and coordinates environmental initiatives across the University. Its aim is to bring all of Durham University's environmental initiatives and activities together.
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