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We are facing several crises at once, with climate, biodiversity and COVID-19 all requiring urgent action. Paul Allen argues for an integrated response.
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Content warning: please be advised that this page contains references to suicide We are pleased to announce the creation of the Rose Jessica-Maia Bursary in…
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Adaptavate, an innovative building materials business, co-founded by CAT graduate Tom Robinson in 2014 has secured £500,000 Government funding to take CO2 from the atmosphere…
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Mike Thomas began his MSc in Sustainability and Ecology at CAT in September 2019, as a student on the very first intake of the course.…
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“Here at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Mid Wales, it’s all about forward thinking. This is a place with the future survival of our…
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CAT’s habitats are carefully managed to create a place where nature can thrive. Dulcie Fairweather meets two charming species that have found a home at…
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Dulcie Fairweather is on the trail of one of our most vulnerable woodland creatures. With their golden-sand fur, big black eyes and long, feathery tail,…
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One of our best loved mammals, the hedgehog was this year added to the Red List of endangered species. Dulcie Fairweather takes an in-depth look…
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The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is home to no less than five types of bat. Dulcie Fairweather gives us a glimpse of an endangered…
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We are excited to announce that CAT has been chosen as one of the hosts of this year’s BBC Autumnwatch. Iolo Williams will join us…
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David Royle has been a Sawbridgeworth Town Councillor since 2015. Before that, he worked in publishing and as an education consultant. We caught up with…
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We recently caught up with Sarah after the May Zero Carbon Britain course, to talk about the work she and her council do in getting…
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To address the climate crisis we need to rapidly reduce energy use, and refurbishing homes to high energy standards is one of the key measures…
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Alis Rees, our Graduate School Marketing Officer, recently caught up with Paula, who graduated from CAT in 2011. She now has her own architectural studio…
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World renowned climate scientist Sir John Houghton has died at the age of 88. Sir John was a great friend of CAT and many other…
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The Ethel and Gwynne Morgan Trust Bursary Last week the Graduate School of the Environment at CAT launched a new postgraduate bursary which provides up…
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CAT now has over 1,800 graduates – people who have immersed themselves in studying sustainable solutions for 18 months or more, gaining the skills, knowledge,…
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Caroline Lucas MP visited CAT this week to discuss climate solutions and find out more about our research into how the UK can reach net…