A tribute to Sir John Houghton, 1931-2020
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 environmental organisations, and helped raise…
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Category: Graduate School
Karen Ridgewell – Distance Learning Graduate Profile
Karen Ridgewell graduated from CAT’s MSc in Sustainability and Adaptation Planning in 2018 after taking the majority of modules at a distance through our blended learning programme. Graduate School Marketing…
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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 to £4,500 towards studying climate change solutions. The Ethel and Gwynne Morgan…
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Adaptation: from coping to transformation
Wildfires, drought, hurricanes, flooding – the impacts of our emissions are impossible to ignore. Tanya Hawkes looks at how plans can be made for an uncertain future.
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Global perspective: who is already adapting?
Across the world, many areas are already developing the tools to adapt to climate change, some with informal settlement change and some with more formal strategies. CAT MSc student Tanya…
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Sampling a Masters course at CAT: three perspectives
A Zero Carbon Future is possible, but we need people with the skills and knowledge to make change happen. The nine postgraduate courses delivered by CAT’s Graduate School of the…
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Meet CAT graduates
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, networks and qualifications to make…
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Sir John Houghton Bursary
The Graduate School of the Environment at CAT are once again able to offer the Sir John Houghton Bursary to a promising student who demonstrates that they have an excellent…
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Rethinking household energy provision: new courses at CAT teach how to install renewables in the home
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has announced a new suite of short courses to enable people to reduce their carbon emissions by installing renewable technologies. Starting in April, students…
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CAT Graduation 2019
On the 16th of November CAT welcomed back over forty students from our Graduate School, and their friends and families, to celebrate their graduation. The award ceremony saw graduates pick…
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