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Systems Thinking for Sustainability
The Systems Thinking for Sustainability short course at The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) introduces systems thinking as a way to rethink how you approach sustainability. You will explore the essential techniques and insights behind it, and build the holistic, interdisciplinary mindset needed to tackle today's most complex and interconnected ecological challenges.

Experimental Review of Fluid Pressure Effects on Sheared Granular Materials (Internship)
This Experimental Review of Fluid Pressure Effects on Sheared Granular Materials (Internship) project is offered at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Health and Environment
Dalhousie University's Health and Environment programme offers you the opportunity to discover new ways to improve the well-being of your community by learning from experts in health and wellness. With its courses and certificates, you can gain valuable skills and knowledge to help others be healthy and productive.

Environmental Humanities
The Environmental Humanities course offered by University of Bristol will explore why our stories about our wild world matter and how we can build hope in the face of environmental crisis.

Sustainable Maritime Operations Access Course
This Sustainable Maritime Operations Access Course from MLA College is a short introductory module that aims to give you an overview of the breadth of today’s offshore and maritime operations, as well as providing an introduction into distance learning and academic research and writing.

Certified Expert in Accounting, Leadership and Sustainability
This Certified Expert in Accounting, Leadership and Sustainability programme from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management combines accounting, leadership, and sustainability to equip you with the skills to drive transparency, accountability, and long-term value creation.

Volcanism of the Northern Red Sea (Internship)
The Volcanism of the Northern Red Sea (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is in the Volcanology Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry group of Prof. Froukje van der Zwan.

SRRED - Socially Responsible Renewable Energy Development
Delivered in partnership with Community Power Agency, SRRED offers flexible, online learning modules designed to equip participants with practical strategies for enhancing social and environmental outcomes in renewable energy projects. Learn more with the SRRED - Socially Responsible Renewable Energy Development course from Griffith University.

Predicting Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes from Genomic Biomarkers (Internship)
This Predicting Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes from Genomic Biomarkers (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) involves integration of genomic and phenomic data, generated by high throughput phenotypic assays using an off-the-shelf machine learning method.

Fractal Models of Roughness and Earthquake Statistics (Internship)
This Fractal Models of Roughness and Earthquake Statistics (Internship) project is offered at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Certified Expert in NDC Strategy and Finance
This Certified Expert in NDC Strategy and Finance programme from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management empowers you to do exactly that, giving you the knowledge and tools to connect climate policy with finance and drive meaningful, sustainable change.

Biology
The Oxford Summer Courses programme in Biology introduces curious students to life science through tutor-led learning in small classes. Investigate living systems, from anatomy to ecology, with practical challenges and discussions that build confidence and scientific thinking.

Safeguarding our Daily Bread from Wheat Rust Diseases (Internship)
The Safeguarding our Daily Bread from Wheat Rust Diseases (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) covers the mechanism of non-cannonical resistance genes and supports their efforts to engineer wheat plants with improved disease resistance.

Sustainability Reporting
Master sustainability reporting with alignment to global standards and regulations alongside the Sustainability Reporting course from Porto Business School.

Nature Connectedness - For A New Relationship With Nature
In the UK, the Government’s 25-year Environment Plan aims to improve the natural environment within a generation and to reconnect people with nature. To achieve that, people everywhere need to feel that nature matters to them. University of Derby offers the Nature Connectedness - For A New Relationship With Nature programme.

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Growth and Defense in Plants (Internship)
This Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Growth and Defense in Plants (Internship) project from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) aims to dissect the molecular framework underlying the dual function of these protein complexes.

Environmental Impact Assessment (Online)
Environmental Impact Assessment (Online) at University of Derby is delivered 100% online over 10 weeks using a range of interactive learning materials and some live classroom sessions. Provision is made for discussion and interaction with tutors and fellow students through live virtual classroom sessions and online discussion forums.

Summer Academy - Sustainable Finance
Summer Academy in Sustainable Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management is transforming the financial sector. Expanding ESG regulation, climate risk requirements, carbon accounting standards, biodiversity frameworks, and transition finance strategies are redefining how financial institutions manage risk, allocate capital, and create long-term value.

Power and the Polycrisis
The Power and the Polycrisis short course at The London Interdisciplinary School (LIS) explores the overlapping crises of our age: climate breakdown, inequality, conflict, food insecurity and forced migration. These challenges are interconnected and shaped by systems of power. You will examine how power, policy and economics drive global change, putting you in a stronger position to act.

International Environmental Policy and Law (Online)
International Environmental Policy and Law (Online) at University of Derby is suitable for individuals with compliance responsibilities within organisations or those seeking to improve their knowledge and understanding of international environmental policy and law.