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University of Nottingham demonstrates its commitment to sustainability at the UK-South China COP26 Conference.

上周，《聯(lián)合國氣候變化框架公約》第26次締約方會議（以下簡稱“COP26”）在英國格拉斯哥落下帷幕。寧波諾丁漢大學執(zhí)行校長尼克·邁爾斯應英國駐廣州總領事館邀請出席了COP26會外活動“英國—華南氣候變化大會”，并在會上分享了諾丁漢大學三校對全球可持續(xù)發(fā)展的貢獻。

■“英國—華南氣候變化大會”以“通往第26屆聯(lián)合國氣候變化大會及零碳未來”為主題，匯集了150余位來自各地的政商學界代表，以期進一步深化中國華南地區(qū)與英國的合作，以應對氣候變化，并探討創(chuàng)新商業(yè)模式在中英兩國達成碳中和目標中所扮演的角色。大會線上線下同步進行。

本次大會為具有開拓精神和全球視野的研究人員提供了重要機會，讓他們能夠從專業(yè)角度為政策制定者和創(chuàng)新合作提供新的見解，從而解決問題并改善生活。

COP26大會主席，英國商業(yè)、能源和產(chǎn)業(yè)戰(zhàn)略大臣Alok Sharma表示，在阻止森林采伐和向清潔能源過渡等領域，加強與中國合作的意義重大。他還強調(diào)，中國在應對全球氣候挑戰(zhàn)中的作用至關重要。

寧波諾丁漢大學與中國領先的研究機構和企業(yè)合作，一直致力于推動中英兩國雙邊承諾，通過科學與創(chuàng)新合作應對全球挑戰(zhàn)。

在“向自然友好型未來轉變”的分會中，邁爾斯校長介紹了諾丁漢大學三校在氣候變化領域廣泛的研究貢獻。他說："我們非常自豪，諾丁漢大學全球大家庭的專家學者正在通過前沿的科研改善生活、解決問題，為可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標做出重要貢獻。豐富多樣的研究課題和項目證明了我們科研人員的杰出才能。”

寧諾化學與環(huán)境工程系的唐本燦副教授分享了一個案例。該案例是一個由寧諾及其中英的企業(yè)、高�？蒲泻献骰锇楣餐瑓⑴c的科技部國際合作項目：飼用抗生素替代品的研究與開發(fā)。該項目旨在通過開發(fā)可作為飼料添加劑的中草藥提取物來用于飼料添加，從而解決動物飼養(yǎng)過程中長期低劑量添加抗生素而帶來的抗生素耐藥性問題。

在線會議上，英國諾丁漢大學副校長Zoe Wilson教授（理學部）分享了英諾是如何通過開展跨食品系統(tǒng)的高水平、多學科研究為全球糧食挑戰(zhàn)提供可持續(xù)解決方案。從基因組植物和動物科學，到初級生產(chǎn)（作物和牲畜）、食品制造、營養(yǎng)和健康，再到社會科學、商業(yè)、歷史和文化，研究涉及領域非常廣泛。

Zoe Wilson通過線上會議進行分享

自2004年建校，作為中國第一所中外合辦大學，寧諾匯聚了全球杰出的科研學者和專家人才，共同致力于改變生活和社會，多項科研取得突破性進展。今年4月，在以"創(chuàng)造一個可持續(xù)的世界”為主題的科研展中，寧諾展出31個緊扣聯(lián)合國可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標的亮點案例，充分展現(xiàn)了學校出色的科研能力和解決方案。

在中國、英國和馬來西亞的全球校園里，諾丁漢大學大家庭正在通過科研、教學、校園活動、投資及與地方和全球伙伴的合作，致力于為環(huán)境的可持續(xù)發(fā)展貢獻自己的力量。

University of Nottingham demonstrates its commitment to sustainability at the UK-South China COP26 Conference

The COP26 Summit, taking place in Glasgow, UK, brings together parties with the aim of accelerating actions towards the climate goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Provost, Professor Nick Miles, of University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) presented the contribution of all Nottingham campuses to the global sustainability efforts at a side event of the Summit in Guangzhou.

Attended by over 150 government, business and academia representatives and watched by an audience of over 2,000 online, the Conference explored the roles of the government, industry, academia and NGOs in achieving net zero for both countries focusing on the three themes of Zero Emission Transport, Green Finance and Nature Positive Future.

Alok Sharma, President for COP26 and the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy sent his message online to remark that it is significant to strengthen collaboration with China in areas like stopping deforestation and transition to clean energy and emphasise that China is of vital importance in this global endeavour to address this challenge.

UNNC, in partnerships with leading Chinese research institutions and businesses, has been contributing to the bilateral commitment between the UK and Chinese governments to address global challenges through science and innovation collaboration.

At the side event of How to Transform into Nature Positive Future, Professor Miles introduced the University’s wide-ranging contribution to research in the field of climate change. Speaking at the event he said, ‘’we are very proud that our researchers are solving problems and improving lives through making significant contributions to all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The diversity of the research topics and projects is a testament to the outstanding talent of our researchers.’’

Dr Bencan Tang, Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at UNNC shared a case study of Alternative Feeding Antibiotic Products from Herbs in partnership with companies and research partners in the UK and Hunan Province to address the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by creating innovative solutions to address the problem.

Joining the session online from the UK, Professor Zoe Wilson, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences) of University of Nottingham, UK, illustrated how the University is delivering sustainable solutions to global food challenges by undertaking high-calibre multidisciplinary research across food systems, from genome-enabled plant and animal sciences, through primary production (crops and livestock), food manufacturing, nutrition and health, and digital technologies to social science, business, and histories and cultures.

Since its establishment in 2004 as the first Sino-foreign university in China, UNNC has achieved several breakthroughs in research by bringing together the most talented staff internationally and committing itself to transforming lives and society. At the Research Exhibition Creating a Sustainable World which took place in April this year, 31 research cases were exhibited to showcase UNNC capabilities and solutions to 16 of the United Nations SDGs.

COP26 offers important opportunities for the pioneering and globally minded researchers to translate their knowledge into insights for policy-makers and innovation partnerships that solve problems and improve lives. With global campuses in the UK, China and Malaysia, the University of Nottingham is committed to environmental sustainability through our research, teaching, campus activity, investments and our work with partners locally, nationally and globally.

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