“Why is Play Important?” – Dr Juliet Carpenter summarises the GCHU’s work in the ‘Science Together’ programme which has led to the recently published report on the importance of Play in Oxfordshire.
What Creates Healthy Cities?
Following the conclusion of the Commission on Creating Healthy Cities, the GCHU has published the Commission’s report following a launch event at the House of Lords.
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – OCC Cabinet meeting
An update on project progress after the initial report for the Street Voice Citizens’ Jury was discussed at Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet meeting on 19th July 2022.
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – Final session
The doors have closed on the final Street Voice Citizens’ Jury, and the Street Voice team are now hard at work, bringing together four days of fascinating discussions and deliberations into a Report for Oxfordshire County Council. The final session…
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – Second and third sessions
Highlights and reflections from the second and third sessions of the #StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury.
#StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury – First session
Highlights and reflections from the first session of the #StreetVoice Citizens’ Jury.
GCHU Micro-internships on Healthy Cities
Three interns that joined the GCHU to contribute to the work of the Commission on Creating Healthy Cities and help develop pages of the Healthy Cities Toolkit, share their experiences of working at the centre.
Street Voice insights: Inviting Jurors
A small team at the University of Oxford is organising a Citizens’ Jury to help answer important questions about how people can travel where they need to in Oxford in a climate-friendly way that promotes health. In the first of…
The Hidden Cost of Construction
GCHU Intern and MEng Engineering student Eleanor Cosford analyses the effects of embodied energy usage in construction on the environmental impact of buildings.
Trends in urban sustainable experiments and the importance of post-occupancy testing
GCHU Intern and BA Geography student Juan Garcia Valencia reviews the current experiment trends in urban sustainability.