Set to begin in 2026, the University of Sussex has announced plans for the UK’s first undergraduate degree in climate justice, sustainability and development. It will combine climate politics, activism and environmental human rights with practical green skills.
It seems timely: litigation is emerging as a vital tool for holding polluters to account.
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Plates London, which Kirk Haworth founded with his sister Keeley, is the UK’s first vegan restaurant to win the world’s most coveted culinary gong. Curious diners have been packing out the Shoreditch-based eater to sample a menu packed with ‘layers of flavour and texture’, and we delve deeper in this issue’s news section.
We find out about the dishes on Plates’ slaughter-free tasting menu, from black truffle and artichoke risotto with blood orange and toasted hazelnut to rice pudding ice cream.
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