{"id":565,"date":"2024-04-15T17:31:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/?p=565"},"modified":"2024-04-17T11:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:50:30","slug":"fully-funded-msc-scholarship-launched-to-explore-the-environmental-impacts-of-large-events-moving-to-net-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/en\/2024\/04\/15\/fully-funded-msc-scholarship-launched-to-explore-the-environmental-impacts-of-large-events-moving-to-net-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Fully-funded MSc Scholarship  launched to Explore the Environmental Impacts of Large Events Moving to Net Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Swansea University has launched a new MSc Psychology Scholarship to research the impact of large sporting events on the environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosting large events is big business, worth &gt;\u00a340 billion in the UK alone. However the event industry has a high environmental impact and there is an increasing drive to reduce this. For example, in the entertainment industry, Coldplay has pledged to reduce their emissions by 50%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we are to move towards a sustainable society, engineers and social scientists need to work together to ensure that technology developments are effective in reducing environmental impacts. This project will give the successful applicant the opportunity to build skills in both disciplines.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project will involve work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontrunnerevents.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Front Runner<\/a> (the organiser of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swanseahalfmarathon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swansea Half Marathon<\/a>) to measure the environmental impact using life cycle assessment (LCA) of the event, and the effect of changes made by the organiser to make the event more sustainable.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research will also measure competitors and sponsors&#8217; reaction to these changes in order to support consequential life cycle analysis of the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a high-profile project with the opportunity to share the outcomes of the research to a wide audience, and could influence sporting event decision-making further afield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scholarship will begin in July, and applications should be made through the link below before 15 May 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-rubik-font-family\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-custom-teal-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swansea.ac.uk\/postgraduate\/scholarships\/research\/psychology-msc-research-su-environmental-rs601.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swansea University has launched a new MSc Psychology Scholarship to research the impact of large sporting events on the environment. Hosting large events is big business, worth &gt;\u00a340 billion in the UK alone. However the event industry has a high environmental impact and there is an increasing drive to reduce this. For example, in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190346150,"featured_media":578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1366],"tags":[1369,1368,1370],"class_list":["post-565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-innovation","tag-research","tag-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfwlnl-97","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4625,"url":"https:\/\/nish.wales\/en\/2026\/05\/27\/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-challenging-stereotypes-and-barriers-to-sport-participation\/","url_meta":{"origin":565,"position":0},"title":"Fully-funded MSc Scholarship: Challenging stereotypes and barriers to Sport participation","author":"meganchick1","date":"27th May 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Swansea University is seeking candidates to undertake a fully-funded MSc by Research scholarship focused on evaluating the impact of the #IfYouGoIGo campaign, a physical activity initiative designed to support teenage girls across Torfaen County Borough. 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