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Concerns are growing about the shortage of student housing in Italy, with a series of rallies sparking a nationwide protest in over 25 cities during October (2023), with the government and universities scrambling to respond. The country’s HE accommodation challenges were highlighted nationally in May (2023) when an out-of-town environmental engineering student at Milan Polytechnic (Politecnico di Milano) pitched a tent and camped out in protest on university grounds, saying she could not afford to live elsewhere.…

Auto parts manufacturers worldwide are assessing the impact on their businesses of the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) from internal combustion engines (ICE), given EVs need fewer components, reducing demand. Most assessments say that there are about 20 moving parts in an electric engine, compared to 2,000 in an ICE (1).…

As US brands look for new ways to communicate quality and integrate sustainability into their business, their attention is increasingly shifting to digitally printed fabric signage. Part of this growth is fuelled by iconic global brands such as Apple (1) and Nike (2) opting for digitally printed backlit soft signage.…

Signatory universities of the Magna Charta Universitatum declaration are meeting in Poland to assess how research and teaching can help reconstruct cities harmed by war, environmental pressures and socio-economic change.

This conference chimes with the aims of the declaration, which highlights the value of academic freedom, institutional autonomy and community collaboration, and which has been signed by 960 universities from 94 countries worldwide.…

High inflation forces consumers and businesses to change their behaviours – and not always in positive ways: fillers for example, have sometimes been reducing the amount of food in cans, while maintaining the size of the packaging, and their prices. Unsurprisingly, this ‘shrinkflation’ has upset consumers and their representatives, highlighting a potential lack of transparency.…

High inflation forces consumers and businesses to change their behaviours – and not always in positive ways: fillers for example, have sometimes been reducing the amount of food in cans, while maintaining the size of the packaging, and their prices. Unsurprisingly, this ‘shrinkflation’ has upset consumers and their representatives, highlighting a potential lack of transparency.…

Students in Burkina Faso and Niger blocked from attending courses in France through that country’s withdrawal of visa facilities are being urged to consider alternative higher education options for the upcoming academic year.

With the French government standing firm over its closure of consular services in these countries, and neighbouring Mali, all run by military governments having poor relations with Paris, their students are running out of time to take-up places in France universities.…

The dairy industry if Baltic State Estonia may be small, but it has seen continuous growth, with 2022 marking the 22nd consecutive year of increased milk production in a country blessed with abundant natural grassland.

“Estonia is among the best in Europe in terms of cow milk production,” Aire Pentjärv, head of the dairy animals performance testing department, of Estonian Livestock Performance Recording Ltd (EPJ – Eesti Põllumajandusloomade Jõudluskontrolli AS), told Dairy Industries International.…

Chinese textile companies are bringing digital textile printing into the realms of denim and yarn to replace unsustainable dyeing processes, industry observers have told Digital Textile.

‘Digital denim’ made using a computer and printer involves applying inkjet printing dyeing’ on cotton fabric to make the ‘digital denim’ fabric resembling different styles of jeans has become increasingly popular within China’s textile sector.…

Bangladesh is exploring offshore wind power as a key solution for a country seeking energy diversification, but whose dense population restricts land availability for renewable power. In July (2023), a USD1.3 billion investment offer in Bangladesh’s wind power energy from Denmark-based Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), a leading green infrastructure fund manager, working with offshore wind developer Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP) has boosted this south Asian country’s renewable energy ambitions (1).…