Sustainable Cities and Communities

Sustainable Cities and Communities

A gas pump nozzle is inserted into a car's gas tank.
Climate change solutions require collaboration between politicians, scientists, and entrepreneurs

We look to politicians to provide climate change solutions, but there is only so much they can do. Beyond regulation, governments should remember the key role they play in promoting innovation.

January 2, 2024
2023 Year In Research Highlights
The Year in Research 2023

The Gazette celebrates the achievements of the Queen’s research community that have defined the last 12 months.

December 13, 2023
Mitchell Hall
Livable designs

The City of Kingston is putting a spotlight on two of the newest Queen’s buildings in its latest awards for excellence in design.

December 6, 2023
Students work on a vermicompost project
Worms, community, and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

A Faculty of Education vermicompost project is one of many examples of UN SDGs activities happening at Queen’s.

November 23, 2023
Thanyehténhas Nathan Brinklow, Director of the Indigenous Studies Program, speaks on behalf of the Indigenous community in Kanyen’kéha (Mohawk) and English during the 2023 Polishing the Chain ceremony.
‘If something can be described, it can be named’

Queen’s researcher Nathan Brinklow is working to revitalize and reclaim the Mohawk language – an effort that began with his own journey to learn the words of his grandmother.

November 8, 2023
[Researcher demonstrates a chemical reaction during a Science Rendezvous performance]
Science Rendezvous Kingston 2024 welcomes new research groups

Applications are now open for Queen's researchers or groups interested in having a booth at Science Rendezvous Kingston 2024.

November 7, 2023