This sub-category is for discussions on academic and professional travel, especially flights, and how to reduce their carbon impact while maintaining collaboration. Topics may include:
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Institutional policies and restrictions on flights
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Funder expectations for low-carbon travel
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Alternatives to flights: rail, hybrid and virtual collaboration
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Tools for tracking and reporting business travel emissions
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Case studies of successful reduction programmes
This complements Events & Conferences (focusing on meetings) and Student Travel (focusing on mobility). Here the emphasis is on staff and researcher travel for work and collaboration.