Academic links with the community of the North East have continued to develop since the holding of the Festival. Dr Brady together with Dr David Miller of Durham County Council and Mr Chris Francis of the Washington Wild Fowl Trust provided a lecture and workshop on 'The Natural Step'. The Centre was also pleased to host Dr Robert Prosser of the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies of the University of Birmingham who lectured on 'Tropical Rain Forests - Biodiversity and Deforestation Issues'. These meetings led to the planning of various research seminars on environmental thinking and awareness to be held in 1997. Associated staff derive from the Departments of Adult and Continuing Education, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Centre for Overseas Research and Development, Economics, Education, Geography, Philosophy and Politics.
Publications See entries for staff in relevant departments.