News & Blog - cat.org.uk News & Blog A better world is possible! Discover the latest from CAT on climate change, our Zero Carbon Britain research, what’s happening on site, green building, renewable energy, along with posts on a broad range of topics relating to sustainability. Stay up to date on all the latest news by signing up for our e-news and following us on twitter and facebook. Join US New Postgraduate Bursary Launched to Support Welsh Students April 22, 2026 We are delighted to announce a new Postgraduate Bursary for Welsh students, this National Scholarship Week. Funded by the Ashley Family Foundation, this new bursary… Read more → Graduate School CAT Story: Alice Breeveld April 3, 2026 Graduating from CAT in 2023, we recently heard from Alice about how she’s putting her Masters in Sustainable Food and Natural Resources into practice. From… Read more → CAT Stories Leadership updates at CAT March 12, 2026 As the organisation enters its next chapter, after more than four years in post, the shared leadership of CAT’s Co-CEO’s Eileen Kinsman and Paul Booth… Read more → News Feed Enriching learning through residential field trips March 11, 2026 Our recent chat with UCL Lecturer Nick Hughes, who brought some of his students on a visit to CAT in November, was a great reminder… Read more → Education Leading with Nature: Regenerative Leadership for Women March 6, 2026 We recently talked to tutor Rhian Sherrington about a new immersive course planned at CAT that aims to empower women working in sustainability to lead on creating… Read more → Education ‘Doing the Little Things’ – Because we are part of something bigger February 27, 2026 To celebrate St David’s Day, we’ve been thinking about the important saying connected to the day, ‘Do the Little Things’ and how small changes or… Read more → CAT Stories Built Environment Professionals Gather at CAT February 12, 2026 Built environment and construction professionals visited the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) on Wednesday 11 February 2026 for a special cross-sector site event bringing together members of the… Read more → Building Education CAT Stories: Raddon Stephenson February 11, 2026 We’re proud to share the inspiring stories of members of the CAT community putting sustainability into action. Here’s how CAT graduate, Raddon Stephenson is making… Read more → CAT Stories Empowering the next generation February 10, 2026 Amanda Smith, Head of Learning and Education, explores some of the challenges young people face today and how CAT is taking action. In Wales, we’re… Read more → Education A veterinary response to a pollution crisis January 23, 2026 There is growing evidence of environmental harm caused by veterinary medicines used to treat fleas and ticks. CAT graduate, Dr Julie Cayzer, a vet and… Read more → CAT Stories Graduate School Nature and Wildlife Healthy seas for future generations January 19, 2026 The sea is vitally important to our health and wellbeing, yet human activities beneath the waves wreak appalling damage, each day, across the globe. As… Read more → Climate Change Graduate School Nature and Wildlife Montgomeryshire MP Champions CAT in Westminster Debate January 14, 2026 Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr MP Steve Witherden has placed CAT firmly in the national spotlight during a Westminster Hall debate focused on the role of Science and Discovery Centres for the… Read more → Education Press Releases How CAT Helped Lyreco Embed Sustainability Across Its Operations December 19, 2025 At the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), we believe that sustainability training should go beyond awareness – it should empower people to take meaningful action.… Read more → Climate Change Zero Carbon Britain Next Generation Earth: Empowering Young Voices December 18, 2025 CAT’s Next Generation Earth projects kicks off with engagement in schools and an event at CAT exploring STEM careers and climate solutions. At the Centre… Read more → Climate Change Education Events Press Releases Type Woodland Why we teach… Renewables for Households at CAT December 16, 2025 CAT Senior Lecturer and Short Course Tutor Dr Alan Owen explores how our Renewables for Household short courses can help people save time, money and… Read more → Energy Graduate School How story makes and changes the world December 11, 2025 Sarah Woods recently gave a lecture to our postgraduate students and members of the public exploring the power of stories – how they inform not… Read more → Education Graduate School Protecting Our Planet Day 2025: Inspiring the Next Generation at CAT November 27, 2025 This National Tree Week, CAT hosts POP25, an inspiring live-streamed annual event for schools, presented by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning… Read more → Climate Change Education Events Press Releases Type Woodland COP30 – the Action COP? November 24, 2025 The agreement reached at COP30 was nowhere near enough, but not a total disaster. Paul Allen from our Zero Carbon Britain Team shares his reflections on the key… Read more → Climate Change Zero Carbon Britain Loading Comments...