SDG 7 RESEARCH
Entropy generation in rayleigh-bénard problem for different geometrical cavities
Entropy generation for the natural convection phenomena is studied for different geometrical cavities that have identical boundary conditions and unit area. The key characteristic parameter in this study was the Grashof number. The effect of Grashof number on Nusselt number and entropy generation has been studied using finite element method. [...]
Nanostructured Oxide Materials for Photodegradation of Dyes
Water purification has become a worldwide problem, in particular in industrialized countries, where wastewater usually contains organic pollutants, such as dyes from the textile industry, leather tanning industry, paper production, food technology, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. The development of an effective treatment for these effluents is the subject of considerable [...]
Linkage between company scores and stock returns
Previous studies on company scores conducted at firm-level, generally concluded that there exists a positive relation between company scores and stock returns. Motivated by these studies, this study examines the relationship between company scores (Corporate Governance Score, Economic Score, Environmental Score, and Social Score) and stock returns, both at portfolio-level [...]
SDG 7 PARTNERSHIPS
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University of Bahrain Partners with National Oil and Gas Authority, Tatweer Petroleum, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and Electricity and Water Authority
University of Bahrain Partners with National Oil and Gas Authority, Tatweer Petroleum, Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and Electricity and Water Authority on a project with the aim of developing an ESCO market in the Kingdom based on best international practices. The university will also carry out [...]
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UOB Contributes to Bahrain’s Third National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The University of Bahrain’s team for Green House Gas (GHG) prepared a national report: “Bahrain’s Third National Communication Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change”. This report was prepared as part of the collaboration between the Supreme Council for Environment and the UNDP. The team was formed in 2017 and includes academics from [...]
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UNDP, UoB sign Project Document to promote the SDGs
Dr. Riyadh Hamza, President of the University of Bahrain, along with Stefano Pettinato, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Bahrain, sign a project document to promote the Sustainable Development Goals. 24th December 2019 Dr. Riyadh Hamza, President of the University of Bahrain, along with Stefano Pettinato, Resident [...]
SDG 7 Events
The 2nd International Conference on Sustainability and Resilience
The International Conference on Sustainability and Resilience is the second of the series of conferences and provides an international forum for presentations and discussion of research in all areas related to Sustainability and Resilience. This year’s special focus and theme for keynote speakers about Sustainability and resilience of engineering, [...]
UoB Hosts a Regional Water and Energy Conference
Around 400 researchers, experts and students from the kingdom of Bahrain and the UK have attended the Water and Energy Sustainable Innovation and Industry (WESII) Conference and Exhibition which was held in the UoB on 22-23 April 2018 under the patronage of HE Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of [...]
The Opening of Renewable Energy Labs
The laboratories were established to be a reference for the Kingdom of Bahrain in the field of renewable energy, focusing on bioenergy, solar energy and wind energy. It consists of 4 major labs which are PV testing lab, Biomass lab, meteorology lab and outdoor research Lab. These labs are conducting [...]