Past Events

Welcome to Choosing sustainability and join speakers as they share their views on why we should all choose sustainability: 

Welcome to Reasons for optimism where speakers will discuss changing the narrative around nature conservation: The importance of the natural world, Responding to the biodiversity and climate crisis, The Wicken Fen vision, Why nature inspires optimism, Saving the crane, Why should we be optimistic about nature's future?

Welcome to our exciting morning of Citizen Science on Saturday 27th March from 10am - 12pm. This is an exciting way for you to contribute to conservation in the UK from the comfort of your home.

Join the Curator of the University Herbarium, Dr Lauren Gardiner, to learn how you can contribute to this exciting and new-for-Cambridge citizen science project.

Join the Curator of the University Herbarium, Dr Lauren Gardiner, on a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of one of Cambridge’s least-known collections, a treasure trove of over a million preserved plant specimens col

Join the Curator of the University Herbarium, Dr Lauren Gardiner, on a virtual behind-the-scenes tour of one of Cambridge’s least known collections, a treasure trove of over a million preserved plant specimens col

Last year, we announced a brand new, exciting festival for Cambridge, which will replace the hugely popular Cambridge Science Festival and the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. The Cambridge Festival will host an extensive series of free, online events between 26 March to 4 April this year. 

Building a world in which diverse and effective conservation leaders achieve lasting impact for a just and healthy planet

What will the conservation leadership landscape look like in ten years’ time and how do we get there?

This week's seminar will be presented by Dr Michelle Jackson from the University of Oxford. Dr Jackson's research interest lies in understanding individual-to-ecosystem level responses to environmental change, including warming, invasion, pollution and habitat loss.

The paper up for discussion is Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D. et al. Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions. Nat Food (2021).