Past Events

Professor Jane Memmott - University of Bristol

Community ecology – Pure fun and practical too

Discussion next week: RAI debrief 

ECR WORKSHOP: CREATIVE COMMUNICATION

Speaker: Carmyn de Jonge

This workshop is designed for those looking to explore effective communication through versatile designs of poster, booklets and presentations.

Join us at 11am in the Common Room, David Attenborough Building for cake, coffee and conversation. Catch up with old colleagues and meet the members of the CRI network set to sit within the shared space. We look forward to seeing you there!

Ahead of COP26 join us for a screening of Thank you for the rain, a film exploring the effects of climate change by Kisilu Musya, a Kenyan farmer, climate fighter and video diarist, and Julia Dahr, a Norwegian filmmaker and activist.

Please join us this Wednesday 27 October at 3pm on Zoom (note the change of day this week, i.e. Wednesday rather than our usual Thursdays!) for an exciting panel on Early modern environmental histories, with Domenico Cecere (University of Naples ‘Ferdinando II’), David Gentilcore (Ca’ Foscari), and Vera Candiani (Princeton).

‘Crafting usable knowledge for sustainable development’. We will give a brief intro to the paper at the start and then have a discussion about our thoughts and ideas that were sparked.

The Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) is a specialist butterfly species with a large distribution range across Britain and Ireland. However, population numbers have dropped by over 60% since the 1970s, making the Dingy Skipper a priority species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.

Anthropology and Conservation – Virtual Conference Livestream in DAB

25 October - October 29, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

On Sunday 24 October the TV presenter, naturalist and conservationist Chris Packham is appearing at Cambridge Arts Theatre for a one-night-only event titled Pictures from the Edge of the World.