Past Events

Welcome to Saving species and celebrate how people around the world are bringing species back from the brink: Lessons from the dodo: saving species and rebuilding ecosystems, Reversing the Red, Making waves for ocean conservation, Butterflies as agents of change..., How many species would have gone extinct without conservation action?, Women of

Bees on the Verge: are roadsides a pollinator paradise or a potential problem?

This talk and behind-the-scenes view will discuss and cast light on botanical practices in 18th century Cambridge, with a focus on Professor of Botany Thomas Martyn (1735–1825), whose surviving books and plant specimens are being rediscovered at University Library and University Herbarium.

Welcome to Innovating for conservation where speakers share inspiring stories that show how conservation can succeed through creativity and innovation: Activating new wildlife enthusiasts via games, Forest to furniture: a sustainable journey in home improvement, How the tuna saved the shark, Big data, big ideas and the big blue ocean, Anegada ro

We are delighted to announce that this year’s call for applications to the CCI Collaborative Fund is now open. CCI Partners are invited to submit applications for the CCI Collaborative Fund for Conservation, for collaborative projects.

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