Past Events

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).

The Global Returns Project held a free webinar on on 23 March 2021 featuring three of the most prominent experts on sustainability and climate finance.

Amelia Hood "Indonesian Oil Palm plantations: management of biodiversity and eco-systems"

Zoom Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85859730240 

Meeting ID: 858 5973 0240

Passcode: 564953

Dr Sergey Kolesnikov
C-EENRG Fellow, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge
How technology spillovers contribute to clean energy innovation

In this Thursday's weekly networking session, we will be joined by Dr Emma Garnett from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Title: Demographic trade-offs predict tropical forest dynamics

Link: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz4797