CCS Newsletter 11/3
TL;DR:
Green Societies Workshop tomorrow!
Check out our podcast episodes on our experiences at COP and the intersection between music and ecology!
Thank you to everyone for an amazing term of climate events! Watch out for Green Week coming in Easter term đ
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Upcoming Events
March 12th, 5:30pm: Green Societies Workshop Click here to sign-up!
There will be another green societies workshops this term, on Tuesday 12th March, 5.30-7.30pm. Location tbc and details will be sent around shortly. This is for anyone at all interested in starting or helping with a college environmental society, or with any college-based sustainability efforts.
If youâre interested, sign up to the mailing list here and feel free to get in touch with Shreya (sp2068) and Mia (mb2453) with any questions!
March 12th, 6pm: Climate Entrepreneurship with CZPA Click-here to sign up!
Climate entrepreneurship plays a pivotal role in the climate transition by deploying new technology efficiently and rapidly beyond the confines and inertia of legacy commercial interests. Join Cambridge Zero Postgraduate Academy on March 12th at 6pm at Judge Business School for a relaxed but informative evening on these vital questions with Professor Coleridge.
March 12th, 6pm: Careers in Sustainability Panel @ Hughes Hall Click here to sign-up!
A panel will be happening in the Pavilion Room at Hughes Hall with panellists from the Aviation Impact Accelerator, Centre for Science and Policy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Aviva Investors. Join to session to learn more about sustainability-related careers.
March 14th, 4:30-6pm: Panel on Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation
A panel will be held in Lecture Theatre 6 in the Engineering Department on nuclear energy and non-proliferation, with Gareth Price from AWE and Ilenia Bruseghello from Istituto Affari Internazionali as speakers.
March 14th, 6pm: Using Data and AI to Deliver a Fully Sustainable Global Energy System
CUETS is hosting a panel with Lucy Yu, CEO at Centre for Net Zero, Octopus Energy Groupâs AI and data-driven research unit pioneering research to make a smart and fully sustainable global energy system a reality, on the role of data and AI in global energy systems.
March 18th, 6:15pm: Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Politics Click here to sign-up!
The Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange are hosting Dr Aneela Anger-Kraavi in the Yusuf Hamied Theatre @ Christâs College, who will give a talk on the relationship between climate science, policy, and politics. The talk will cover the history, the role of gender, and provide insights into the future of climate science and policy.
March 23rd, 11:00am: Volunteer opportunity: get involved with sustainability at the Cambridge Festival 2024
The Cambridge Festival is looking for volunteers to help members of the public learn about sustainability through an interactive session, Roads to Sustain | Cambridge Festival. Please email Jinying at jx314@cam.ac.uk by 9am on Friday 8 March to demonstrate interest and a brief call will be arranged to review the day.
đPesticides Free Campaign
Synthetic pesticides are routinely used in and around the built environment, and in green spaces to treat unwanted vegetation and insects. HOWEVER, pesticides are damaging to the environment; they are also a public health and disability rights issue. Together with other harmful practices such as over-mowing, they are a major cause of biodiversity loss, and by killing off invertebrates they also drive other animals such as hedgehogs and birds towards extinction.
Pesticide-Free Cambridge is now joining forces with Cambridge Climate Society to tackle ongoing pesticide-use in Cambridgeâs colleges.Â
This is a relatively low commitment but highly powerful way you can help people and nature in your college!
Read more about the campaign at https://www.pesticidefreecambridge.org/colleges-campaign
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Survey on Microplastics
A project focused on laundry-related microplastics for the university's Engage for Change programme is looking to gauge interest and awareness amongst students on microplastics. It is completely anonymous and shouldn't take more than 30 seconds, but will be extremely helpful!
Cambridge Zero Future Leaders Program: Paid Summer Roles
There are 17 roles available this summer, open to students from any degree background. Get paid work experience in climate change, sustainability and environmental science this summer with Cambridge Zero, the Centre for Landscape Regeneration, the Centre for Science and Policy, Aldersgate Group, and the Public Mapping Project.
Vice-Chancellorâs Social Impact Awards
Nominations for the Vice-Chancellorâs Social Impact Awards are now open. The Vice-Chancellorâs Social Impact Awards, run by Cambridge Hub, celebrate the students who have shown exceptional achievement and commitment to social change. Theyâre looking for students who have shown ongoing commitment to a cause, inspired others to do the same, and made a real social impact.