CCS Newsletter 26/2
CCS Newsletter 26/2
TL;DR:
CCS President Applications open for 2024-25 - deadline this evening!
CCS Student Research Presentation Night on 5th March - apply to present and sign-up to attend (no presenting)
…and many more opportunities
📅 Upcoming Events
February 27th, 6pm: Panel Discussion: Wellbeing in a Warming World Click here to sign-up!
Join us for an engaging discussion on "Wellbeing in a Warming World," featuring esteemed experts in public health, microbiology, and climate change. Our diverse panel of speakers will delve into the intersections of climate change, infectious diseases, and human health, offering insights into the challenges and opportunities facing health policy and communities worldwide.
More information on speakers down below.
February 28th, 6:30pm: Crash Course on Citizen’s Power: Understanding National Environmental Legislation through the draft Climate and Ecology Bill Click here to sign-up!
This workshop on Citizen's Power and National Environmental Legislation will prepare participants for the general election, which is particularly important as Cambridge colleges now cover three constituencies in and around Cambridge. We will explore the draft Climate and Ecology Bill published at https://www.zerohour.uk/bill/. Participants will gain an insight into the essentials of public policy and passing legislation in parliament. Sign up here (6:30pm, Wednesday 28th February)!
The workshop will be at the RJP Seminar Room, Emmanuel College.
February 29th, 4:30-6pm: Panel on the Nuclear Waste
A panel will be held in Lecture Theatre 6 in the Engineering Department on nuclear waste, with David Hess from DeepGEO and Garan Comley from Nuclear Waste Services as speakers.
February 29th, 6.45pm: Travel, flying, and the climate crisis Click here for more details and to sign-up!
Flight Free UK is hosting a panel on ‘Travel, flying and the climate crisis’, exploring the reasons for flying less and looking at the climate science of aviation emissions. There will be some practical tips for travelling without flying, and some inspiring examples of holiday destinations that can be reached overland.
March 1st, 3-5pm: Divestment Workshop Click here to sign-up!
Plant-Based Cambridge is co-hosting a workshop in the Elton-Bowring Room in Clare with Invest For Change to learn about University Endowment funds and how they can impact ethical investment around the world. They will talk about how to encourage academic institutions to divest from unethical sources and redirect their funds to enact positive social, environmental, and economic change.
March 4th, 4-7pm: Exploring the Revised Environmental Crime Directive: Scope, Implementation, and Effectiveness in Practice with YERA Click here to sign-up!
The Young Environmental Research and Advocacy Group (YERA) based in Amsterdam is present their research findings on the Environmental Crime Directive's latest amendments, their practical implications, and the broader impact against global environmental and corporate issues. Sign-up to join the event online.
March 5th, 6:30pm: Student Research Presentation Night Apply to present or just sign-up to attend without presenting
After a highly successful Student Research Presentation Night last year, we are excited to present the second iteration of this event on 5th March! This event will give you the unique opportunity to showcase your research in climate change and related fields to a wider audience. We ask you to present your research in just three minutes, so get your elevator pitch ready. Selected participants will be asked to submit a single static slide summarising their research in advance of the event. Presentations will be followed by a meet and mingle to network and discuss shared topics of interest. Click here to apply to present your research, and sign up to attend the event here (no presenting)!
📢 Panel Discussion: Wellbeing in a Warming World Panelist Bios
Mala Rao
Professor Mala Rao is a Senior Clinical Fellow at the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, Medical Adviser to NHS England on Workforce Race Equality, and Vice Chair, WaterAid UK.
She studied medicine in Delhi at the height of the smallpox eradication era. Dr. Rao has worked closely with the Indian and UK governments, the World Health Organization, frontline health staff at primary health centers and hospitals, and other organizations to reform health care policies and practice with benefits to millions of disadvantaged people.
Jeanne Salje
Jeanne Salje is Assistant Professor at the Department of Pathology and Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. Jeanne is interested in questions about the fundamental biology of bacterial cells, and in understanding how they interact with their dynamic external environment. She has acted as a post-doctoral research fellow at the Harvard Medical School and has worked for nine years as a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow in Thailand.
Jeanne Salje runs a research group focused on the fundamental biology of obligate intracellular bacteria with a particular focus on Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of the life-threatening human disease scrub typhus that is endemic in many parts of Asia
Jessica Gerard
Jessica is Research Assistant London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. Her work supports the partnership between the Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health (CCCPH) and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) to create an evidence base on climate change and health for the Kenyan Ministry of Health.
She holds an MSc in Control of Infectious Diseases from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a BSc in Public Health and International Development from Tulane University. She has previously conducted research in South and North America relating to climate change, urban planning and both communicable and non-communicable health risks
Oscar Cortez Azuero
Oscar Cortez Azuero is a PhD student in the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge and a researcher in The Pathogen Dynamics Group, which looks at the maintenance and control of pathogens through analytical and empirical techniques.
Oscar's work focuses on studying the spatial spread and the diversity of different pathogens using genetic data. He has previously worked on the Development and application of mathematical and phylogenetic models in infectious disease epidemiology. He has a Master’s degree from Master's degree in Engineering from the École Centrale de Lille in France.
👑 CCS President 2024-25 Applications
Apply here today and find more information here.
The Cambridge Climate Society is recruiting its next President or co-Presidents for the 2024-2025 academic year, and we think it could be you! This is an incredible opportunity to lead one of Cambridge’s largest and fastest growing societies, have a tangible impact across the university, and make close friends!
We’d like to stress that applications from anyone and everyone are welcome for this role! Being on committee for the previous year is not a prerequisite. Applications are welcome from any degree course (undergrad & postgrad) with an interest in climate. The only requirements are a deep commitment to the climate crisis, great organisational skills, and willingness to own the full responsibility of the role.
The deadline is Monday February 26th 11:59pm.
Please note: only applications for President are currently open - this is so that the successful applicant(s) can participate in the recruitment process for next year’s committee. The role officially starts towards the end of Easter but applications are open now to gradually ease you in!
🍃Pesticides 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 Cambridge’s colleges.
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
💚 More Opportunities
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.
Engage for Change
Engage for Change is an 8 week programme where students are trained and guided to create a climate action project at the university. The Easter cohort has just opened with limited spaces only available to postgraduate students. Please apply through this link. Applications close 10th March.
Rainforest Builder Carbon Project Analyst
Rainforest Builder is looking to hire a Carbon Project Analyst based in London. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of carbon project development and build a portfolio of registered and verified ARR projects. More information here.