Letters from CCS: Week 2
Happy week 2 one and all! We hope everyone is settling back into term and is looking forward to all the amazing events this term!💚
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🌍 Green officer / College Societies Workshop — Tomorrow! (details below⬇️)
Seminar on Law and the Climate Crisis — Friday 6th Feb
Green Careers Festival starts on Mon 9th Feb!
Join us for our next Research Presentation Night @ 6pm, Wed 11th Feb (We are also still doing a call for speakers, read on ⬇️)
Sign ups are open for CASxCCS Sustainability Alumni Networking Panel & Dinner (details ⬇️)
Want to publish your research with us? Our journal (Cambridge Journal of Climate Research) is putting out a call for abstracts (details below⬇️)
And so much more! Keep on reading…
💚 Eleanor and the whole CCS committee
📅 Upcoming Events
Green Officer / College Societies Workshop - Tomorrow 4th February 6pm @ Clare College
We are hosting a meeting for Green Officers, College-based environmental societies, OR any students interested in learning how to push their college towards making sustainable changes! This is open to total newcomers too (reach out to Shreya, sp2068, if you’ve not attended one of these before!).
This is a chance to build on the collaborative approaches many students are already working on, as well as learn from one another in terms of success stories. It’s also just a chance to get together in person and chat to / learn from likeminded, passionate students.
What: Green Officer / College Societies Workshop
When: Wednesday 4th February, 6 - 7.30pm (possibly popping into Clare Cellars after!)
Where: Domus Room, Clare College Old Court (Trinity Lane)
We will chat through a range of topics, covering ethical banking, setting up a “library of things”, transport policy, food waste, and collaboration for Cambridge Climate Week 2026 (March 16 - 20th) and any other college-based events across term.
Best,
Shreya 🌱 (sp2068)
Seminar on Law and the Climate Crisis - Friday 6th February 4pm @ David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street
In the first event of the term for the Cambridge Seminar Series on Law and the Climate Crisis, Professor Ugljesa Grusic will discuss private international law and climate change.
Ugljesa Grusic is Professor of Private International Law at the Faculty of Laws of University College London. His expertise lies in the regulation of transnational employment contracts, tortious claims arising out of the external exercise of sovereign authority and civil claims against multinational enterprises for human rights violations. He currently serves as one of five main legal experts for the United Nations Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights.
🔗 Further details and registration here.
Explore Jobs at the Green Careers Festival — 9–17 February 🌍
The Green Careers Festival is open to all students and postdocs, across all subjects (STEM & non-STEM). Organised with Cambridge Zero, the festival helps you explore careers in sustainability and environmental work.
✨ Highlights:
Green Careers Fair - Monday 9 Feb, 2:00–5:30pm
📍 Student Services Building, Bene’t Street
Meet employers including the Environment Agency, Octopus Energy, UK Environmental Law Association, and many more...Talks & panels throughout the week, including climate communication, greenwashing, sustainable food careers, and sustainability careers for non-STEM graduates.
🛠️ Prepare ahead:
Green Sector Briefing & Preparing for the Green Careers Festival with Darren Johnson — Monday 5 Feb, 2:00–3:15pm.
👉 To see the full programme and register click here!
Research Presentation Night on Energy & Climate — Wednesday 11th February 6pm @ Emmanuel College
We would like to cordially invite you to our Research Presentation Night on Energy & Climate, taking place on Wednesday 11th of February at 6PM, organised by the Cambridge Climate Society.
The event will take place in the Queen’s Lecture Theatre at Emmanuel College and will be held in collaboration with the University of Cambridge Sustainability Society.
At Research Presentation Nights, researchers across disciplines present their work and discuss their journey. Everyone is welcome, especially if they are an early career researcher. This will be a great networking opportunity and a chance to meet people interested in climate research across the university.
⚡ We are still looking to fill a few speaker slots. If you or anyone you know would like to present, please reach out at jt934@cam.ac.uk.
We’re looking forward to seeing you at the event!
CASxCCS Sustainability Alumni Networking Panel & Dinner — Friday 27th February
We’re hosting a sustainability-focused panel and networking session with returning alumni, followed by a formal dinner together. Expect a lively discussion, good food and the chance to ask questions about what sustainability looks like in careers beyond university! 💼
Date: 27th February, 2026
Time: Welcome drinks from 5:40pm | Official start at 6:00 pm
Venue: Christ’s College, Cambridge CB2 3BU (formal dinner) Panel discussion and pre-dinner networking venue TBC
Cost: Free for students (generously supported by alumni)
Places may be limited; confirmations will be sent via email. Sign-up closes by 13 February!
🌐 Launch of the University of Cambridge Resilience Web
Climate and social justice work at the University of Cambridge is happening everywhere — across departments, research groups, student societies, institutions, and specialist teams. The Resilience Web brings all of this work together in one interactive, mappable directory.
The Resilience Web showcases groups working across areas such as policy & justice, energy & carbon, food & health and more.
If your group is already listed:
Help us make the directory more useful by updating your listing with images, contact details, social links, and a short description of your work.
If your group isn’t listed yet:
Adding a new listing is quick and easy — and helps others find, connect with, and collaborate with you.
For students, researchers, and community members:
Use the Resilience Web to explore what’s happening across Cambridge, identify collaboration opportunities, discover initiatives you could get involved with, or reach out to others working on related challenges.
🔗 Check out the Resilience Web here today!
The Resilience Web will be replacing the current societies directory on the CCS website.
🌍 Cambridge Journal of Climate Research
The Cambridge Journal of Climate Research is a diamond open-access, interdisciplinary journal encompassing all areas of climate-related research: from engineering and atmospheric science to law, demographics, politics, and art.
We are putting out a call for abstracts for our next issue:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 27 February
Notification of Acceptance: 5 March
Deadline for First Draft Submission: 15 March
🔗 Please submit using this form!
🌍 Read more about the journal here.
The Cambridge Journal of Climate Research brings together climate expertise from diverse fields in two packed issues every year - one in May and one in December. The journal is recruiting both Associate/Senior Editors to join the team for this calendar year (2026). If you think this is you, please do apply by 27 February 2026! We look forward to working with you!
Contact: cjcr.main@gmail.com for any questions.
💚 And finally…
We are continuing our rolling applications for anyone who wants to get involved with the climate community in Cambridge and CCS! This is a hugely exciting opportunity to get involved with running and shaping an impactful student organisation, forging links across Cambridge and beyond.
Before you get started, make sure to check out our Application Pack 25/26 with detailed information on each role available.
There is no deadline for applications, as we are assessing them on a rolling basis. You can expect to hear back from us within two weeks. Terms for engagement will be mutually defined when starting the role and may either be until the end of the academic or calendar year.
Please reach out to Niklas (ngt30, President), Kaden (kp613, Vice-President) and Lea (lm2037, Vice-President) with any queries!
We really look forward to reading your responses and meeting you soon!
📅 Final reminder for our calendar containing all of our events! Subscribe today!
A big well done if you made it this far! Enjoy the rest of your week 💚