Letters from CCS: Week 8
We’re finished! Happy end of term everyone — here’s a roundup of CamCOP: Rooted and outline of Cambridge Climate Week 💚
Cambridge Climate Week has begun! — March 16–21 (Check out all the amazing events being hosted now!!)
Dr Simon Clark Climate Communication workshop — March 19
Conversation on Climate Courage and Commitment — March 24
Catch-up with CamCOP: Rooted panel recordings 🎥
And so much more! Keep on reading…
💚 Eleanor and the whole CCS committee
🌍 Cambridge Climate Week Events
➡️ Check out all the amazing events on this calendar for CCW26 today!
💚 Event Spotlights:
The Cambridge Climate Society is delighted to welcome Dr Simon Clark for a workshop on engaging and effective Climate Communication. This will be:
🕕 6-7:30pm
🗓️ Thursday 19th March
📍Bowett Room, Queens’ College
🔗 Register for the event here.
Dr Simon Clark is a British science communicator, author, and YouTuber. After studying Physics at St Peter’s College, Oxford, he earned a PhD in atmospheric physics at the University of Exeter. Simon began making YouTube videos in 2010 while an undergraduate to help disadvantaged students with university admissions, and now focuses on science and climate communication.
His videos have since accumulated over 100 million views and over 700,000 YouTube subscribers. Additionally, he wrote the introductory atmospheric science book Firmament and speaks internationally on science outreach.
Talk Abstract:
The vast majority of people do not act as if we are on a trajectory to ecological catastrophe. In fact the vast majority of people are unaware both of the situation’s severity and the remarkable work being done to course-correct humanity. This is partly due to concerted misinformation campaigns by well-known actors, and partly because getting people to care about the climate crisis and its solutions is very, very, very hard.
In this workshop Simon will reflect on his experience as a full-time climate communicator and attempt to give you a toolkit for creating engaging, science-driven content, focusing on the most important tool of all: storytelling.
This workshop is a part of Cambridge Climate Week, and we hope that you come out of this workshop with the skills to translate climate science into impact beyond Cambridge University.
PLUS! Submit your own content to our Climate Communication Competition, judged by Simon Clark himself!
Whether you’re a postgraduate, undergraduate, or academic faculty in any discipline, take this opportunity to build your science communication skills.
Deadline: 1st April, 23:59
🔗 Submit your entries here by 1st April.
Submissions can be any medium of short-form content (i.e. written, short-form videos, Instagram posts). Your submission must discuss climate science from any discipline.
Why should you submit? 83% of the general public want scientists, from all disciplines, to be clearer, more engaging communicators. Attending our Climate Communication Workshop will teach you the theory, but being a good science communicator requires practice. The overall winner will receive a £25 John Lewis voucher.
Judging Criteria
Scientific accuracy
Clarity
Creativity
Accessibility
Engagement potential
Format Requirements:
Written pieces <400 words
Video/audio pieces <2 mins
Infographics <5 instagram slides
We look forward to your submissions!
Conversation on Climate Courage and Commitment: Lunchtime with a Leading Paris Agreement Negotiator — Tuesday 24th March @ Law Faculty
Are you interested in how international climate agreements are shaped — and what it takes to carry them forward in the face of denial over decades? Are you interested in engaging directly with those at the forefront of international climate law and diplomacy?
You are warmly invited to join us for a special in-person lunchtime conversation:
📍 University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law, Moot Court
🕐 1:00–2:30pm
🗓️ Tuesday 24 March 2026
We are honoured to welcome Visiting Professor Paul Watkinson, whose climate negotiations leadership was instrumental in shaping the Paris Agreement, and whose sustained commitment to climate governance continues to inspire globally. A laureate of the Climate Law and Governance Global Leadership Award, Prof Paul brings both diplomatic insight and enduring conviction to the urgent work ahead to implement global climate change commitments, despite troubled times and very challenging political headwinds.
This informal conversation with our special guest will be chaired by University of Cambridge Prof Markus Gehring and Dr Jellie Molino, with reflections from Prof Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger FRSC FRSA WIJA, Prof Harro van Asselt, Dr Antoinette Nestor and Adv Tejas Rao, among others invited - each offering perspectives on international climate law, policy, and implementation.
Kindly sign up by Monday 23 March COB, so that we can ensure there are sufficient refreshments for everyone.
We very much hope you can join us for what promises to be a thoughtful and energising exchange, as part of Cambridge Climate Week(s) 2026.
🌱 CamCOP: Rooted (RECAP)
Miss any of our panels for CamCOP: Rooted? Video recordings are LIVE at the following links.
2️⃣ Local & Regional Communities
3️⃣ Infrastructure & Engineered Systems
CamCOP is the Cambridge Climate Society’s flagship summit and is supported this year by Cambridge Zero, the Department of Geography, the Department of Plant Sciences, and Wolfson College’s Sustainability & Conservation Hub, and leads into Cambridge Climate Week 2026 💚.
📅 Reminder: our calendar contains all of our events! Subscribe today!
Thank you all for an amazing term! Enjoy the rest of Cambridge Climate Week 2026 and thank you for all those that engaged with CamCOP: Rooted💚