Letters from CCS: Week 8
Well done everyone! It’s our final newsletter of the year… queue the sad songs
CCS End of Year Picnic, TODAY @ 12:30pm for FREE Aromi pizza 🍕
Reminder to join our 2026-27 CCS Executive Committee (more info below ⬇️)
Public lecture at the Climate & Nature Research Showcase — Friday 26th June
💚 Eleanor and the whole CCS committee
📅 Upcoming Events
Green Societies Picnic — Thursday 25th June @ Jesus Green
Join us for a picnic with the Green Societies of Cambridge to finish off the academic year! We’ll see you on 25th June at 12:30pm on Jesus Green.
You can look forward to free Aromi vegan pizza! 🍕
Public lecture at the Climate & Nature Research Showcase — Friday 26th June
As part of London Climate Action Week and the Cambridge Climate and Nature Research Showcase, we are delighted to invite you to a special evening public lecture:
Date: Friday 26 June
Time: 6:30pm to 8pm
Location: Ray Dolby Centre (Cavendish Laboratory), CB3 0US
We have built modern medicine on top of a planet we are quietly dismantling. Drawing on three decades in disaster zones, clinical practice, international organisations, and government, what does it mean to take the health of the whole Earth as seriously as the health of a single patient?
This keynote on the state of planetary health will be given by ASEAN Prize-winner Professor Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood (Executive Director, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, University of Malaysia; Professor of Global Health).
The lecture will be followed by a fireside chat and audience Q&A that includes Dr Mahmood, Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE FRMetS (Director of Cambridge Zero; Chief Scientific Advisor, DESNZ, UK Govt) and Professor Bhaskar Vira (Cambridge Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability).
Last week of the Cambridge Nature Festival
The Cambridge Nature Festival 2026 runs from Saturday, 23rd May to Tuesday, 30th June, marking its fifth year as a cornerstone of the city’s environmental calendar.
With over 180 events – building on the record-breaking success of last year – the 2026 line-up offers a mix of scientific discovery, creative expression, and pure outdoor fun.
Whether you are a budding biologist or just someone who enjoys a quiet stroll, there is something to capture your imagination and curiosity.
➡️ Join our 2026-27 CCS Executive Committee
CCS is recruiting its new executive committee for the 2026/2027 academic year. Discover how you can get involved and apply here. The deadline is Midnight on June 20th.
Vice-President of Changemaking
In this role, you will oversee the Policy, Action and Partnerships Teams! Together, they work to produce climate-positive policy changes at the College, Departmental and University level. At the same time, you’ll also work with green societies and officers across Cambridge.
Vice-President of Community
In this role, you’ll oversee the Education, Research and Careers Teams. The main goal of all three teams is to help foster a wider climate community in Cambridge. The role involves engaging students, connecting climate researchers, and improving green career prospects!
Vice-President of Operations
Your main responsibility in this role will be to ensure that the society runs smoothly from the inside! You will organise committee events and socials and overlook society logistics, including bookings and minutes. Simultaneously, you will oversee the Operations Team, which handles events and society communications.
Treasurer
As treasurer, you will get to manage the society’s finances, including accounts, grant proposals, and budgeting. Please note this role is open to British nationals only.
We hope you will consider applying! And if you have any queries, please direct them to jt934@cam.ac.uk.
🌍 Read the Newest Publication of CJCR Now!
The Cambridge Journal of Climate Research, Volume 3, Issue 1, has now been published online, and is available to view here.
From climate justice and sustainable finance to urban governance, Indigenous adaptation, and Global South perspectives, this issue’s sixteen articles examine the politics of climate action in an era of polycrisis.
As ever, the issue showcases the Journal’s commitment to interdisciplinary, critical, and globally engaged scholarship. Featuring contributions from researchers across continents and disciplines, the collection explores climate governance, justice, finance, adaptation, rights, and resilience—from Arctic blue carbon and urban climate action to feminist climate politics, Indigenous adaptation, and the future of climate accountability.
CJCR 3(1) is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of climate action in a rapidly changing world. We invite readers to explore this timely collection.
Editors-in-Chief: Janani Venkatesh and Noah Valentin Weichgrebe
Senior Editors: Em de Charentenay, Kira Clingen, Dover Sikes, and Joseph Winters
Associate Editors: Emma Allen, Harry Dalton, Sam Harvey, Amelia Jones, and Emilia Uszczuk
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A huge thank you to everyone who attended our events, read our newsletter, and so much more. We are so proud of all the events we have hosted and advertised on this platform — shout out to another great year of CamCOP! This is your CCS 2025/26 committee signing off and handing over. 💚💚