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16 Aug 2021: A guessing game and an exclusive peek inside laboratories and research facilities at the University of Cambridge. This on-line event will feature mini-video tours of several experiments and research facilities that are not open to the public.

25 Jan 2021: th. January from 11 – 11.30 am. These short, informal sessions are designed to give our network a chance to catch up and discuss recent papers. ... This week Sasha Khoury will discuss her paper 'Resilience of Spanish forests to recent droughts and

4 Oct 2021: Recycle, Reuse and Relax! We wish you a good fresh start of the term and hope to see many of you coming back to the DAB. We are organizing a tidy up session this Friday the 8th of October at 4:45 pm, followed by a Happy Hour in the common room.

22 Jan 2024: Unlocking and growing the wildlife economy in Africa: aligning conservation and development

22 Aug 2019: Do you want to know more about how you can get politicians and policy-makers to hear about your research? CambPlants Policy Lunch will deliver an informal and informative discussion about different ways that researchers can get involved in science

22 Jul 2024: Research under this theme focuses on alternative landscape management approaches, ranging from strict protection of natural and semi-natural areas to conversion and intensified production in agricultural systems, and the implications of these

22 Nov 2021: Coffee Break Seminars is a relaxed online learning and discussion platform for our food security community. This seminar was held on 26 November at 3pm, GMT.

29 Nov 2013: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Emeritus Professor Tim Bayliss-Smith. My career has been focused on land management in the humid tropics in relation to agricultural intensification (or its absence), with questions of land use

26 Jul 2016: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Professor Jim Secord. Social history of science since 1750. Life and earth sciences. History of science communication. Key publications:. WCambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018). 'Global Geology

19 Jul 2021: The most recent round of this knowledge-exchange studentship was awarded to Esme Ashe-Jepson.

26 Jul 2016: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Professor Beverley Glover. Professor Beverley Glover came to Cambridge in 1996 following a PhD at the John Innes Centre in Norwich. Her main area of interest is the evolution and development of floral

24 Oct 2013: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Chris Sandbrook. Under the first theme I am a co-investigator in The Development Corridors Partnership, a major collaborative research and capacity development project funded by the Global

23 May 2016: The sustainability strategy for the David Attenborough Building was developed by BuroHappold Engineering. At the beginning of the project an energy audit and occupant satisfaction survey took place to understand how the building was performing, in

2 Nov 2021: British Antarctic Survey This workshop will talk about what the BAS polar data centre dataset does, the data that is available and go into detail about some of the biodiversity and biological long term monitoring data that are held.

6 Sep 2021: Despite our best efforts, most of us are likely to experience failure at some point. While nobody likes to fail, how we deal with failure can make an enormous difference to our eventual results.

22 Nov 2017: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Tom Swinfield. The Harapan Rainforest (Hutan Harapan) represents more than 20 per cent of the remaining lowland forest in Sumatra but is in a degraded condition due to historic exploitative timber

21 Jun 2023: A recent study of soil carbon suggests rewilding could capture as much carbon as a young plantation – in the soil alone.

27 Apr 2020: Swift Bird Conservation Project Swifts take incredible migration journeys each year, but sadly they’re in trouble, with breeding numbers plummeting. Why are their breeding numbers plummeting? We believe loss of nest sites is at least partly

7 Jun 2021: Ocean+ Habitats 2021 Launch at 1300 BST on World Ocean’s Day (Tuesday 8th June 2021) streamed live via YouTube and Facebook.

24 Oct 2017: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Professor Zoe Kourtzi. I am a cognitive neuroscientists, specialising in the area of lifelong learning and brain plasticity. My work aims to understand the role of learning and experience in enabling

25 Jul 2016: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Emma Lees. I am a researcher and lecturer in environmental and property law at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Land Economy and am affiliated with the Law Faculty. I completed my

29 Sep 2023: CRI Start of Year Networking Event Term begins soon, and there will be many new faces in the CRI. So, come and join faces old and new (being especially welcoming to the new!), at the 'CRI Start of Year Networking Event'! This will be on Friday

22 Nov 2021: Join us at 11am in the Common Room, David Attenborough Building for cake, coffee and conversation. Catch up with old colleagues and meet the members of the CRI network sat within the shared space. We look forward to seeing you there!

16 Mar 2023: Submitted by Diane L. Lister on Thu, 16/03/2023 - 15:41. Congratulations to Dr Lynn Dicks, University Lecturer in Animal Ecology at the Department of Zoology on her recent appointment

15 Nov 2021: Join us at 11am in the Common Room, David Attenborough Building for cake, coffee and conversation. Catch up with colleagues and meet members of the CRI network sat within the shared space. We look forward to seeing you there!

8 Mar 2021: CCI Collaborative Fund 2021 – call for applications We are delighted to announce that this year’s call for applications to the CCI Collaborative Fund is now open. CCI Partners are invited to submit applications for the CCI Collaborative Fund for

25 Oct 2021: Join us at 11am in the Common Room, David Attenborough Building for cake, coffee and conversation. Catch up with old colleagues and meet the members of the CRI network set to sit within the shared space. We look forward to seeing you there!

1 Nov 2021: Join us at 11am in the Common Room, David Attenborough Building for cake, coffee and conversation. Catch up with old colleagues and meet the new members of the CRI network set to sit within the shared space. We look forward to seeing you there!

4 Oct 2019: A very useful online tool that allows conservation professionals to look at how biodiversity projects can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal targets. Developed with the help of BirdLife, this tool helps you find out which United Nations

11 Oct 2021: Join us at 11am in the Common Room, David Attenborough Building for cake, coffee and conversation. Catch up with old colleagues and meet the new members of the CRI network set to sit within the shared space. We look forward to seeing you there!

1 Feb 2021: This series of four workshops is designed to help participants learn about stress and anxiety and begin to think about their own experiences.

7 Jan 2021: Last month the Endangered Landscapes Artist Residencies and Arts Prize was launched. The prize will be administered by the Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) and CCI’s Arts, Science and Conservation Programme (ASCP).

10 Mar 2020: The Climate Crisis - Towards Zero Carbon Forests burn, glaciers melt and one million species face extinction. Can we humans save the planet from ourselves?

15 Jan 2021: Please refer to recent messages from the Vice-Chancellor, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, and your Heads of Department for the latest rules and guidance of working during the current lockdown.

20 Sep 2021: Thursday Networking Morning's are back! Join us at 11am in the Common Room, David Attenborough Building for cake, coffee and conversation. Catch up with old colleagues and meet the new members of the CRI network set to sit within the shared space.

30 Sep 2019: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Prem Singh Gill. Prem Gill is a PhD candidate leading the "Seals from Space: the study of Antarctic pack-ice seals by remote sensing" priority project with the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI),

26 Jul 2016: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Meredith Crowley. PhD (2001), MS (1999) in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; MPP (1996) in international trade and finance from Harvard; AB (1990) in Asian studies and chemistry from

22 Feb 2021: His current and recent projects explore the impact of digital on-demand mobile work on cities; how automation is changing workplaces; and how households respond to mobile work practices.

18 Mar 2021: Bees on the Verge: are roadsides a pollinator paradise or a potential problem? PhD student Claire Wallace investigates the benefits and drawbacks of making our roadsides more pollinator-friendly.

1 Nov 2013: "Catalysing Conservation: Bridging Disciplines, Shaping Leaders, Nurturing Change" Departmental Collaborations Embracing Interdisciplinary Conservation Academic Context & Challenge About Us The institute fosters productive interdisciplinary

3 Feb 2021: How to Fight Inequality Ben Phillips, NYU Ben Phillips is the author of How to Fight Inequality. He has combined the roles of NGO director, political advisor, civil society activist, and writer. He has lived and worked in four continents and

29 Jan 2021: Making the People’s Landscape: Landscape Ideals, Collective Labour and the People’s Parks (Folkets Parker) Movement in Sweden, 1890-Present Don Mitchell, Uppsala University Zoom Link:

26 Feb 2021: Planning for residential ‘value’? Urban densification policies and real estate impacts in London About the Speakers Dr Nicola Livingstone is Associate Professor in Real Estate at the Bartlett School of Planning (UCL).

25 Jul 2016: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Shaun Larcom. Environmental Economics. Law and Economics. Legal Pluralism and Interacting Institutions. Learning from Shocks. Water Energy Food Nexus. Key publications:. The UK summer heatwave of 2018

23 Jan 2024: What is conservation success? Measuring recovery and conservation impact with the IUCN Green Status of Species

10 Feb 2021: Professor David Coomes - Nature Based Solutions This week, David will discuss Nature Based Solutions. David leads a research group that is actively engaged in addressing these issues, as well as tackling more fundamental ecological questions.

22 Jan 2024: Recentering People’s Contributions to Nature, Re-Culturing Landscapes to Sustain Biodiversity

1 Feb 2021: The Disability Resource Centre at the University of Cambridge is now recruiting mentors to work with disabled students. The closing date is Monday 15 February, 3pm. To find out more, including details of how to apply and the role description, please

5 Jul 2021: You may remember that Zoë Svendsen of Metis Arts enjoyed a residency with Cambridge Conservation Initiative in 2018-2019, where work was developed for the projects We know not what we may be (Barbican 2018) and Factory of the Future (Oslo 2019).

11 Oct 2017: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Elia Apostolopoulou. My main research interest is the investigation of nature-society relationships in capitalism with an emphasis on the political ecology of nature conservation and urban political