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11 Mar 2021: Dr Sergey Kolesnikov C-EENRG Fellow, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge How technology spillovers contribute to clean energy innovation Abstract: Knowledge spillovers are knowledge developed for one purpose finding application for a

5 May 2021: The roots of our ecological crisis. Group discussion presented by Rogelio Luque-Lora. To attend events, please join their mailing list (https://lists.cam.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/geog-polec) or email Rogelio Luque-Lora on: rl469@cam.ac.uk .

12 Apr 2021: In this Tuesday's group meeting, we are delighted to have Hannah Griffiths from the University of Bristol to give a talk, details as follows: The impact of termites on soil processes, ecosystem resilience and carbon flux in tropical rainforest

8 Feb 2021: The last few decades of human prosperity have taken a “devastating” ecological toll, and the Review highlights recent estimates that suggest we would need 1.6 Earths to maintain humanity's

8 Jan 2021: University. The livestream event will feature clips from the films and highlight recent scientific findings, the ethical imperative of taking action, and urgent steps needed to minimize this grave danger.

12 May 2021: Conservation Seminar – Reimaging Conservation Today: Decolonization, indigenous sovereignty and collaboration Prof Paige West from Columbia University is this week's speaker. "Today conservation sits at a crossroads.

29 Mar 2021: Please join us at 11am when we will be joined by Angalee Nadesalingam from Cambridge Infectious Diseases. Angalee Nadesalingam is a PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics, and part of the interdisciplinary research centre, Cambridge

11 Mar 2021: In this Thursday's weekly networking session, we will be joined by Dr Emma Garnett from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. The steaks are high: what approaches work to increase vegetarian sales and reduce meat consumption?

28 Jun 2021: Tech For Our Planet: Leveraging the Power of CleanTech on the Road to NetZero CleanTech is central in the UK’s fight to achieve NetZero emissions.

13 Jan 2021: Conservation Seminar Series 2020-2021 Conservation in the Climate Emergency - Dr Charlie Gardner

22 Apr 2021: The University was awarded a Gold rating in the recent UK Teaching Excellence Framework.

16 Aug 2021: How do carnivorous plants ensnare their targets? How did they develop the structures to do so? To find out, join Dr Chris Whitewoods from the Sainsbury Laboratory in this online event.

30 Apr 2021: In this Thursday's weekly networking session, we will be joined by Dr Andrew Plumptre from the Key Biodiversity Area Secretariat.

15 Nov 2021: Come and join Froglife and partners as we explore a different approach to nature conservation through the arts and how we as individuals can benefit from the practice. This is an online only event.

30 Sep 2021: Three talks celebrating CCI Alumni Dr Josie Chambers - Wageningen University & Research Co-productive agility for sustainability transformations Co-production, the collaborative weaving of research and practice by diverse societal actors, is argued

18 Feb 2021: Come to hear about the sea turtles of Kefalonia. Learn all about the conservation and research practices in place to make sure the at-risk sea turtle population have the best chances of survival and find out how you can get involved! Annya from

1 Nov 2021: This online course spans 5 weeks, and incorporates 6 hours of self-learning per week, plus 2 hours expert led live session each Friday. You will learn how to develop your understanding of and the practical skills required to be a more effective

6 Apr 2021: The fourth of a five lunchtime seminar series introducing the CCI Strategy 2021 - 2030 and sharing next steps for how to get involved. The Strategy outlines four key priority areas of focus over the next decade. This session is focused on Priority

29 Jan 2021: A CT&S Debate: Should Twitter have banned Trump? Join CT&S on Zoom on Monday 1st February at 5pm GMT for an exciting debate on one of the hottest questions in the tech and political worlds today. Our three speakers include academics from Cambridge

5 Jul 2021: The University Museum of Zoology are set to launch their new summer exhibition, featuring artworks from three artists plus an original giant extinct elephant bird egg belonging to Sir David Attenborough.

1 Nov 2021: The Ecostructure Project invites you to a launch event for the Conservation Evidence synopsis ‘Enhancing the Biodiversity of Marine Artificial Structures’.

23 Aug 2021: Our vision is that by doubling the area of rich wildlife habitats and natural green space, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will become an outstanding environment where nature and people thrive, and businesses prosper.

26 Apr 2021: In this Thursday's weekly networking session, we will be joined by Dr Adam Pellegrini from the Department of Plant Sciences. In this session, Dr Pellegrini will discuss his paper: Fire as a fundamental ecological process: Research advances and

29 Jan 2021: We would like to invite you to attend the second Cambridge Zero Research Symposium, on Health & Society, on Wed 10th Feb, from 15.00-17.15. If interested, we kindly ask you to please register your attendance here.

10 May 2021: In this Thursday's weekly networking session, we will be joined by Dr Michelle Kalamandeen.

26 Jul 2021: From seeds to needs: Regenerating ecosystems services to halt the biodiversity crisis: Where can interdisciplinary collaborations with engineering solutions make the largest impact?

12 May 2021: Risk and Investment in the Pacific’s ‘Green Gold’ Monday May 17th, 11:00 - 12:30, UK time Rachel Smith (Max Planck - Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change, University of Cambridge / University of Lucerne) Find the seminar

3 Feb 2021: News and World Report, Discover Magazine, and elsewhere and featured on television via the History Channel, BBC World Service, BBC’s Planet Earth, PBS Newshour as well as numerous other podcasts

10 Feb 2021: (Un)precedented Ecologies: ‘Nature’ in the Age of the Anthropause (Panel Discussion) Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam University Amanda Zellmer, Occidental College Los Angeles Jonathon Turnbull, University of Cambridge Adam Searle, University of

13 Jan 2021: This week's seminar will be Conservation lessons for the future from Gen Z which features a number of the British Trust for Ornithology’s Youth Representatives and will be moderated by Faye Vogely from the BTO.

10 Feb 2021: Chasing Social Spiders across Three Continents Yael Lubin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Her current research includes diverse topics, all addressed with a behavioral-evolutionary-ecological perspective: evolution of sociality (colonial and

1 Nov 2021: We are delighted to welcome Prof Bill Adams, Claudio Segré Chair of Conservation and Development at the Graduate Institute of Geneva, to speak about his new book. "Strange Natures" is published by Yale Books.

19 Jul 2021: The University Museum of Zoology are set to launch their new summer exhibition, featuring artworks from three artists plus an original giant extinct elephant bird egg belonging to Sir David Attenborough.

25 Jan 2021: This Thursday, 28 Jan, our next CEERNG Seminar takes place online (2-3pm, UK Time).

25 Mar 2021: Project 8: Managing woodlands as Natural Climate Solutions (includes a field component) Supervisors: Professor David Coomes and Dr Edmund Tanner The world’s forests could play a significant part in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in the next

25 Mar 2021: Project 1: Biodiversity, Forest Management and REDD+ 2021 Supervisor: Dr Valerie Kapos (UNEP WCMC) and Professor Bhaskar Vira Almost 10 years after the publication of the global assessment report by the GFEP Global Expert Panel on Biodiversity,

25 Mar 2021: Project 4: Conserving microbial biodiversity for healthy waters Supervisors: Dr Andrew Tanentzap and Dr Jeremy Fonvielle Freshwaters deliver services that are essential to human wellbeing.

9 Aug 2021: Explore the ecological processes and management of different habitats and the role of monitoring in conservation. The Trust puts much effort into grazing, mowing, coppicing and other activities – why? How do we decide what to do? What are the

19 Jul 2021: The SynBio IRC are pleased to announce a new series on online workshops focussing on practical technologies for use in biological research. The next event will be held on Tuesday 27th July at 3pm, featuring Dr Richard Bowman and Dr Benedict

15 Mar 2021: Building a world in which diverse and effective conservation leaders achieve lasting impact for a just and healthy planet What will the conservation leadership landscape look like in ten years’ time and how do we get there?

12 Apr 2021: Stopping the Illegal Killing of Birds: BirdLife Actions that Work Join us as we discuss the issue of illegal killing of migratory birds across the globe and some of the great work being done to stop it.

26 Apr 2021: The fifth of a five lunchtime seminar series introducing the CCI Strategy 2021 - 2030 and sharing next steps for how to get involved. The Strategy outlines four key priority areas of focus over the next decade. This session is focused on Priority

15 Jan 2021: Natural History collections represent a huge source of information. They provide snapshots into the past and allow us to view the history of wildlife over the last few hundred years.

12 Jan 2021: Our 2020-21 Conservation seminar series continues on-line. This week Prof Federica Di Palma of the Earlham Institute joins us to discuss how to build a more nature-friendly economy.

8 Feb 2021: This Thursday, 11th Feb, at 2-3pm (UK Time), our next CEENRG Seminar will take place. We have the pleasure to welcome Dr. Wolfgang Richter (TU Graz) who will present his research on 'Maximising Efficiency and Economy of Storage Balance for 100%

26 Feb 2021: Sites of Austerity: Bodies, Everyday Life and the State (Panel Discussion) Linda Lobao, Ohio State University Sarah Marie Hall, University of Manchester Sander van Lanen, University of Groningen 18:00 Thursday 4th March Zoom Link:

21 Jun 2021: Join the webinar co-organized by TRAFFIC, the FairWild Foundation, and the American Botanical Council’s Sustainable Herbs Program to kick off FairWild Week 2021 with a practical discussion on why wild plants are everyone’s business.

18 Feb 2021: International development work at University of Cambridge – research facilitation by Cambridge Global Challenges and work led by the GCRF TRADEHub Professor Alan Blackwell (Co-Director, Cambridge Global Challenges Strategic Research Initiative)

10 Feb 2021: Celia’s Ghosts: On Biotic Loss and Recovery in the Pyrenees Adam Searle The bucardo (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica), an endemic subspecies of Iberian ibex from the Pyrenees, was declared extinct in January 2000.

26 Apr 2021: Join the Conservation Evidence team at the University of Cambridge for our webinar to find out how evidence-based biodiversity mitigation actions can improve the performance of your company or organization.