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15 Jun 2020: Zoology Live! Night Time Wildlife - Bats & Moths Moth trapping with expert Annette Shelford, including a LIVE interview and a chance for you to ask questions with Annette about top tips for spotting moths and why moths are important.

25 Sep 2020: Conservation and Human Behaviour - Dr Claudia Schneider This session will explore the psychology underlying human behaviour generally as well as applied to the context of conservation, such as barriers that prevent and levers that can motivate

28 Apr 2020: The new deadline is Wednesday, 1st July 2020. To support and engage with CCI partners in preparing applications for the Collaborative Fund, CCI and University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute will

2 Apr 2020: WaterBear is an exciting, new mobile app and digital platform due to launch later in 2020.

26 Jun 2020: Experts have urged people to cut back on meat to avoid another pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has caused worldwide devastation, with the global death toll exceeding 482,000. With a third of the world once on lockdown, the economy has also taken

15 Jun 2020: Zoology Live! Pond Watch and Creating Wildlife Films Pond-dipping with Dr Frances Dipper, including a LIVE interview where you can find out about life in water, from ponds to the ocean, and ask your questions about aquatic wildlife.

28 Apr 2020: Free Online Eco-Seminars for Cambridgeshire and the World Cambridge Schools Eco-Council is organising a mini-series of free 60 minute Online Eco-Seminars to raise awareness of key sustainability challenges and solutions, while schools have been

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

16 Nov 2020: In Conversation With Professor David Coomes and Dr Mike Maunder. Professor David Coomes, Director of the Conservation Research Institute, and Dr Mike Maunder, CCI Executive Director will discuss vision and new

30 Oct 2020: The ECR Programme at the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute equips graduate students and postdoctoral researchers with skills and support in an interdisciplinary and collaborative research setting.

6 Oct 2020: Dr Phil Martin - Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis Evidence synthesis is vital for informing decisions on the environment. This interactive workshop will show you how to conduct a robust systematic review, synthesise evidence, and assess

31 Jan 2020: The Illusive Quest for Science to Make a Difference, Wednesday 4 March 2020, 5pm, DAB Professor Ruth DeFries | Denning Professor of Sustainable Development, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University Many

4 Feb 2020: ‘A Lot On Our Plate: Global Food Security in the 21st Century’ is a free student-organised conference hosted by St John’s College. The conference will unite world-leading academics, technology start-ups and NGO representatives to discuss how

21 Jul 2020: 'Green List' sites are effectively conserving nature. Join this session to learn how you can become involved and how technology can help. This 2-hour webinar will introduce the IUCN Green List. We will share stories from experts and practitioners

12 Feb 2020: As part of these initiatives I’m working on a new virtual reality art instillation called ‘seals from space’ aimed at 12- to 19-year olds.

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

12 Feb 2020: New rules do not contain same level of safeguards as under common agricultural policy. ... These protections are not contained in the new legislation being debated in the House of Commons.

4 Jun 2020: Please join CCI and CCF Marine for this lunchtime online event!

18 Nov 2020: About This Event A chance to reflect, to ask questions, and to join the debate. How do we ensure that the skills, innovation, research and teaching in our region’s Universities help to deliver environmentally sustainable economic growth?

9 Jun 2020: “What are the risks of COVID? And what is meant by ‘the risks of COVID”. This week, Wednesday 10 June 2:00pm, Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter will be presenting: "What are the risk of COVID? And what is meant by 'the risks of COVID".

26 May 2020: In an era of fake news where "A lie gets halfway around the world before truth puts on its boots", trailing a virus in its wake, those with expertise in environmental ... online] Mongabay Environmental News. Available at: < [Accessed 13 May 2020].

12 Mar 2020: Dicks, L. (2006). An environment for career success. New Scientist, 190(2554), 58-59. ... 2003). Worm brings death to coral. New Scientist, 178(2390), 16. Dicks, L.

28 Apr 2020: Evidence that a national REDD+ program reduced tree cover loss and carbon emissions in a high forest cover, low deforestation country. Dr Anand Roopsind, Conservation International USA Anand is a current Conservation Officer at Conservation

15 May 2020: Treetops Protect Forest Life from Global Warming The forest canopy mitigates peak summer temperatures for the understorey. When that shade disappears, the organisms living there suffer.

21 Jan 2020: CEENRG Seminar Series The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2019 20 academic year Seminars take place every other Thursday, 3 4 pm at the room 2 49 of the

23 Apr 2020: Will we speak for alternatives, an economy of care, the reclaiming of commons, and new ways to live and work (for example cooperatives, basic minimum income or work-sharing)? ... Or start to imagine a new financial model for conservation in a post-carbon

1 Apr 2020: The Office of External Affairs and Communications are looking to produce content that helps demonstrate how the University is responding to the pandemic. All of this will appear here...

7 Apr 2020: Antarctic Seal Photographic Database Take part in citizen science by contributing to the first photographic database of Antarctic seals! At the British Antarctic Survey we’re looking to build an Antarctic seal photographic database and would love

10 Jul 2020: July 28th – Leading New Learning Through Engineering and Computer Science - SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. ... Richard Prager (University of Cambridge) on new online education maths for engineering programmes and Dr.

6 Jul 2020: The authors find parallels in the indifference that has long greeted warnings from the scientific community about both new zoonotic diseases and human-induced shifts in climate and habitat. ... They are real, and they are upon us.”. Source:

16 Nov 2020: This Thursday, 19th Nov, at 2-3pm (UK Time), the next CEENRG Seminar will take place (online). We have the pleasure to welcome Michael Weinold (ETH) who will present his research on 'Sources and Impact of Technology Spillovers on Energy Efficiency

4 Dec 2020: New Phytologist, v. 235, p.939-952. ... 6, p.817-833. White, A., Cannell, M.G.R. and Friend, A.D., 1999. Climate change impacts on ecosystems and the terrestrial carbon sink: a new assessment.

10 Jul 2020: July 28th – Leading New Learning Through Engineering and Computer Science - SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. ... Richard Prager (University of Cambridge) on new online education maths for engineering programmes and Dr.

8 Oct 2020: For this week’s Conservation Seminar we are delighted to welcome Dr Anthony Waldron, who is currently the Lead Author on the 30 x 30 Economic Analysis project, which brings together over 100 researchers across ten disciplines to examine the

17 Jun 2020: Hannah will provide examples of recent projects that have been delivered and a few exciting new initiatives that UNEP-WCMC have in development. ... Hannah’s role is to oversee UNEP-WCMC’s external engagement with a particular emphasis on new

1 Sep 2020: With new anthropogenic pressures and behaviours, animals and humans are being brought into closer contact than ever before, and bringing with it new risks of zoonotic emergence. ... This creates new and increased opportunities for spillover [3,4].

27 Jul 2020: We believe that leadership is one of the most essential enabling conditions underpinning the outcomes of the new post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. ... As governments and leaders design the economic recovery packages of today, let’s collectively

9 Jul 2020: The report offers new evidence that the nature conservation sector drives economic growth, delivers key non-monetary benefits and is a net contributor to a resilient global economy. ... This new independent report, “Protecting 30% of the planet for

15 Apr 2020: keep people physically apart, say the authors of a new study on how lockdown can be eased without a resurgence of coronavirus infections. ... The ultimate aim of a successful transition is to achieve ‘Resilient Normality’ - a new way of existing in

1 Dec 2020: What's the Best Way of Farming for Nature? Food production has a greater impact on biodiversity and land use than any other human activity.

26 Jun 2020: Join us for our Thursday Network Morning from 11-11:30! We look forward to seeing you at our networking meeting where Trishant Simlai will give the talk ‘Racial tensions and the politics of conservation practice in violent environments’.

25 Feb 2020: Protecting consumers from fraudulent health claims: A taxonomy of psychological drivers, interventions, barriers, and treatments Douglas MacFarlane, Mark J. Hurlstone, Ullrich K.H. Ecker Highlights Novel interventions are needed to protect consumers

14 Jul 2020: We look forward to seeing you at 11am on Thursday, when David Willer will discuss his article published in Nature Food just last week. The article is entitled 'Sustainable bivalve farming can deliver food security in the tropics'.

10 Jun 2020: The Conservation Science Lab Lunch is held every Wednesday from 1pm - 2pm. Richard Bradbury will be presenting on the 17th June and will be talking about ‘The economic consequences of conserving or restoring sites for nature'.

7 Jul 2020: We look forward to welcoming Dr Silviu Petrovan to the networking morning this Thursday at 11am.

30 Nov 2020: The project will contribute new understanding on biodiversity measurement as well as actionable information to improve outcomes for nature from infrastructure development.

25 Feb 2020: A new review by a team of researchers from the University of Western Australia, has synthesised decades of psychological research on what makes people susceptible to false health beliefs and, importantly,

13 Mar 2020: The World's their Fish Finger by Jacqueline Garget Smothered in ketchup or squished into a sandwich, there’s one tasty convenience food that’s hard to resist. With over 1.5 million of them eaten every day in Britain, fish fingers are one of the

7 Apr 2020: A Virtual Mapathon! Missing Maps Cambridge regularly sees around 30 volunteers spare a few hours of their day to support projects ranging from helping end FGM in Tanzania to supporting the Clinton Access Health Initiative elimiate malaria through