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2 Apr 2020: Join us this Friday on ZOOM for our Happy Hour and Fun Quiz! We are very pleased to announce the first Conservation Research Institute Quiz and Beer Hour, this Friday at 4pm. There will be 20 general knowledge questions. Please join with your

24 May 2020: This project addresses the question of how European cities are adapting to BIM, and what awareness there is of BIM in future city thinking and strategies, particularly around Smart Cities. It also looks at what tools and policies are being used to

12 Feb 2020: Trained as an economist, Bhaskar’s work brings a critical political economy perspective to contemporary debates about the future prosperity of people and the planet. ... zones that are imperative to address the growing water needs of people who live in

10 Dec 2020: Operation Turtle Dove is working to save the UK's most rapidly declining breeding bird. Combining research and conservation action, it is tackling the key conservation priorities for one of our most-loved summer visitors, both at home, and along the

5 Nov 2020: Dr François Nédélec, Research Group Leader at the Sainsbury Laboratory, is part of an European research consortium awarded a prestigious 11 million euro ERC Synergy Grant to to study one of the most fundamental processes in life – cell division.

1 Jul 2020: 4. Continuing our work with schools networks - especially Action for Conservation - to promote opportunities and activities that are of interest to young people from black backgrounds.

21 Jul 2020: We have had many people engage in the CCI Strategy Beyond 2020 Listening Phase over the past 12 months.

12 Jun 2020: Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) - Pathways to Net Zero Emissions As part of the University of Cambridge's membership in the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC), we are co-hosting an upcoming conference on the

26 Aug 2020: Get involved. We are always looking for people and organisations to be part of Open Cambridge.

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

18 Dec 2020: Seed Funds Investment Associate (Physical Sciences) Cambridge Enterprise are currently seeking an entrepreneurial Investment Associate for the Physical Sciences arm of our Seed Funds team, which manages a highly successful £30 million early stage

3 Sep 2020: The Equality Act 2010 requires the University to specifically consider:. Age – including older and younger people. ... Marriage and civil partnership. Pregnant people and those on maternity leave.

25 May 2020: The entire lifecycle of the built environment is governed by a variety of regulations, requirements and standards. The checking of compliance against these is a complex task, which is currently performed manually, thus becoming resource intensive.

12 Mar 2020: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Dr Lynn Dicks. Lynn Dicks is a conservation scientist and entomologist. Her research focuses on how to support functionally important animal groups such as pollinators and natural enemies, in conventional

11 Aug 2020: Professor Gordon Dougan has been awarded this year’s Albert B Sabin Gold Medal Award for his work in vaccinology. Awarded annually by the Albert B Sabin Institute in Washington and named after the inventor of the oral polio vaccine, the medal is

25 Sep 2020: Policy Analysis - Professor Laura Diaz Anadon Professor Laura Diaz Anadon will lead this workshop on how to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals generated by government policies and policy makers.

24 May 2020: This research network aims to: establish the existing landscape; determine the current position and future vision in relation to other industry bodies that are fundamental in shaping the future of built environment education and training; establish

25 Sep 2020: R-Shiny - Dr Tom Swinfield Shiny is an R package that makes it easy to build interactive web apps straight from R. You can host standalone apps on a webpage or embed them in R Markdown documents.

21 Jul 2020: We are looking to recruit a team of passionate people for the roles of Contributors and Editors (Scientific or Literary).

15 Jun 2020: Zoology Live! Minibeasts - Part 2 Butterfly spotting with Museum Research assistant Matthew Hayes, including a LIVE interview where you can put your butterfly questions to Matthew. Dragonflies and damselflies with Duncan Mackay, including a LIVE

15 Jun 2020: Zoology Live! Minibeasts - Part 1 How to set a pitfall trap and collect insects with Dr Ed Turner, including a LIVE interview and chance to put your questions to Dr Ed Turner about your minibeast finds.

18 Nov 2020: Search site. Academic careers. Academia as an career sector is a global enterprise employing talented people doing important and interesting work.

12 Feb 2020: Self-isolate for a total period of 14 days following arrival from Wuhan or Hubei, avoiding contact with other people in the same way as you would if you had flu.

25 Sep 2020: Part of the CRI Conference, presentations from key academics followed by an overview of the research including: Professor Laura Diaz Anadon, Professor David Coomes, Dr Andrew Friend, Dr Leo Zhaoyang Liu, Professor Bill Sutherland, Dr Chris Sandbrook

25 Sep 2020: Creative Communication - Carmyn de Jonge This workshop is designed for those looking to explore effective communication through versatile designs of poster, booklets and presentations. Register Here

10 Nov 2020: Search site. Taking time out. Many people choose to take a gap year after graduating and the reasons for doing so are varied:. ... Vacation work feedback – How other people got work. Ideas for ways to travel and earn.

25 Sep 2020: User-Centred Design - Alice Lawrence This session will give an overview of user-centred design (UCD): a process whereby the user is involved in the design of an interface or document.

25 May 2020: How can buildings’ energy use and embodied energy both be optimized at the design stage? This project aims to enable the generation of real-time data from operational energy use and from energy embedded in building components.

11 Nov 2020: Remember, employers are looking for the right people just as much as you are looking for the right job. ... Most employers are pleased if their candidates are considered employable by other people!

23 Mar 2020: Cambridge Conservation Initiative appoints new Executive Director to help tackle urgent threats facing biodiversity The Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) today announces the appointment of Dr Mike Maunder as its new Executive Director.

10 Nov 2020: The Cambridge Global Food Security Early Career Researcher Event Listen, and join in the discussions, as senior members of our research community share their professional journeys with us, followed by conversations with former PhDs on how they

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?

26 May 2020: th. of May. This was hugely popular event attended by over 100 people. ... Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2014;20:1761–1764. Lipinski, D., 2020. British People Blame Chinese Government More Than Their Own For The Spread Of Coronavirus.

13 Aug 2020: Search site. For staff. Lessons Learned survey results. The University ran a Lessons Learned survey in May this year to understand in detail people's experiences of lockdown.

17 Nov 2020: Psychological practitioners work closely with chartered psychologists and use different therapeutic models to provide mental health support or therapy to people in clinical and community settings. ... Citizens Advice - helps people with the problems they

8 Oct 2020: Charities often like to appoint people who have developed skills in the public or private sector. ... Many people use speculative applications to create opportunities rather than applying for advertised vacancies.

25 May 2020: This project aimed to fully document and make available the automated back analysis tool developed to support commercial implementation, as well as investigate barriers to the adoption of data-driven adaptive design in practice through a targeted

13 Mar 2020: David Willer and Dr David Aldridge are on a mission to work out how to look after our planet and people's health at the same time.

8 Oct 2020: Most people interested in this area of work care about climate change, and want to make a difference to the environment. ... processes are developed and delivered in ways that consider people and planet alongside profit.

18 Nov 2020: 'Gone with the Wind' - Organised crime and the geography of wind farms in Italy Speaker: Dr Davide Luca, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge Abstract: The adoption of low-carbon energy sources is considered as one of the key policies

24 May 2020: The Housing Digital Built Britain Network focused its attention on residential housing. It brought together academics, practitioners, policy makers and government to facilitate dialogue and determine the key areas of inquiry.

24 May 2020: Using the principles of universal design, this project aims to create a VR environment that reduces usability issues such as balance in order to test virtual built environment designs with users who have a balance or sensory impairment.

25 May 2020: This project developed a case study of The Edge in Amsterdam, billed as the world’s smartest building, for CDBB.

24 May 2020: Indeed, carbon saving measures are not uniformly beneficial to all people and buildings, and integrated analysis across diverse dimensions can help understand barriers or opportunities for their uptake.

28 Jan 2020: construction projects context) and conceptualise it as a dynamic change process that people enact.

4 Dec 2020: Search site. Conservation Research Institute. Prof Andrew Friend. Prof Friend is a member of the Climate and Environmental Dynamics and Biogeography and Biogeomorphology groups. Andrew Friend's research interests concern controls on terrestrial

18 Sep 2020: Introduction These pages provide information and updates on the casual workforce project. The aim of the project is to review how the University manages and engages its casual workforce and to implement more effective and efficient processes,

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

25 Sep 2020: Doing Research from a Distance - Charlotte Milbank In light of the travel restrictions under the COVID-19 pandemic many research fieldwork plans have been disrupted. The uncertainty of future travel means that researchers are having to re-think

8 Oct 2020: The common motivation for a medical career is a desire to help people. ... You should have the resilience to deal with difficult circumstances, particularly seeing people in pain.