UK Govt appoints Emily Shuckburgh as Chief Scientific Adviser to DESNZ
The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has appointed Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE as the Department’s new Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA).
Cambridge-led researchers win Wellcome grant for extreme heat study
Wellcome have awarded a £1.8 million grant to a Cambridge-led research consortium to study the life-long and intergenerational mental health effects of extreme heat on pregnant women and their children.
The publication of the latest Marrakech Partnership work programme is a perfect opportunity to reflect on how the partnership has developed and the direction it is heading. But a narrowing of strategic focus should not come at the expense of inclusivity…
Researchers from every school and more than 20 departments across the University of Cambridge gathered in February to explore the links between air quality and climate, their impacts on human health, and the challenges and opportunities for Clean Air and Net Zero. Read more here
UK govt appoints three Cambridge academics to new Net Zero Advisory Council
The UK Government have appointed three Cambridge academics to Department of Energy Security and Net Zero’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC).