Updating the map that tracks climate innovation across the Cambridge ecosystem.
Meet Thomas Banwell, the Future Leaders Project Assistant for the Climate Innovation Map. Thomas is a recent First Class graduate from the University of Warwick, where he studied Politics and International Studies. He previously worked as a research assistant at UCL's Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources.
The ambition behind the climate innovation map is to reinforce the University’s position as a global leader in addressing the climate crisis, while also strengthening Cambridge’s role as a key innovation hub in the UK. The map will help maximise the University’s outward-facing presence and impact by facilitating knowledge exchange, fostering learning, and supporting external engagement with investors.
In this role, Thomas will be based in Cambridge Zero, and will update information and draft case studies on climate innovation activities and initiatives across the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge ecosystem for the Cambridge climate innovation map.
He will work to support the development of version 2 of the Climate innovation map to be showcased at the 2026 Cambridge Innovation Summit. As part of this, he is expected to:
- Produce 6-8 case studies of some of the climate innovation companies powered by the Cambridge ecosystem
- Review and update data within the map with key working group partners
- Create a form/mechanism that allows companies to self-report