UKCEH appoints Prof Emily Shuckburgh to board
17 July 2024
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology has appointed Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh OBE to its board as a science trustee, alongside a newly appointed chair.
Clare Hall Cambridge and LUT University, Finland sign agreement on climate fellowships and global prize
28 May 2024
On 27 May 2024, Clare Hall and LUT University, an international university of technology in Finland, signed an agreement to establish a Visiting Fellowship programme and joint Global Prize for Solutions to Climate Change Threats.
What is COP and How Can I Get Involved?
20 May 2024
The University of Cambridge is officially admitted as a non-governmental organisation (NGO) Observer to the COP negotiations, and is eligible to nominate delegates to attend the Intersessional meetings and COPs. This process is coordinated by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) for the whole university, in collaboration with Cambridge Zero (CZ) and other university partners. Learn how it works here.
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Future Leaders Programme 2024 - Centre for Landscape Regeneration
29 January 2024
The Centre for Landscape Regeneration (CLR) is offering a number of roles as part of this year’s Future Leader Programme with the aim to improve diversity and inclusion in the environmental sciences. These roles are funded by NERC in line with the NERC Diversity and Inclusion Living Action Plan.
Future Leaders Programme 2024
29 January 2024
This summer, Cambridge Zero is collaborating with the Centre for Landscape Regeneration, the Department of Architecture and Aldersgate Group to offer a number of paid project assistant positions to current or recent undergraduate students as part of the 2024 Future Leaders Programme. These roles present an opportunity to get involved in these organisations at a critical time for climate and environmental issues globally.
Defining 'Green Jobs' - Green Careers Festival 2024
26 January 2024
Cambridge Zero is pleased to be partnering with the University of Cambridge Careers Service on delivering the University’s third Green Careers Festival. In collaboration with the Student Union, we have thought carefully about how to define 'green jobs', and how to deliver a Green Careers Fair that supports all students to find jobs leading the change to a climate-resilient, net zero world.
Climate Challenge 2024
10 January 2024
Are you interested in climate change and want to give entrepreneurship a try? Want to develop your ideas and be in with a chance of winning a £1500 cash prize? The Climate Challenge is an early-stage climate entrepreneurship training programme and competition for postgrads and postdocs at the University of Cambridge.
CamEATS ZERO: Supporting Cambridge Colleges to reduce the climate impact of catering
8 January 2024
CamEATS ZERO, launching in February 2024, is supporting all Cambridge Colleges to implement sustainable food policies to build on their progress towards achieving Net Zero. CamEATS ZERO has produced science-based Guidance on four priority actions for sustainable food policies together with training in plant-based cookery and minimising food waste for all catering staff.