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Applications for carbon literacy training now open

Apply now for free carbon literacy training!

25 October 2023

Sign up now for free Carbon Literacy Training! This is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn more about the climate emergency in a structured format, and receive an internationally recognised qualification to show to employers and peers.

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Applications for Engage for Change 2023/2024 now open!

Engage for Change 23/24 Applications are Open!

25 October 2023

Applications for the 2023/2024 Engage for Change programme are now open! Apply now to develop knowledge and skills around climate and sustainability, build your CV and make a different in your University community!

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21 September 2023

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Cambridge Zero takes centre stage at Climate Week NYC

16 September 2023

Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh will take centre stage at the world's biggest climate event of its kind in New York, where she will talk to global leaders of government, business and philanthropy about Cambridge’s efforts to tackle climate change.

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Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash. "Bingley Boxing Day Floods 2015 - White Horse Pub Bingley"

Geographic proximity and climate change attitudes

14 September 2023

Localised experience with floods and heatwaves increases climate change risk perception but has no great effect on climate change concern or pro-environmental behaviour, says study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School.

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The University of Cambridge takes part in DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures

14 September 2023

DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures has received £10 million in funding from the Department for Transport and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Led by Newcastle University, the Research Hub includes partner institutions such as the universities of Cambridge, Glasgow, and Heriot-Watt.

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Where's the trust? U.S. climate deniers have no faith in universities

7 September 2023

U.S. voters who don’t trust universities are also more likely to believe that human activity doesn’t cause climate change, a new collaborative study from researchers at the University of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) revealed in the PLOS Climate journal this week.