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Over the past 15 years we have been introducing renewable energy to buildings across the station in the form of solar thermal and solar photovoltaics (PV). The post Renewable Energy at Rothera Research Station appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 We are delighted that not one, but two of the Chemistry Department’s scientists are finalists for the Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom. This nomination is a remarkable achievement at this point in their career and recognises the outstanding and innovative research programmes that Dr Anja Schmidt and…
A new project to improve scientists understanding of the impact of space weather and climate change on the atmosphere starts this month (January 2022). A team from British Antarctic Survey, … The post Grant to understand future impacts on the atmosphere appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Shorthand Story: tBTxSVFzRv Shorthand Story Head: Our libraries: transforming Shorthand Story Body: Menu Foreword Hawking Darwin Pandemic Recovery Public Engagement Events Digital Library Google Arts Accessibility Philanthropy & Friends Community Spirit Research Partners Elsevier Financial Information LinkedInTwitterFacebook Our libraries: transforming Cambridge University Libraries Annual Review 2020-21 Foreword by Dr Jessica Gardner, Cambridge University Librarian It’s…
Lecture details to follow. Dr Christina Voigt is Professor of Law at the University of Oslo, Norway. She is an internationally renowned expert in international environmental law and teaches, speaks and publishes widely on legal issues of climate change, environmental multilateralism and sustainability. From 2009-2018, she worked as principal legal adviser for the Government of…
The Cinema as “Time-Capsule”: Using Film to Capture Vanishing Worlds mjw205 Wed, 24/11/2021 – 17:06 At the beginning of the twentieth century, filmmakers and scientists saw in cinema the potential to permanently capture the natural world. Today, global concern for disappearing habitats, landscapes and species owes much to high-profile documentaries. Young people, moreover, often experience…
The ChemSoc Committee courtesy Department of Chemistry photography Thursday, November 11, 2021 The University Chemical Society, better known as ChemSoc, started Michaelmas term with a figurative bang by recruiting a Nobel laureate to speak. Nobel prize winner M. Stanley Whittingham, who is known for his role in the development of lithium-ion batteries, spoke at the…
The post Cold comfort: Arctic seabirds find refugia from climate change and potential competition in marginal ice zones and fjords appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Hughes Hall intends to establish a major new research initiative in Climate Law and Governance in conjunction with its Centre for Climate Engagement. This includes two stipendiary senior research or post-doctoral positions to pursue research on law and climate change. The first position will have a focus on UK company law…
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