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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…
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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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The Innovation Showcase explains how innovative science and technology is helping or, in future, could substantially help the goals of COP26 and of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enabling adaptation to climate change or informing action related to climate change. The post Universities Network: COP26 Images of Innovation Exhibition appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
Are you interested in law, policy, the environment, development & climate change? Would you like to learn about COP26 & how legal & policy innovation can help implement the Paris Agreement? Are you ready to build global career & scholarly networks for the SDGs? If so, please register now for Climate Change…
Are you interested in law, policy, the environment, development & climate change? Would you like to learn about COP26 & how legal & policy innovation can help implement the Paris Agreement? Are you ready to build global career & scholarly networks for the SDGs? If so, please register now for Climate Change…
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A network of international researchers launches a European collaboration this week ( 14 October 2021). This collaboration will train a new generation of scientists to understand how past climate changes … The post DEEPICE: Network of young researchers to unveil past climate change in Antarctica appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.