Climate crisis
A team led by Prof Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Public Map Platform for Future Generations to chart the green transition on the Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn. The Public…
pont_britannia_english_-_britannia_bridge_crosses_the_menai_strait_between_the_isle_of_anglesey_and_city_of_bangor_gwynedd_wales_06.jpg A team led by Prof Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Community Open Map Platform (COMP) for Future Generations to chart the green transition on the Isle of…
Today, hundreds of international scientists are sounding a clarion call for urgent expansion of Southern Ocean research in the emerging climate crisis. 300 scientists from 25 nations have been meeting … The post Urgent call for more Southern Ocean research appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.
green_transition.png A team led by Prof Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Community Open Map Platform (COMP) for Future Generations to chart the green transition on the Isle of…
image of cells and electrons during photosynthesis Wednesday, March 22, 2023 An in-depth study of photosynthesis could lead to new ways of generating clean fuel and renewable energy. Dr Jenny Zhang from this department has coordinated an international team of physicists, chemists and biologists to study the earliest stages of photosynthesis in live cells at…
Candidates for the SU elections have released their manifestos which focus on the cost of living crisis, strikes, mental health and the climate crisis
Huntingdonshire District Council has formally recognised the climate crisis and ecological emergency as it adopted its plan to hit net zero emissions by 2040. One councillor said it was ‘time to take action before it is too late’
In a discussion of a proposal to stop the University from accepting fossil fuel funding, academics disagreed over the effect it would have on academic freedoms and the impact it would have on the climate crisis
An artificial leaf floats on the River Cam near King’s College Chapel, courtesy UofCambridge Monday, August 15, 2022 Researchers here have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea. The team designed ultra-thin, flexible devices, which take their inspiration from photosynthesis…