Plants are flowering about a month earlier in the UK due to climate change. That’s according scientists at the University of Cambridge, who recently analysed the first flowering dates of 406…Read More >
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Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people’s health in England and Wales
When you take age out of the equation, temperature-related deaths are on the decline in England and Wales. That’s according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). But…Read More >
Climate education – global change through local action
This year the theme set out by UNESCO for the International Day of Education (24th January) echoes the work we have been focusing on as a university. The notion of…Read More >
Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier: how its collapse could trigger global floods and swallow islands
The massive Thwaites glacier in West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 65cm if it were to completely collapse. And, worryingly, recent research suggests that its…Read More >
The twelve months of Walker: 2021 highlights from the University’s Interdisciplinary Climate Research Centre
Despite the challenges caused by the pandemic, and not being able to meet so many valued colleagues and partners in person, the Walker Institute team have continued to build our…Read More >
Children’s Christmas Lecture: Elephants on the Move
Children’s Christmas Lecture: Elephants on the Move Elephants are always on the move! Looking for food or water, going to meet friends or moving away from danger. Join Dr Vicky…Read More >
Getting to the bottom of net zero carbon
Here we reflect on the fourth in our series of all-staff talks in which Professor Bill Collins (Meteorology) reflects on what was achieved at COP26. Then Professor Tim Dixon (Construction…Read More >
How will we get to carbon net zero as individuals and a society?
As the third of four all-staff talks we held in the run-up to the COP26 Summit in November 2021, this blog includes a presentation by Professor Kathy Pain (Real Estate…Read More >
Making informed decisions in the midst of the climate crisis
As the second of four all-staff talks we held in the run-up to the COP26 Summit in November 2021, this blog includes a presentation by Professor Amanda Callaghan (Evolutionary Biology…Read More >
Working together to change climate change
In the run-up to the COP26 Summit in November 2021, we held four all-staff talks to highlight our world-leading climate and environmental research. Each session included a research presentation and…Read More >
