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Welcome to ClimateUEA, communicating climate research and events taking place across the University of East Anglia.
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New documentary After the Tide follows three people who have lost, or risk losing, their homes at Happisburgh on the #Norfolk coast. It was made w/ contributions from Sophie Day at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social + Tyndall Centre, and streams on Disney+ next year.
Filmmaker highlights life on crumbling Happisburgh cliffs
Joseph Harrington says seeing the coastal erosion for himself was "incredibly stark".
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
New documentary After the Tide follows three people who have lost, or risk losing, their homes at Happisburgh on the #Norfolk coast. It was made w/ contributions from Sophie Day at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social + Tyndall Centre, and streams on Disney+ next year.
Minecraft teaching climate resilience?
Dr Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda’s new Conversation piece explores a version of the game helping students understand coastal change and flooding through play.
Read more: theconversation.com/i-tried-out-...
Dr Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda’s new Conversation piece explores a version of the game helping students understand coastal change and flooding through play.
Read more: theconversation.com/i-tried-out-...
I tried out a new version of Minecraft to see why environmental storylines help children learn
A new version of Minecraft gives players the chance to make decisions about tackling coastal erosion in scenarios based on Bude in Cornwall.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Minecraft teaching climate resilience?
Dr Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda’s new Conversation piece explores a version of the game helping students understand coastal change and flooding through play.
Read more: theconversation.com/i-tried-out-...
Dr Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda’s new Conversation piece explores a version of the game helping students understand coastal change and flooding through play.
Read more: theconversation.com/i-tried-out-...
Congratulations to Dr Matt Jones for being awarded the prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme prize for Geography. This award shows significant recognition for his leading contributions in climate research.
Watch this space! Read more about Matthew's research here -
www.uea.ac.uk/climate/caus...
Watch this space! Read more about Matthew's research here -
www.uea.ac.uk/climate/caus...
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Congratulations to Dr Matt Jones for being awarded the prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme prize for Geography. This award shows significant recognition for his leading contributions in climate research.
Watch this space! Read more about Matthew's research here -
www.uea.ac.uk/climate/caus...
Watch this space! Read more about Matthew's research here -
www.uea.ac.uk/climate/caus...
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“We still have time to shape our future, and positively impact national security, national health, economic growth and climate change," said Prof Neil Ward, Co-lead of @afnnetwork.bsky.social and professor in @ueaenv.bsky.social in a new report.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4oj1J1V
#Research #UKFood
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#Research #UKFood
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“We still have time to shape our future, and positively impact national security, national health, economic growth and climate change," said Prof Neil Ward, Co-lead of @afnnetwork.bsky.social and professor in @ueaenv.bsky.social in a new report.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4oj1J1V
#Research #UKFood
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4oj1J1V
#Research #UKFood
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📹 Tyndall Centre's Asher Minns took questions from pupils in Hertfordshire on subjects from transport and wildlife to climate anxiety and their own contributions. Have a watch via ITV Anglia:
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October 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📹 Tyndall Centre's Asher Minns took questions from pupils in Hertfordshire on subjects from transport and wildlife to climate anxiety and their own contributions. Have a watch via ITV Anglia:
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New paper with @lucasgeese.bsky.social at @commsearth.nature.com
UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.
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UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.
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Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions
Communications Earth & Environment - UK members of parliament overestimate the time available to mitigate climate change, with notable partisan differences, and a similar lack of knowledge is...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
New paper with @lucasgeese.bsky.social at @commsearth.nature.com
UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.
@tyndallcentre.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social
@climateuea.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eI4J3
UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.
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@climateuea.bsky.social
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As part of a special programme on ITV Anglia schoolchildren asked Asher Minns from the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social at UEA about climate change, from causes to solutions.
Watch here 👉 www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
#ClimateChange #ClimateScience
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Watch here 👉 www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
#ClimateChange #ClimateScience
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September 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
As part of a special programme on ITV Anglia schoolchildren asked Asher Minns from the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social at UEA about climate change, from causes to solutions.
Watch here 👉 www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
#ClimateChange #ClimateScience
@climateuea.bsky.social
Watch here 👉 www.itv.com/watch/news/w...
#ClimateChange #ClimateScience
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A new Chatham House article cites a report from the Climate Majority Project (@climatemajority.bsky.social), co-founded by UEA Emeritus Professor Rupert Read.
Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming?
📰 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming?
📰 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming?
We are on the verge of crossing the threshold set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. David Gunn and Matthew Harris explore the ideas that may help us navigate a world of more frequent and severe clim...
www.chathamhouse.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A new Chatham House article cites a report from the Climate Majority Project (@climatemajority.bsky.social), co-founded by UEA Emeritus Professor Rupert Read.
Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming?
📰 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
Are we ready for life beyond 1.5°C of global warming?
📰 Read more: www.chathamhouse.org/publications...
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Four key research areas drive our mission:
🌍 Accelerating social change
🌱 Achieving wellbeing
🥬 Boosting adaptation and resilience
♻️ Reaching net zero emissions
Stay informed about our #ClimateResearch projects and updates: tyndall.ac.uk/research ⬇️
🌍 Accelerating social change
🌱 Achieving wellbeing
🥬 Boosting adaptation and resilience
♻️ Reaching net zero emissions
Stay informed about our #ClimateResearch projects and updates: tyndall.ac.uk/research ⬇️
Research Areas - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Research Areas Archive - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
tyndall.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Four key research areas drive our mission:
🌍 Accelerating social change
🌱 Achieving wellbeing
🥬 Boosting adaptation and resilience
♻️ Reaching net zero emissions
Stay informed about our #ClimateResearch projects and updates: tyndall.ac.uk/research ⬇️
🌍 Accelerating social change
🌱 Achieving wellbeing
🥬 Boosting adaptation and resilience
♻️ Reaching net zero emissions
Stay informed about our #ClimateResearch projects and updates: tyndall.ac.uk/research ⬇️
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After a brief (ahem) hiatus, the HadCRUT5 global temperature dataset has now been updated to June 2025 by @metoffice.gov.uk @climateuea.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
After a brief (ahem) hiatus, the HadCRUT5 global temperature dataset has now been updated to June 2025 by @metoffice.gov.uk @climateuea.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social
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New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation results of community management of protected areas in the Amazon - as many face an uncertain future due to low enforcement of regulations, external encroachment and competition for resources. 🌳🐟🧵
Read more 👇:
bit.ly/3VmTqpB
#Amazon #Conservation
Read more 👇:
bit.ly/3VmTqpB
#Amazon #Conservation
September 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation results of community management of protected areas in the Amazon - as many face an uncertain future due to low enforcement of regulations, external encroachment and competition for resources. 🌳🐟🧵
Read more 👇:
bit.ly/3VmTqpB
#Amazon #Conservation
Read more 👇:
bit.ly/3VmTqpB
#Amazon #Conservation
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It may sound like a scene from Moana, but our researchers have found that climate change pushed islanders to ‘chase the rain’ across the Pacific 1,000 years ago! 🌧️🛶
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nvxtAL
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#Moana #ClimateChange #UEAResearch
📷 Mark Peaple
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#Moana #ClimateChange #UEAResearch
📷 Mark Peaple
September 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It may sound like a scene from Moana, but our researchers have found that climate change pushed islanders to ‘chase the rain’ across the Pacific 1,000 years ago! 🌧️🛶
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nvxtAL
@climateuea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
#Moana #ClimateChange #UEAResearch
📷 Mark Peaple
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nvxtAL
@climateuea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
#Moana #ClimateChange #UEAResearch
📷 Mark Peaple
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An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 resulted in the global ocean absorbing significantly less CO₂ than anticipated, according to new research involving our School of Environmental Sciences. 🌊🌡️
Read more 👉: bit.ly/41E7BtQ
#CarbonDioxide #OceanSink #ClimateChange
@ueaenv.bsky.social @ethz.ch
Read more 👉: bit.ly/41E7BtQ
#CarbonDioxide #OceanSink #ClimateChange
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September 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 resulted in the global ocean absorbing significantly less CO₂ than anticipated, according to new research involving our School of Environmental Sciences. 🌊🌡️
Read more 👉: bit.ly/41E7BtQ
#CarbonDioxide #OceanSink #ClimateChange
@ueaenv.bsky.social @ethz.ch
Read more 👉: bit.ly/41E7BtQ
#CarbonDioxide #OceanSink #ClimateChange
@ueaenv.bsky.social @ethz.ch
The exact reason why working across disciplines to share knowledge, build trust and tackle global climate problems is at the core of what we do.
Working together, in an interdisciplinary nature, enables research to be put into action, creating the impact needed for change.
#Tyndall25UEA
Working together, in an interdisciplinary nature, enables research to be put into action, creating the impact needed for change.
#Tyndall25UEA
Thought provoking discussions happening at the Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference with delegates and partners across the Tyndall Centres.
The research presented provides a stark reminder that to see change & impact through climate action and policy, we must work together.
#Tyndall25UEA
The research presented provides a stark reminder that to see change & impact through climate action and policy, we must work together.
#Tyndall25UEA
September 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The exact reason why working across disciplines to share knowledge, build trust and tackle global climate problems is at the core of what we do.
Working together, in an interdisciplinary nature, enables research to be put into action, creating the impact needed for change.
#Tyndall25UEA
Working together, in an interdisciplinary nature, enables research to be put into action, creating the impact needed for change.
#Tyndall25UEA
An exciting day to be in attendance here at UEA.
Discussing important topics and themes around climate policy and practice, to help develop understanding of the impact of climate change and the ways we can translate research into effective climate action.
#Tyndall25UEA #ClimateAction
Discussing important topics and themes around climate policy and practice, to help develop understanding of the impact of climate change and the ways we can translate research into effective climate action.
#Tyndall25UEA #ClimateAction
Day 2 of our Critical Decade for Climate Action Conf:
🔑 Keynotes: Daniela Jacob @gerics.bsky.social & Jason Lowe @metoffice.gov.uk
📘Plenary on resilient #NetZero w/ Rob Wilby, @alistaircford.bsky.social & Jaise Kuriakose
Full agenda ➡️ buff.ly/OU12qBa #Tyndall25UEA
🔑 Keynotes: Daniela Jacob @gerics.bsky.social & Jason Lowe @metoffice.gov.uk
📘Plenary on resilient #NetZero w/ Rob Wilby, @alistaircford.bsky.social & Jaise Kuriakose
Full agenda ➡️ buff.ly/OU12qBa #Tyndall25UEA
September 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
An exciting day to be in attendance here at UEA.
Discussing important topics and themes around climate policy and practice, to help develop understanding of the impact of climate change and the ways we can translate research into effective climate action.
#Tyndall25UEA #ClimateAction
Discussing important topics and themes around climate policy and practice, to help develop understanding of the impact of climate change and the ways we can translate research into effective climate action.
#Tyndall25UEA #ClimateAction
Dr Carmenta who was part of the team said “Interventions to protect or enhance forest resilience must be beyond the site-level, capable of influencing the distant, often wealth-related drivers of deforestation and degradation"
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A new global report released today - World Environment Day - reveals how forests contribute to social and economic resilience in the face of disturbance and change. 🌎🌳
Read more:
bit.ly/4dPXXJw
#WorldEnvironmentDay #ThisIsUEA #UEAExpert #Forests
Read more:
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#WorldEnvironmentDay #ThisIsUEA #UEAExpert #Forests
June 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Dr Carmenta who was part of the team said “Interventions to protect or enhance forest resilience must be beyond the site-level, capable of influencing the distant, often wealth-related drivers of deforestation and degradation"
@developmentuea.bsky.social
@tyndallcentre.bsky.social
@iufro.bsky.social
@developmentuea.bsky.social
@tyndallcentre.bsky.social
@iufro.bsky.social
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Firms are more likely to break environmental rules when finance bosses are overly confident in their abilities, says a new study by experts including Yurtsev Uymaz from Norwich Business School. 🚫 🌎
Read more:
bit.ly/4kUBE7F
#Finance #CreditRatings #CFO #Environment
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social
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#Finance #CreditRatings #CFO #Environment
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June 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Firms are more likely to break environmental rules when finance bosses are overly confident in their abilities, says a new study by experts including Yurtsev Uymaz from Norwich Business School. 🚫 🌎
Read more:
bit.ly/4kUBE7F
#Finance #CreditRatings #CFO #Environment
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social
Read more:
bit.ly/4kUBE7F
#Finance #CreditRatings #CFO #Environment
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social
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Huge congratulations to two of our academics, who have been awarded the prestigious Adrian Gill Award by the Royal Meteorological Society - a largely unprecedented achievement for researchers from the same institution. 👏🏆
Read more:
bit.ly/4krq18B
#UEAExpertise #ThisIsUEA #UEAResearch
Read more:
bit.ly/4krq18B
#UEAExpertise #ThisIsUEA #UEAResearch
June 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Huge congratulations to two of our academics, who have been awarded the prestigious Adrian Gill Award by the Royal Meteorological Society - a largely unprecedented achievement for researchers from the same institution. 👏🏆
Read more:
bit.ly/4krq18B
#UEAExpertise #ThisIsUEA #UEAResearch
Read more:
bit.ly/4krq18B
#UEAExpertise #ThisIsUEA #UEAResearch
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Did you know healing the ozone hole helps the Southern Ocean absorb carbon? 🌊
As the hole closes, its influence on the carbon sink of the Southern Ocean will diminish, while that of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will rise.
Read more:
bit.ly/43lFkbp
#ThisIsUEA #OzoneHole #Carbon #SouthernOcean
As the hole closes, its influence on the carbon sink of the Southern Ocean will diminish, while that of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will rise.
Read more:
bit.ly/43lFkbp
#ThisIsUEA #OzoneHole #Carbon #SouthernOcean
May 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Did you know healing the ozone hole helps the Southern Ocean absorb carbon? 🌊
As the hole closes, its influence on the carbon sink of the Southern Ocean will diminish, while that of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will rise.
Read more:
bit.ly/43lFkbp
#ThisIsUEA #OzoneHole #Carbon #SouthernOcean
As the hole closes, its influence on the carbon sink of the Southern Ocean will diminish, while that of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will rise.
Read more:
bit.ly/43lFkbp
#ThisIsUEA #OzoneHole #Carbon #SouthernOcean
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How do we meet our growing demand for electricity? 💡⚡
A new report co-authored by UEA's Prof Andrew Lovett aims to inform ambitious Government plans to re-wire Britain in the largest grid upgrade since the 1960s.
Read more: bit.ly/4k2l4m3
@ueaenv.bsky.social
#NetZero #Energy #ThisisUea
A new report co-authored by UEA's Prof Andrew Lovett aims to inform ambitious Government plans to re-wire Britain in the largest grid upgrade since the 1960s.
Read more: bit.ly/4k2l4m3
@ueaenv.bsky.social
#NetZero #Energy #ThisisUea
May 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
How do we meet our growing demand for electricity? 💡⚡
A new report co-authored by UEA's Prof Andrew Lovett aims to inform ambitious Government plans to re-wire Britain in the largest grid upgrade since the 1960s.
Read more: bit.ly/4k2l4m3
@ueaenv.bsky.social
#NetZero #Energy #ThisisUea
A new report co-authored by UEA's Prof Andrew Lovett aims to inform ambitious Government plans to re-wire Britain in the largest grid upgrade since the 1960s.
Read more: bit.ly/4k2l4m3
@ueaenv.bsky.social
#NetZero #Energy #ThisisUea
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Conservation in a Connected World 🌍
DEV’s Rachel Carmenta recently presented her Connected Conservation model (Biological Conservation, 2024) at @zslofficial.bsky.social Science and Conservation Event, exploring how #conservation must address wealth as a root driver of #climate crises.
DEV’s Rachel Carmenta recently presented her Connected Conservation model (Biological Conservation, 2024) at @zslofficial.bsky.social Science and Conservation Event, exploring how #conservation must address wealth as a root driver of #climate crises.
April 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Conservation in a Connected World 🌍
DEV’s Rachel Carmenta recently presented her Connected Conservation model (Biological Conservation, 2024) at @zslofficial.bsky.social Science and Conservation Event, exploring how #conservation must address wealth as a root driver of #climate crises.
DEV’s Rachel Carmenta recently presented her Connected Conservation model (Biological Conservation, 2024) at @zslofficial.bsky.social Science and Conservation Event, exploring how #conservation must address wealth as a root driver of #climate crises.
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Conservation efforts could more effectively identify bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of conditions they need to thrive, says a new UEA-led study.🐦🌦️
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
#UEAResearch #Birddeclines #ClimateChange
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#UEAResearch #Birddeclines #ClimateChange
April 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Conservation efforts could more effectively identify bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range of conditions they need to thrive, says a new UEA-led study.🐦🌦️
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
#UEAResearch #Birddeclines #ClimateChange
Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...
#UEAResearch #Birddeclines #ClimateChange
Join us in celebrating @tyndallcentre.bsky.social 25th anniversary at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social conference on 8-10 September 2025!
Present your research, connect with experts & engage in critical climate change conversations.
Discover more & get your tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/mv26empa
Present your research, connect with experts & engage in critical climate change conversations.
Discover more & get your tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/mv26empa
April 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Join us in celebrating @tyndallcentre.bsky.social 25th anniversary at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social conference on 8-10 September 2025!
Present your research, connect with experts & engage in critical climate change conversations.
Discover more & get your tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/mv26empa
Present your research, connect with experts & engage in critical climate change conversations.
Discover more & get your tickets here 👉 tinyurl.com/mv26empa
Join @thenisd.bsky.social and Prof Nitya Rao this Thursday for this exciting Lasdun Lecture celebrating International Women’s Day.
'In a world facing a climate crisis, alongside increasing obesity and malnutrition, perhaps unexpectedly, gender is key to solving and unlocking both.'
Registration 👇
'In a world facing a climate crisis, alongside increasing obesity and malnutrition, perhaps unexpectedly, gender is key to solving and unlocking both.'
Registration 👇
⏰Join us this Thursday: Prof Nitya Rao gives the University of East Anglia 2025 Lasdun Lecture on "accelerating action towards gender justice for climate and food" 👩🥗
🗓️ 13 March
⌚ 18:30 (GMT)
📌 In person and online. All welcome
Registration 👉 nisd.ac.uk/event/accele...
🗓️ 13 March
⌚ 18:30 (GMT)
📌 In person and online. All welcome
Registration 👉 nisd.ac.uk/event/accele...
March 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Join @thenisd.bsky.social and Prof Nitya Rao this Thursday for this exciting Lasdun Lecture celebrating International Women’s Day.
'In a world facing a climate crisis, alongside increasing obesity and malnutrition, perhaps unexpectedly, gender is key to solving and unlocking both.'
Registration 👇
'In a world facing a climate crisis, alongside increasing obesity and malnutrition, perhaps unexpectedly, gender is key to solving and unlocking both.'
Registration 👇
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Wonderful to welcome Prof. Karen Heywood to deliver the annual @ox.ac.uk - @metoffice.bsky.social Houghton Lecture at @oxfordphysics.bsky.social this afternoon, a great choice!
March 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wonderful to welcome Prof. Karen Heywood to deliver the annual @ox.ac.uk - @metoffice.bsky.social Houghton Lecture at @oxfordphysics.bsky.social this afternoon, a great choice!