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Quick round up of this week's news, jobs and events
News
ACCESS Assembly 2024
Next week the University of Exeter will be hosting the third ACCESS Assembly. We are looking forward to seeing many of you there. Sadly we were unable to invite everyone but we'll be sharing some of the highlights in the newsletter over the next few months.
We've got some great key speakers lined up and some exciting sessions which include Flex Fund awardees, Leadership College Fellows, ACCESS Co-Investigators and Partners.
Find the programme here
Benefits, drawbacks, barriers, and drivers of working with other disciplines and stakeholders
This new ACCESS report is part of our work that looks at mapping, assessing and learning from the past experiences of social scientists to catalyse change in policy culture, institutions.
ACCESS authors provide evidence to promote greater integration of Environmental Social Science (ESS) into research projects or policy and practice. This literature review report provides an overview of the multiple ways in which different disciplines and stakeholder groups can be brought together, giving evidence on the potential benefits and drawbacks of working with other disciplines, and outlines barriers and drivers to greater collaboration from prior research.
Events & Training
Visual Framing of Climate Change Imagery on Twitter
Wednesday 26 June, 12 to 1pm, in person & online
Isaac Bravo from the Technical University of Munich, Germany will be asking, how and to what extent do frames of climate change imagery on social media affect people’s emotional engagement with climate change? How does this vary across different regions across the world where the adverse effects of climate change are expressed differently?
In person: Building One Kolade Teaching Room, University of Exeter Streatham Campus
On line: Please email c3ds@exeter.ac.uk and they will send you a Zoom link
The role of publics and deliberation at the environmental science-policy interface
Tuesday 25 June, 12 to 1pm. Webinar
This webinar will launch a new discussion document from the Agile Initiative exploring the relationship between environmental knowledge, policy and the public.
The document reviews the state of debates about public participation and deliberative processes in environmental science and policy-making and poses a set of provocations and discussion questions for researchers, funders, policy makers and practitioners about the role of publics and deliberation at the environmental science-policy interface.
Save the date: Climate Connect: Bridging Science and Action in the IPCC
Tuesday 9 July, 10am to 2pm (London, venue TBC)
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is hosting an event to engage the UK expert community in the work of the IPCC during its Seventh Assessment Cycle.
Climate Connect: Bridging Science and Action in the IPCC will provide a platform for the UK expert community to share ideas, knowledge, and experiences on how the Seventh Assessment Cycle can deliver timely and policy-relevant information that informs global ambition and climate action across all sectors of society.
Climate Staffroom
2024 dates: Monday 10 June, Monday 15 July, Monday Aug 12, Monday 16 Sept, Monday 14 Oct, Monday 11 Nov, Monday 16 Dec, 6 to 7pm
This is a judgement-free space for educators of any age and setting (including home school and university) to come and share their frustrations, concerns, experiences, successes and hopes in relation to teaching the climate and ecological crisis. An opportunity to process our own feelings, so that we can be more empathic and present to classroom concerns.
Run by Climate Resilience and Wellbeing in Education
Some FREE places at the International Summer School on Transdisciplinary Methods
Saturday 14 to Friday 20 September. Catalonia, Spain
This year, the summer school is focusing on land use conflicts in the region of Alt Empordá, Spain. It provides Master's and PhD students from various disciplines with a great opportunity to gain insights into the
fundamentals and challenges of transdisciplinary research and practice.
Application closing date is Sunday 23 June
Jobs
Postdoctoral Research Fellow RENEW project at the University of Exeter (Cornwall)
This is a 2-year Research Fellow position working on the NERC-funded RENEW project which aims to create solutions to the UK's biodiversity crisis through the lenses of the public, community action, land owners, and businesses. This particular role would suit an environmental psychologist with strong quantitative skills particularly in the analysis of large social survey datasets and/or environmental data.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 19 June
PhD: Governance and Policy of Climate Change, Biodiversity & Water on the Island of Ireland
Dublin City University is recruiting for a PhD position starting this September focusing on the governance and policy of climate change, biodiversity, and water on the island of Ireland.
The PhD is part of a new tri-jurisdictional Co-Centre for Climate & Biodiversity & Water, spanning Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
Closing date for applications is Friday 14 June
Departmental Lecturer in Human Geography
The University of Oxford are seeking a candidate who should have or be close to completing a relevant PhD/DPhil in environmental geography, especially in environmental social science or a closely related field.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 10 July
Senior Research Fellow - Curtin Institute for Energy Transition (CIET)
CIET in Perth, Australia are looking for an individual who has a passion for energy transition, climate change, and community engagement.
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 26 June
Funding
AHRC Cultural heritage research translated into climate change policy
Apply for funding to maximise the impact of UK arts and humanities research, and ensure it supports cultural heritage and cultural voices to play an essential role in climate planning for the future. This funding offers the opportunity to translate cultural heritage research into policy and societal benefits.
Closing date for applications is Thursday 20 June
Royal Society International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF): International Collaboration with Japan, Brazil, and South Africa
The ISPF International Collaboration Awards provide funding to enable outstanding emerging research leaders in the UK to develop research collaborations with international partners in Japan, Brazil and South Africa (note the different deadlines, below). The grants are open to newly independent researchers building their own group, who are ready to lead and drive the research vision of an international research programme.
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 25 June for UK-Brazil and UK-South Africa applications & Wednesday 24 July for UK-Japan applications
Opportunities
Open Innovation Team PhD Placement Scheme
The Open Innovation Team (OIT) is a cross-government unit that works on a wide range of policies, including health, justice, education, sustainability, energy, international development, and artificial intelligence.
For years now, PhD students have played an important role in helping them deliver policy projects, working alongside experienced officials, academics and other experts to deliver the highest quality analysis and advice to colleagues across government.
Their PhD placements run throughout the year, spread across four cohorts. Placements normally last three months, with around 30 placement opportunities each year.
Next application closing date is Friday 14 June
The Climate Ambassador programme
The Climate Ambassador programme is a DfE funded project in association with the University of Reading, EAUC and STEM Learning, in partnership with nine regional institutions.
The programme is looking to recruit Climate Ambassadors from across the private, public, non-profit sectors, including those from educational institutions such as governors and teachers who can support education settings to progress their climate action plans across a range of activities developing a network of peer-to-peer learning.
Info
Surrey Policy Network
Are you interested in sharing your research with policymakers and keeping up to date with policy opportunities? Surrey Academics can now join Surrey Policy Network to receive updates, opportunities and support throughout your policy engagement journey.
Empowering communities: the importance of local action in the transition to net zero
In this article written for the Academy of Social Sciences, Sophy Bristow at the University of Cambridge demonstrates the importance of communities and the role of local government in the delivery of net zero.
Retaining product value in post-consumer textiles: How to scale a closed-loop system
ACCESS Co-I Fiona Charnley and others explore how to expand post-consumer textile recycling. Through industry practitioner interviews, it analyses barriers and supports across the value chain, offering practical recommendations for each part. The study aims to help stakeholders collaborate to enhance post-consumer textile recycling.
ReMeMaRe (Restoring Meadow, Marsh and Reef) 2024
Wednesday 10 to Thursday 11 July, Scarborough
The Ocean & Coastal Futures’ 2024 conference on Restoring Meadow, Marsh and Reef is designed to enable knowledge exchange on the latest developments in coastal restoration science, practice, and policy. Sessions include ‘Investing in Restoration’, exploring investor confidence, and ‘Restoration through collaboration, exploring the multiple benefits of working through partnerships, in communities, and the additional societal well-being that this provides.
The Greenspace Toolkit
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has recently republished a 'toolkit' designed to support the assessment of whether localities are providing sufficient green spaces, of the right kind, in the right places, to promote the well-being of local people.
National Character Area profiles: information for local decision making
National Character Areas (NCA) divide England into 159 distinct areas defined by their landscape, biodiversity, geodiversity, and history, as well as their cultural heritage and economic activity. A new interactive platform for NCAs has been released by The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, to support local decision-making. The new platform includes key data and facts, interactive maps and an overview of their natural capital.
Seven Principles of Place-Based Net Zero Policy for SMEs
This report from Will Eadson, Sam Hampton, Katherine Sugar, Richard Blundel and Phil Northall (UKERC) outlines seven principles for place-based approaches to decarbonisation for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises). Drawing from extensive research across the UK and lessons from different sectors, it sets out policy-focused recommendations for achieving transformative change in SME climate action.
