Past Events

Emma Carey, European Advisor for the UK Research Office (UKRO) Brussels will be visiting Cambridge and giving two presentations:

Session 1: Horizon 2020 (9:30 - 11:30am)

The International Unit will be visiting Cambridge on this date to run an information session for academics and interested parties on the opportunities on offer under this fund.

Speaker: Dr Hugh Hunt

There are several viable technologies for controlling the climate - known as "geoengineering". Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) by sequestering CO2 is one, or Solar Radiation Management (SRM) using space reflectors is another.

Speaker: Dr Astley Hastings, Research Fellow, The School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen

Speaker: Professor Rachel McKendry, UCL and the London Centre for Nanotechnology

  

Visiting African Fellows (CAPREx) will present their current research followed by questions from the audience. 

Speaker: Dr Tim Fox, Head of Energy and Environment, Institute of Mechanical Engineers

Speaker: Dr Simon Bittleson (Vice President Research, Schlumberger)

Speaker: Dr Rosa Palacin (CSIC, Inst Ciencia Mat Barcelona, Spain)

Speaker: Professor Andrew Balmford, Professor of Conservation Science, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge