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The Arab International Women's Forum is delighted to announce our high-level joint conference with Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) during London Climate Action Week 2025.

Taking place on Tuesday 24 June 2025 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London, the event will convene global leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers, and sustainability champions to spotlight female-led solutions that are shaping a more sustainable, equitable future.

Themed ‘Women Building Resilient Communities’, the 2025 conference will feature panel discussions, TED-style talks, and interactive sessions exploring sustainable agriculture, AI in sustainability, access to finance for women-led ventures, and youth climate advocacy, and will launch a joint AIWF x WiSER report offering actionable insights to drive impact.
 

Registration is now open here. Please visit the AIWF website for the conference agenda and further details.

We look forward to welcoming you to this event.

Our annual conference is designed for an audience of researchers, policy professionals, and others who have an interest in the role of research evidence to inform policy making.

Conference themes

• Life sciences, healthcare and economic growth
• What can academic evidence and expertise contribute to the UK's housebuilding targets?
• Supporting mental health and neurodiversity in schools
• Critical minerals and net zero
• Engineered pandemics
• Disinformation, security and democracy

Inclusive innovation - experiences from Cambridge and Manchester

Register: https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/events/csap-annual-conference-2025/

Confirmed speakers and chairs so far include:

• Stephen Aldridge, Director for Analysis and Data, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
• Duncan Astle, Gnodde Goldman Sachs Professor of Neuroinformatics, Department of Psychiatry, and Programme Leader, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
• Claire Bryant, Professor of Innate Immunity & Wellcome Trust Investigator, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
• David Cleevely, Chair, Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub
• Tabitha Goldstaub, non-Executive Chair, Innovate Cambridge
• Mary Hockaday, former Controller, BBC World Service English and Master, Trinity Hall, Cambridge
• Loic Menzies, Senior Research Associate, Intellectual Forum, Jesus College, Cambridge
• James O'Shaughnessy, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health (2016-2018)
• Sharon Peacock, Professor of Public Health and Microbiology, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
• Salma Shah, former Special Adviser to the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, (2018-2019); Director, Kraken Strategy
• Lalitha Sundaram, Senior Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge

Re-inventing the energy sector is universally acknowledged as the next big challenge for UK industry in the race to net zero.  Although Cambridge is synonymous with the leading edge of technology in multiple sectors, it’s rarely mentioned in conjunction with energy.

This full day event looks at the problems to be solved, the barriers which need to be addressed and the many innovations which are already emerging from the Cambridge’s technology companies and researchers, both in reinventing key areas and the early application of the IoT and AI to energy distribution and management.  Join us to see what is being done to address one of the most important challenges for our planet’s future and how to be part of it.

This event is the inaugural SIG from our new Connected Thinking SIG. This group has been formed from the Connected Devices Group and the Industrial IoT Group. After twenty years of espousing the best way to connect things, these two SIG groups believe it’s important to start connecting our thinking, working across industries to bring people together to solve some of our biggest challenges. Find out more about the group here.

The event is kindly hosted by the Maxwell Centre, Cambridge University and is free and open to all. 

Register: https://www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/event-calendar/getting-the-energy-in...

Speaking slots available at this event 

As part of this event agenda we have a series of short 7 minute presentation slots available to discuss your tech or company if they relate to this event topic. Priority will be given to CW members, but if you are interested in contributing a presentation please email Clare Kettle, as we are keen to include as many as possible from our community.

Sponsorship & Display table available for this event

We have limited sponsorship and display table opportunities available for this event so if you are interested in maximising your organisation’s profile, please contact Clare Kettle  for further information.

Forging a Future for Our Planet: Local Action – Global Impact

Proposals to host an activity for our Community Day are now open. We are keen to hear from friends, partners, and members of the University of Cambridge Community and beyond– including local groups,  institutions, schools, students, academics and others - who are interested in hosting a stall, a lecture, a film or other. We kindly ask to submit your proposal by 9 April.

We believe acting locally can have an impact on our cities, our country and the world. 

Lastly, if you have any queries, please email Dr. Antoinette Nestor: man58@cam.ac.uk and cc: info@zero.cam.ac.uk

Postgraduate Research Symposium for African Scholars

Cambridge-Africa and the African Society of Cambridge University invite African postgraduate students at Cambridge to showcase their research, social enterprises, and creative talents at the Postgraduate Research Symposium for African Scholars. This event provides a platform to share groundbreaking ideas, celebrate achievements, and foster collaboration among African scholars.

Submission Categories:

• Research Talks – For postgraduate students in the final stages of their research, presenting results in a 15-minute talk followed by a 5-minute Q&A.
• Flash Talks – A 3-minute presentation for those in the earlier stages of their research, offering a snapshot of their work.
• Social Enterprise Presentations – Showcase initiatives making an impact in African communities.
• Creative Performances – Share artistic talents (music, poetry, dance, etc.).

Eligibility:

• Must be a postgraduate student at Cambridge.
• Research/work should preferably be Africa-focused.
• PhD researchers are strongly encouraged to apply.

Submission Deadline: 4th April 2025

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzdyJxtf8DmHRqLDHjBC_Z68o7cqfv....