
Do you want to know more about studying and applying to environment-focused courses? Do you want a career in sustainability but are unsure of what to do at university, or whether it is necessary to study an environment-focused course? The youth-led, environmental policy- focused, non-profit organisation, ClimaTalk, is hosting a Q&A event on September 21st for future undergraduate students which focuses on studying and learning about environmentalism during the undergraduate years of university.
The diverse event panel is prepared to answer attendee questions about what it’s like to study environmentalism at university, how to stay focused on environmentalism without officially studying it, the possible opportunities open to students after they study an environmental subject at university, and any other questions raised during the event. They hope to encourage all attendees that there is no question too simplistic or too difficult for them to answer, and the aim of the event is to create an atmosphere in which every attendee feels comfortable asking their burning questions should they wish to.
The panelists are:
- Alexandra Nikolin – BSc in Natural Sciences (specialisation Conservation and Applied Ecology) from the University of Cambridge and current Master’s student in Global Environmental Change and Policy at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam
- Kenisha Johnson – BS in Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles and current Master’s in International Environmental Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Emma Heiling – BA in Land Economy at the University of Cambridge and current Master’s student in Environmental Policy at Sciences Po, Paris
- Vincent Diringer – MS in Environmental Management from James Cook University and MSc from Leiden University in Biology, Science Communications, and Society
- Hannah Harrison – entering third year of BA in Geography at the University of Cambridge
- Gianna Compagno (chairwoman) – entering third year of BA in Human, Social, and Political Sciences with a focus on Sociology and Politics/International Relations at the University of Cambridge
This event is an extension of ClimaTalk’s ongoing University Courses Map project. Launched in February, the University Courses map has expanded rapidly to include almost 250 undergraduate and postgraduate courses with new ones constantly being added. The map includes numerous filters to help youth narrow down their course search, including course focus, language, and level. The same page also includes honest student reviews of their experiences studying courses featured on the map. The goal of the map is to provide youth with a resource to help them simplify their search for environmental university courses and hopefully enable them to discover a course they may otherwise not have found. Since its creation, many people have reported to the team that the map is a very valuable resource that they have not found anywhere else.
The event is happening on Tuesday, 21st September, from 6-7pm BST. You can sign up for the event here. A summary of the questions and answers of the event will be available on ClimaTalk’s website here following the event’s completion.
About the Organisation: ClimaTalk’s website was officially launched in June 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. Since then, the organisation has expanded to become a registered non-profit and has welcomed over eighty young volunteers to its eleven teams. Their stated goal is to “demystify climate policy and amplify young people’s voices in the fight against the climate crisis”. To do so, they produce accessible, bite-size articles about climate policy and current affairs, feature youth climate projects, student work, and environmental university courses on their website, and form teams to cover in detail major areas of climate policy, including COP26 and EU climate policy. They urge all readers to get involved through reading and sharing their work, signing up to write an article, writing about or suggesting youth climate projects, student work, and environmental university courses, or joining the team. You can find them on their Website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Written by Gianna Compagno, Vice President of ClimaTalk.