Welcome back to the third instalment of ‘Coming up this week’ and there’s lots of interesting things happening this week! Most excitingly Professor John Spicer (yes, THE Spicer from Gaston and Spicer) speaking at this weeks CUGS talk, and there’s more career events and an event held in conjunction with Heffers on how to argue with a racist. As always, drop us a message if you have any events that you think would be interesting to your fellow geographers!
2020 Christ’s Climate Series: Seminar 3: Climate action – What are the opportunities and threats? Will the climate crisis cause the next financial crisis; Thursday 30th January 2020; 17:30 – 19:00:
Hosted by: Christ’s College.
Venue: Yusuf Hamied Theatre, Christ’s College
About the Event: Speakers include Dr. Craig Davies (Senior Manager, Climate Change Adaption), Julian Critchlow (Director General for Energy Transformation and Clean Growth), Professor Dame Theresa Marteau (Director of Behaviour and Health Research Unit) and Dr Kamiar Mohaddes, (University Senior Lecturer in Economics & Policy). A reception will follow the seminar.
Biodiversity: Who Would Have Thought It; Friday 31st January 2020; 17:30 – 18:30:
Hosted by: CambrIdge University Geographical Society.
Venue: Large Lecture Theatre, The Department of Geography, Downing Site.
About the event: Dr John Spicer has come across various ‘biodiversity surprises’ that simply take his breath away. In this talk, Dr Spicer invites you to come along as he shares about his experiences, which might just surprise, entertain and challenge you too.
Doing Good: Ethics and Environmentalism in Engineering; Tuesday 4th February 2020; 17:30 – 19:00:
Hosted by: Trinity Ethical and Green Affairs
Venue: Lightfoot room, St John’s College, Cambridge.
About the event: A talk exploring four narratives at how to use the skills gained from STEM subjects at different levels of careers. Speakers are Billy Zhao (engineering graduate who interned at AI for Good UK in the summer of 2019 which aims to apply AI in tackling global humanitarian challenge), Jack Bennet (co-founder of Impact Through Innovation Cambridge), Francesca O’Hanlon (CEO and founder of Blue Tap) and Sophie Parsons (Cambridge Development Initiative’s WaSH Project Director).
Careers panel: Sustainability; Tuesday 4th February 2020, 18:00 – 19:30:
Hosted by: University of Cambridge Career Service.
Venue: Student Services Centre, Ground Floor, Lecture Theatre A.
About the event: A session for those interested in employment in the field of sustainability. Speakers include Annelisa Grigg (Director & Sustainability Advisor, globalbalance ltd), David Hall (Executive Director, Behaviour Change), Gemma Birley (Project Manager, Cambridge Sustainable Food), Georgie Erangey (Director, Brodie) and
Peter Lumb (Environmental Coordinator, University of Cambridge).
How to Argue With a Racist with Adam Rutherford; Tuesday 4th February; 18:30 – 20:00:
Hosted by: Heffers Bookshop
Venue: The Cambridge Union. 9A Bridge Street, Cambridge.
About the event: Dr Adam Rutherford, science writer and broadcaster, talks about his new book ‘How To Argue With A Racist’, which aids understanding of human evolution and variation and is a ‘weapon’ against the misuse of science to justify bigotry. Tickets need to be purchased and cost £7.
M. El-Erian: Reconciling Competing Forces in the Global Economy; Wednesday 5th February 2020; 17:30 – 19:00:
Hosted by: Cambridge Forum on Geopolitics
Venue: Bateman Auditorium Gonville & Caius College, CB2 1TA
About the event: Dr. Mohamed A. El-Erian will highlight the unusual divergence that deepened in 2019 between increasingly messy geo-economics and continuously constructive markets and what this means going forward for policymakers, households and companies.
Outside the College: Social Change in Cambridge; Wednesday 5th February 2020; 17:30 – 19:00:
Hosted by:Trinity Ethical and Green Affairs.
Venue: Brewery Room Jesus College, Cambridge.
About the event: Whether it’s reaching out to those living in poverty in the city, or improving access to the University’s resources to those outside, outreach organisations can make tangible change to Cambridge. This talk will look at how outreach programmes improve social equality, how they have changed the city and their challenges operating in Cambridge. Guests include Jimmy’s Cambridge, The Cambridge Refugee Scholarship Campaign and the Cambridge City Foodbank.
PhD meets MP: Attainment of evidence-based policymaking; Wednesday 5th February 2020: 18:00 – 19:30: Hosted by: Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange (CUSPE)
Venue: Magdelene Auditorium Magdalene College, Cambridge.
About the Event: Baroness Morgan of Huyton, newly appointed master Fitzwilliam College, will be sharing her experience as a member of the Select Committee on Science and Technology and her vast involvement in parliament as Director of Government Relations and one of the main advisors during the Blair cabinet. Tickets are free and can be booked on eventbrite.