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The science, politics and technologies underpinning the climate crisis: education visions into thriving sustainably on Planet Earth
In this presentation, Prof Emily Shuckburgh will explore recent research and impact-led projects illuminating the necessity for collaborative work with communities and stakeholders on climate change and nature conservation. Drawing inspiration from her work with undergraduates and primary school teachers, she will highlight the importance of hopeful narratives and practical pathways forward. The talk will be an opportunity to reflect how we all can play our part, as citizens, as educators, and family members, to empower all sections of society to pay active roles in meeting the socio-ecological crisis we collectively face.
Tea and coffee will be available in the Anatomy Museum at 1.45. The talk kicks off at 2.30 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre and will be followed by a drinks reception with nibbles back in the Anatomy Museum.
This year's lecture is being organised by the Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
About the speaker
Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero / Professor of Environmental Data Science, University of Cambridge
Professor Emily Shuckburgh OBE is a world-leading climate scientist and science communicator, who is the director of Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge’s ambitious climate change initiative.
Shuckburgh is a mathematician and Professor of Environmental Data Science at Cambridge’s Department of Computer Science and Technology (CST). She leads the UK national research funding body’s (UKRI) Centre for Doctoral Training on the Application of AI to the study of Environmental Risks (AI4ER) and is a director of the Centre for Landscape Regeneration (CLR).
Professor Shuckburgh worked for more than a decade at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) where her work included leading a UK national research programme on the Southern Ocean and its role in climate.
Honorary Fellow of the Energy Institute, and Fellow of the British Antarctic Survey, of the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS), and of Darwin College, Cambridge, Emily has also undertaken research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and École Normale Supérieure (ENS). She advises on climate to the UK Government and is a Friend of COP26.
Emily is co-author with HM King Charles III and Tony Juniper of the Ladybird Book: Climate Change and was awarded an OBE for services to science and the public communication of science in 2016.
Event details
K6.29Anatomy Museum
Anatomy Museum, Strand Campus, King's College London, WC2R 2LS