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We've now officially launched, and our strategy is ready to go! So what are our ambitions for the next 5 years? 🧵We will:

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"I haven’t made an antibody or a hearing device ... but there are lots of people like me working in universities doing innovative things." Learn how Tammy Dougan and her colleagues get research ideas out of the lab and into the real world: www.cam.ac.uk/stories/part...

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In 2004, it took the world about a year to add one gigawatt of solar power capacity. By 2023, the same amount was added, on average, every single day ourworldindata.org/data-insight... @ourworldindata.org

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Exciting news: The UK joins Europe's first open-access photonics pilot line, building a pioneering ecosystem for photonic integrated circuits. Learn more at: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new... #Photonics #Innovation #TechDevelopment #Semiconductors #Graphene #Research #Collaboration #ScienceNews

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📣 We're recruiting! We are recruiting for a Research Laboratory Technician, who will provide general laboratory support to the Department and research groups. Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3OX6aR7 #Recruiting #Cambridge #Research #Pharmacology

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Inclusive teams create a better employee experience and boots business performance. Our report, 'EDI Engine,' highlights how prioritising #EDI improves business success in engineering, with practical recommendations for all businesses. Read our report now: raeng.org.uk/edi-engine

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With the government's pledge to treble the UK's solar power capacity in five years, more countryside solar farms are expected. 🌱 But what about harnessing renewable solar energy from space? 🚀☀️ Explore more in #IngeniaMag: www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/gen...

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Meet Matthew Agarwala, one of our chairs, and winner of a 2025 Financial Times Sustainable Business Award 🏆 Matthew leads our Planetary Wealth and Investment and Finance themes, which he introduces in this video. #ClimateChange #ClimateFinance @matthewagarwala.bsky.social

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📚 Join us for our Fellows-led Research Practice Seminars to explore some of the creative, critical, ethical, political or methodological aspects of research as a practice. Thursdays from 12-2pm in term time, lunch is provided! www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research-pra...

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Were you prevented from realising your potential due to educational disadvantage/ disruption? CAMBRIDGE FOUNDATION YEAR is open for applications Unique & a stepping stone to #Cambridge 📅 Closing date this Wed, 29 Jan 2025 Free fully-funded programme - study Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

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📢 Undergraduates: Looking for a career in astronomy? Apply now to @cambridge_astro's Summer Internship Programme to gain research experience over 8 weeks! 🔭 ⏰ Deadline: 28 February 2025 Applications from underrepresented groups in astronomy are encouraged 👇 www.ast.cam.ac.uk/students/sum...

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Full House as Amy (Cambridge Zero) kicked off the Climate Challenge 2025 yesterday evening at @kingscollege.bsky.social #Energy #climate #innovation

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📣 Multiple positions open! We are recruiting for: - Associate Professor / Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology - Multiple Research Associates and Assistants Find out more and apply here: bit.ly/3OX6aR7

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Spending 4 years in a niche research area can sometimes feel insignificant when urgent action is needed to curb the effects of climate change the Helios Prize serves as a great source of motivation to continue working in this field James Lazenby 2024 winner www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/james-l...

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Wishing you health and peace for 2025 #NewYear2025 #Peace

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1/3 Standard components - whetever they can be - versatile, beneficial for #environment + consumers USB C may not be perfect- however it is cross compatible among devices - can provide data transfer, power delivery, ethernet, video output, audio output and more #energy #netzero #usb

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What were the most important developments in physics this year? Here are our selections: physicsworld.com/a/top-10-bre... 🧪⚛️🔭 #quantum

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We're hiring a part-time Administrative Assistant! More info here: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49637/

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Congratulations to @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social ! 👏 👏 👏

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🇪🇺European sea salts contain up to 1,155 microplastics per kilogram, including rayon, polyester, and polyethylene. These toxins, often from industrial harvesting, are ingested daily!⚠️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Our "almost insidious dependence on space” poses significant risks, warns UK Space Agency deputy chief exec Chris White-Horne, with the loss of GPS-type services due to space weather, accident, system failure or deliberate damage causing particular concern. 🧪🔭 physicsworld.com/a/space-agen...

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Nature’s top 10 in 2024 features Muhammad Yunus #Bangladesh www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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The Science and Tech select committee is calling for evidence on the relationship between R&D/innovation and economic growth. There is a strong focus on regional growth. committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

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MASTERCLASS IN ENERGY AND DEMAND Sheryl French, Cambridge County Council - Heat Networks Whole Systems Approach -Gaining confidence for investment -Land-use planning -Keeping costs down -Bringing in input from solar farms #energy #Heat #networks #netzero

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MASTERCLASS IN ENERGY AND DEMAND Emma Lepinay - Geothermal Energy Storage, Earth Science, Cambridge Sources of waste heat - Industrial Heat - Data Centres - Commercial Cooling Load #energy #storage #heat #cooling

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MASTERCLASS IN ENERGY AND DEMAND Dan Toy - Building Energy Use - Earth Science, Cambridge Cooling by air mixing - Air quality matters, Heat load, flow rate These all affect the cost of cooling #energy #builtenvironment #heating #cooling

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"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." - Robert Swan 🌊The ocean floor is becoming a graveyard for plastic waste! ⚠️It's time to act!♻️ scitechdaily.com/world-first-...

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SECURING MILLIONS FOR RENEWABLES @cebcambridge.bsky.social researchers secure ECR €3m for next generation sustainable energy solutions Researchers led by Prof Sam Stranks - are developing new tech to tackle global challenges in #sustainability & #energy Link www.energy.cam.ac.uk/news/securin...

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THE GERMAN ‘ENERGIEWENDE’ AFTER NORD STREAM: GEOPOLITICAL LESSONS 🗓️9 Dec 2024 🕒14:00-19:00 📍Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Organised by the Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge #energy #Nordstream www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-german...

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1/2 Energy IRC Blog HOW DO WE UPGRADE ELECTRICITY NETWORKS INFRASTRUCTURE WHILST KEEPING COSTS DOWN? Sotiris Georgiopoulos, Director of Distribution System Operator, UK Power Networks (part of the Maxwell Centre Innovation Seminar Series) #energy #electricity www.energy.cam.ac.uk/blog/blog-ma...

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US nuclear industry ambitions boosted after 14 global banks & financial institutions pledge new capacit support Largest of any country- US #nuclear capacity currently stands at ~95 GW (elrctricity) generated by 94 reactors #energy #netzero www.reuters.com/business/ene...

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There is #NoExcuse. Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the world stands in solidarity with survivors of gender-based violence. We’re standing with them—are you? 🧡 #16Days

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Consultation on Workforce planning to deliver clean, secure energy Currently accepting evidence Deadline 13 January 2025 #energy #policy committees.parliament.uk/work/8607/wo...

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Earliest egs of UK 100 yr old purpose-built social housing tucked away along central #London affluent streets Chelsea's Sutton Dwellings- unlikely site for #innovative #heat pump scheme Heating 28m UK homes ~20% greenhouse gas #emissions #energy www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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If you'd like to get the lowdown on battery technologies for energy storage & transport, our FREE, live online panel discussion with experts Martin Freer, Bill Mustain & Venkat Srinivasan is happening NOW (+ available to watch later on catch-up) register.gotowebinar.com/register/301... 🧪 ⚛️

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NOW OPEN! Winton 2025 Cambridge-Berkeley Exchange Programme 📅 Deadline - 13 Dec 2024 Partnership between the Winton Programme for the #Physics of Sustainability & @KavliENSI at UC Berkeley - supporting #research within the fields of these 2 programmes www.energy.cam.ac.uk/news/open-wi...

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Pleasure to contribute to this collection with an expert elicitation on DACCS and BECCS co-authored with my wonderful colleagues Manon Abegg, Lucrezia Nava and Zeynep Clulow. Lots of other excellent contributions that are worth digging into as well!

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UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES ITS MPHIL IN ENERGY MATERIALS AND PHD SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MATERIALS - MPhil in Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition - PhD in Sustainable Energy Materials Innovations Oct 2025 start date pls RT #energy #materials Link- www.energy.cam.ac.uk/news/univers...

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10 University of Cambridge spinouts forging a future for our planet "Half the technologies we are going to need if we are to meet our net-zero goals are still in the lab," says Chris Gibbs, Investment Director at Cambridge Enterprise. #energy #entrepreneurship www.energy.cam.ac.uk/news/10-camb...

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We are excited about Climate Law and Governance Day (#CLGD2024) on Friday, November 15, during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan and our Climate Law and Government Specialisation Course - online and open to all. www.climatelawgovernance.org/events-upcom...

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Innovation fuels economic growth but its benefits often leave marginalised groups behind. @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social & Burcu Sevde Selvi discuss how to make innovation more inclusive & encourage collaboration among key actors & data-driven approaches. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/publications...

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Why do UK consumers hesitate to buy electric cars? Filip Mandys & Shivani Taneja research the key factors affecting the demand for green rather than fossil fuel cars, finding that UK consumers are unwilling to pay a premium for electric vehicles. bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/the-roa...

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