SENSE students, directors, academics and managers are involved in a number of events at COP26, the United Nations climate change conference that the UK will be hosting in November 2021.
We round up the sessions that SENSE members are involved in:
| Event | Description | Date / Time | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A roadmap for the future/ empowering the globe to save the poles | SENSE student Penny Clarke is organising and hosting Polar Pint of Science events in the run up to COP to discuss topics around the polar regions, past present and future and the climate crisis | 26th October 6pm | Virtual | Watch here |
| From Ice Cores to Space Lasers: The Life of a Polar Scientist | SENSE/BAS student Bryony Freer and BAS student Dorothea Moser are talking about their exciting work to better understand the past, present and future changes of climate in Antarctica. They will explain the different tools they use for their research, unlocking the stories of ice from individual snowflakes to an entire frozen continent. | Saturday 30th October 2.00pm -2.30pm | Pre-COP26 event in Lecture Theatre at Ice Worlds festival, Royal Maritime Museum London | Find out more here |
| Space4Climate Youth Takeover | SENSE students Lucy Wells, Amber Turton, Morag Fotheringham, Phoebe Hudson, Bryony Freer and Penny Clarke have produced content to be shared on the Space4Climate stand on the Youth Takeover days, such as student profiles, and short outreach videos such as building origami satellites | 5th November All day | Green Zone | |
| Making Space for Spatial: applying doctoral skills to the climate crisis | This is a student-led session joint with the Geospatial Systems CDT. SENSE students Sam Bancroft and Morag Fotheringham will explain how they are using satellites and wider geospatial technologies to monitor and understand environmental change. | 5th November 10am – 12 | KTN’s Virtual Pavilion | Register here |
| Geospatial and climate education: a call to the next generation | SENSE manager Ruth Amey joined a panel discussion to discuss what is being done to promote this learning pathway for today’s students and encourage young people to continue in geographical education for the purposes of strengthening the science behind climate action. | 5th November 2pm-4pm | KTN’s Virtual Pavilion | Agenda here |
| West Antarctica: Getz on the run | SENSE student Bryony Freer and Heather Selley are presenting on the Getz region of West Antarctica, which is losing ice at an increasing rate. A recent study used satellite observations and an ice sheet model to measure ice speed and mass balance for this lesser studied area over the last 25-years and found an average increase in speed of 24 % between 1994 and 2018, with three glaciers accelerating by over 44 %. | 10th November 10am – 11.30 | Blue Zone, ICCI Cryosphere Pavilion | |
| Space4Climate Youth Takeover | SENSE students Lucy Wells, Amber Turton, Morag Fotheringham, Phoebe Hudson, Bryony Freer and Penny Clarke have produced content to be shared on the Space4Climate stand on the Youth Takeover days, such as student profiles, and short outreach videos such as building origami satellites | 12th November All day | Green Zone | |
Monitoring ocean salinity from space – ‘Images of Climate Innovation’ | Dr Encarni Medina-Lopez, member of SENSE is showcasing the creativity and endeavour of researchers to develop new ways to reduce greenhouse emissions, adapt life to the changing climate, help us to better understand the nature of the climate and its impacts, and inform action. | 5-26 Nov | COP26 Universities Climate Innovation Showcase | Read more here |