University Organisations

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Cambridge Circular Economy Centre at the Judge Business School - the circular model requires firms to come up with disruptive technology and business models that are based on longevity, renewability, reuse, repair, upgrade, refurbishment, servitisation, capacity sharing and dematerialisation.

Cambridge Climate Lecture Series - live and live-streamed lecture series which aims to increase the level of public interest and engagement on the topic of climate change.

Cambridge Conservation Initiative - a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and leading internationally-focussed biodiversity conservation organisations, CCI seeks to transform the global understanding and conservation of biodiversity and the natural capital it represents and, through this, secure a sustainable future for all life on Earth.

Cambridge Hub - student run hub engaging students with social and environmental issues. Produces annual Cambridge Climate and Sustainability Forum event.

Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership - an institution within the University of Cambridge which exists to challenge, inform and support leaders from business and policy to deliver change towards sustainability.

Cambridge University Zero Carbon Society - seeks to engage students and members of the local community with the climate crisis, and calls on the University of Cambridge to completely divest from the fossil fuel industry.

Cambridge Zero - climate change initiative which intends to generate ideas and innovations to help shape a sustainable future and equip future generations of leaders with the skills to navigate the global challenges of the coming decades.

Cambridge Science Festival - provides the public with opportunities to explore and discuss issues of scientific interest and concern and to raise aspirations by encouraging young people to consider a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Centre for Climate Change Engagement, Hughes Hall - Mission: To engage the corporate and financial sectors at the highest level (involving chairs, non-executive directors and senior executives) together with government, academics and others within civil society. To encourage scholarship in legal, regulatory, financial and other levers that will enable the scaling up of action across the corporate sector.

Centre for the Study of Existential Risk - an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study and mitigation of existential risks.

Global Sustainability Institute - Academic department of Anglia Ruskin University committed to playing a key role in developing practical solutions to the sustainability challenges we all face, both locally and globally, through research and education.

Maxwell Centre - links University research across Physical Sciences and Technology with industry and policy, to develop zero-carbon solutions and accelerate their uptake, provides collaborative working space for stakeholders and hosts the Cambridge components of the Henry Royce Institute for advanced materials research and the Faraday Institution, the UK’s independent institute for battery science and technology.

University of Cambridge Festival of Ideas - festival which aims to encourage the public to explore the arts, humanities and social sciences,  meet academics and students, and engage with the University via a thought-provoking and creative series of mostly free events.