This podcast mini-series on coastal resilience in the face of climate change is hosted by Josephine Anselin, PhD Student at the University of Cambridge and Policy Intern at CSaP. In this episode, Josephine is joined by Dr Sien Van Der Plank, Senior Research Fellow in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton, to discuss coastal management policy transitions. Link to journal article ‘Brown et al., 2023, Transitions in modes of coastal adaptation addressing blight, engagement and sustainability. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10: https://www.frontiersin.o ..read more

This podcast mini-series on coastal resilience in the face of climate change is hosted by Josephine Anselin, PhD Student at the University of Cambridge and Policy Intern at CSaP. In this episode, Josephine is joined by Prof Tom Spencer, Emeritus Professor of Coastal Dynamics and Director of the Coastal Research Unit at the University of Cambridge, to discuss nature-based solutions. Podcast theme music by SoulProdMusic via Pixabay ..read more

This podcast mini-series on coastal resilience in the face of climate change is hosted by Josephine Anselin, PhD Student at the University of Cambridge and Policy Intern at CSaP. In this episode, Josephine is joined by Prof Jenny Brown, Coastal Oceanographer at the UK’s National Ocenography Centre and Co-Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training for Resilient Flood Futures (FLOOD-CDT), to discuss coastal flooding. Podcast theme music by SoulProdMusic via Pixabay ..read more

This podcast mini-series on coastal resilience in the face of climate change is hosted by Josephine Anselin, PhD Student at the University of Cambridge and Policy Intern at CSaP. In this first episode, Josephine is joined by Prof Robert Nicholls, Professor of Climate Adaptation and Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia, to discuss what coastal resilience is, and how it can be measured. Learn more about the CoastalRes project discussed in this episode: https://coastalmonitoring.org/ccoresources/coastalres/ Podcast theme music by SoulProdMusi ..read more

How should we be expecting to live as we start to adapt to the changing climate? In our race to resilience, are there limitations to what we shoud expect to see on our supermarket shelves, escalated by the Ukraine war and cost of living crisis? And what real progress have we made since COP26? To help build momentum after the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, University of Cambridge Professor Emily So worked with the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) podcast team to engage with academics, policy professionals, and other climate experts to host a new mini-series (season 6) focussing o ..read more

How can our built environment adapt to the impacts of climate change? What needs to be done to decarbonise the industry to future-proof our urban, rural and coastal environments and what can new development look like in our race to resilience?  In the final episode of our 4-part mini-series - Science, Policy and Climate Resilience - Host Emily So is joined by Chris Wise, an award winning designer and Senior Director at the consultancy Expedition Engineering, and Peter Fisher, Director at the architectural firm Bennetts Associates. Both are certified B Corporations, businesses that meet hi ..read more

For our new 4-part mini-series - Science, Policy and Climate Resilience - Host Rob Doubleday is joined by our new Co-Host Emily So, Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Cambridge. Season 6 is focusing on the race to resilience global climate campaign and how to accelerate climate priorities after COP26. In this second episode we're discussing how to finance climate actions and resilience, which has been highlighted as one of the main climate priorities for 2022. Hosts Rob Doubleday and Emily So are joined by Andrew Coburn, the CEO of Risilience, a platform dedicated to transfo ..read more

For our new mini-series - Science, Policy and Climate Resilience - Host Rob Doubleday is joined by our new Co-Host Emily So, Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Cambridge. Season 6 is focusing on the race to resilience global climate campaign and how to accelerate climate priorities after COP26. In this first episode, Rob and Emily are joined by Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Climate Scientist and Director at Cambridge Zero, the University of Cambridge’s climate initiative, Amy Mount, a climate policy and politics expert who has worked in government, NGOs and now advises philanthropies ..read more

We're delighted to be able to share with you the highlights of the University of Cambridge's Centre for Science and Policy's fifth podcast season, which explores how science advice, data and evidence are used by decision-makers in government. This series has been produced in partnership with the research project Expertise Under Pressure, part of the Centre for the Humanities and Social Change at the University of Cambridge. CSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast is hosted by CSaP Executive Director Dr Rob Doubleday, and is edited and produced by CSaP Communications Coordinator Jessica Foster ..read more

In the final episode of our season, Science Advice & Government, host Dr Rob Doubleday is joined by Sharon Peacock, Director of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium and Professor of Public Health and Microbiology in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, and James Wood, Head of Cambridge Vet School and infectious disease epidemiologist. The episode explores how science advice has been used in the UK's response to the current COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons can be learnt to help prepare for future pandemics.   -- Season 5 is produced in partnership with the re ..read more