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Category: Student blogs
En route to Marrakech: From the Atlas mountains to the Atlantic Ocean
Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP student Oliver Schmidt is attending the UN Climate Change conference (COP22) this…
Big oceans, big IT: Modelling plastic pollution in the ocean
Department of Physics undergraduate Thomas Stokes reflects on his recent research placement at the Grantham Institute. Approaching a new project…
How can we generate a hundred per cent renewable electricity?
Charlie Cook, a student on the first cohort of Imperial’s new MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance, checks on…
A beginner’s guide to shaping global climate policy at the World Meteorological Organization
SSCP-DTP student Stephane Mangeon (Department of Physics) explains why you can expect to hear a lot more about the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Geneva,…
It’s a small world: How air pollution in Europe can affect rainfall in India
Grantham PhD student Dilshad Shawki explores the latest research unpicking the influence of human activity across the globe on the…
Taking the waste out of waste wood
Grantham PhD student Florence Gschwend recently won an impressive £10,000 to put into a new business that harnesses cutting edge…
5 things you need to know about… unburnable carbon
Meeting growing energy needs around the globe whilst slashing carbon emissions is a monumental challenge. SSCP-DTP student Clea Kolster discusses…
Picking up the pieces: studying forest fragmentation in Borneo
SSCP-DTP student Phil Chapman writes about why fragmentation is threatening tropical forests, how researchers are learning more about the problem…
On the brink: 10 South American species endangered by environmental change
SSCP-DTP student Rowan Schley introduces the South American plants and animals on the verge of extinction due to climate and…