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GW4 Climate Alliance officially launches
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"I truly believe that by working together in revolutionary interdisciplinary ways, we can create emergence."
That was one of the messages from environmental campaigner Sir Tim Smit KBE during his keynote speech at the official GW4 Climate Alliance Launch last week (20 September). Sir Tim delivered a rallying cry for universities to reimagine themselves and adopt news ways of collaborative working in order to meet the climate challenge.
The GW4 Climate Alliance is set to support the regional response to the climate emergency, bringing together experts from across the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. It aims to deliver world-leading climate science, help shape policy and contribute to positive and equitable social change.
The launch event also featured an expert panel discussion on how universities can build regional collaborations to help save the planet, chaired by Professor Philip Taylor, University of Bristol Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise. This was followed by a showcase of our diverse portfolio of collaborative climate research and innovation, led by GW4 early career researchers.
If you missed the launch, you can now watch it all on the GW4 Climate Alliance website.
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GW4 response to Budget 2021
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 earlier this week (27 October), which outlined an increase in investment for R&D.
GW4 Alliance Director Dr Joanna Jenkinson MBE has responded to the announcement and has welcomed: the UK Government’s commitment to increase R&D funding to £20bn by 2024; a real-terms rise for every government department and hopes this will support vital research and innovation funding for climate change, achieving net zero and the slow silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); increasing the opportunity to develop and forge collaborations with business, industry and government.
Read the full statement here.
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£7m grant for new PhD programme
The GW4 Alliance is celebrating a successful £7m Wellcome Trust bid for a new PhD programme - the GW4 Clinical Academic Training Programme for Health Professionals (GW4-CAT HP).
The grant will fund five annual intakes of five PhD fellows, starting in autumn 2022. PhD fellows will have access to exceptional support, training and guidance from world-leading academics and research environments across the GW4 member universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter. This will include supportive mentorship, assisting with the transition to a post-doctoral clinical academic role.
Applications for this PhD programme will open on 1 November. Read more.
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GW4 Crucible 2022 – last chance to submit EOI
If you’re a researcher with an interest or expertise in addressing mental health, wellbeing and mental illness, there’s still time to apply for GW4 Crucible 2022.
This year’s theme is ‘Building Back Better: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Mental Health and Wellbeing Research’. GW4 Crucible aims to offer researchers across a broad range of disciplines the opportunity to come together to create innovative, multifaceted responses to address the global challenge of mental health, wellbeing and mental illness, while developing as a researcher, collaborator and leader. We really want to build new interdisciplinary teams so encourage applications from the SHAPE and STEM communities.
The deadline for expressions of interest is 31 October. Find out more and apply now.
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Our Oceans: A Deep Dive – new public event series
How can we protect the future of our oceans? What role do our oceans play in our collective action to reach net zero?
The University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) has launched ‘Our oceans: A deep dive’ – a new event series looking at the world’s oceans and what climate change, maritime trade and strategic conflict mean for their future. The series features an array of international speakers and seeks to engage with experts, advisors, policymakers and the public.
Learn more and view their upcoming events here.
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PRISM Exeter Speaker Series
GW4 researchers are invited to attend PRISM Exeter's next speaker series which is returning for LGBTQ+ STEM Day 2021.
Taking place on 17 November, Dr Jon Davies (University of Exeter) and Alexandre Coates (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh) will talk about their experiences in STEMM as members of the LGBTQIA+ community and provide insights into their fields of research.
Find out more and register here.
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