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Utopia and the Future course intro

A short video for EFI PGT students, describing the semester 2 course 'Utopia and the Future'.

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Open as a Prerequisite for Solving the Climate Crisis

Join this session to hear from organizations who are collaborating on projects and initiatives to profile the role of open in addressing the climate crisis. We will profile successes to date,…

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Past, present and future of Climate & Sustainability organizing in the Wikimedia movement

Let's reflect and workshop the future of organizing around climate and environmental justice in the Wikimedia movement. Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times. And…

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Using ELM to recommend scholarly journals

A short tutorial video about how to use the University of Edinburgh’s internal AI tool, ELM, to recommend scholarly journals. If you're new to your academic field and looking for…

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How the MSc in Environment, Culture and Society addresses climate change

Taught by world-leading experts, the programme draws on expertise from across the University, including geography, social and political studies, literature, philosophy, science and tehcnology…

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How are we addressing climate change?

We are one of the largest and most successful groupings of geographers, Earth and environmental sciences in the UK, many of whom are world experts in their field. Our staff incorporate their research…

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Ruby Imrie on the Map of Accused Witches in Scotland project and the Witchfinder General data visualisation internship

This University of Edinburgh event was held on 24 November 2023 and focused on improving the representation of inspiring women online and celebrating the Central Library of Edinburgh's…

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Introduction to Discovery Day – Dr Linden Bicket

Dr Linden Bicket welcomes you to join us for our 2024 Discovery Day taking place on 11 June.

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Douglas Alexander

The after-lunch speaker at the General Council Half-Yearly Meeting on Saturday 17th February was The Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander, a General Council Court Assessor. His talk was entitled “To see…

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In the Hot Seat Bethany

Who is the mind behind the academic mastery? Can science and religion ever be friends? Join us as we put Bethany in the Hot Seat to learn about what makes her tick as an academic teaching…

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Prof Chris Dent Digital Twin based decision support: the Climate Resilience Demonstrator project and Discussion with Prof Hergel

Climate Extremes and Decision-making: how models can and cannot predict risks and harms Week 3 2024 This talk will describe the Climate Resilience Demonstrator project, which ran under the…

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Prof Gabi Hegerl, Using observed extreme weather and climate events to inform on future climate risk

Controversies inthe Data society 2024Climate Extremes and Decision-making: how models can and cannot predict risks and harms Prof Gabi Hegerl, School of GeosciencesThis presentation discusses…

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Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)

Además de las aspiraciones, objetivos y metas de acción climática establecidos en las COP, la ONU desarrolló un ambicioso conjunto de 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible…

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Acción de los gobiernos a nivel mundial

En este video, Mariajulia explica el trabajo tan importante que está realizando para evaluar evidencia, hacer llegar información clave a los gobiernos de todo el mundo e implementar…

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¿Quiénes son los actores clave?

¿Quién da forma a las soluciones que pueden ayudar a combatir el cambio climático? Mariajulia explica quiénes son los actores clave para ofrecer estas soluciones y por…

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Bienvenidos a la semana 5

La semana pasada analizamos herramientas como el triángulo de riesgo y la jerarquía de respuestas, que pueden ayudarnos a mitigar y a adaptarnos a los cambios climáticos. Esta…

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