Rachel James
Climate change researcher working for Oxford, currently based at UCT. Interested in climate science, and its application to help solve real world problems.
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#JerusalemaDanceChallenge by UCT VC and Mastercard Foundation scholars
VC Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng came together with the UCT Mastercard Foundation Program Scholars to do the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge to celebrate Heritage Day.
How climate change is fueling record-breaking California wildfires, heat and smog
Record heat. Record acres burned. Sky-high air pollution. The extremes California has experienced in recent weeks all have one thing in common: They were made worse by climate change.
Welcome to Leeside, the US’s first climate haven
Climate change threatens to displace millions worldwide. This is a museum exhibit of a fictional city, Leeside, that welcomes climate migrants in the US.
Glacial cooling and climate sensitivity revisited
A compilation of proxy data are used with an isotope-enabled climate model ensemble to constrain cooling during the Last Glacial Maximum, producing estimates of equilibrium climate sensitivity that agree well with the current consensus range.
Should we name heat waves like we name hurricanes?
Although heat waves rarely get the attention that hurricanes do, they kill far more people per year in the U.S.
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow on Co-production of Climate Services in Africa
Are you an ambitious researcher looking for your next challenge? Do you have a background in climate services? Do you want to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive Universities?An exciting opportunity has arisen...
Job Posting: Executive Assistant - Climate Outreach
Job description Application form Diversity form We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to support our Executive Team in building public …
Job Posting: Senior Project Manager Lead (maternity cover) - Climate Outreach
Job description Application form Diversity form We’re looking for a part-time, dynamic Senior Project Management Lead to join our team …
Registration: Webinar on Climate Change in Eastern Africa, challenges and opportunities
Climate variability and change are causing devastating socio-economic impacts in all parts of the world including eastern parts of Africa. Some of the key cha…
Webinar: Climate Change in Eastern Africa, Challenges and Opportunities
Climate variability and change are causing devastating socio-economic impacts in all parts of the world including eastern parts of Africa. Some of the key cha…
Rachel James
Webinar: Climate Change in Eastern Africa, Challenges and Opportunities
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Five ways to ensure that models serve society: a manifesto
Pandemic politics highlight how predictions need to be transparent and humble to invite insight, not blame.
What Black scientists want from colleagues and their institutions
Frustrated and exhausted by systemic racism in the science community, Black researchers outline steps for action.
Towards an inventory of the impacts of human-induced climate change | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | American Meteorological Society
Rachel James
In this new paper by @FrediOtto we explore what it would take to build an inventory of #LossAndDamage from human-induced climate change
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Virtual Event: A Conversation on Racism, Science and Academia with Angela Saini | Green Templeton College
Details Start: June 22 - 06:00 pm End: June 12 - 01:00 am Event Category: Featured, Lectures and Seminars
As one of Oxford's few black professors, let me tell you why I care about Rhodes | Simukai Chigudu
The city is strewn with tributes to the great of the British empire. The devastation they wreaked is routinely forgotten, says professor of African politics Simukai Chigudu
COP26 Fellowships – Call for proposals | Place Based Climate Action Network
UK Research and Innovation, through the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) are sponsoring four to six one-year COP26 Fellowships. The Fellowships are an opportunity for...