[Postgrad] Fwd: FW: Request - Climate Connect

[Gordon Robb]

The Science faculty is looking for two PhD student volunteers to 
participate in a Climate Connect programme (see summary below an details 
in attached document).

If you're interested, please let me know asap (places will be allocated 
on a 1st come, 1st serve basis).

Thanks

Gordon

*From:*Tracy Morse
*Sent:* 01 September 2021 17:19
*To:* Debra Willison <D.Willison at strath.ac.uk 
<mailto:D.Willison at strath.ac.uk>>; Lizann Bonnar 
<lizann.bonnar at strath.ac.uk <mailto:lizann.bonnar at strath.ac.uk>>; Julia 
Race <julia.race at strath.ac.uk <mailto:julia.race at strath.ac.uk>>; Susan 
Howick <susan.howick at strath.ac.uk <mailto:susan.howick at strath.ac.uk>>
*Cc:* Fiona Doyle <fiona.doyle at strath.ac.uk 
<mailto:fiona.doyle at strath.ac.uk>>
*Subject:* Request - Climate Connect

Dear all

I hope this finds everyone well.

I’m contacting you regarding an opportunity for ECRs and PhD students to 
get involved with the Climate Connect programme we are rolling out at 
the Centre for Sustainable Development.

The full details are in the attached document however in summary we have 
developed a network with a range of global universities around 
sustainable development, and as part of this partnership we are leading 
a programme for students called Climate Connect.

This is a small focussed programme which will run for 6 months involving:

- University of Strathclyde

- Peking University

- Waterloo University

- Stellenbosch University

- Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences

- KTH

Each University has an academic lead (that is me for Strathclyde) and 
will be identifying a cohort of up to 10 UG students who will interact 
with one another through a series of monthly workshops as outlined in 
the attached (this will be done through StrathUnion). The concept is to 
allow students from across the world to engage with one another on the 
topic of climate change and sustainable development, and be able to 
understand the pertinent challenges, concerns and opportunities from 
each others perspectives.

*So this is where the ECR/PhD element comes in. *

Each institution will also identify 4 - 6 ECR/PhD students who will 
support the cohort of UGs within their institution. This will involve:

- Meeting with them a couple of times per month to ensure they are 
undertaking the tasks set and helping with any problems they may be having

- Helping to facilitate the discussions at the monthly meetings

*What’s in it for them I hear you ask?*

Well unfortunately there is no additional payment for being involved but 
there are a number of benefits…..

- they will be trained to be a facilitator of the Climate Fresk online 
climate game (https://climatefresk.org 
<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclimatefresk.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cg.r.m.robb%40strath.ac.uk%7C242430668ebc4635ad6708d96e0390c5%7C631e0763153347eba5cd0457bee5944e%7C0%7C0%7C637661783855551235%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=2r2T1QoWkGnNU%2Bwo1YXTiNJRMJ9fYDVmZ8gxfY6BAPU%3D&reserved=0>)

- they will have the opportunity to meet with your counterparts at 
institutions across the world and build your networks for future plans

- they will have an opportunity to meet with other researchers from 
different faculties in UoS

- it’ll be a great (and hopefully fun) experience!

*So what is the ask?*

- Could you please help us with circulating this request to your 
relative groups to gauge interest on being involved?

- Ideally we are looking to have representation from across all 4 
faculties in the group to maintain the interdisciplinary perspective

I hope that all makes sense and apologies for the long message!

If you can let me know by return if this is something you can help to 
support and if you need further details/information from me then I’d be 
happy to oblige.

Best wishes

Tracy

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Dr Tracy Morse
Senior Lecturer
Head of the Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | University of 
Strathclyde | Level 5 | James Weir Building | 75 Montrose Street | 
Glasgow | G1 1XJ | Scotland | UK
E-Mail: tracy.thomson <mailto:tracy.thomson at strath.ac.uk>@strath.ac.uk 
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