Cabot Institute for the Environment

Have you ever wondered who we are and what we do here at the University of Bristol? We’re excited to show you our brand new short films which show just that. Here’s our first beautiful video about what we do! Made in collaboration with the brilliant team at Beeston Media and world-leading street artist Hazard0ne. Watch all new videos about our research themes here https://lnkd.in/ebhVG9NS #environment #research #whatwedo #interdisciplinary

Excited to be hosting this online public lecture next week. Especially of interest to #lifescience #conservation #senses #history. Cabot Institute for the Environment Book your free ticket: https://lnkd.in/evGvV6UQ The University of Bristol's Senses and Sensations research group is delighted to announce an exciting public lecture delivered by two academics working to examine animal senses in different ways and from different angles. In this event, Mark Paterson – who is currently a Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor (University of Pittsburgh) at the University of Bristol – will explore the histories of experiments on animals to understand the sense of touch. These ideas will be placed in conversation with the work of Nathan Morehouse (IRiS, University of Cincinnati) and his own examinations of animal senses, in which he focuses on vision in spiders. Thinking across different senses, species, times and places, the work of these two scholars will illuminate our understanding of the senses by drawing our attention away from our human selves, and towards those who sense very differently.

"More people died from hot or cold weather conditions than COVID-19 in parts of UK" (between 2020 and 2022) Important research from Eunice Lo Dann Mitchell Cabot Institute for the Environment Elizabeth Blackwell Institute TRUUD (Tackling Root causes upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development)

Last night Rose Sellman-Leava and I attended the We The Curious launch party. It was brilliant to see the space open and buzzing, and quite emotional to hear from the tremendous team about the journey has been like. I met new fascinating people, and caught up with friends and colleagues. Including our NatWest Accelerator buddies Bianca Jones Assoc CIPD and Frammy Jenkins. And always a pleasure to catch up with Helen Thomas-Hughes and hear about the research taking place at the Cabot Institute for the Environment. We The Curious, a huge congrats on reopening, thank you for inviting Inclusive Futures CIC along to help celebrate.

What's in a name? When you're talking about terms like ‘transition’, ‘resilience’ or ‘clean energy’, it's easy to get confused. 🤔 Dr Paul Merchant and Prof Daniela Schmidt want to tackle misunderstandings around key terms. Their research (below) shows that including community groups and businesses in developing climate policy is crucial. Cabot Institute for the Environment #sustainability #research #policy https://lnkd.in/eRw2s9b9

Caboteers Dr Paul Merchant and Professor Daniela Schmidt have created a new policy brief about using creative methods for generating more inclusive environmental policy. You can read the brief on the PolicyBristol website: https://lnkd.in/e-Buthv6 #policy #policymaking #environment #arts #art #creative #creativity #inclusivity #research #highereducation #publicengagement University of Bristol #wearebristoluni #interdisciplinary

Excited to be hosting this online public lecture next week. Especially of interest to #lifescience #conservation #senses #history. Cabot Institute for the Environment Book your free ticket: https://lnkd.in/evGvV6UQ The University of Bristol's Senses and Sensations research group is delighted to announce an exciting public lecture delivered by two academics working to examine animal senses in different ways and from different angles. In this event, Mark Paterson – who is currently a Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor (University of Pittsburgh) at the University of Bristol – will explore the histories of experiments on animals to understand the sense of touch. These ideas will be placed in conversation with the work of Nathan Morehouse (IRiS, University of Cincinnati) and his own examinations of animal senses, in which he focuses on vision in spiders. Thinking across different senses, species, times and places, the work of these two scholars will illuminate our understanding of the senses by drawing our attention away from our human selves, and towards those who sense very differently.

Last week I was lucky enough to talk at a Food Justice Workshop, co-hosted by Cabot Institute for the Environment, Feeding Bristol and University of Bristol. Had some mind-blowing conversations about food poverty in the city, the power of research, and how universities can better support local communities. Thanks so much for having me! #foodpverty #foodjustic #foodjusticefortnight #sustainability #research

I am just coming to the end of an amazing WildDrone visit to Kenya during which I have had the opportunity to meet and work with the most brilliant set of people and organisations. We have been flying BVLOS in Ol Pejeta Conservancy with whom we are working in partnership to develop autonomous drone technologies for conservation. Our operations there would not have been possible at all without close collaboration with the Kenya Flying Labs, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority and the local Kenya Air Force ATC. Thank you so much! It is a real privilege to work with you all to support the field testing of these systems. Congratulations to Kilian Meier and Guy Maalouf for flawless WildBridge and BVLOS flight tests respectively. It is very rare to see things work first time in the field and you both absolutely nailed it! On the 28th and 29th June we attended the Elevate Africa Summit. This was a really exciting event and culminated with flight demonstrations on the Saturday. It brought together industry leaders, government officials, startups, and enthusiasts to explore the possibilities for drone technology across Africa. It was really neat to see the fantastic efforts of so many younger people being rewarded during the event. Yesterday I was delighted to be able to visit the Wildlife Research and Training Institute where we discussed the possibility of closer links between the Institute and WildDrone. Thank you so much to Dr Patrick Omondi, Dr Vincent Obanda and the amazing team at WRTI for your hospitability and support of our project. I am really looking forward to our future collaborations. Kenyatta University hosted Kilian Meier for a visit during his time in Kenya. Many thanks to ALEX KATUSO and all the brilliant Aerospace students that facilitated this activity. I really enjoyed catching up with you all at the Summit and I very much look forward to visiting Kenyatta University again in January! Thank you to the WildDrone team Ulrik Schultz Lundquist, Guy Maalouf, Matthew Watson, Kilian Meier, David Guerin and Kjeld Jensen. Also thank you to Sonja Betschart and Kat James for helping us with many questions at the beginning of this journey. This post has been brought to you via Starlink - thank you Dr Matt Crompton! You can read more about the WildDrone project at https://wilddrone.eu University of Bristol African Drone Forum Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark #drones #technology #conservation

On Wednesday we hosted a Biodiversity Collage Workshop for the Education for Sustainable Development Network. This brought together staff to learn about mechanisms and drivers behind biodiversity loss, helping us understand the various challenges. Thanks Carolina Meza 🐆 for your brilliant facilitation as always! There were lots of interesting discussions to be had, including what more we can do on campus. Royal Fort Gardens is a brilliant example including log piles, bug hotels, wildflower plots and areas of grass left unmown – we were discussing how to make sure other green spaces and new buildings implement these things. There was also talk of monocultures and homogenisation of food, and how this is affecting the ecosystem/microbiome within our guts. How can we eat a wider variety of foods to ensure we stay healthy and more resilient? If you have the chance to attend one of these workshops, I really recommend it. What are you doing within your home/workplace to help biodiversity? We are trying to include different habitats in our garden however small, with a log pile, sand pile, wildflowers, and grass of different heights (some very overgrown!) - the bugs seem very happy there! Cabot Institute for the Environment