Atrium, Xfi
Vegan/vegetarian buffet
Henderson Lecture Theatre, Xfi
Patrick will share highlights from Year 3 of ACCESS, discuss these in light of changing global political and economic contexts, and preview what’s yet to come in the ACCESS work programme and how this year’s Assembly fits into that.
Patrick Devine-Wright
(ACCESS Director, University of Exeter)
Henderson Lecture Theatre, Xfi
In this session, we ask: What would a place-sensitive approach to Just Transition look like?
Speakers Najma Mohamed, Greg Marsden, Huei-Ling (Lynn) Lai and Sherilyn MacGregor will share evidence, insights and case studies of Just Transition projects and initiatives from diverse contexts. They will discuss ways to mainstream Place-sensitive approaches to Just Transition across academic, practice and policy contexts, and aim to find novel solutions that support the transition to a sustainable and biodiverse environment and a resilient, net zero society.
Keynote
Putting People at the Heart of Place-sensitive Just Transitions
Najma Mohamed
Head of Nature-based Solutions, United Nations Environment Program – World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) & Senior Atlantic Fellow in Social and Economic Equity
Atrium, Xfi
Henderson Lecture Theatre, Xfi
ACCESS Flex Fund Round 2 Project Leads, Sarah Parry, Davide Pettinato and Matilda Becker will talk about their projects with their project partners. There will be an opportunity for Q and A at the end.
1. Transforming with care. Insights from academics, community researchers and musicians coming together to understand, research and analyse socioecological care.
2. Nurturing nature connection among British Muslims through a faith-literate framework. Key insights from the first iteration of a faith-literate, multi-component educational intervention at the Cambridge Central Mosque, discussing the community’s response to the initiative and sharing preliminary reflections on initial findings.
3. Unlocking the power of youth to develop equity in net-zero governance. As increasing numbers of organisations set net-zero targets, who defines what an ‘equitable’ net-zero strategy is, and how do we enrol “non-expert” knowledge into the hidden landscape of standards and voluntary governance initiatives?
Matilda Becker
University of Oxford
Tom Maitland
Youth Advisory Board
Chair
Birgitta Gatersleben
ACCESS Co-Director, University of Surrey
In breakout rooms – check the signs to see which group and room you are in
This session, co-led by ACCESS Leadership College Fellows & Fellows from the Centre for Climate Communication and Data Science (C3DS), explores the role of storytelling in helping people reconnect with nature and respond to the challenges of climate change with hope.
Together we will explore how stories of human capacity can challenge narratives of despair, and reflect on how different communication strategies, particularly the use of social media, can engage different generations and inspire action.
ACCESS Fellows
Henderson Lecture Theatre, Xfi
Patrick Devine-Wright
Woodbridge Room, Reed Hall
Hot vegan/vegetarian buffet
Atrium, Xfi
Henderson Lecture Theatre,
Xfi
Birgitta Gatersleben, ACCESS Co-Director, University of Surrey
Henderson Lecture Theatre
& Break-out rooms, Xfi
We would like to invite you to take part in a reflective workshop on the ACCESS Guiding Principles framework. The framework encourages users to consider three key principles together: i. Equality, diversity and inclusion, ii. Knowledge co-production, and iii. Environmental sustainability.
Published in 2023, the framework has since been used in academic, policy, and practice settings. We are currently evaluating how it works in practice and this Annual Assembly session forms part of our ongoing research project. We’ll be updating everyone on evaluation progress and sharing real-world dilemmas experienced by users of the principles in our plenary. Then we’ll be unpacking those dilemmas with you in optional smaller workshops.
On the day, after the short plenary, you will be split into several breakout groups where we will be collecting non-attributed data in line with the Chatham House Rule. All those who would like to participate in a workshop will need to complete a Research Consent form.
The Xfi Atrium and grounds will be available for those who choose to opt out.
Please read our information sheet and if you have any questions, please contact project lead Jenny Hatchard.
Facilitators
Kate Burningham
University of Surrey
Jaya Gajparia
Independent Researcher
Sarah Golding
University of Surrey
Steve Guilbert
University of Exeter
Atrium, Xfi
Henderson Lecture Theatre,
Xfi
The aim of this session is to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing ‘effective’ interdisciplinarity, where diverse forms of knowledge, including Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Indigenous and Local Knowledges are all considered relevant and useful to tackle environmental problems such as climate adaptation. In particular, we ask how STEM and Social Science expertise can be integrated at an early stage, and deliver outcomes that are relevant to policy and practice.
Henderson Lecture Theatre,
Xfi
Patrick Devine-Wright & Birgitta Gatersleben
Atrium, Xfi
Vegetarian/vegan buffet
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