The Sustainability and Resilience Institute (SRI) has led on the University of Southampton joining the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change as a member.
Pictured from L to R: Alice Brock (SRI SDG Project Officer); Asher Minns (Tyndall Executive Director); Robert Nicholls (Tyndall Director); Craig Hutton (SRI Director); Laurence Cannings (PhD student)
The Tyndall Centre is a partnership of universities bringing together researchers from the social and natural sciences and engineering to develop sustainable responses to climate change.
Working with the Tyndall Centre and its other university members, has multiple benefits for Southampton, particularly around interdisciplinary research and the goals of our four Strategic Research Initiatives.
Tyndall Centre imagery from their website
Earlier this month the SRI hosted a visit by Professor Robert Nicholls, Tyndall Director (and former UoS colleague) and Asher Minns, Tyndall Executive Director, to meet a number of colleagues and discuss research links, ways of working and the launch of Tyndall Southampton.
Directors from our interdisciplinary research institutes; the Web Science Institute, the Institute for Life Sciences and Southampton’s Marine and Maritime Institute, joined the visit as well as some Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and academics who were keen to hear more about the Tyndall network and the opportunities to engage.
SRI Director, Craig Hutton said: “Joining the Tyndall Centre will provide a wealth of opportunities to Southampton researchers and academics in areas such as knowledge exchange, partnerships for research bids and policy engagement. The Tyndall Early Career Network offers networking, leadership and career development for our ECRs, and with the Tyndall focus on harnessing the benefits of climate change research for other social priorities, a broad range of disciplines across Southampton will be able to engage.”
How do I get involved?
UoS academics can get involved in the following subject areas via Tyndall:
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- Catalysing adaptation and resilience to climate change
- Reaching zero emissions
- Improving well-being through climate action
- Accelerating social change.
- Invitation to Early Career Researchers to join and benefit from the Tyndall Early Career Network (TECN) and join the annual Tyndall Assembly, held in Manchester in September 2024.
For more information about affiliation with the Tyndall Centre, please contact SRI Collaboration Manager Jon Lawn who can give you more information.
To become a member of the SRI please do so here SRI Membership Form.
To learn more about what our University is doing to embed sustainability in everything we do, read about our Sustainability Strategic Plan.