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Dr Tamsin Edwards
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, Parliament Thematic Research Lead (Climate & Environment), IPCC. Research: ice sheets & glaciers. Talks
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Dr Tamsin Edwards
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I have some news... During 2023, I'll be on secondment as a new Parliamentary "Thematic Research Lead": helping to provide evidence to Parliament on climate & environmental science. If you're an academic & would like to be on the list of contacts I'm collecting, please reply! 🌍
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We’re excited to welcome: Dr Tamsin Edwards @flimsin, Reader in Climate Change, @KingsCollegeLon, @kclgeography. Dr Edwards will lead on climate and environment; (3/5)
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Thank you for a fantastic set of sessions
@EGU_Policy
#EGU23 this week - lots of in-depth discussions and examples about how 🌏 scientists can inform policymakers - and huge interest from scientists to learn how. And if anyone wants to go into it full-time... 👇
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@flimsin
Looking for a new job? Interested in writing briefings for UK Members of Parliament and their staff on climate/environment or energy? Two @commonslibrary Senior Researcher positions on (a) Climate & Water (b) Energy, closing 10/5: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/about-us/work-
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Then later: 2: "Improving and evaluating the IPCC land ice emulator", me, 14:10, Room 1.61/62, EGU23-6961 3: "The use of multivariate Gaussian process emulation in making projections of land ice contributions to sea level rise" Fiona Turner, 14:40, Room 1.61/62, EGU23-12361
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Hello
@EGU_CR
#EGU23! Three talks on quantifying ice sheet uncertainties by our group (past & present) today: 1: "Pliocene Antarctic ice sheet model ensembles with joint constraints from reconstructed sea level and margin retreat", James O'Neill, 09:10, Room 1.61/62, EGU23-11803
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@flimsin
Calling all Arctic researchers - see below for part-time role advising UK Parliament - deadline Friday. No need to have expertise in every single topic of the inquiry (it's very broad). Please ask for more info, or just apply!
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Environmental Audit Committee
@CommonsEAC
Can you help Parliament examine the UK’s relationship with the Arctic and its environment? We are inviting applications for a Specialist Adviser vacancy, supporting our Sub-Committee's inquiry into 'The UK and the Arctic environment'. 🔎More info👇 committees.parliament.uk/committee/62/e
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@flimsin
From experience, I think this is a very good list. Bookmark:
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Ali C
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This is excellent. And tbh mostly applies to any complex life situation someone you know is dealing with, not just bereavement. twitter.com/drkathrynmanni…
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@flimsin
...and not just the authors, but the fabulous Technical Support Team, and everyone else involved. It's a tough job, and to do it report after report is harder than most people could imagine.
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@flimsin
Bumping this: Arctic researchers, especially in/from the UK, please submit evidence to this Parliamentary inquiry by the
@CommonsEAC
- and do ask me more if you are not sure how, or whether, you should.
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@flimsin
I’m very happy to announce the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee are doing an inquiry into the UK & the Arctic: of course Arctic climate & environmental changes, and the UK’s role in studying them, are a major focus. Researchers: please submit evidence! Read on… 1/n twitter.com/CommonsEAC/sta…
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@flimsin
Sone great examples and questions discussed at this event. Thanks for hosting!
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We’re with @PriestleyCentre for our session on Engaging with UK Parliament, where we’re hearing from @flimsin, @piersforster, @ProfJuliaMO1 and @MeganTresise Here’s @cjbradshaw_law introducing the session 📸
Carrie Bradshaw introduces the session, while our panelist’s sit ready to address the room
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@PriestleyCentre
There is still time to register for this exciting event on Tuesday 7 March with
@flimsin
and our very own
@piersforster
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@ProfJuliaMO1
and
@MeganTresise
. What are you waiting for? Full details and sign-up link: climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/engagin
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@PolicyLeeds
@policyleeds
Looking to engage with @UKParliament on #Climate and #Environmental research? Hear from @flimsin, @piersforster, @ProfJuliaMO1 and @MeganTresise on effective policy engagement with parliamentarians at this @PriestleyCentre event, @UniversityLeeds, March 7 climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/engagin
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@flimsin
And for another cross-cutting Parliamentary committee on environment and climate change, here’s the latest from the
@HLEnviroClimate
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Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee
@HLEnviroClimate
Today we have sent a letter sent to @govuk Lord Callanan warning that the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is failing to deliver following a disappointingly low take-up of grants, putting the Government’s 2028 target of 600,000 heat pump installations at risk 1/8 committees.parliament.uk/publications/3
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Hear a bit about the committee running the inquiry I mentioned this week, on The UK and the Arctic Environment: a 25 year history
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Environmental Audit Committee
@CommonsEAC
Last week we held a 25th Anniversary event with @Grantham_IC & @imperial_forum to celebrate the positive impact of our past work and to look to the future. 📺Watch some of our highlights:
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Polar podcast alert! ⏰🇦🇶🧊❄️🎉 I really, really enjoyed this chat with
@alokjha
, talking about how we test - and trust - computer models of climate change and Antarctica
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UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
@AntarcticHT
NEW EPISODE: In Season 3 Ep 5 of our podcast, @alokjha talks to climate scientist @flimsin about how her pioneering work in modelling the impact of ice sheet and glacier melt on rising sea levels is predicting the future of the planet. 🔊Listen: ow.ly/4fhy50N6Vzy
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NERC Arctic Office
@Arctic_Office
Excellent and super helpful thread below…
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@flimsin
I’m very happy to announce the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee are doing an inquiry into the UK & the Arctic: of course Arctic climate & environmental changes, and the UK’s role in studying them, are a major focus. Researchers: please submit evidence! Read on… 1/n twitter.com/CommonsEAC/sta…
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@flimsin
I’m very happy to announce the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee are doing an inquiry into the UK & the Arctic: of course Arctic climate & environmental changes, and the UK’s role in studying them, are a major focus. Researchers: please submit evidence! Read on… 1/n
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Environmental Audit Committee
@CommonsEAC
🚨UPDATE🚨 the deadline to submit written evidence to the Polar Research Sub-Committee's inquiry ‘The UK and the Arctic Environment’ has been extended to 5pm Thursday 20 April. ❄Further info at bit.ly/3Zbbmn0
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Dr Tamsin Edwards
@flimsin
And for more on polar change, here’s last week’s special episode of #BBCInsideScience, where I talked to
@Vic_Gill
about people’s fantastic stories of the science - and art - of Antarctica 🇦🇶
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Victoria Gill 💙💛
@Vic_Gill
In a mo on @BBCRadio4 & @BBCSounds, we’re exploring the bottom of the world on #BBCInsideScience. The disturbing, fascinating stuff happening in #Antarctica 🇦🇶 Thanks to @flimsin @nadiafrontier @rachel_tilling & audio wonders @emily_birdaudio @thescienceear & @GeorginaRannard
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Dr Tamsin Edwards
@flimsin
For more on how to (and why) engage with Parliament, look out this year for events like this one in Leeds I’ll be talking at next week:
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@PolicyLeeds
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Looking to engage with @UKParliament on #Climate and #Environmental research? Hear from @flimsin, @piersforster, @ProfJuliaMO1 and @MeganTresise on effective policy engagement with parliamentarians at this @PriestleyCentre event, @UniversityLeeds, March 7 climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/engagin
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