Universities restoring nature – Join the Alliance of Nature-Positive Universities

UNEP and the University of Oxford are launching a global network of Nature Positive Universities in order to prompt the prioritization of nature and its restoration within the higher education sector; in their operations and supply chains, on campuses and within the cities where they operate.…

Tsavo East National Park is gigantic. It is the largest national park in Kenya measuring nearly 14,000km2 (roughly the size of Montenegro) and has arguably some of the best game viewing in East Africa. The game is dominated by elephants and is known to have some of the most impressive tuskers (elephants of either sex whose tusks touch the ground) left on the African continent.

Art can be an effective way of communicating scientific research. It can connect people from different backgrounds, stimulate discussion, and produce knowledge and understanding. Moving beyond the written word can make research more accessible and help scientists to think about the key messages and meaning of their work. Incorporating visual methods into research design can also facilitate…

As a first-generation immigrant from a working-class family, graduate study always seemed distant and unreachable. In fact, I never even considered it as an option for my own future.

The fellowships, which will be hosted over three years, will enable conservationists from African countries to spend time working with the University’s extensive environmental research network in Oxford. Fellows will be able to draw on the University’s considerable research strengths and networks to build collaborations and develop new perspectives and skills that will benefit the work they…