The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has launched a new initiative called ‘ Pathways to a Net Zero Carbon Future ’. A major thrust of this effort is training a new generation of scholar-practitioners to work at the challenging intersection of land use, energy systems, and climate change. As such, ESF has begun recruiting for the first cohort of students to receive generous fellowships to attend ESF and work across disciplines to help them build this exciting program from a vision into reality. Details: SUNY ESF is seeking exceptional doctoral students to join a new trans-disciplinary initiative aimed at addressing ‘wicked problems’ at the intersection of land use practices, energy systems, and climate change. The Pathways to a Net Zero Carbon Future project brings together three foundational areas of expertise at ESF – sustainable energy management, ecosystem stewardship, and climate-resilient design – at a time when practical solutions are urgently needed to decarbonize landscapes, build local resilience, and ensure just transitions. We are recruiting up to five highly capable, motivated, and creative PhD scholars that share a commitment to these goals and demonstrate potential as trans-disciplinary researchers, practitioners, and team members. Successful applicants will receive two years of fellowship support and will then receive graduate assistant-ships to complete their degree programs. For more information on the Net Zero Carbon initiative, including how to apply, visit www.pathwaysnetzerocarbon.org/apply . Applications received by February 1st 2020 will receive optimal consideration.

Apply now for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships! Applications are open for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD candidates from low and middle income Commonwealth countries to spend 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country. The scholarships are for study starting in October 2020 and are aimed at high-quality graduates whose proposed research has a developmental focus and who have the potential to become influential teachers or researchers in their home countries.   Split-site Scholarships are delivered through an existing institutional or departmental link between the candidate’s home university and proposed UK university. The closing date for applications is 6 November 2019. For full details, including eligibility criteria and how to apply, click here .

This free online course provides the basis for understanding the underlying physical processes governing climate variations in the past, present and future. You will gain an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the climate system, and be able to put the recently observed, man-made changes in climate in the context of past natural changes. You will learn with experts from The University of Bergen, which has a strong focus on Earth and Marine Sciences. It hosts the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, the largest centre for natural science-based climate research in Scandinavia. Course start date- 2nd September, 2019! For more info, click here .