date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:21:33 -0000
from: "Simon Torok" <S.Torok@uea.ac.uk>
subject: In Tyndall
to: "simon" <s.torok@uea.ac.uk>

In Tyndall: The Tyndall Centre internal newsletter

1. Tyndall PhD Studentships Programme
The guidelines for the Tyndall PhD Studentships Programme are available
online for members only at http://www.tyndall.uea.ac.uk/members/phd.htm
(contact Gillian Watson at G.Watson@uea.ac.uk for information on access to
the Members area). If you're interested in putting together a proposal for a
Tyndall Studentship, please discuss your ideas with the relevant Research
Programme Manager or one of the Centre Directors. Gillian is currently
finalising the application form and associated guidance notes, which will be
available very soon.

2. Arranging a Tyndall meeting in London?
The Tyndall Centre is now able to use meeting rooms at the Medical Research
Council for Tyndall meetings. Rooms will be available free of charge, but we
will be invoiced for any catering provided. The MRC is located in central
London, close to Regents' Park. If you would like to book a room for a
Tyndall meeting please contact the Tyndall Centre Administrator, Ms Samantha
Jones, at samantha.jones@uea.ac.uk. Please do not contact the MRC directly.

3. EU Marie Curie Fellowships
A reminder that the deadlines for applications for Marie Curie Fellowships
are approaching fast. Proposals for the Energy sub-programme (ENERGIE) must
be in Brussels by 9 February 2001 (with the next deadline in December 2001)
and the deadline for the Environment and Sustainable Development (ESD)
sub-programme is 21 March 2001 (with the next opportunity in March 2002).

4. Prestigious prize for UEA/Tyndall researcher
The Leverhulme Trust has awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize to Neil Adger.
The 50,000 prizes are a spectacular and unprecedented recognition of
research achievement by young scholars and were awarded to 35 researchers in
seven areas in 2001. They recognise the world-class achievement of
outstanding young research scholars who have made substantial and original
contributions to fundamental knowledge. Awards will continue in future
years.

5. Seeking Integrated Assessment funding
A new round of funding for the European Forum on Integrated Assessment
(EFIEA) is currently being sought, coordinated by Pier Vellinga at Free
University, Amsterdam. The UMIST School of Management will represent the
Tyndall Centre on this networking bid (contact clair.gough@umist.ac.uk for
more info).

6. Foundation for Science and Technology Climate Change Evening
Last week the Tyndall Centre co-sponsored a climate change meeting at the
Royal Society, hosted by the Foundation for Science and Technology and
attracting more than 200 people. The event concentrated on national,
regional and international policy issues associated with climate change,
rather than on the underlying science. The main speakers were Environment
Minister Michael Meacher, Imperial College Professor Michael Grubb and Nick
Otter from ALSTOM Power (and member of the Tyndall Centre Advisory Board).
The Tyndall Centre was represented by a display at the venue, as well as
Mike Hulme, Brian Launder, John Shepherd, Trevor Davies, Franz Berkhout,
Peter Liss and Gillian Watson.

7. Tyndall media appearances
Mike Hulme starred in the media over the last fortnight, commenting on the
Tyndall Centre's first round of projects, the IPCC report, and El Nio, as
well as doing book reviews. Jean Palutikof spoke about East Anglia and
rising sea levels, while Simon Shackley talked to a Belgian journalist about
his research project on carbon sequestration. If a Flemish article doesn't
sound exotic enough for you, the country-by-country analysis done by Mike
Hulme and Tim Mitchell appeared in Uzbekistan's Almaty Herald.

8. IPCC Report
The agreed post-Shanghai IPCC Working Group I text for the Policymakers
Summary is now available on-line (http://www.ipcc.ch).

9. Tyndall North Seminar
The first Tyndall North Seminar will be held at UMIST on 22 February. The
seminar will be introduced by Brian Launder, followed by presentations from
Tom Choularton, Simon Shackley and Nick Jenkins and a discussion. The
seminar is open to anyone who wishes to attend (for further information
contact clair.gough@umist.ac.uk).

10. Tyndall Seminar in Norwich
Meanwhile, Geoff Levermore is travelling down from UMIST's Department of
Building Engineering to give the first Tyndall Headquarters Seminar. The
seminar, held jointly with the UEA's Climatic Research Unit, will take place
in the Tyndall Centre's Callendar Room on Wednesday 28 February from 2 to 3.

11. Wave Power
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has invited
contributions to an inquiry on wave and non-barrier tidal energy in the UK.
The technological and commercial viability of power generation, the
implications for marine life and the role that wave and tidal energy
generation should play in the government's renewables strategy are among the
specific issues identified for discussion. Written evidence should be
submitted by 12 February to the clerk of the committee. Telephone 020
72192118 for more details.

12. Conferences and meetings
Conferences announced in In Tyndall are now archived at
http://www.tyndall.uea.ac.uk/resources.htm#events

* Putting CO2 Storage on the Policy Agenda, Trondheim, Norway 13-14 March
2001 (More information available from John Gale, IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D
Programme, e-mail: johng@ieagreen.demon.co.uk)

13. Worth a surf
* http://www.thecarbontrader.com claims to be "the worlds leading reporter,
library and commercial services intermediary within the emerging Carbon
Credit Market". Based in Australia, it seeks to act as agent in the raising
of wholesale capital for companies anywhere in the world planning to enter
the green energy market.
*
http://www.studyworksonline.com/cda/explorations/main/0,1023,NAV2-79,00.html
is a well-constructed, useful teaching tool, albeit for an American
audience. The site encourages students to think critically about the issue
and the way it is presented in the media.

14. Tyndall Centre Projects: First round
Research Programme 1: Integrated Assessment
 Technology and the economy-energy system in an integrated assessment of
climate change. Lead investigator - Dr J Koehler, Cambridge
(j.koehler@ecom.cam.ac.uk)
 Evaluation of approaches to integrated assessment: A blueprint approach.
Lead investigator - Dr J Palutikof, UEA (j.palutikof@uea.ac.uk)
 Developing discourse coalitions to incorporate stakeholder perceptions and
responses within the Tyndall IA Lead investigator - Dr S Shackley, UMIST
(simon.shackley@umist.ac.uk)
 Planning & prototyping a climate module for the Tyndall integrated
assessment model. Lead investigator - Prof. J Shepherd, Southampton
Oceanography Centre (j.g.shepherd@soc.soton.ac.uk)

Research Programme 2: Carbon Management and Reduction
 Evaluating policy options for the clean development mechanism: A
stakeholder multi-criteria approach. Lead investigator - Dr K Brown, UEA
(k.brown@uea.ac.uk)
 Carbon sequestration: A pilot stage multi-criteria evaluation of
biological and physio-chemical approaches. Lead investigator - Dr S
Shackley, UMIST (simon.shackley@umist.ac.uk)
 Sustainable building form: The role of architecture and urban planning
with respect to climate change. Lead investigator - Dr K Steemers, Cambridge
(kas11@cam.ac.uk)

Research Programme 3: Renewable and New Energy Technologies
 The hydrogen energy economy: its long-term role in greenhouse gas
reduction. Lead investigator - Dr G Dutton, RAL (a.g.dutton@rl.ac.uk)
 Fuel cells: Providing heat and power in the urban environment. Lead
investigator - Dr J Halliday, RAL (J.A.Halliday@rl.ac.uk)
 Integrating renewables and CHP into the UK electricity system. Lead
investigator - Prof. N Jenkins, UMIST (n.jenkins@umist.ac.uk)
 Microgrids - distributed on-site generation. Lead investigator - Dr T
Markvart, Southampton (t.markvart@soton.ac.uk)

Research Programme 4: Extreme Events and Rapid Climate Change
 Scenario development methods for the estimation of future probabilities of
extreme weather events. Lead investigator - Dr M Hulme, UEA
(m.hulme@uea.ac.uk)
 Accuracy of modelled extremes of temperature and climate change and its
implications for the built environment in the UK. Lead investigator - Dr G
Levermore, UMIST (geoff.levermore@umist.ac.uk)
 Integrated assessment of the potential for change in storm activity over
Europe: Implications for insurance and forestry. Lead investigator - Dr J
Palutikof, UEA (j.palutikof@uea.ac.uk)

Research Programme 5: Managing Coastal Zones
 A CFD study of the potential for offshore sea guides and self-accretion
mechanisms to alleviate coastal erosion. Lead investigator - Prof. B
Launder, UMIST (brian.launder@umist.ac.uk)
 The effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on the coasts of UK. Lead
investigator - Dr M Tsimplis, Southampton Oceanography Centre
(mnt@soc.soton.ac.uk)
 Predicting the impact of sea level rise on regional coastal biotas. Lead
investigator - Prof. A Watkinson, UEA (a.watkinson@uea.ac.uk)

Research Programme 6: Enhancing the Options for Mitigation and Adaptation
 New indicators of vulnerability and adaptive capacity. Lead investigator -
Dr N Adger, UEA (n.adger@uea.ac.uk)
 Behavioural response and lifestyle change in moving to low carbon
transport futures. Lead investigator - Dr A Bristow, ITS (Leeds)
(abristow@its.leeds.ac.uk)
 Business and climate change: Measuring and enhancing adaptive capacity.
Lead investigator - Prof. D Gann, SPRU (Sussex) (d.gann@sussex.ac.uk)

The next internal newsletter will arrive on 16 February 2001. Please send to
s.torok@uea.ac.uk any interesting news, announcements, classifieds, Web
sites, publications, media appearances, or grant and conference alerts. Back
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