International Summer School

Global Climate Change: Environment, Technology and Society

The below timetable is an indicative one and will be subject to change.  Further details will follow shortly.

Themes Date Morning Afternoon Evening 
London programme  Sat 20 - Tues 23 July  Visits to Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London and the British Museum, as well as a trip to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.  Accommodation in Central London in same-sex shared rooms with en-suite facilities.   
Week 1   Tues 23 July  London to Exeter  Arrival in accommodation  5.15pm: Welcome BBQ
   Weds 24 July  Introduction talk Campus and town tours Evening activity
  Thurs 25 July  9.30am - 12pm: Introduction; Climate Change and Water Resources (Dr Diego Gomez), Constantine Leventis, Building One 1.15pm -3.15pm: Introduction to Climate Change, Adaptation and Mitigation (Professor Pierre Friedlingstein), Constantine Leventis, Building One  
  Fri 26 July  9.30-11.30am: Lecture to be confirmed 12.30-2.30pm: Environmental lifestyles and Citizenship (Dr Stewart Barr), Constantine Leventis, Building One Evening activity
Weekend  Sat 27 July  Daytrip to Stonehenge and Salisbury (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.45am/leave Salisbury at 4pm)
  Sun 28 July  Free day to explore Exeter and the South West  
Week 2  Mon 29 July  9.30-11.30am: Health Impacts of Climate Change (Professor Clive Sabel), Constantine Leventis, Building One 1.15-3.15pm: Case study workshop to be confirmed 3.30pm: Traditional English cream tea at Exeter Cathedral cafe (meet outside Building One)
  Tues 30 July  9.30-11.30am: Climate Change: Cause and Effect (Dr Hugo Lambert), Constantine Leventis, Building One 1.15-3.15pm: Water System Dynamics Modelling Workshop (Dr Janez Susnik), Constantine Leventis, Building One  
  Wed 31 August Visit to the Eden Project in Cornwall (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 2.15pm). Overnight stay at Exeter University's Cornwall Campus with lectures there on the following day.   
  Thurs 1 August 9.30-11.30am: Renewable Energy for a Low Carbon Future (Dr Peter Connor 1.15-3.15pm: Adaptation and Mitigation Technologies: Renewable Energy (Dr Lars Johanning) 3.45pm: Coach pick up 7pm: Karaoke night at The Ram (buddies to collect you from Holland Hall)
  Fri 2 August Free day/ study day   
Weekend  Sat 3 August Daytrip to Bath (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/meet back at coach at 4.15pm)  
  Sun 4 August Free day   
Week 3  Mon 5 August 9.30-11.30am: Lecture to be confirmed, Constantine Leventis, Building One 1.15-3.15pm: Global Water Security and Changing Climate (Professor Dragan Savic), Constantine Leventis, Building One 6.45pm: English pub quiz night
  Tues 6 August 9.30-11.30am: Climate Change: Societal Impacts and Risks (Professor Peter Cox), Constantine Leventis, Building One 1.15-3.15pm: Early Warning of Climate Tipping Points (Professor Tim Lenton), Constantine Leventis, Building One  
  Wed 7 August Daytrip to St Ives (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 3.45pm)  
  Thurs 8 August 9.30-11.30am: The Social Psychology of Responding to Global Environmental Challenges (Dr Tim Kurz), Constantine Leventis, Building One 1.15-3.15pm: Guest Speakers from the MET Office (Jason Lowe, Paul Halloran), Constantine Leventis, Building One  
  Fri 9 August 9.30-11.30am: Student Presentations Free afternoon  6.15pm: Graduation ceremony and farewell party
  Sat 10 August Bus to Heathrow Airport and London