Enterprise and the Environment Summer School 27 June - 9 July 2021 University of Oxford
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Enterprise and the Environment Summer School 27 June - 9 July 2021 University of Oxford
I’m delighted to invite you to the Enterprise and the Environment Summer School at the
University of Oxford. This is a unique programme which teaches across the strengths of
the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment in environmental economics and
policy, enterprise management, and financial markets and investment. During the
Enterprise and the Environment Summer School we explore critical global environmental
challenges in the 21st century through a combination of science, diverse stakeholder
engagement, and by analysing interconnections across enterprise and the environment.
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford is a leading interdisciplinary academic hub
focused upon teaching, research, and engagement with enterprise on climate change and long-term
environmental sustainability. We work with social enterprises, corporations, and governments; we seek to
encourage innovative solutions to the challenges facing humanity.
We are excited to be holding our fifth instalment of the Summer School and hope to meet you in Oxford.
Professor Cameron Hepburn
Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
Dates: 27 June - 9 July 2021
Accommodation: Somerville College, University of Oxford
Teaching Venue: School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
Website: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/
Contact: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Early Bird Price: £3,000 (for applications received prior to 1 February 2021)
Full Price: £3,500 (for applications received after 1 February 2021)
Scholarships: x4 available
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Explore critical environmental and global challenges
Content across the Enterprise and the Environment Summer
School will approach the major environmental challenges of the
21st century. During the programme students will explore issues
such as:
• How does climate change impact economic stability?
• How do financial markets drive long-term environmental
decision-making? Oxford is no. 1
• What are the financial, legal, and transitional risks and
opportunities to organisations from climate change? in the world for
• How are organisations and biodiversity intertwined?
• What is the latest in the science of climate change? research quality
• What does a net-zero future mean for industries, and how Most recent UK Research
can they catalyse change to reach it?
Excellence Framework (2014)
If you are interested in hearing the latest world-class thinking on
these questions, and are searching for answers, then the
Enterprise and the Environment Summer School is right for you. The Summer
The format of the programme will include learning through a School will include
range of methods, including lectures, case studies, interactive
activities, field trips, tutorials, and small group sessions. more than 50
Students will engage with Oxford academics and expert hours of learning
practitioners that will draw upon their own research and profes-
sional experiences. over 2 weeks
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Experience the University of Oxford
Whilst many other summer schools operate in Oxford and hire University facilities only a small handful of
University departments design, teach and manage their own programmes. The Enterprise and the
Environment Summer School is one of these precious few and is aligned with the Smith School’s internal
research and taught to the same standards as our year-round commitments at the University of Oxford. In
addition, small group exercises enables students to have close contact and engage with our academics. This is
not the case at many other summer schools in the UK but we believe that it is a vitally important part of
helping students to understand the topics and interact with faculty in the same vein as teaching at Oxford
would traditionally allow.
A consistently excellent academic programme
Students in 2019 ranked their overall satisfaction on average 4.7 out of 5.0
Students in 2019 scored the organisation on average 4.9 out of 5.0
40 students from 19 different nationalities attended in 2019
Students in 2019 marked the structure of the programme on average 4.6 out of 5.0
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Inspiring future thinking students
The Enterprise and the Environment Summer School attracts a global spread of students from a wide
combination of academic backgrounds. The programme is particularly relevant to students that are:
• Studying related topics at an undergraduate level who would like to supplement their current studies,
which may be in fields such as finance, management, economics, law, geography, politics, or the physical
sciences;
• Considering a graduate programme in fields related to the Enterprise and the Environment Summer
School and would like to better understand the key issues;
• Undertaking a graduate programme in a similar area and would benefit from broadening their
understanding within these subject areas;
• Considering a related career and are searching for an overview of the issues at play;
• Passionate about leading environmental change.
Applications will be assessed, and places awarded on an ongoing basis, so we strongly encourage you to apply
early to avoid disappointment. Please feel free to contact us to discuss your application in more detail.
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Join a global network
Previous students have joined the Summer School from:
American University in Cairo Trinity College Dublin
Berkeley, University of California University College Los Angeles
Boston College University College London
Bryn Mawr College University of Edinburgh
Carleton University University of Exeter
Carnegie Mellon University University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong University of Melbourne
Durham University University of Michigan
EY University of New England
Heidelberg University University of New South Wales
Lancaster University University of Oxford
Lebanon Reforestation Initiative University of Queensland
London School of Economics University of Stellenbosch
McGill University University of St Andrews
Monash University University of Sydney
Nanyang Technological University University of Toronto
National University of Singapore University of Warwick
Princeton University Vermont Law School
Royal Holloway, University of London Zeppelin University
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Become a part of the Smith School
The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment was established in 2008 as an "This has been an
independent research centre at the University of Oxford. In 2013, we joined the School absolutely wonderful
of Geography and the Environment, deepening our teaching programmes in experience"
collaboration with the broader department and its other research units: the Transport
Studies Unit and the Environmental Change Institute.
The School of Geography and the Environment and its research institutes are "The Summer School
internationally recognised for their excellence in environmental research, teaching and has made me
scholarship. The School of Geography and the Environment was the first such confident that this is
the field that I want to
department in the UK and was established over 100 years ago by Halford Mackinder.
pursue "
The ethos of the School is to promote research that is bold, innovative and challenging
while remaining committed to the highest standards of academia.
As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, the University of Oxford is a Our Summer School
unique and historic institution. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching has was established in
existed at Oxford in some form since 1096 and developed rapidly after 1167. The 2016 and is now in its
University is now made up from 38 Colleges, 6 private halls, and roughly 100 major fifth year
academic departments, libraries and museums.
Geography and environmental studies at Oxford was ranked second
in the UK
Guardian University League Tables 2020
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Expert faculty
Dr Caitlin McElroy, Summer School Programme Director
Caitlin McElroy is a Departmental Research Lecturer and Director of Executive
Education Programmes at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. Her
research has revolved around the interactions between the mining industry,
environment, and development. She is currently developing a programme: Sharing
Resource Prosperity that explores the improved environmental sustainability and
development of resource driven economies. Her first degree is from the University
of Pennsylvania in History and Environmental Studies (Hons) followed by an MSc in
Nature, Society and Environmental Policy (Dist) from the University of Oxford. She
holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford in Economic Geography that was funded
Previous speakers include Oxford has been ranked
Professor Gordon Clark Dr Dustin Garrick the world’s best
Dr Aoife Brophy Haney Dr Radhika Khosla
Dr Paul Jepson Dr Michael Viehs University for 4 years
Dr Susann Stritzke Dr Stefania Innocenti
Professor Rob Hope Professor Dariusz Wójcik
running
Dr Elizabeth Harnett Professor Cameron Hepburn Times Higher Education World University
Rankings 2019
"This programme has meant the world to me, I can’t say how thankful I am!"
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Week 1: Oxford immersion and big picture thinking
The timetable below is an example, and representative of the Summer School from previous years:
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
09.30-11.00 09.30-11.00 09.30-11.00 09.30-11.00 09.30-11.00
Global Threats Enterprise and the Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainable Finance
Environment Conservation Economics
11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30
Break Break Break Break Break
11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00
The Latest in the Paris and the Valuing Water Behavioural Socially Responsible
Science of Climate Economics of Economics Investment
Change Climate Change
13.00-14.00 13.00-14.00 13.00-14.00 13.00-14.00 13.00-14.00
Lunch Lunch Packed Lunch Lunch Working Lunch
14.00-15.30 14.00-15.30 14.00-15.30 14.00-15.30 14.00-15.30
Business and Stress Nexus Game Field Trip: Wytham Introduction to Corporate
Environmental Policy Part I Woods - Mapping Financial Markets Engagement and
“Surgery” the Ecosystem and Long-term Climate Change
Investment
15.30-16.00 15.30-16.00 15.30-16.00 15.30-16.00 15.30-16.00
Break Break Break Break Break
16.00-17.30 16.00-17.30 16.00-17.30 16.00-17.30 16.00-17.30 16.00-17.30
Registration and Bodleian Library Stress Nexus Game Field Trip: Wytham Corporate Pitt Rivers Museum
Welcome Tour and Induction Part II Woods - Environmental Tour
Experiments with Management: Case
EarthWatch Study
17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30
Welcome Dinner at Dinner in an Oxford Free Evening Free Evening Dinner in an Oxford Drinks Reception
an Oxford College College with a Guest College with the Smith
Speaker School
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Scholarships
Four scholarships are available for the 2021 Enterprise and the
Environment Summer School.
• One scholarship will cover the fees in full
• Three scholarships will cover 50% of the fees
Scholarship applicants must be on track to achieve, or have already
achieved, a 1st class undergraduate degree (or equivalent.)
Scholarship applicants must currently be in full time education, and
we particularly encourage applications from students at
Universities in Africa, South and Central America, and South East
Asia. All scholarship applications must be received before 1
February 2021. For more information please go to:
www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/apply.html
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.ukWeek 2: Deep dives and industry engagement
The timetable below is an example, and representative of the Summer School from previous years:
Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12 Day 13
10.00-14.30 Free Day 09.30-11.00 09.30-11.00 09.30-11.00 10.00-12.00 09.30-11.00
Excursion to Connecting Environmental Biofuel Policy: Environmental Where to From
Blenheim Palace Environmental Governance Silver Bullet or Law Here?
and the Science to Pandora’s Box?
Cotswolds Decision Making
11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30 11.00-11.30
Break Break Break Break Break
11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00 11.30-13.00
The Future of Energy in Africa Changing Energy Corporate and Summer School
Transport Markets NGO Dialogue: Finale
Industry Panel
13.00-14.00 13.00-14.00 13.00-14.00 12.00-13.00
Lunch Working Lunch Lunch Lunch
14.00-15.30 14.00-15.30 14.00-15.30 13.00-14.30
Field Trip: BMW Water in Africa Society and Careers in
MINI Plant - Sustainability Sustainability
Manufacturing at
the Front Line
15.30-16.00 15.30-16.00 15.30-16.00 14.30-15.00
Break Break Break Break
16.00-17.30 16.00-18.00 16.00-17.30 15.00-16.30
Field Trip: BMW Oxford Tutorials The Role of Field Trip -
MINI Plant - Incumbent Botanical
Expert Panel Electricity Gardens: Our
Companies Connected
Planet
19.00 17.30 17.30 19.00
BBQ and Punting Free Evening Free Evening Dinner in an
at Cherwell Oxford College
Boathouse with a Guest
Speaker
W: www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/ E: summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Contact Us: Summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.ukLearning and experiences beyond the classroom
Oxford is a beautiful city oozing with history and culture. During the Enterprise and the Environment Summer
School students will have the opportunity to appreciate its surroundings and explore the vibrancy that the
University has to offer. Teaching across the two-weeks will mostly take place in the School of Geography and
the Environment, which is home to the Universities natural and social scientific interests.
We provide a weekend excursion to Blenheim Palace. This is a UNESCO world heritage site right on our door
step. Field trips during the Summer School are likely to include:
• Wytham Woods: an ancient semi-natural woodland, which has been owned and maintained by the
University of Oxford since 1942, it is one of the most researched pieces of woodland in the world.
• The Botanic Garden: founded in 1621, its mission is to share the scientific wonder and importance of
plants.
• BMW MINI Plant: experience production at the front line of the MINI factory and explore the future of
transport, as well as the use of AI and robotics.
Accommodation
A Accommodation
single en-suite willbedroom will
be provided be reserved
at Worcester forinall
College single en-suite rooms 9-21 July 2017.
students at Somerville College (pictured to the
right), which is in the heart of the city centre.
Breakfast each day and some course-related evening meals are provided. Oxford city centre has a range of cafes and restau-
Breakfast will be provided daily in the Dining Hall.
rants to cater to all tastes.
WiFi is available throughout the College buildings,
and all rooms are equipped with desks.
Catering
Breakfast will be available daily, and some lunches
and dinners will be provided. We are able to cater
for any dietary requirements you may have.
Teaching Venue
Classes will mostly take place at the School of
Geography and the Environment, but we will also
utilise a host of other unique venues across the
University of Oxford.
How to apply
Applications will be assessed and places awarded on an ongoing basis. Our programmes are frequently
oversubscribed so we strongly encourage you to apply early. Application forms and further details are
available from our website:
www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/courses/summer-school/You can also read
