by Konstantina Pratta | Sep 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
What does climate science, in its epistemology, methodology and practice, have to do with colonialism? While climate impacts clearly reveal the vulnerability of colonized and formerly colonized nations and spaces, what about the science itself? This first event in the...
by Konstantina Pratta | Sep 13, 2023 | Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
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by Konstantina Pratta | Jul 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dr Elena Saggioro participated in the WWRP/WCRP Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Summit conference, celebrating the 10 years of the S2S prediction project, at the University of Reading on 3-7 July. S2S predictions represent the forefront of weather...
by Konstantina Pratta | May 19, 2023 | Front page news, Uncategorized
Our former PhD student, Chloe Brimicombe, who is now a Climate Scientist and Extreme Heat Researcher at the University of Graz, gave an interview on BBC News. She talked about the urgency for “Governments to work collaboratively across countries to put in place a...
by Konstantina Pratta | Mar 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
In January 2023, I had the pleasure of visiting the Walker Institute to undertake some interdisciplinary work. It was a great experience: I focused on using network simulations to model the spread of Onchocerciasis within communities, and I was able to interact with a...
by Konstantina Pratta | Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Walker Institute is acutely aware of the disproportionate impact of climate change on women across the world: in particular in the Global South, where multiple vulnerabilities meet to be further exacerbated by weather events and longer-term climate variability. This...
