Summer SCENE
In brief
| Applications Open | 13 - 24 January 2025
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| Duration | 2 weeks 7 - 18 July 2025 |
| Location | Online |
| Fees | 50 fully funded places £100 deposit to be returned at the end of the course |
| Times (Monday to Friday) | 11:00-13:00 BST 14:00-16:00 BST |
| Apply for 2025 | Application Form |
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Overview
Summer Sustainability, Climate & Environmental Education
Oxford Smith School is proud to open applications for its low-carbon summer school programme in 2025 from 13 January to 24 January 2025!
The course aims to guide and encourage a youth and early career audience from the Global South to engage with sustainability policy. After exploring a range of sustainability topics, you will be guided to develop a policy recommendation for world leaders, to be published at the end of the course. In a live webinar format, it provides an opportunity for participants to network in the sustainability space with peers from other Global South nations, student facilitators on current Oxford MSc courses, and learn from Oxford faculty and other experts in this field.
| Sample Day | 11:00 BST | 12:00 BST | 14:00 BST | 15:00 BST |
| Sample Session | Net Zero Live: Net Zero & Climate Policy Sam Fankhauser | Podcast: CO2 Removal Steve Smith & Caitlin McElroy | Guest Speaker: Climate activist interview Aline Sotteroni & Zaya Guarani* | Watch & Reflect: Eating our way to extinction Preparation for session with Mike Clarke & Harriet Bartlett |
*guest speakers for 2025 to be confirmed
Course Dates
The course takes place online Monday to Friday over two weeks:
Monday 7 July - Friday 11 July 2025 from 11:00-13:00 BST and 14:00-16:00 BST
Monday 14 July - Friday 18 July 2025 from 11:00-13:00 BST and 14:00-16:00 BST
A commitment to 100% attendance is expected to participate in the course. A small retainer fee of £100 will be required to secure your place and attendance, to be returned at the end of the course.
Course Details
The course will develop participants’ understanding of a range of taught sustainability topics with a view to critiquing and writing an impactful group policy recommendation with relevance to:
- A specific local issue or
- An issue faced in common across the participants’ Global South nations or
- A UK government policy that is currently out for consultation
Participants
There are 50 course places exclusively for graduate students and early career professionals:
- from the Global South
- who have an interest in policy development; or
- have started their career in the third sector
Applications are encouraged from a range of existing skills, interest and expertise, including those who would like to transition into sustainability policy development as a career.
Applications & Fees
We are able to offer a limited number of fully funded places thanks to generous funding. If successful, to secure your place and ensure participation a small retainer fee of £100 will be required, to be returned at the end of the course. The places are allocated equally between referrals from partner organisations and direct individual applications. In particular, we prioritise current and future youth leaders from global south countries. An up-to-date LinkedIn profile is an essential part of the selection process.
Applications are now open. To apply for Summer SCENE 2025 please click on this application form. The deadline is 12:00 GMT on 24 January 2025.
In brief
| Applications Open | 13 - 24 January 2025
|
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 weeks 7 - 18 July 2025 |
| Location | Online |
| Fees | 50 fully funded places £100 deposit to be returned at the end of the course |
| Times (Monday to Friday) | 11:00-13:00 BST 14:00-16:00 BST |
| Apply for 2025 | Application Form |