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May 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the May 2022 Newsletter
Dear RECLAIM Network members,
Hope you are well! Below are updates over the past month.
RECLAIM Network Welcome Event
We held our successful RECLAIM Network Welcome Event on 06 May 2022. The details of the event can be found here: https://reclaim-network.org/events/reclaim-network-webinar-series-one-pshty
Thank you to everyone who managed to attend. In total, the event was attended by around 100 people. If you did not manage to make it, you can see the recording of the event on RECLAIM Network YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4xPfJG-Mbo4LvhL3rtVptHETgLU6w0GX
Launch of RECLAIM Network Webinar Series
We are delighted to invite you to take part in the RECLAIM Network Webinar Series. It will consist of 18 one-hour online sessions, once per month, until March 2024. Each session will have 2 speakers, each speaking for 20 minutes, with time for discussion afterwards. The webinar will be recorded and made available to the RECLAIM Network YouTube channel (link in item #2 above). Its announcement poster is attached. The details on the dates of webinars can be found here: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/global-centre-clean-air-research/events/reclaim-network-plus-webinar-series
Our first webinar will be held on 08 June between 12.30-13.30h (UK time), with two speakers The poster attached provides further details on speakers and their talk title. The titles of two talks, as also noted in the attached poster, are:
- Right plant, right place, right purpose: Environmental horticulture research at the RHS
- Traditional versus Sustainable drainage in the UK
We aim to have a mix of speakers - academic and non-academic (businesses, environmental groups, charities, regulatory bodies etc) - in each webinar. Everyone is invited to register either via the weblink provided under item #3 or directly through this link: https://surrey-ac.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QKIu1G_tTiy9q7ZfKKEGLQ
We are opening invitations for future speakers for the webinar series. If your work fits the scope of the webinars and you are interested to present for 20 minutes, please send an email to any of the network members or directly to info@reclaim-network.org or p.kumar@surrey.ac.uk
RECLAIM Network was presented at the Northern Air Quality News Conference
Our network investigator Professor Laurence Jones presented the RECLAIM Network at the northern Air Quality News conference held on 25 May 2022. Talks at the conference covered a range of topics, and themes with strong relevance to RECLAIM were the links between solving air quality issues and carbon emissions, and involving the public as part of your solutions. This conference was well attended and represented by a wide variety of academic, non-academic and governmental organisations. The programme of the event can be seen here: https://airqualitynews.com/events/event/the-2022-northern-air-quality-conference/
New Members Update
We have at present 260 members. While the majority remains, as expected from research/academic/student groups, it is great to see representation from some of the missing areas, such as finance/insurance, as seen in figure below. Below is the sign up link for the new membership form. Please share among your network, and especially encourage your contacts in city decision-making and local government to join: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccf7oDVIY6JvHProUgLgNh0RQdTaPtj2WeetJqwUF8mPy_1A/viewform
New LinkedIn Group Page
We have our new LinkedIn Group page now. Currently, there are 90 followers. If you are on LinkedIn, you can follow RECLAIM Network group here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12660058/
New YouTube Channel
We have set up a YouTube channel for RECLAIM so that you can watch recordings of virtual events later. Here is the link to bookmark and follow to get notifications of new videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4xPfJG-Mbo4LvhL3rtVptHETgLU6w0GX
Website
Our webpage is regularly being updated, please visit for further details: https://reclaim-network.org
We have about 182 followers on Twitter. Please follow us for the latest updates: https://twitter.com/reclaim_network
What’s next?
We are working on the:
First ‘Secondments’ call which will offer funding to foster exchanges between cities, business and academia, with emphasis on benefitting links between different types of organisations, and early-career researchers (e.g. PhDs, PDRAs, new academics). The call is expected to be released sometime in June 2022.
We are also working on planning for upcoming workshops, horizon scanning studies, and the first call for feasibility studies and data collection on knowledge gaps.
Many thanks for your time to read the above updates!
Kind regards,
Prashant, Laurence and the RECLAIM Network Team
April 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the April 2022 Newsletter
Dear RECLAIM Network members,
Hope you are well! Below are some recent updates that you may find interesting!
Network Project Manager
I have a pleasure to introduce our Network Project Manager (Dr Seonghye Moon – in cc). Moon joined us after the Easter break. You will hear from her with our monthly newsletters, including exciting updates on the future events, activities, and opportunities, etc. She can be contacted at info@reclaim-network.org or her email directly (in cc).
RECLAIM Welcome Event 06 May 1300-1400h UK Time:
Just to remind you that the RECLAIM Welcome Event will take place on 06 May 1300-1430h UK Time. It will be a virtual ‘Zoom’ event. Please find attached the poster, providing details on the event. For your ready reference, here is the event page to register and get the zoom link to your diaries. The agenda is also available on the same page: https://www.surrey.ac.uk/events/20220506-reclaim-webinar-series-welcome-event
Kindly feel free to share the event details, as you see appropriate, among your group/network.
New Member Update
We are delighted to share that we have 222* members registered to date, representing around 40 countries and diverse range of sectors and interests (as seen in figure below). Kindly feel free to share the new member form among your group and network to further expand our member base. Here is the link to sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccf7oDVIY6JvHProUgLgNh0RQdTaPtj2WeetJqwUF8mPy_1A/viewform
Below is a quick snapshot of the background of members – there is a missing representation from finance/insurance sector:
New LinkedIn Page
We have setup a RECLAIM Network+ LinkedIn page. Currently, we have 53 members who joined over the past three days. If you are on LinkedIn, you may join the group using the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12660058/
New YouTube Page
We have setup a RECLAIM Network+ YouTube page, where recordings of events and upcoming activities such as webinars etc will be made available. Here is the link to bookmark this channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4xPfJG-Mbo4LvhL3rtVptHETgLU6w0GX
Twitter Page
Thank you to many of you to follow the network activities on the Twitter (@reclaim_network). We have 147 followers at present. Here is the link to follow in case you are on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reclaim_network
What’s next?
We are working on the:
‘Secondments’ call for funding the exchange of early-career researchers (e.g. PhDs, PDRAs, new academics).
‘Webpage’ that will be live at some point soon. To bookmark, here the link: https://reclaim-network.org
External event
Unlocking the Benefits of Urban Green and Blue Spaces - Scoping workshops
This event is organised by the NERC-UKRI. 3 workshops will be held across the week of 9–16 June 2022:
9 June 2022, British Summer Time (10:00 – 14:00 BST)
14 June 2022, China Standard Time (06:00 – 10:00 BST)
16 June 2022, Eastern Time (15:00 – 19:00 BST)
These workshops will be held virtually. You can attend by completing the online registration form.
Many thanks for your time to read through the above updates. We are looking forward to welcoming you on 06 May 2022.
On behalf of RECLAIM Network,
Prashant, Laurence, and the RECLAIM team
March 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the March 2022 Newsletter
Dear RECLAIM members,
While we are getting our website up and running, here’s a brief update by email.
Welcome to our new members
Thank you for joining the network. We have 130 members registered to date from 40 countries, and growing. Can I please request you to share the ‘new member form’ link to extend the membership opportunities among your group/network?
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccf7oDVIY6JvHProUgLgNh0RQdTaPtj2WeetJqwUF8mPy_1A/viewform
RECLAIM network welcome event (6th May, 13.00-14.00 UK time, online)
We are planning a network welcome event, where we will introduce the network’s aims, give an overview of the planned activities and get some ideas from you on shaping the network. This will be an on-line event, more details to follow soon.
You can follow RECLAIM network activities on Twitter
Network Manager position
You can possibly help to share this opportunity among your network/interested candidates:
Deadline to apply 28 March 2022: RECLAIM Network Project Manager
External webinar which may be of interest (March 29th, online)
"What if we thought of the city as an ecosystem? Examples of French success stories" Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 11.00- 12:30 (CET, Paris time). The Nature of Cities Festival (online). The session will have simultaneous French-English translation.
With best wishes from the RECLAIM network,
Prashant, Laurence, Thomas, Shelagh and Nerea
February 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the February 2022 Newsletter
Dear RECLAIM Network partners,
We are delighted to inform you that our UKRI-funded RECLAIM Network+ will officially start on 1 March 2022 for 2 years.
This email is to invite you to join the network. We have prepared a short ‘new member form’ which all members should fill in to formally join: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSccf7oDVIY6JvHProUgLgNh0RQdTaPtj2WeetJqwUF8mPy_1A/viewform
Please note that all the opportunities from the network concerning funding opportunities, webinars, and workshops, etc will only be shared with the email circulation list generated from this members form. Kindly complete the form to allow us to keep you updated and involve you in RECLAIM activities.
Kindly also help expand the membership of the network by sharing this email and/or the link to the form to interested people in your team and network, so that we have a wide representation from diverse groups.
While we are still working on building the webpage, you can follow the RECLAIM activities on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reclaim_network
You can see the news items to have some background information:
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/natural-features-will-support-urban-areas-adaptation-climate-change
Here is the UKRI email introducing all three networks funded: https://www.ukri.org/news/networks-to-help-communities-be-greener-more-resilient-and-prosperous/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo
We have an operational email that can be used for sending queries in the meantime: info@reclaim-network.org
On behalf of Network+ team,
Prashant, Laurence, Shelagh, Thomas and Nerea