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Enterprise and the Environment Summer School 27 June - 9 July 2021 University of Oxford
Enterprise and the Environment Summer School
27 June - 9 July 2021
University of Oxford
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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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!"

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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

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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

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Week 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

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                                                                                     Contact Us: Summerschool@smithschool.ox.ac.uk
Learning 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/
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