Highlights

Conservation Leadership Students Foster Inter-University Collaboration Through Oxford Exchange

17 July 2025

The 2024-25 MPhil Conservation Leadership cohort recently organised a focused academic exchange with the University of Oxford, demonstrating the programme's continued commitment to fostering peer-to-peer learning and professional networking across institutions. The day-long visit brought together 18 students from multiple...

Indigenous-Led Conservation at UN Forum

30 May 2025

MPhil in Conservation Leadership student Phoebe Ndiema shares insights at the 24th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Phoebe Ndiema, an MPhil in Conservation Leadership student at the University of Cambridge, recently participated in the 24th Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (...

Conservation Leadership Students Showcase Professional Placement Projects - May 2025

21 May 2025

The Masters in Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge offers a unique opportunity to put your skills into practice with our Professional Placement. From May to August, current cohort students will work alongside experienced professionals at a leading conservation organisation, tackling a carefully designed...

Mark Infield Concludes 2024-25 Conservation Leadership Lecture Series

19 May 2025

The Conservation Leadership Lecture (CLL) series for the 2024-25 academic year concluded with an insightful presentation by Mark Infield, a distinguished conservation practitioner with more than 30 years of experience across Africa, Asia and Europe. The lecture, hosted at Darwin College, provided Masters in Conservation...

Masters in Conservation Leadership Cohort Explores Historic Wicken Fen

13 May 2025

The University of Cambridge's Masters in Conservation Leadership programme recently continued its long-standing tradition of field learning with a visit to the National Trust's Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, England's most famous fen and the Trust's very first nature reserve. This year's cohort of international...

Alumnus Leo Nyein Zaw Ko wins poster prize at SCCS for innovative social media research

7 May 2025

Leo Nyein Zaw Ko, an alumnus of the University of Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership (2022-23), has been awarded the Best Poster Prize at the recent Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) for research demonstrating how strategic communication can significantly improve engagement on controversial...

Lent Term Reflections

23 April 2025

As our Masters in Conservation Leadership students enjoy their Easter break, we have a moment to reflect on the packed schedule and insights that shaped the Lent Term. This period marked the halfway point of their Cambridge journey, bringing both challenges and fresh perspectives as they tackled the "Leading the System"...

Cambridge Conservation Alumni Collaborate on International Carbon Training Programme

17 April 2025

The University of Cambridge Conservation Leadership Alumni Network (UCCLAN) is pleased to share details of a recent collaboration between two alumni who delivered an international capacity-building initiative, showcasing the strength of our global conservation network. Leo Nyein Zaw Ko (2022-23) and Nkamunu Patita (2022-23...

Conservation Leadership Alumnus Wins Prestigious Future For Nature Award 2025: An Interview

3 April 2025

Kumar Paudel, an alumnus of the University of Cambridge's Master's in Conservation Leadership (cohort 2019–2020), has been named a winner of the prestigious Future For Nature Award 2025 for his groundbreaking work protecting pangolins in Nepal. Growing up in rural Nepal, Kumar witnessed firsthand the poaching of pangolins...

Conservation Leadership students gain insider perspective at UK Parliament

26 March 2025

Cambridge Masters in Conservation Leadership students learned about the inner workings of UK governance during a visit to Westminster, gaining valuable insights into how environmental policy is shaped at the highest levels. img_7998.jpg img_8031.jpg The day began with an engaging session with Lord Zac Goldsmith, former...