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From James Lovelock's Gaia thesis to Tim Flannery's historical work, global discussion on climate and climate change spans the humanities and the sciences. This symposium will bring together 35 graduate students to exchange global perspectives from three very different national bases: Australia, China, and the US.

The Symposium aims to highlight and sharpen work which displays genuine disciplinary crossover, and to extend local perspectives on global concerns. 16 Australian students will be selected and funded to AUD 2500 travel and AUD 800 accommodation, one science and one humanities student from each University in the Group of Eight.

Graduate students are invited to apply by 1st July 2009.

The details of the Symposium are as follows:
Convenor: Professor Alison Bashford, Chair of Australian Studies, Department of the History of Science, Harvard University, 2009/10.
Date: 3-4 March 2010
Venue: Dudley House, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA
Funding: 2 students from each G08 University will be funded, each to total of AUD 2,500 travel and AUD 800 accommodation.

Selection Criteria:
1) Excellence and innovation in research.
2) Capacity to connect science and humanities on climate issues, broadly conceived.
3) Evidence of potential for research leadership

Eligibility:
Students must be enrolled in a research degree at a G08 University. Eligible students include those currently under examination.

Process:
3 copies of application form + CV + 500 word abstract to be sent in hard copy to "Harvard Symposium" c/- Alison Bashford, School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, A14, University of Sydney, NSW 2006. A selection committee chaired by Professor Bashford will notify successful applicants by 1 August 2009.

Application Due: 1 July 2009 . Late applications will not be considered.

Associated Conference: "Climate: Science + Humanities" will be followed by "Changing Climate: historians and hemispheres in conversation" (5-6 March). Confirmed speakers include Professors Warwick Anderson (Sydney), Peder Anker (Oslo), Joyce Chaplin (Harvard), Tom Griffiths (ANU), David Livingstone (Queens University, Belfast), Iain McCalman (Sydney), Libby Robin (ANU), Charles Rosenberg (Harvard).

For further informations about the Symposium visit the website .