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Department: Environmental Change Institute
Talks:
Friday 6 February 2025
The answer to tomorrow's question may lie in the past: the value of long-term records as illustrated by research at Wytham Woods
Date: 6 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Keith Kirby (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers:
Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford),
Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host:
Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 10 February 2025
Follow the Money: Can Climate Finance Compete with Extractive Land Investments?
Date: 10 February 2026, 15:10 - 16:10
Speaker
:
Dr Niak Sian Koh (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room (ECI) and online.
Organiser:
Andrey Levitskiy (University of Oxford)
Host:
Environmental Change Institute (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 11 February 2025
The major challenges facing climate journalism
Date: 11 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Dr James Painter (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 13 February 2025
Embracing the change: evaluating the evolving use of Green Infrastructure in policy and practice in England and internationally
Date: 13 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Prof Ian Mell (University of Manchester)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers:
Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford),
Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host:
Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 17 February 2025
Serious games for future food systems
Date: 17 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Tamsin Blaxter (University of Oxford),
Federico Andreotti (Wageningen University & Research)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1
Organiser:
Jacquelyn Turner (TABLE, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 18 February 2025
Examining the value of mixed qualitative methods for understanding change in urban environments
Date: 18 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Dr Nathan Salvidge (University of Reading)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 20 February 2025
The Orphan Chimpanzee’s Brother: Who Speaks for Nature?
Date: 20 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Prof Lee White (Pangea Climate Partners)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers:
Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford),
Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host:
Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 25 February 2025
Improving resilience to urban flooding: Innovations and future directions for surface water flood warning services
Date: 25 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Dr Linda Speight (School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 27 February 2025
AI for Nature Recovery – Improving the Journey from Data to Decisions
Date: 27 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Prof Kate Jones (University College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers:
Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford),
Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host:
Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
Friday 6 March 2025
Ill fares the land? Holding large landowners to account for nature destruction - and restoration
Date: 6 March 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Guy Shrubsole (Writer and campaigner)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers:
Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford),
Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host:
Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
Friday 13 March 2025
Do forests make it rain? Harnessing the local climate benefits of tropical forests
Date: 13 March 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Prof Dominick Spracklen (University of Leeds)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main lecture theatre, 1st floor (lift available)
Organisers:
Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford),
Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host:
Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
