OxTalks is Changing
On 28th November OxTalks will move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events' (full details are available on the Staff Gateway).
There will be an OxTalks freeze beginning on Friday 14th November. This means you will need to publish any of your known events to OxTalks by then as there will be no facility to publish or edit events in that fortnight. During the freeze, all events will be migrated to the new Oxford Events site. It will still be possible to view events on OxTalks during this time.
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Department: Environmental Change Institute
Talks:
Thursday 30 October 2025
The Food System as a Driver of Global Change
Date: 30 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr John Ingram (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 31 October 2025
Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation
Date: 31 October 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Hugh Warwick (Ecologist and writer)
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)
Thursday 6 November 2025
Sustainable life skills, nature-based interventions for at-risk youth in Norway
Date: 6 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Rebekka Louisa Drude Andersen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 7 November 2025
How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises
Date: 7 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Jules Pretty (University of Essex)
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)
Thursday 13 November 2025
Measuring the environment: metrics that guide science, policy and resilience
Date: 13 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Anna Freeman (Humanities Division, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Financing Forest Restoration: The Distribution and Role of Green Fintech in Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change
Date: 13 November 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Dr Felicia Liu (University of York)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Village Room, ECI
Organiser:
Andrey Levitskiy (University of Oxford)
Host:
Environmental Change Institute (University of Oxford)
Friday 14 November 2025
What drives species sensitivity to deforestation? Clue: it’s not what you think.
Date: 14 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Cristina Banks-Leite (Imperial 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:
Dr Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez (University of Oxford)
Thursday 20 November 2025
Land degradation – is it a cause for concern?
Date: 20 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor John Boardman (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 21 November 2025
The Natural Capital of Wasps
Date: 21 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Seirian Sumner (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)
Thursday 27 November 2025
Just Urbanism; rethinking spatial practices in the city
Date: 27 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Mahsa Alami Fariman (University College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 28 November 2025
The Spirit of the Rainforest
Date: 28 November 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Rosa Vásquez Espinoza PhD (Amazon Research Internacional)
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)
Thursday 4 December 2025
From Greening to Wellbeing: Critical spatial data science for green infrastructure, mental health and wellbeing in the UK
Date: 4 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Wenjing (Wendee) Zhang (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Friday 5 December 2025
Relational Values and Nature Recovery: Navigating the Politics of Environmental Decision-Making
Date: 5 December 2025, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Robert Fish (Imperial College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Place Suite, 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)
