Department: School of Geography and the Environment
Talks:

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)

Cities at the Forefront - Book Launch on Solutions to Identity Based Violence
Date: 20 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Somerville College, Woodstock Road OX2 6HD
Venue Details: Flora Anderson Hall, Somerville College, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HD
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dr Ammar Azzouz

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)

The Future of Data Centres
Date: 21 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Margaret Thatcher Centre,
Organisers: Professor Jesus Lizana (Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford), Nethmi J Kariyawasam (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Jesus Lizana (Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford), Radhika Khosla (Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development / Centre for Policy Research, Delhi)

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)

Wednesday 3 December 2025

Mobility Under Occupation: Everyday Travel, Injustice, and Resilience in Palestine
Date: 3 December 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Huthaifa I. Ashqar (Arab American University)
Venue Details: Online only
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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)

Wednesday 15 April 2025

Geographies of Fascism & Authoritarianism in Global Africa
Date: 15 April 2026, 9:00 - 18:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Amber Murrey (SoGE), Dr Patricia Daley (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA