Department: School of Geography and the Environment
Talks:

Monday 30 January 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Red Pen Activism in the Making of Climate Standards. A Review of Tensions between Urgency, Inclusivity and Ambition in Net Zero Norm
Date: 30 January 2023, 13:30 - 14:30 (Monday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Kaya Axelsson (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Prof Sam Fankhauser (Research Director, Oxford Net Zero Initiative)
Host: Prof Sam Fankhauser (Research Director, Oxford Net Zero Initiative)

Tuesday 31 January 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

A life without flowers: Toxic attachments, Travellers’ ways, and cultural pessimism
Date: 31 January 2023, 16:30 - 17:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Anthony Howarth (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room (1st floor School of Geography)
Organiser: Ariell Ahearn (School of Geography and the Environment)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 3 February 2023 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Causes and effects of the grain size gap in river bed sediment
Date: 3 February 2023, 16:00 - 17:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Elizabeth Dingle (Durham University)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert room (first floor, north wing)
Organisers: Dr Anya Leenman (University of Oxford), Prof Simon Dadson (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The Wildlife Trusts’ action for nature and climate: priorities and challenges.
Date: 3 February 2023, 16:15 - 17:15 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Kathryn Brown, (The Wildlife Trusts)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Atmosphere room
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 Wildlife Trusts’ action for nature and climate: priorities and challenges.
Date: 3 February 2023, 16:15 - 17:15 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Kathryn Brown (The Wildlife Trusts)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Atmosphere room
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 7 February 2023 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Energy Seminar - Week 4 - Heat pumps: how to scale this critical clean energy technology across the world?
Date: 7 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Jan Rosenow (Director, Regulatory Assistance Project, European Programmes)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Environmental Change Institute, Atmosphere Room, OUCE, Oxford
Organisers: Anne L Ryan (ECI, University of Oxford), Oxford Energy Network
Host: Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)

Wednesday 8 February 2023 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Exploring risk & uncertainty for actors in the new Greenhouse Gas Removal sector
Date: 8 February 2023, 17:30 - 19:30 (Wednesday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Prof. Cameron Hepburn
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: George Hope (CO2RE)
Host: George Hope (CO2RE)

Thursday 9 February 2023 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Responding to experiences of public harassment for accessible, safe and inclusive transport
Date: 9 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Lucy Baker (Aberystwyth University)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: The Desert Room or via Teams
Organiser: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))
Host: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))

Friday 10 February 2023 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Belowground plant-fungal interactions in forests
Date: 10 February 2023, 16:15 - 17:15 (Friday, 4th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker s: Sofia Gomes, Vincent Merckx
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Atmosphere room
Organisers: Carlyn Samuel (University of Oxford), Jane Applegarth (University of Oxford, Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Host: Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)

Monday 13 February 2023 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Carbon Dioxide Removal and Responsible Innovation
Date: 13 February 2023, 13:30 - 14:30 (Monday, 5th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Emily Cox (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room A
Organiser: Prof Sam Fankhauser (Research Director, Oxford Net Zero Initiative)
Host: Prof Sam Fankhauser (Research Director, Oxford Net Zero Initiative)

Tuesday 14 February 2023 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Energy Seminar - Week 5: The UK energy demand observatory - how Oxford helps to understand and accelerate changes in energy demand
Date: 14 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Philipp Grunewald (University of Oxford, Dept of Engineering)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Environmental Change Institute, Atmosphere Room,OUCE, Oxford
Organisers: Anne L Ryan (ECI, University of Oxford), Oxford Energy Network
Host: Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)

Friday 17 February 2023 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Identifying hotspots of shifting rivers using satellite data and Google Earth Engine
Date: 17 February 2023, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 5th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Rich Boothroyd (University of Glasgow)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Village room (first floor, north wing)
Organisers: Dr Anya Leenman (University of Oxford), Prof Simon Dadson (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Overcoming our societal addiction to growth to build a sustainable wellbeing future.
Date: 17 February 2023, 16:30 - 17:30 (Friday, 5th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Robert Costanza (Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: main lecture theatre
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 21 February 2023 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Energy Seminar - Week 6: Regen’s ‘Go West!’ a study exploring the benefits of a more east-west balanced offshore wind fleet
Date: 21 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Jack Adkins (Senior Analyst, REGEN)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Environmental Change Institute, Atmosphere Room,OUCE, Oxford
Organisers: Anne L Ryan (Oxford Energy Co-ordinator), Oxford Energy Network
Host: Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)

Thursday 23 February 2023 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Popular Mobilities: Who Moves African Urbanism?
Date: 23 February 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Dr Jacob Doherty (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room or via Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 24 February 2023 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Rewilding
Date: 24 February 2023, 16:15 - 17:15 (Friday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Charlie Burrell (Knepp)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Main Lecture Theatre
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 28 February 2023 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Affective experiences in radical housing alternatives: The case of Berlin
Date: 28 February 2023, 16:00 - 17:15 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Josefina Jaureguiberry (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room (1st floor School of Geography)
Organiser: Ariell Ahearn (School of Geography and the Environment)
Host: Ariell Ahearn (School of Geography and the Environment)

Energy Seminar - Week 7 : Oxford University Environmental Sustainability Strategy and our plans to reach Net Zero Carbon by 2035
Date: 28 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker s: Harriet Waters (Head of Environmental Sustainability, University of Oxford), Tom Yearly (Estates Services, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: ECI, Atmosphere Room OUCE, Oxford
Organisers: Anne L Ryan (ECI, University of Oxford), Oxford Energy Network
Host: Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)

Wednesday 8 March 2023 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Situating mobilities: The challenges of implementing sustainable, electric, active and caring mobilities in the South
Date: 8 March 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Prof Paola Jiron (University of Chile)
Venue Details: Online via Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 10 March 2023 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

The search for a healthy environment.
Date: 10 March 2023, 16:30 - 17:30 (Friday, 8th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Michael Depledge
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Atmosphere room
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 16 March 2023 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

6th Oxford Interdisciplinary Desert Conference
Date: 16 March 2023, 9:00 - 19:30 (Thursday, 9th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: The conference will be held in multiple rooms in the School of Geography. Exact rooms will be provided with the programme after registration.
Organiser: Ariell Ahearn (School of Geography and the Environment)
Host: Ariell Ahearn (School of Geography and the Environment)

Wednesday 3 May 2023 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Just transitions and air travel: air travel inequality and distributional impacts of flight taxes
Date: 3 May 2023, 13:00 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Professor Milena Büchs (University of Leeds)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: The Desert Room or via Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA