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