Department: School of Geography and the Environment
Talks:

Tuesday 17 February 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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)

Tuesday 3 March 2026

Women, Water, and Systems Change: Insights and Actions from the WASH Field
Date: 3 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr Marielle Snel (WASH for Solidarités International in Yemen)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room, ground floor
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Host: Professor Katrina Charles (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Thinking Urban Mobility in Damascus: Challenges, Solutions, and Pathways
Date: 4 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Mohammad Hayan Saffour (University of Damascus)
Venue Details: Online only
Organiser: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))
Hosts: TBA

OCRN Annual Lecture 2026: "The Unknowability of Solar Geoengineering and Why it Matters" - Prof. Daniel Schrag
Date: 4 March 2026, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr. Daniel P. Schrag (Harvard University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L1
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Travel and leisure stocks during global shocks – the role of sustainability uncertainty
Date: 4 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr Scott Mahadeo (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)

Thursday 5 March 2026

Accumulation, organisation, rearrangement and timing: A few things we have learned in the last 50 years about dryland aeolian landscape geomorphology
Date: 5 March 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker : Prof David Thomas (School of Geography and the Environment)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: City Room
Organiser: Dr Julie Durcan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 6 March 2026

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 2026

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)

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Strategic Horizons in Climate x Health Research
Date: 17 March 2026, 12:30 - 17:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 April 2026

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