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Name: Kathryn Pharr
University of Oxford
Events this person is hosting:
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Microplastics – a Macro Problem?
Date: 20 February 2019, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Alice Horton (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Gottmann Room A
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 7 May 2019
What makes an effective leader in the development sector?
Date: 7 May 2019, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Events this person is organising:
Thursday 17 January 2019
High resolution regional climate modelling and a hydrometeorological observatory for West Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Date: 17 January 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Professor Harald Kunstmann (University of Oxford )
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Leapfrogging urban development: navigating resource competition and low carbon transitions for inclusive and sustainable African cities
Date: 30 January 2019, 17:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Shuaib Lwasa (Makerere University)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 20 February 2019
Microplastics – a Macro Problem?
Date: 20 February 2019, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Alice Horton (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Gottmann Room A
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Thursday 28 February 2019
Human participation in the hydrological cycle – case study of Northern India
Date: 28 February 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Ana Mijic (Imperial College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Beckit Room
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 March 2019
Implications of Recent Randomized Control Trials for the Economic Analysis of Community-Led Total Sanitation (and other related sanitation) Interventions
Date: 7 March 2019, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Dale Whittington (University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 2 May 2019
Water Wars: Causes, Cures, and Consequences?
Date: 2 May 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Scott Moore (University of Pennsylvania )
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Gilbert Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 7 May 2019
What makes an effective leader in the development sector?
Date: 7 May 2019, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 19 June 2019
19 June Water Summer Picnic
Date: 19 June 2019, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
Venue: University Parks,
Venue Details: Rainbow Bridge
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 3 July 2019
3 July Water Summer Picnic
Date: 3 July 2019, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
N/A
Venue: University Parks,
Venue Details: Rainbow Bridge
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 7 August 2019
7 August Water Summer Picnic
Date: 7 August 2019, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
Venue: University Parks,
Venue Details: Rainbow Bridge
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 21 August 2019
21 August Water Summer Picnic
Date: 21 August 2019, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
Venue: University Parks,
Venue Details: Rainbow Bridge
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Coordination in large-scale models in water resources engineering: challenges for water resilience
Date: 4 September 2019, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Dr Charles Rouge (University of Sheffield)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Beckit Room
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 21 October 2019
Water Quality Behaviour Change at the Household Level: Theory to Practice
Date: 21 October 2019, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Robert Dreibelbis (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 25 October 2019
Drivers, repercussions, and remedies to streamflow depletion in the United States
Date: 25 October 2019, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Dr Landon Marston (Kansas State University)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Beckit Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 November 2019
4th Annual Mike Edmunds Memorial Lecture: Protecting groundwater quality in a shale-gas exploration era
Date: 7 November 2019, 17:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Dr Pauline Smedley (British Geological Survey)
Venue: Christ Church, St Aldates OX1 1DP
Venue Details: Sir Michael Dummett (formerly Blue Boar) Lecture Theatre, Christ Church
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Katrina Charles (University of Oxford)
Monday 25 November 2019
Understanding global changes to short duration extreme rainfall and flash floods
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 25 November 2019, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Prof. Hayley Fowler (Newcastle University)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 26 November 2019
Water quality in Africa and Asia: unresolved issues and emerging concerns
Date: 26 November 2019, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Guy Howard (University of Bristol)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Beckit Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 29 October 2020
Towards Safe Drinking Water for All
Date: 29 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Dr Isha Ray (UC Berkeley)
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Sonia Hoque (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 4 November 2020
Regional floods in the United States
Date: 4 November 2020, 16:30 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Manuela Brunner (NCAR)
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Louise Slater (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Aerosol Effects on Precipitation and the Hydrological Cycle-A Group Discussion
Date: 10 November 2020, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker
:
Philip Stier (AOPP)
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Louise Slater (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 11 November 2020
Community Water Governance for Urban Water Security in sub-Saharan Africa
Date: 11 November 2020, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker
:
Prof. Ellis Adjei Adams (University of Notre Dame)
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 18 November 2020
Providing Water Services in a Devolved Governance Structure: a Kenyan Case
Date: 18 November 2020, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Prof. Albert Mumma (University of Nairobi)
Venue Details: online
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 3 December 2020
Water for Food Security, Nutrition, and Social Justice
Date: 3 December 2020, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
:
Prof. Lyla Mehta (Institute of Development Studies)
Venue Details: online
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 3 February 2021
Climate Change and Water Resources: Practitioners' Insights, a Conversation
Date: 3 February 2021, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
s:
Samantha Boardley (Consultant),
Dr Alex Guerra Noriega (Climate Change Research Institute)
Venue Details: online
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 26 February 2021
5th Mike Edmunds Memorial Lecture
Date: 26 February 2021, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker
:
Prof Cheikh Gaye (UCAD, Senegal)
Venue Details: online
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Smart Oceans: Artificial intelligence and marine biodiversity governance
Date: 13 October 2021, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker
:
Dr Karen Bakker (University of British Columbia)
Organiser:
Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA