Name: Christopher Hoskin
University of Oxford

Events this person is organising:

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Ethno-ornithology: birds, people, culture and conservation
Date: 14 April 2015, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Ada Grabowska-Zhang (Edward Grey Institute)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 May 2015

Wildlife Gardening: Myths and Realities
Date: 5 May 2015, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Stephen Head (Wildlife Gardening Forum)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 June 2015

From Wheat to Wetlands
Date: 2 June 2015, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : David Wilding (RSPB)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 July 2015

Habitat Requirements for Butterflies
Date: 7 July 2015, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Dennis Dell (Butterfly Conservation)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 6 October 2015

The Earth Trust: working towards a sustainable future
Date: 6 October 2015, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Kerry Lock (The Earth Trust)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter’s Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8AQ
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 November 2015

Roads to recovery
Date: 2 November 2015, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker
Venue Details: Exeter Hall, Kidlington
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 February 2016

Plant species diversity: the role of soil moisture
Date: 2 February 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Prof David Gowing (Open University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 April 2016

Bringing trilobites back to life
Date: 12 April 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Professor Richard Fortey (Natural History Museum, London)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Institute
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 May 2016

A Very Fine Swan Indeed: Art, Science and The Unfeathered Bird
Date: 10 May 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Katrina van Grouw
Venue Details: Old School Room, St Peter’s Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 July 2016

Off with their heads!
Date: 5 July 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Ian Gourlay (Plant Sciences)
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Oxford's Threatened Wildlife
Date: 13 September 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Judith Webb (ANHSO)
Venue: St Antony's College - Main Site, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Syndicate Room
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 October 2016

The Land of Fire and Ice - Volcanoes, hazards and monitoring in Iceland
Date: 4 October 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Michelle Parks (Nordic Volcanological Center, University of Iceland)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 14 November 2016

Birds and Climate Change
Date: 14 November 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr James Pearce-Higgins (British Trust for Ornithology)
Venue Details: Exeter Hall, Kidlington, OX5 1AB
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 6 December 2016

George Claridge Druce: Botanist, Businessman, Burgher, and Benefactor
Date: 6 December 2016, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Professor Robert Evans (Emeritus Regius Professor of History)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 February 2017

Species, speciation and taxonomic complexity: insights from the European Flora
Date: 7 February 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Professor Simon Hiscock (Oxford Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum)
Venue: St Antony's College - Main Site, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 April 2017

Recording the invisible
Date: 4 April 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Pete Newbold (Oxfordshire Mammal Group)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 May 2017

Swifts
Date: 2 May 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker s: Dr Jocelyne Hughes (Department for Continuing Education), Chris Mason (Cherwell Swifts Conservation Project)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 June 2017

Swift Walk around Wolvercote
Date: 27 June 2017, 20:00 - 21:30
Speaker s: Dr Jocelyne Hughes (Department for Continuing Education), Chris Mason (Cherwell Swifts Conservation Project)
Venue Details: Wolvercote
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 July 2017

Alpine Flowers of Central Chile
Date: 4 July 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr C. M. Jackson-Houlston (Oxford Brookes)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 September 2017

An Introduction to Britain's Spiders
Date: 5 September 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Lawrence Bee
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 October 2017

Orchid Observers: investigating the impact of climate change on the UK's orchids
Date: 3 October 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker s: Professor Sally Shuttleworth (Faculty of English Language & Literature, University of Oxford), Dr John Tweddle (Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity, Natural History Museum London), Kath Castillo (Natural History Museum London)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Syndicate Room
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 October 2017

The Shearwater's World
Date: 25 October 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Professor Tim Guilford (Department of Zoology, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AB
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 December 2017

“The Holly and the Ivy”: Forest Vert
Date: 5 December 2017, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr John Langton (St John's College, Oxford)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 6 February 2018

Oxfordshire's Threatened Plants
Date: 6 February 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker s: Peter Creed BA, FRSA (NatureBureau), Dr Camilla Lambrick (ANHSO)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Nissan Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 April 2018

The challenges facing butterflies, moths and nature
Date: 10 April 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Jim Asher (Butterfly Conservation)
Venue: St Antony's College - Main Site, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Syndicate Room
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 1 May 2018

Wildlife Experiences in the Upper Thames Region
Date: 1 May 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Malcolm Brownsword
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 June 2018

The legacy and impact of the life of William "Strata" Smith
Date: 5 June 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Owen Green (Oxfordshire Geology Trust)
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 July 2018

Botany in the Maritime Alps and "The Marvels of Clarence Bicknell"
Date: 3 July 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker s: Graham Avery (St. Antony's College), Marcus Bicknell
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 September 2018

Every Picture Tells a Story
Date: 4 September 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker s: Peter Preece, Margaret Preece
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 October 2018

The Weaveley Furze - A Husbandman's Tale
Date: 2 October 2018, 19:45 - 21:45
Speaker : Martin Knops
Venue Details: The Old School Room - St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercot, OX2 8AQ
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 24 October 2018

Saving Nature
Date: 24 October 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Professor Richard Gregory
Venue Details: Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AB
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 December 2018

Bats in Wytham Woods
Date: 4 December 2018, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Danielle Linton
Venue Details: The Old School Room, St Peter's Church, First Turn, Wolvercote, OX2 8AQ.
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 February 2019

Cambridgeshire's bryophytes - a dynamic flora
Date: 5 February 2019, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Chris Preston
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 April 2019

Unsung heroes in dung
Date: 2 April 2019, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Sally-Ann Spence FLS FRES
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 May 2019

Aldabra Atoll, an untouchable island
Date: 7 May 2019, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : April Jasmine Burt (Seychelles Islands Foundation)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 June 2019

Why wild bees matter
Date: 4 June 2019, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Roselle Chapman (Wild Oxfordshire)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 July 2019

Farmland birds, insects and wild flowers: a case for joined-up thinking?
Date: 2 July 2019, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Alan Larkman
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 September 2019

Track and Sign - the naturalist's forgotten skill
Date: 3 September 2019, 20:00 - 21:00
Speaker : Bob Cowley (Oxfordshire Mammal Group)
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 1 October 2019

From Slime to Society
Date: 1 October 2019, 20:00 - 21:00
Speaker : Professor Mark Fricker (Plant Sciences, Oxford)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 23 October 2019

Turtle Doves, trial plots and Trichomonas: understanding and conserving the UK’s rarest dove.
Date: 23 October 2019, 19:45 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Jenny Dunn (Lincoln University)
Venue Details: Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AB
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 December 2019

Dragonflies in Focus
Date: 3 December 2019, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Brian Walker (British Dragonfly Society)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 4 February 2020

Flexibility and rigour in the "unconscious tradition of compromise" - the first five years of the National Plant (and habitat) Monitoring Scheme
Date: 4 February 2020, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Oli Pescott (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 April 2020

Saving Oxford's Wetland Wildlife
Date: 7 April 2020, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Eleanor Mayhew (Freshwater Habitats Trust)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 5 May 2020

Long-term changes in invertebrate biodiversity: Are we approaching insectageddon?
Date: 5 May 2020, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Dr Nick Isaac (Biological Records Centre)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 June 2020

Amphibians Of Oxfordshire
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 2 June 2020, 20:00 - 21:00
Speaker : Rod D'Ayala (Oxfordshire Amphibian and Reptile Group)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 July 2020

Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 7 July 2020, 20:00 - 21:15
Speaker : Professor Dieter Helm (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: St Margaret's Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN
Organiser: Christopher Hoskin (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA