ECM Brown Bag Seminar Series

Dear All,

The ECM Brown Bag Seminar series is specifically for the MSc ECM course, providing an opportunity for MPhils and MScs to share insights from their ongoing dissertations. Talks will be limited to 40 minutes followed by 20 minutes of Q&A. The series provides an opportunity for ECM students to:

+ Get critical feedback as their research progresses.
+ Develop their communication skills for diverse audiences, fundamentally important for post-ECM careers etc.
+ Enhance their learning experience here at Oxford as it provides a forum for continued dialogue on important ECM related topics. Some of these sessions will include talks from external ECR colleagues working on ECM-related topics that we do not explicitly cover here in Oxford, further broadening students learning and knowledge of wider ECM topics/debates etc.
+ Establishing collaborative networks with staff and external speakers based on shared research interests.

I would like to invite and encourage you to attend these seminars. There is so much good work being done by our MSc ECM students that we as a department (School of Geography and the Environment) are not fully aware of. This seminar series will hopefully address this.

Best wishes,
Avidesh
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Timing: Wednesdays 12:00 - 13:00 from June 12th to August 21st.
Organising department: Environmental Change Institute

Talks:

Thursday 30 October 2025

The Food System as a Driver of Global Change
Date: 30 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr John Ingram (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 November 2025

Measuring the environment: metrics that guide science, policy and resilience
Date: 13 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Anna Freeman (Humanities Division, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Thursday 20 November 2025

Land degradation – is it a cause for concern?
Date: 20 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor John Boardman (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Thursday 27 November 2025

Just Urbanism; rethinking spatial practices in the city
Date: 27 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Mahsa Alami Fariman (University College London)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Thursday 4 December 2025

From Greening to Wellbeing: Critical spatial data science for green infrastructure, mental health and wellbeing in the UK
Date: 4 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Wenjing (Wendee) Zhang (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room
Organiser: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)

Editor: Avidesh Seenath