Environmental Change Institute
Description: Collection of talks organised by or hosted by the Environmental Change Institute.
Talks:

Friday 6 February 2025

The answer to tomorrow's question may lie in the past: the value of long-term records as illustrated by research at Wytham Woods
Date: 6 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Keith Kirby (University of Oxford)
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 10 February 2025

Follow the Money: Can Climate Finance Compete with Extractive Land Investments?
Date: 10 February 2026, 15:10 - 16:10
Speaker : Dr Niak Sian Koh (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Desert Room (ECI) and online.
Organiser: Andrey Levitskiy (University of Oxford)
Host: Environmental Change Institute (University of Oxford)

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 4: The Fairness Factor
Date: 10 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Fiona Brocklehurst (Independent Energy Consultant)
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

Wednesday 11 February 2025

The major challenges facing climate journalism
Date: 11 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr James Painter (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)

Thursday 12 February 2025

Publishing the Environmental Humanities
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker s: Professor Jamie Lorimer (University of Oxford), Professor Amanda Power (University of Oxford), Rebecca Brennan (Princeton University Press), Dr Anna Henderson (ARC Humanities Press)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

REACH Alumni Webinar – New perspectives on water security
Date: 12 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: Dr Florence Tanui (UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa), Dr Engdasew Feleke (Water, Land and Resources Centre, Ethiopia), Dennis Ochieng Onyango Ong'ech (University of Nairobi)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 February 2025

Embracing the change: evaluating the evolving use of Green Infrastructure in policy and practice in England and internationally
Date: 13 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:30
Speaker : Prof Ian Mell (University of Manchester)
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)

Monday 16 February 2025

Rural Water Security in Asia and the Pacific: New Insights from AWDO 2025
Date: 16 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Professor Katrina Charles (University of Oxford), Dr Sonia Hoque (University of Oxford), Irina Gribanenkova
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: The Atmosphere Room, First Floor, School of Geography and the Environment. This building has a ramp at the entrance and a lift.
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Host: Oxford Water Network

Tuesday 17 February 2025

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

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 5: MircroGrids: opportunities for microgrids to increase renewable energy deployment and overcome grid constraints for real estate developments
Date: 17 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Henry Leivers (SNRG)
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

Wednesday 18 February 2025

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 2025

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)

Tuesday 24 February 2025

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 6: Delivering 100% renewable energy system for the UK
Date: 24 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Doug Parr (Greenpeace)
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

Wednesday 25 February 2025

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)

Thursday 26 February 2025

Why water risks are becoming a material risk for companies - and the challenges of assessing exposure correctly
Date: 26 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Jennifer Moeller-Gulland (Water Security Collective)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Water Network
Hosts: TBA

Friday 27 February 2025

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 2025

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 7: Women led: Clean energy transitions in rural Kenya
Date: 3 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker s: TBC, Dr Ayse Demir (University of Roehampton)
Venue Details: Desert Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

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)

Friday 6 March 2025

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)

Tuesday 10 March 2025

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 8: Holistic Energy Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Date: 10 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Bernie Jones (Smart Villages Research)
Venue Details: Atmosphere Room, School of Geography
Organisers: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)
Hosts: Dr Tina Fawcett (ECI, University of Oxford), Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network)

Friday 13 March 2025

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)

This list contains talks from the following series:
Biodiversity Network Coffee Seminar Series
ECI Big Ideas Seminar
Energy Colloquia
Energy Colloquia Series
Energy Events
Environmental Change Institute
Food Thinkers Lunches
Food Thinkers Lunches - Trinity Term 2018
IFSTAL
IFSTAL Lecture Series
NatureFinance@Oxford Seminar Series
NEST - New Energy Systems Thinkers
Net Zero Home School
Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests
Oxford Energy Network Seminars 2025-26
Oxford Water Network
Oxford Water Network HT 2026
Oxford Water Networks Water Quality Series (2019-2020)
Technology Empowered Conservation Series: Hilary Term 2018// Part one: Science