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Collection: Geography and the Environment

Collection of talks organised by or hosted in the School of Geography and the Environment.

Tuesday 14 October 2025

17:00 - What makes working together work? Exploring effective international research partnerships in development.
This is a hybrid event. Register here for online participation: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8d312795-e255-4051-9a4e-47f78b9232ba@cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91 Register here for in-person participation: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-makes-working-together-work-tickets-1753151767129?aff=oddtdtcreator
Dr. Christoph Lüthi (Eawag/ETH)

Tuesday 21 October 2025

16:15 - Earth’s Biodiversity: Its Origins, Impacts and Potential Fate
David Tilman (University of Minnesota)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

Friday 24 October 2025

16:15 - Nature's Genius: Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet
David Farrier (The University of Edinburgh)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

Monday 27 October 2025

13:00 - Using systems thinking in environmental and societal challenges
Professor Birgit Kopainsky (University of Bergen)

Wednesday 29 October 2025

15:00 - Sustainable Urban Planning for Urban Expansion/ Development in the West Bank, Palestine
Dr Zahraa Zawawi (An Najah National University)
TSU Seminar Series 2025 "Mobility and urbanisation in Palestine"

Thursday 30 October 2025

13:00 - The Food System as a Driver of Global Change
Dr John Ingram (University of Oxford)
ECM Brown Bag Seminar Series

Friday 31 October 2025

16:15 - Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation
Hugh Warwick (Ecologist and writer)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

Friday 7 November 2025

16:15 - How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises
Jules Pretty (University of Essex)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

Wednesday 12 November 2025

13:00 - Understanding Palestinian University Students’ Attitudes Toward Cycling - a Machine Learning Approach
Professor Khaled Al-Sahili (An Najah National University)
TSU Seminar Series 2025 "Mobility and urbanisation in Palestine"

Friday 14 November 2025

09:00 - Oxford Water Day
More details will be provided.
Various Speakers
16:15 - What drives species sensitivity to deforestation? Clue: it’s not what you think.
Cristina Banks-Leite (Imperial College London)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

Friday 21 November 2025

16:15 - Title TBC
Seirian Sumner (University College London)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

Friday 28 November 2025

16:15 - The Spirit of the Rainforest
Rosa Vásquez Espinoza PhD (Amazon Research Internacional)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

Wednesday 3 December 2025

15:00 - Mobility Under Occupation: Everyday Travel, Injustice, and Resilience in Palestine
Dr Huthaifa I. Ashqar (Arab American University)
TSU Seminar Series 2025 "Mobility and urbanisation in Palestine"

Thursday 4 December 2025

13:00 - From Greening to Wellbeing: Critical spatial data science for green infrastructure, mental health and wellbeing in the UK
Dr Wenjing (Wendee) Zhang (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
ECM Brown Bag Seminar Series

Friday 5 December 2025

16:15 - Title TBC
Robert Fish (Imperial College London)
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series

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