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

Monday 16 February 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

Transport, Traffic, and Mobility Issues and Challenges in Post-War Homs, Syria
Date: 25 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr. Abd al Hamid al Masri (Homs University)
Venue Details: Online only
Organisers: TBA
Host: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))

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 2026

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 2026

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 2026

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)

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Thinking Urban Mobility in Damascus: Challenges, Solutions, and Pathways
Date: 4 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Mohammad Hayan Saffour (University of Damascus)
Venue Details: Online only
Organiser: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))
Hosts: TBA

OCRN Annual Lecture 2026: "The Unknowability of Solar Geoengineering and Why it Matters" - Prof. Daniel Schrag
Date: 4 March 2026, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr. Daniel P. Schrag (Harvard University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L1
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 March 2026

Accumulation, organisation, rearrangement and timing: A few things we have learned in the last 50 years about dryland aeolian landscape geomorphology
Date: 5 March 2026, 16:30 - 18:00
Speaker : Prof David Thomas (School of Geography and the Environment)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: City Room
Organiser: Dr Julie Durcan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 6 March 2026

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 2026

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 2026

The Challenge of Refugee Camp Removals and Solutions for Sustainable Housing Reconstruction
Date: 13 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr. Emad al Masri (Damascus University)
Venue Details: Online only
Organiser: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))
Hosts: TBA

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)

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Strategic Horizons in Climate x Health Research
Date: 17 March 2026, 12:30 - 17:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 April 2026

Geographies of Fascism & Authoritarianism in Global Africa
Date: 15 April 2026, 9:00 - 18:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Dr Amber Murrey (SoGE), Dr Patricia Daley (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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
Geographies of informal and precarious labour - Transformations & Technological Natures Seminars
IFSTAL
Life after the Anthropocene
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 Interdisciplinary Microbiome Project
Oxford Water Network
Oxford Water Network HT 2026
Oxford Water Networks Water Quality Series (2019-2020)
Sandscapes
School of Geography and the Environment
Smith School Business Fellows
Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
SoGE Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Conservation Cluster Events
SoGE Climate Systems and Policy Cluster Events
SoGE Economy and Society Cluster Events
SoGE Landscape Dynamics Cluster events
SoGE Political Worlds Cluster Events
SoGE Technological Life Cluster events
Technological Natures & Transformations Hilary 2017 Seminar Series
Technological Natures & Transformations Michaelmas 2016 Seminar Series
Transport Studies Seminar Series 2025
Transport Studies Unit (TSU) Lunchtime Seminar Series
TSU Seminar Series
TSU Seminar Series, Hilary Term 2017 : Transport & Mobilities Across the Life Course
TSU Seminar Series Trinity 2016