Biodiversity related events
Talks:

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

Wednesday 18 February 2026

Master class: Nature and modes of law making
Date: 18 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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)

Monday 23 February 2026

Watching the Creation of a Nature Market in Real Time
Date: 23 February 2026, 12:15 - 13:30
Speaker : Sophus zu Ermgassen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room D
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Master class: Priceless or unmarketable? Nature and its free gifts
Date: 25 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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)

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)

Monday 2 March 2026

A Theory of Endogenous Degrowth and Environmental Sustainability
Date: 2 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Timo Boppart (University of Zurich)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 March 2026

Master class: If Nature was the question, would biomimicry be the answer?
Date: 4 March 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Travel and leisure stocks during global shocks – the role of sustainability uncertainty
Date: 4 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr Scott Mahadeo (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)

Putting nature on a path to recovery: how are we doing?
Date: 4 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker : Dr David Cooper (Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 March 2026

Correcting the Climate: Jules Verne’s Planetary Apocalypse
Date: 5 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker s: Dr Sebastian Egholm Lund (University of Oxford), Claire Qu (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

'Market humanism: towards a new paradigm for the economy and economics'
Date: 5 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:15
Speaker s: Prof Eric Beinhocker (INET Oxford Executive Director), Nick Hanauer (Founder, Civic Ventures)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Book talk - 'The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)'
Date: 5 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Maximilian Kasy (University of Oxford)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (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)

Monday 9 March 2026

Can combining education and entertainment in video games promote pro-environmental behaviour?
Date: 9 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Stefania Innocenti (Economics of Sustainability, INET Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 March 2026

When Ground Gives Way: Attentive Responsiveness and Reimagining Scientific Authority
Date: 11 March 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Olga Ulturgasheva (University of Manchester)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: tbc
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 March 2026

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)

Monday 27 April 2026

Climate-Policy Mix Theories: Comparison and Synthesis
Date: 27 April 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Jeroen van den Bergh (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 4 May 2026

Title TBC
Date: 4 May 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 11 May 2026

Title TBC
Date: 11 May 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Andreas Lange (Universität Hamburg)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 18 May 2026

Title TBC
Date: 18 May 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Robert Mendelsohn (Yale School of the Environment)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 25 May 2026

Title TBC
Date: 25 May 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 1 June 2026

Title TBC
Date: 1 June 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 8 June 2026

Title TBC
Date: 8 June 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Adrien Bilal (Stanford University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 15 June 2026

The Marginal Impact of Emission Reductions: Estimates, Beliefs and Behavior
Date: 15 June 2026, 15:00 - 16:15
Speaker : Christoph Semken (University of Toronto)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room C
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
Anthropocene Histories
Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire - Indoor Meetings
Biodiversity Institute talks
Biodiversity Network Coffee Seminar Series
Biodiversity Network Seminar Series
Climate and Health Forums
Environmental Humanities Research Hub
Environment and Resource Economics Seminar
Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Biodiversity Network seminar series
NatureFinance@Oxford Seminar Series
OBGA Autumn Science Lectures 2023
ODID 'Systemic Crisis' Series 2025-26
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Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Winter Lectures 2024
Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests
Oxford Climate Research Network seminars
Oxford Martin School Events
Oxford Martin School Series: Post COP26: successes, lessons learnt & what do we need to do now?
Oxford Martin School & Smith School Online Series: The economics of biodiversity
Oxford net zero: climate in the balance (Oxford Martin School and Oxford Net Zero Initiative Series)
Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
SoGE Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Conservation Cluster Events
Wytham Woods events
Wytham Woods Seminar
Wytham Woods: What is going on up there?