Oxford in the City: Can research move at the speed of the world’s biggest challenges?
Alumni and friends are invited to explore how the University is pioneering new ways to tackle urgent environmental challenges from climate change and biodiversity loss to food security, flooding and national security.
- Date:
- Time:
- 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Event type:
- Lectures and seminars
- Contact email:
- Email us
- Venue:
- Sustainable Ventures
- Address:
- County Hall, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 7PB
Times
6pm: Doors Open
6.30pm: Panel Discussion
7.30pm: Drinks Reception
8.30pm: Event Concludes
Event description
Panellists from the Agile Initiative, a new research collective hosted within the Oxford Martin School, will describe how their work is bringing fostering innovative collaborations to react to the University’s commitment to net zero carbon and net biodiversity gain.
Speakers
- Professor Patrick Grant, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
- Professor Ilina Singh, Co-lead of Agile research
- Professor Nathalie Seddon, Director, Agile Initiative
- Dr Rachel Hayman, Programme Manager, Agile Initiative
- Dr Caitlin Hafferty, Honorary Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery
- Dr John Lynch, Research Fellow, Agile Initiative
Tickets are £15 per person. Alumni are welcome to bring one guest.