Past events archive

Live online poetry reading with Radio 4’s inaugural Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra

Live online poetry reading with Radio 4’s inaugural Poet-in-Residence Daljit Nagra

We are pleased to announce that Daljit Nagra, Radio 4 & 4 Extra’s inaugural Poet-in-Residence and this year’s judge for The Nature & Place Poetry…

July 7, 2021

Conservation seminar: Natural regeneration of tropical forests: a cost-effective nature-based solution for conservation and restoration

Conservation seminar: Natural regeneration of tropical forests: a cost-effective nature-based solution for conservation and restoration

This week’s conservation seminar is presented by Prof Robin Chazdon from the University of the Sunshine Coast. “Under suitable conditions, tropical forests can regenerate on…

June 30, 2021

Conservation Seminar: Nuance in biodiversity patterns

Conservation Seminar: Nuance in biodiversity patterns

This week's Cambridge Conservation Initiative Seminar will be presented by Dr Maria Dornelas from the University of St Andrews "We typically assume that recent times…

June 16, 2021

Conservation Seminar: AI for wildlife conservation

Conservation Seminar: AI for wildlife conservation

This week, Prof Milind Tambe from Harvard University presents the conservation seminar. “With the maturing of AI and multiagent systems research, we have a tremendous…

June 2, 2021

Conservation Seminar – Reimaging conservation today: Decolonization, indigenous sovereignty and collaboration

Conservation Seminar – Reimaging conservation today: Decolonization, indigenous sovereignty and collaboration

Prof Paige West from Columbia University is this week’s speaker. “Today conservation sits at a crossroads. Scholars and practitioners can either continue down the deeply…

May 19, 2021

Conservation Seminar: Developing and applying quantitative, interdisciplinary science to understand the human dimensions of conservation

Conservation Seminar: Developing and applying quantitative, interdisciplinary science to understand the human dimensions of conservation

We are joined for this week’s seminar by Dr Robin Naidoo from WWF. “The science and practice of conservation has morphed from an ecological endeavour…

5th – May 15, 2021

Conservation Seminar: Food system resilience through the lens of fisheries

Conservation Seminar: Food system resilience through the lens of fisheries

Prof Daniel Rubenstein from Princeton University presents this week’s seminar. Fisheries provide food for a large part of humanity, often with heavy environmental footprints. Couplings…

April 21, 2021

How can we make space for nature? A live Q&A

How can we make space for nature? A live Q&A

Do you have questions about how to make space for nature? Come along to the live Q&A with RSPB Hope Farm manager Georgie Bray – who…

April 3, 2021

How can we save species? A live Q&A

How can we save species? A live Q&A

Do you have questions about how to save species? Come along to the live Q&A with Jon Paul Rodríguez, who has spoken about ‘Yellow-shouldered parrot: Venezuela’;…

April 1, 2021