Thursday evening Policy Seminars
As part of the MSc course, the Centre holds a regular series of Thursday evening Policy Seminars given by a range of speakers from areas including government, industry and non-government organisations who come to talk about their particular involvement in the environmental field. These seminars are of great value, as they provide a prime opportunity for informal socialising and networking.
External speakers range from international experts to course alumni, with their contribution ensuring coverage of current issues, the possibility of placement-style dissertation research and an invaluable source of job announcements.
All seminars will take place from 17.00 – 18:00 UK time. The location will be confirmed on the calendar invite, which is sent out weekly. All students are expected to attend.
Autumn Term (Core Course)
3 October 2024
John Mumford Research to Impact Lecture Professor Helen Roy, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology: Curbing the global threat of biological invasions: perspectives, predictions and policy
10 October 2024
Sam Burford, Landscape Recovery Team Leader, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) with colleagues Daniel Burke and Henry Clifford: 'Working in Defra: Environmental Policy in Action’
17 October 2024
Florence Okoye, User Experience and Service Designer, Curator and Researcher: ‘A matter of perspective: confronting the racialised imaginary to create STEM policy’
24 October 2024
Jarno Stet, Waste and Recycling Manager, City of Westminster Council: 'Managing London's Waste'
31 October 2024
Iona Norton CEng MIMechE, Housing Energy and Sustainability Manager, Royal Borough of Greenwich: ‘Social housing retrofit – from policy to practice, a Greenwich case study’
7 November 2024
Postponed due to Tube Strike.
14 November 2024
Will Cooper, Senior Manager, Global Grants, Credits & Incentives, EY: ‘Bridging the Say-Do Gap: Incentives and Industrial Transformation’
21 November 2024
Rob Holland, STSE Manager, Oil Spill Response: ‘Oil Spill Response: The Practical Side and the Role Science Plays’
28 November 2024
Allan Barton, Global Business Leader for Resources and Waste, Arup
5 December 2024
Swati Singh, Energy and Sustainability Global Lead, CBRE
Spring Term
9 January 2025
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16 January 2025
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23 January 2025
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30 January 2025
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6 February 2025
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13 February 2025
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20 February 2025
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27 February 2025
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6 March 2025
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Summer term
1 May 2025
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8 May 2025
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