News & Events
Events, Conferences and Workshops
Forthcoming Events
1-3pm, Wednesday 22 February 2012, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Wilfred Thesiger Photographs - The Pitt Rivers Collection
A unique photo display of Thesiger's work will be held at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, with special guest - Alexander Maitland (Thesiger's biographer), who will provide insight and commentary. Spaces are limited - please sign up by emailing: Dr Troy Sternberg
4.30pm, Thursday 23 February 2012, Blue Boar lecture theatre, Christ Church, Oxford
Oxford Louwes Lecture - Accountability and International Law: Reflections from Water Projects
Professor Edith Brown Weiss, Francis Cabell Brown Professor of International Law, and Co-Director of the Joint Degree in Law and Government, Georgetown University Law Centre.
7.30pm, Thursday 23 February 2012, Pegasus Theatre, Oxford
Flocking Environmentalists: Return of Resource Scarcity
Come and join us for an evening with a difference. Discuss and debate one of the key policy issues for the future with friends and colleagues for the Oxford Environment and Development Scene. Sit back and enjoy Oxford's leading stand-up troupe give their version of our deliberations! Mix and chat with old and new acquaintances and colleagues Book soon, as the Pegasus is a small and intimate theatre!
2.30pm, Friday 2 March 2012, SoGE, Oxford
OCTF Annual Members' Day
An afternoon of presentations from member organisations followed by a drinks reception. This will be a good opportunity to learn more about latest OCTF activities, opportunities and research and network with other OCTF members.
23 - 24 March 2012, St Anne's College, University of Oxford
Beyond Carbon: Ensuring justice and equity in REDD+ across levels of governance
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) has rapidly become a key pillar of international cooperation on climate change. A host of state and non-state actors at all levels of governance have entered this emerging policy field and this conference aims to take stock of these developments to date from both natural and social science perspectives and will discuss the role of justice and equity in current debates on REDD+. Its particular aim is to discuss the limits and opportunities in deriving co-benefits from REDD+ activities.
29 - 30 March 2012, SoGE, University of Oxford
2nd Oxford Interdisciplinary Desert Conference: Progress and integration in desert research
The conference brings together UK researchers interested in dryland people and environments. The goal is to stimulate debate and collaboration across academic departments, share knowledge and expand desert paradigms. With the theme of 'Progress and integration in desert research' we look forward to papers and discussion that bring together the different approaches and perspectives applied to desert research.
16 - 18 April 2012, St Hugh's College, University of Oxford
Water Security, Risk and Society
Water security is a defining challenge for society in the 21st century. This international conference will convene many of the world's thought leaders from science, policy and enterprise to understand the status of and pathways to water security at multiple scales. The conference fosters exchange across developed and developing countries and regions, seeking to identify and elucidate global interdependencies between different socio-economic and cultural contexts.
18 May 2012, SoGE, University of Oxford
Graduate Student Conference: Institutional Investor and Corporate Governance for Sustainability
This conference provides graduate students the opportunity to present their research and engage in a unique dialogue with academics and practitioners on governance challenges and opportunities facing a global economy broadly characterized by increasing integration, resource scarcity and growing inequality. The ongoing climate change debates and economic crises provide examples of how financial markets have become an important policy mechanism for sustainable economies and financial systems and this conference seeks to unite academic rigour with practical questions of implementation.
27 - 28 September 2012, University of Oxford
Allianz - Oxford Pensions Conference 2012
An invited seminar organised by Allianz Global Investors and the University of Oxford.
Past Events
- Geographies of the Future
12 January 2012, SoGE, Oxford - Climate Change, Deforestation and the Future of African Rainforests
4-6 January 2012, Oriel College, Oxford - The Oxford Hazard Forum - Catastrophe Modelling
1 December 2011, Earth Sciences, Oxford - A Convergence of the Arts and Sciences for the Environment
2 December 2011, H O Beckit Room, SoGE, Oxford - The Future of Airport Capacity
29 November 2011, Danson Room, Trinity College, University of Oxford - 5th Oceans Policy Symposium
25 November 2011, SoGE, Oxford - Oxford Environment and Development Innovation Forum
11 November 2011, SoGE, Oxford - International Biogeography Society Early Career "Advances in Biogeography" Conference
23-25 September 2011, SoGE, University of Oxford - Allianz - Oxford Pensions Conference 2011
22-23 September 2011, University of Oxford - Early Career Workshop for 'Polar Social Scientists'. ESRC Seminar Series, 'Knowledges, Resources and Legal regimes: The New Geopolitics of the Polar Regions'
8 September 2011, Mansfield College, Oxford - Transformations: Economy, Society and Place Postgraduate Conference 2011
27 June 2011, A J Herbertson Room, SoGE, University of Oxford - Flocking Environmentalists: an evening gathering of the Oxford Environmental Scene
27 May 2011, Isis Farm House, Oxford - The Perception of Change: Space, time, and mobility after Henri Bergson
27 May 2011, SoGE, University of Oxford - Exploring the Complexities and Uncertainties Surrounding the UK's Nuclear Energy Potential
12 May 2011, T.S. Elliot Lecture Theatre, Merton College - Discover the 7th Continent: the icy fairyland of Antarctica. A one-day exhibition of photographs capturing the wonders of Antartica by SoGE student Christina Ender
4 May 2011, SoGE, University of Oxford - Hazards Forum: Resilience building: hazard forecasting and catastrophe risk financing
14 February 2011, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Oxford - Low-Carbon Futures: contending geographies of distribution and centralisation
11 February 2011, St Anne's College, Oxford - OCTF Members' Day
21 January 2011, SoGE, Oxford - Cancun COP16 Panel Discussion: "A beacon of hope re-ignited"?
20 January 2011, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford - Mobile Computing, Citizen Science and Conservation Recording: Embracing the potential of smartphones, crowd-sourcing and other web-based tecnologies
13 January 2011, Merton College, Oxford. - Runaway Climate Challenge
13 November 2010, SoGE, Oxford. - 4th Oceans Policy Symposium
12 November 2010, SoGE, Oxford. - Oxford Environment and Development Innovation Forum
29 October 2010, SoGE, Oxford. - Allianz - Oxford Pensions Conference 2010: Pension Fundamentals in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis
23 - 24 September 2010, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. - UK TL/OSL/ESR Meeting 2010
8-10 September 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford. - 7th Cycling and Society Symposium and Workshop
6-7 September 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford. - Oxford's Electric Scooter Trial Summary Meeting
5pm, Friday 2 July 2010, H O Beckitt Room, School of Geography and Environment, Oxford. - The Future of Transport and Energy Use
25th June 2010, A J Herbertson Room, School of Geography and Environment, Oxford. - Gender, Geography and Punishment in Comparative Perspective
22 - 23 June 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford. - Beyond Criminality, Urban Warfare, National Security and Human Rights in Jamaica
10 June 2010, A J Herbertson Room, SoGE, Oxford. - Ivy on Walls: Bio-deterioration or Bio-protection?
9.30am - 4.30pm, 19 May 2010, Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. - Undergraduate Forum: Geographers' advice to the incoming government...
2-3.30pm, Friday 30 April 2010, Halford Mackinder Lecture Theatre, SoGE - 1st Oxford Interdisciplinary Desert Conference: Integrating Research, Expanding Knowledge
15-16 April 2010, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford - ECI host side event and stand at COP15
7 - 18 December 2009, COP15, Copenhagen - Third Oceans Policy Symposium
10am-4.30pm, Friday 13 November 2009, SoGE, Oxford - Desert and Dryland Regions Meeting
2-5pm, 2 October 2009, St Cross College, University of Oxford - Oxford Environment and Development Innovation Forum 2009
30 October 2009, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford - Allianz - Oxford Pensions Conference 2009: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
17-18 September 2009, University of Oxford - Herbertson Society Summer Ball 2009
Tuesday 8th Week, 16 June 2009, University of Oxford - Long Term Scenarios in Transport and Energy: In search of new methodologies
29 May 2009, Seminar Room 6, St Anne's College, Oxford. - Water Enterprise Forum
Wednesday 27 May 2009, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford - Life on our symbiotic planet: a conversation with Myra Hird, Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan
Monday 25 May 2009, MSc Room 1, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford. - Roundtable Discussion - The global economic crisis: Some reflections of geographers
14 May 2009, MSc Room 1, School of Geography and the Environment - 2nd Oxford Ocean Policy Symposium: The New Governance: The Marine Bill and the Future of our seas
13 February 2009, Magdalen College, University of Oxford - International Conference on the Right to Water and Sanitation
26-27 November 2008, Oslo, Norway - Wetland and Aquatic Ecosystems: Their functions and values
November 24th and 25th, 2008, Worcester College - Oxford Environment and Development Innovation Forum 2008
21 November 2008, School of Geography and the Environment, Oxford - 3rd Southern Deserts Conference, Kalahari 2008
16th-19th September 2008 - Molopo Lodge, Northern Cape, South Africa. - Financial Markets and Environmental Governance One Day Workshop
29 May 2008 - School of Geography, OUCE, University of Oxford. - Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector: Frameworks, tools and practices. An International Seminar focusing on Developing Countries and Small Island States
8th-10th April 2008 - Balliol College, Oxford. - Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Human Right to Water
29 February 2008 - Harris Seminar Room, Oriel College, University of Oxford. - How to Get Sanitation Out of its Pit: Alternative policy and practice directions for the International Year of Sanitation Seminar
22 February 2008 - St Hilda's College, University of Oxford. - Ocean Policy Symposium
15 February 2008, Magdalen College Auditorium. - Oxford Environmental Innovation Forum 2007
9 November 2007, OUCE. - Soft Wall Capping Conference - Soft Wall Capping: A better way of conserving ruins?
Monday 22nd October 2007, Geological Society of London, Burlington Arcade. - Climate Systems and Policy Research Cluster Afternoon
Friday 19 October 2007, OUCE. - The place of geography in the study of difference: a symposium in honour of Ceri Peach
Saturday 22 September 2007, OUCE. - Invited Seminar: The Governance and Regulation of Risk Management for Defined Benefit Pension Funds
20-21 September 2007, University of Oxford. - Environmental Governance in Eastern Europe Workshop
19-21 September 2007, Jesus College, Oxford. - Heritage conservation today: Consensus or collision?
18th September 2007, Worcester College, Oxford. - Resilience, realities and research in African environments
African Environment Programme ESRC/NERC Transdisciplinary Seminars and Workshops, 18 June 2007, Jesus College, University of Oxford - Oil and Politics Conference
10-11 May 2007, SOAS, Vernon Square Campus, Pentonville Road, London - Climate change and development in Africa: Policy frameworks and development interventions for effective adaptation to climate change
African Environment Programme ESRC/NERC Transdisciplinary Seminars and Workshops, 12 March 2007, Oxford University Centre for the Environment - Interdisciplinarity and Society: An international colloquium
24 February 2007, St Catherine's College, Oxford - How does environmental governance affect the poor? Global and local forces shaping poverty alleviation in Africa
African Environment Programme ESRC/NERC Transdisciplinary Seminars and Workshops, 25 January 2007, Oxford University Centre for the Environment - The Stuff of Politics: Technoscience, democracy and public life
7-10 December 2006, OUCE, University of Oxford - Pension and Health Care Liabilities in the Corporate Sector: An international dialogue
25-26 May 2006, Christ Church, Oxford - How much data do we need to effectively manage coral reef fisheries?
African Environment Programme ESRC/NERC Transdisciplinary Seminars and Workshops, 24th April 2006, Oxford University Centre for the Environment