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
William Cooper, Senior Manager, EY
21 November 2024
Rob Holland, STSE Manager, Oil Spill Response
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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