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About this event
Instigated by the London Met Lab: Environment initiative, a series of talks will showcase the University’s environmental research to stimulate knowledge exchange and dialogue with public and practice audiences. This timely and important series will begin during the COP26 climate-change summit and continue its vital role of raising awareness of the environmental agenda into the new year.
Each talk will be hosted by a different London Met research centre, showing the breadth of research in this field: comprising the university-wide Finding Ecologies group, and the School of Art, Architecture and Design’s Centre for Urban and Built Ecologies (CUBE) and Centre for Creative Arts Culture and Engagement (Creature).
Each talk will be introduced by London Met Lab’s environment challenge lead, Sian Moxon and feature several short, engaging presentations by academic staff from these research centres, followed by a panel discussion and audience questions, chaired by senior research staff.
Topics will explore the climate and ecological emergency, with a particular focus on creating sustainable communities and the value of nature to society.
Talk 1: Urban Nature
Host: CUBE/Creature
Date/time: 5.30-7pm, Wednesday 15 December
Chair: Dr Anna Marazuela Kim
Speakers: George Fereday, Sian Moxon, Prof. Nicholas Temple
Talk 2 : Building Sustainable Communities
Host: CUBE/Creature
Date/time: 5.30-7pm, Wednesday 19 January
Chair: Dr Beatrice De Carli
Speakers: Sandra Deniche-Polcher & Jane McAllister, Prof. Maurice Mitchell & Dr Bo Tang
Talk 3 : Between Animal/Tech/Human
Host: Finding Ecologies
Date/time: 5.30-7pm, Wednesday 16 February
Speakers: Rosemarie McGoldrick, Fiona French
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Organiser London Met Lab
Organiser of London Met Lab: Environment Knowledge-Exchange Talks
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