Global Environment & Society Academy

2014 events

2014 events

Environment and Health Under the Microscope: Resilient Cities

The first workshop in the 'Under the Microscope' series explores Urbanisation and its impact on health and wellbeing.

April 2014 - Research Seminars

Upcoming research seminars in April 2014 supported by the Global Environment and Society Academy.

GESA workshop on trans/inter/multdisciplinary contributions

The main aim of this workshop is to encourage doctoral and post-doctoral research across the disciplinary borders and also accounting for kinds of knowledge and know-how which are outside the domain of empirical science.

7th International Conference on Geoscience Education

The 7th International Conference on Geoscience Education (GeoSciEd) will take place from 5-9 September, 2014, in Hyderabad, India.

January 2014: Responsible investment in times of global environmental change

Information on the date, location and subject matter of the Masters Reading Group in January.

Higher Education Academy Workshop and Seminar Series 2013/14

This seminar and workshop series explores the pedagogic opportunities opened up by experimenting with innovative interdisciplinary approaches to the literature of space and place.

March 2014 - Doctoral Network Meeting

This month's meeting is a lecture re-evaluating current water uses and the water footprint of Scotland. This will be presented by Nazli Koseoglu and chaired by Sergio Elizondo.

Delivering on global environmental justice

This event will discuss an introductory paper written by Dr Elisa Morgera (Law) on the 5-year research programme “Benefit-sharing for an equitable transition to the Green Economy - the role of law” led by Professor Christine Bell (Law) and Professor Tim Hayward (SPS). You may request a copy of the paper before the event.

The Changing Geopolitics of Climate Change

A seminar launching Climate Policy's Special Issue on The Changing Geopolitics of Climate Change. Andy Kerr (ECCI) and Navraj Singh Ghaleigh (Edinburgh Law School) host discussions around this special issue edited by Charlotte Streck of Climate Focus.

January 2014 - Doctoral Network Meeting

This month's meeting is a lecture on anthropological approaches to climate and culture in Himalayan India. This will be presented by Heid Jerstad and chaired by Rhys Howell.

Environment and Society Practitioner and Researcher Mixer

Environment and Society mixer for practitioners and researchers, in November 2014.

Fat Places? Exploring Environmental Causes of Obesity

In this seminar, jointly organised by Sociology and the brand new Food Researchers In EDinburgh (FRIED) network, Professor Julie Guthman, University of California, will talk about her work on obesity, which takes a critical political economy perspective and seeks to relate obesity with current dynamics of capitalism.

Species without Borders: Edinburgh Marine Network lecture

The Buckland Foundation Lecture, in association with the Edinburgh Marine Network, will be delivered by Malcolm Windsor, Former Secretary of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation.

Clinton Global Initiative

A network conference for students with projects addressing environment/climate, health, peace, education and poverty.

MSc Reading Group October - Fracking

This event is delivered by the Global Environment and Society Academy and is open to all University of Edinburgh Masters students.

Global Challenges: How do we know what we know?

The 2014 Global Academy conference considers Global Challenges: How do we know what we know?

December 2014 - Doctoral Network Meeting

This is the first Doctoral Network meeting of the 2014/2015 academic year.

Architectural Conservation Masterclasses

Information on seminars taking place next week. These events are run by GESA steering group members and may be relevant to those with an interest in GESA.

Keynote Speech on the Evolution of the International Biodiversity Regime

On 10 June 2014 Dr Braulio Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, will deliver a keynote speech on the evolution of the international biodiversity regime and its future directions.

GESA Online Platform training day

Come along to the Online Platform training day on 15 October.

Climate change - where are we going?

A public lecture in the Our Changing World series by Professor Mark Rounsevell on 11 November 2014.

Pitch Perfect: How to Prepare and Deliver an Elevator Pitch

This workshop is a preparatory session aimed specifically at Masters students who have already registered for the Researcher-Practitioner Mixer Event being hosted by the Global Environment and Society Academy and the School of Geosciences on the 19th November.

MSc Reading Group November - Two sides of the climate change coin: science and policy

This event is delivered by the Global Environment and Society Academy and is open to all University of Edinburgh Masters students.

Edinburgh Sustainability Jam

The Global Sustainability Jam (GSJ) is a platform for people interested in a creative approach to sustainability to come together and develop viable solutions to a global sustainability issue.