Atlantic Pole to Pole: Climate Science 2 Policy

Monash panel discussion – Looking ahead at COP25

New Horizons 20 Research Way, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Anna Malos (Climate Works Australia), John Connor (Carbon Market Institute), Irwin Jackson (Investor Group on Climate Change), Chloe Monro (Monash University). 'The gap is larger than ever' according to the United In Science report published earlier this year. The current national emissions reduction targets set under the Paris Agreement needs to be increased fivefold to maintain the... View Article

Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future – UNSW Research Showcase

Leighton Hall John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia

UNSW KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INVITE YOU TO OUR RESEARCH SHOWCASE Our panel of experts, all thought leaders in their respective areas, will explore some of the major changes needed to support a clean energy future. A selection of UNSW’s finest academics will showcase their extensive range of expertise and capability providing insight into future thinking and... View Article

Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change

Trinity Gateway Theatre rinity College, 100 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Keynote Panel: Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change About this Event Please note: This event will commence at 6pm and light refreshments will be provided following the session. Under a 1.5°C rise in global temperature, the natural world around us will not look the same as today. Most species and agricultural systems exist in... View Article

Sprigg Lecture series: Australia’s tempestuous relationship with wild fire – past, present and future

South Australian Museum North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sprigg Lecture series: Mika Pearce (BoM), Bob Hill (University of Adelaide Environment Institute). Australia’s tempestuous relationship with wild fire – past, present and future. Sprigg lecture series Australia’s tempestuous relationship with wild fire – past, present and future Join Professor Bob Hill and Dr Mika Pearce as they present two perspectives on Australia's relationship with wild... View Article

Sprigg Lecture series: Australia’s tempestuous relationship with wild fire – past, present and future

South Australian Museum North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sprigg lecture series: Australia’s tempestuous relationship with wildfire – past, present and future Join Professor Bob Hill and Dr Mika Peace as they present two perspectives on Australia's relationship with wildfire - the evolution of fire-adapted vegetation, and how complex weather patterns drive fire behaviour in the Australian landscape. Professor Bob Hill is the Director of the... View Article

Public lecture: Oceans, ice and climate change: An IPCC update

Nathaniel Bindoff (UTas / CLEX) & Jess Melbourne Thomas (CSIRO) Summary: Two Tasmanian authors of the UN report on oceans and climate change discuss the implications for Australia and its surrounds. In September 2019 the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on the Oceans and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate... View Article

Sexual Harassment: From Science to Solutions

Carrillo Gantner Theatre Swanston Street, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Lilia Cortina (University of Melbourne) Women face countless indignities on the job, including sexual harassment. But what do we mean by this term? What actions “count” as sexual harassment, and what might we be missing? Several decades of social science have taken up questions such as these. According to that scholarship, sexual harassment often has... View Article

International Women’s Day 2020 – Women in Collaborative Leadership

Level 7, Lecture Theatre B Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

VCCC Monday Lunch Live As we begin a new decade, Australian company boards remain dominated by men, with female representation still sitting at less than 30 per cent. That’s not the case at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) alliance, where women make up the majority of Board Members and committee chairs. Indeed, most of... View Article

Macgeorge Fellowship Lecture, storying climate change

In this timely public lecture, Dr Susan Crate will explore the transformations required for a sustainable global society. About this Event Fires are burning. Permafrost is thawing. The ocean is rising. Not only is climate change scientifically undeniable, but its effects are being felt by communities worldwide. In times like these, many of us feel... View Article

NASA 2021 Earth System Science Technology Forum: Session 4: Aerosols, Clouds, Convection, and Precipitation

The 2021 Earth Science Technology Forum (ESTF2021) will look a bit different this year: instead of the usual multi-day meeting in June, eight virtual sessions will be held on Thursdays from May through early July. These 2.5-hour sessions will include a targeted set of technology presentations around an Earth science theme, followed by a panel... View Article