We’re still not measuring our reliance on nature as we rush to boost productivity
A healthy economy relies on healthy natural systems. But at the economic roundtable, this fact was all but absent.
Michael Vardon, Associate Professor at the Fenner School, Australian National University
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Botanical time machines: AI is unlocking a treasure trove of data held in herbarium collections
Advances in imaging, text recognition and machine learning are transforming what can be done with collections of plants and fungi in herbaria and museums globally.
Robert Turnbull, Senior Research Data Specialist, The University of Melbourne
Joanne Birch, Senior Lecturer in the School of BioSciences, and Herbarium Curator, The University of Melbourne
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Iran’s nature is under threat - here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it
Iran’s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.
Shooka Bidarian, Media and Journalism Fellow, Sustainability and Climate at United Nations University Institute of Water Health and Environment, United Nations University
Mark Maslin, UCL Professor of Earth System Science and UNU Lead for Climate, Health and Security, UCL
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The discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the remote Rēkohu Chatham Islands
Many birds on Rēkohu Chatham Islands show how ‘island syndrome’ influences evolution – they are distinct but remain closely related to species on the mainland.
Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago
Alan Tennyson, Curator of Vertebrates, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Levi Lanauze, Chief executive of Hokotehi Moriori Trust, Indigenous Knowledge
Pascale Lubbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Ecology, University of Otago
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Fri 13 Feb 17:30: Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance
Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Dr Matthew Gordley, Carlow University
- Friday 13 February 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 13 Feb 17:30: Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance
Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Dr Matthew Gordley, Carlow University
- Friday 13 February 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 13 Feb 17:30: Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance
Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Dr Matthew Gordley, Carlow University
- Friday 13 February 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 23 Jan 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Professor Hans Slabberkoorn, Leiden University
- Friday 23 January 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 23 Jan 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Title to be confirmed
Abstract not available
- Speaker: Professor Hans Slabberkoorn, Leiden University
- Friday 23 January 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 23 Jan 17:30: Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Professor Hans Slabberkoorn, Leiden University
- Friday 23 January 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 13 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Richard Morrison, The Times
- Friday 13 March 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 13 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Richard Morrison, The Times
- Friday 13 March 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 13 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Richard Morrison, The Times
- Friday 13 March 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 06 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Professor Issa Boulos, University of Chicago
- Friday 06 March 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 06 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Professor Issa Boulos, University of Chicago
- Friday 06 March 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 06 Mar 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Professor Issa Boulos, University of Chicago
- Friday 06 March 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 27 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Professor Conny Aerts, KU Leuven
- Friday 27 February 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 27 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Professor Conny Aerts, KU Leuven
- Friday 27 February 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 27 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Professor Conny Aerts, KU Leuven
- Friday 27 February 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.
Fri 20 Feb 17:30: Title to be confirmed
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- Speaker: Dr Carola Darwin, Royal College of Music
- Friday 20 February 2026, 17:30-18:30
- Venue: Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.
- Series: Darwin College Lecture Series; organiser: Janet Gibson.