The IRES Seminar Series showcases the research of our graduate students, faculty and guests, as well as monthly professional development seminars. Our seminars are open to everyone.
Date/Time: Seminars run every Thursday during the Winter Session (September to April) from 12:30pm to 1:20pm.
Location: Seminars will be in-person only. Please check each seminar post for the location.
IMPORTANT NOTE: NO FOOD AND NO DRINKS ALLOWED IN OUR SEMINARS.
Select seminar videos are available for viewing on our YouTube channel.
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September 17, 2026: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Bavisha Kalyan
This presentation argues that democratizing scientific knowledge is essential for developing engineering solutions that are both technically robust and advance social and environmental justice.
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September 24, 2026: Student Seminar with Bulgan Batdorj
Transparency is widely promoted in mining governance as a pathway to accountability, yet disclosure does not automatically produce these outcomes. Bulgan Batdorj draws on four transparency frameworks to illustrate how interventions could be designed to support disclosure.
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October 8, 2026: Professional Development Seminar with George Benson
In this talk, George will draw on their personal experience to explore bring large-scale systems change frameworks to the level of individual action and more!
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October 22, 2026: Student Seminar with Charly Phillips
Talk title: Exploring actor beliefs and strategies in climate policy for beef cattle in Canada, a nascent policy subsystem
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November 5, 2026: Professional Development Seminar with Nivi Thatra
Help improve the reach of your research and your skills! IRES’s Communications Manager will offer tips for writing lay abstracts, creating a graphical abstract, and refining your online presence