The IRES Seminar Series showcases the research of our graduate students, faculty and guests. We also host 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 hybrid (in-person and via Zoom). Please check each seminar post for the location. Click each seminar listing to register in advance if you are participating via Zoom. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 minutes into the seminar.
IMPORTANT NOTE: NO FOOD AND NO DRINKS ALLOWED IN OUR SEMINARS.
Select seminar videos are available for viewing on our YouTube channel.
February 20, 2025: No Seminar This Week
February 27, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Tarun Khanna
Join Dr. Khanna's talk, titled "Evidence Based Climate Policy: What works, for whom and when?" Read More
March 6, 2025: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Jeffrey Qi
March 13, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Jemima Baada
Drawing from migrations within Ghana, this presentation shares the voices of rural dwellers regarding their experiences of ‘adaptive’ climate migration. Read More
March 20, 2025: IRES Student Seminar with Sam Gorle and Verena Rossa-Roccor
Talk 1: Simulating the Impacts of Hedgerow Restoration on Metapopulation Capacity in Southern Ontario. Talk 2: Academics as activists: exploring and building political knowledge mobilization capacities to influence climate policy Read More
March 27, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Carly Ziter
Carly’s talk is centered in the growing field of urban landscape ecology. With her students, she employs citizen science, environmental sensors, field observations, and social-science methodologies to explore how the landscape structure of our cities influences biodiversity, ecosystem services, and their interaction over space and time. Read More
April 3, 2025: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Angela Danyluk
So you want to save the planet? Join Angela Danyluk, Manager of Climate Adaptation and Equity at the City of Vancouver, for stories about working in local government on climate action and environmental policy. Read More
April 10, 2025: IRES Student Symposium with Nikki Kaechele, Barry Momodou and Ilke Geladi
Join us for the last seminar in Term 2! Three of our students will present their research. Read More