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. Seminars will mostly take place in the Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall) or the Michael Smith Labs Theatre (Room 102, 2185 East Mall). 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 OR DRINKS ALLOWED IN BOTH THEATRES.
Select seminar videos are available for viewing on our YouTube channel.
November 30, 2023: IRES Faculty Seminar with David Tindall
Tindall describes recent work: This study examines the perceived influence of different actors in Canada's climate change policy network just prior to the signing of the Paris Agreement. In this research, we consider the problem of addressing climate change from a policy network perspective Read More
December 7, 2023: IRES Student Seminar with Evelyn Arriagada Oyarzún and Jumi Gogoi (Last seminar in Term 1)
Talk titles: 1. Women and counter-mapping hydrosocial territories: activists’ practices of knowledge co-production in the Chiloé archipelago (southern Chile) and, 2. Developing a field-scale crop yield prediction model using satellite and environmental data Read More
March 14, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Yoon Chin
The challenges and prospects of decarbonizing heavy industry Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm Location: Beaty Museum Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall) Please check in at the Admissions Desk first before going to the Theatre. No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre. Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if […] Read More
March 21, 2023: IRES Student Seminar with Joanne Fitzgibbons
1. Rewilding as a Plural Boundary Object: Implications for Research and Practice 2. Coming Soon! Time: 12:30pm to 1:20pm Location: Beaty Museum Theatre, Allan Yap Theatre (Basement, 2212 Main Mall) Please check in at front desk on main floor before going downstairs. No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre. Click here to register for Zoom […] Read More
March 28, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Katie Fiorella
Environmental Change in Cambodia’s Social-Ecological Food Systems Location: TBD No food or drinks allowed in the Theatre. Click here to register for Zoom link. Zoom will be terminated if we encounter tech problems 5 to 10 mins into the seminar. Talk summary: Social-ecological systems are changing at an unprecedented rate. As our environments are revamped, […] Read More