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Events

This page shows events and seminars from the Biodiversity Network and some chosen from across the wider University, which may be of interest.

What drives species sensitivity to deforestation? Clue: it’s not what you think.

Cristina Banks-Leite, Associate Professor in Conservation Ecology, Imperial College London

Friday 14 Nov 2025

Seminar followed by Q&A and drinks – all welcome – join in person or online Intraspecific variability is a fundamental component of biodiversity, playing a crucial role in both adaptation and speciation. Yet ...

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The Natural Capital of Wasps

Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology, University College London

Friday 21 Nov 2025

Seminar followed by Q&A and drinks – all welcome – join in person or online Wasps are predators, natural enemies, pollinators and decomposers. They are also sources of nutrition for humans, potential pharmacological ...

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The Spirit of the Rainforest

Rosa Vásquez Espinoza, PhD, Amazon Research Internacional

Friday 28 Nov 2025

Seminar followed by Q&A, drinks and book signing – all welcome – join in person or online Abstract: The Amazon Rainforest — vast, mysterious, and teeming with life — has long captured the ...

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Relational Values and Nature Recovery: Navigating the Politics of Environmental Decision-Making

Robert Fish, Chair in Environmental Sustainability, Imperial College London

Friday 05 Dec 2025

Seminar followed by Q&A and drinks – all welcome – join in person or online Abstract: Environmental decision-making often grapples with the tension between generalized sustainability goals and the culturally specific ways communities ...

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