BES Research Seminars

Overview of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) and Satellite-based Operation Systems for Ocean Monitoring and Surveillance Chan-Su Yang, Principal Research Scientist, Marine Domain & Security Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) Monday 9 October, 11am-12pm, Cottrell 2B74 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the Teams link). This seminar

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Exploring the multiple values and preferences that people hold for trees, forests and their biodiversity Martin Dallimer, Professor in Environmental Change, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds Wednesday 1st November, 1-2pm, Cottrell LTB3 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the link). This seminar is open to all staff, students and affiliates of the University

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Wayne Dawson, Associate Professor of Plant Ecology, Department of Biosciences, Durham University Biological Invasions and Climate Change: A focus on South Georgia Wednesday 8th November, 1-2pm, Cottrell LTB3 and streamed on Teams (contact organiser for Teams link). This seminar is open to all staff, students and affiliates of the University of Stirling. The seminar is hosted by Biological and Environmental

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Quantifying the contribution of actions to reducing species extinction risk Louise Mair, Newcastle University Academic Track Fellow in Global Biodiversity Conservation and Policy, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Wednesday 29th november, 1-2pm, Cottrell LTB3 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the Teams link). This seminar is open to all

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Ideas for co-creating climate resilient Anthropocene critical zone and coastal landscapes Larissa Naylor, Professor of Geomorphology and Environmental Geography, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow  Wednesday 6th December, 1-2pm, Cottrell LTB4 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the Teams link). This seminar is open to all staff, students and

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I will discuss how comparing the foraging behaviour of these two very different taxa can help us understand how different brains faced with solving a similar task may direct attention, perceive, or process information in different ways.

Earth Observation for Tropical Forest Structure Analysis and Disturbance Monitoring Polyanna da Conceição Bispo Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Physical Geography, Department of Geography, School of Environment Education and Development (SEED), The University of Manchester Wednesday 20th March, 1-2pm, Cottrell 2V1 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the Teams link). This seminar is

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Forest Restoration in SE Asia for biodiversity, climate and people: lessons learned and future directions Lindsay F. Banin, Statistical Ecologist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wednesday 10th April, 1-2pm, Cottrell 2V1 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the Teams link). This seminar is open to all staff, students and affiliates of the University

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This talk will appeal to those interested in human-wildlife interactions, cultural evolution, mutualism and/or conservation.

The hidden half: a journey through plant-microbe-soil interactions Thorunn Helgason, Chair in Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh  Wednesday 24th April, 1-2pm, Cottrell LTB4 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the Teams link). This seminar is open to all staff, students and affiliates of the University of Stirling. The seminar is

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Jonathan Olsen, Senior Research Fellow, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow.

The seminar provides an equity lens on local living policies, such as the 20-minute neighbourhoods, and other place-based policies that are floated as improving health and reducing health inequalities.

Detecting Icebergs with Machine Learning: Research and Commercialisation John Stott, Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics and Sonny Bailey, Senior Research Associate in Iceberg Detection and Commercialisation Department of Physics, Lancaster University Wednesday 22nd May, 1-2pm, Cottrell 2V1 and streamed on Teams (contact the seminar organiser for the Teams link). This seminar is open to all staff, students and

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