Public lecture series
Our public lectures are free events that attract a diverse audience including the public, secondary school pupils and professionals.
The series aims to open up areas of interest in the Earth and environmental sciences and present new research in this area to the public.
Public lecture series 2024-2025: Demystifying climate extremes: how lessons from the past inform the future
We are living in an alarming period of global warming. The series will show how past changes in greenhouse gases impacted our planet’s global climate, hydrological cycles, ice cover, and marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It will explore how understanding our geological past can contribute to potential physical and social solutions to mitigate extreme future events.
Location: Wallace Lecture Theatre (0.13), Main Building, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT.
Time: Lectures begin at 18:30.
You do not need to book a ticket for the events.
| Date | Guest speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2024 | Carrie Lear (Cardiff University) | What can our planet's history tell us about our future climate? |
| 8 October 2024 | Dan Lunt (University of Bristol) | Climate change: what we know, what we can do, and how modelling helps. |
| 12 November 2024 | David Armstrong McKay (University of Sussex) | Climate tipping points: how close are they and what to do about them? |
| 10 December 2024 | Peter Hopcroft (University of Birmingham) | Tipping points in the land-atmosphere realm |
| 14 January 2025 | David Thornalley (University College London) | Is the gulf stream about to collapse? Modern observations and clues from the ooze |
| 11 February 2025 | Louise Sime (British Antarctic Survey) | Sea ice extremes - past, present and future |
| 11 March 2025 | Daniela Schmidt (University of Bristol) | A palaeontological view of the modern climate and biodiversity crisis |
| 8 April 2025 | Elizabeth Robinson (London School of Economics and Political Science) | How can we design better policies to tackle climate change? |
| 13 May 2025 | Juerg Matter (University of Southampton) | Climate change solutions: the role of technology for a low carbon future |
Parking
We encourage members of the university community (including visitors) to travel to the university using sustainable modes of transport.
We do however acknowledge that is not always possible, and that some visitors will need to travel to campus using motorised vehicles.
We encourage the use of electric or hybrid vehicles for this purpose wherever possible. Our car parks are controlled by ANPR camera technology and/or foot patrol.
Visitor parking is not available during Open Days or other large, on-campus events.
Pre-bookable PAYG parking is available for use by visitors (as well as staff and contractors) from 07:00-00:00 (midnight) Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.
PAYG bays must be booked in advance of arrival using ‘RingGo’ via app or website.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Professor Dianne Edwards at edwardsd2@cardiff.ac.uk.
Should you require the Q&A sessions to be in Welsh, email edwardsd2@cardiff.ac.uk at least two weeks before the event.
