“Scales of Impact” - Leveraging campus sustainability for global solutions
Join Dr Radhika Khosla for a fireside chat with Dr Julie Newman and Harriet Waters as they discuss the role of sustainable campus strategies in fostering knowledge, leadership and innovation amidst global environmental challenges.
What strategies guide the University of Oxford and MIT in their sustainability efforts on campus? How can universities leverage research and teaching to advance environmental goals both on and off campus? Is addressing our direct environmental impacts essential for leading in sustainable research, teaching and innovation? Explore these questions and more.
About the Speakers:
1. Dr Radhika Khosla is an Associate Professor at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Research Director of the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development and Programme Leader at Oxford’s ZERO Institute focusing on Zero Carbon Energy Use.
2. Dr Julie Newman is the Director of Sustainability and a lecturer at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
3. Harriet Waters is the Head of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oxford.
A light lunch will be offered.
Date:
9 May 2024, 13:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Venue:
Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details:
School of Geography and the Environment, Place Suite. South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom
Speakers:
Dr Julie Newman (Director of Sustainability and a lecturer at the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)),
Harriet Waters (Head of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oxford),
Dr Radhika Khosla (Associate Professor at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Research Director of the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development and Programme Leader at Oxford’s ZERO, University of Oxford)
Organising department:
School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser:
Vered Balan (The Environmental Sustainability team, Estates Services, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
vered.balan@admin.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Dr Radhika Khosla (Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment)
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://forms.office.com/e/iTgK09BKZX
Cost:
0
Audience:
Collegiate University staff members and students
Editors:
Nicole Harris,
Vered Balan,
Lucy Polson