The next Humanities and Climate Change group lunchtime talk will be Dr. Emma Dummett (Architecture, University of Edinburgh) and her talk is entitled: "The simple life from the grassroots: down-shifting and the Big Society" Friday, 26 November at 1 o'clock at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, 2 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh. Contact... Continue Reading →

The SymbioticA programme at the University of Western Australia are holding a seminar on biodiversity and art which includes a call for examples as follows. Call for contemporary artworks for a survey of examples: Artist whose work explores the idea of biodiversity are invited to post links to their work under the following categories or email an... Continue Reading →

There will be two lunchtime talks in the Humanities and Climate Change series this autumn - details as follows: Monday, 11 October at 1 p.m. Rachel Howell (Postgraduate, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change and Sustainability): "Lights, camera... action? The impact of the climate change film 'The Age of Stupid'" Friday, 26 November at... Continue Reading →

"Beyond the human: animal rights, environmental justice and ecological justice" Professor David Schlosberg, University of Arizona Dr Anders Schinkel, Erasmus University Rotterdam Friday 16 July Registration from 9.30 (The workshop should finish between 1 and 1.30) Seminar Room 3, Chrystal Macmillan Building, George Square, Edinburgh Supported by Edinburgh University and the Roberts Fund for Researcher-Led... Continue Reading →