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Events from the 01 January 2021 - 31 December 2021 Reset
A nation that rebuilds soil rebuilds itself
‘A nation that rebuilds its soils rebuilds itself’ is all about rebuilding soils to rebuild environmental, economic and societal health. Using waste minerals and organic matter, aligning with the circular economy to rebuild soils can help address several of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals including SDG13 on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
06 October 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
Soil health and biodiversity
The positive correlation between soil health and underground biodiversity is relatively well understood and Diana Wall is a leading world expert in this area. However, the links between soil health with above ground biodiversity are less well understood. We will discuss these issues and consider the apparent disconnect between achieving net zero targets by building up carbon in soils and the effect this might have on biodiversity above and below ground.
13 October 2021
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
Soil and human health
The panel includes experts Sarah Dack from Public Health England & Ian Martin from the Environment Agency who will join Karen Johnson (Engineering) & Lynsay Blake (Biosciences) to discuss the links between soil and human health and how soil is the basis of both our health and wealth. Exploring both the positive & negative links between soil and human health, we will consider how by using wastes as resources and aligning with the circular economy, we could boost both soil health and human health.
20 October 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
How to build a terrarium
Social scientists Anna Krzywoszynska and Lena Dominelli will join physical scientists Wendy Stone and Karen Johnson and Sustainability educationalist Joanne Appleby from OASES to look at how to build terrariums. Terrariums are very fashionable at the moment but can also be used by scientists to study global biogeochemical cycles such as the carbon cycle. Effectively we can study soil’s circular economy in a jar.
27 October 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zoom
- Research event
- Research Institute
Annual Higginson Lecture 2021
This year’s prestigious Annual Higginson Lecture will take place on Wednesday 27th October 2021. The speaker is Baroness Brown of Cambridge, Julia King DBE FREng FRS. The title is Net Zero – why is it so important and how do we get there?
27 October 2021
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Kingsley Barratt room, Calman Learning Centre Durham University Science Site, Lower Mountjoy (Refreshments available from 17:30) The lecture will also be live streamed.
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Department of Engineering
Women's Engineer Launch Event
Join us for an informal launch event where you can find out more about the Engineering WES (Women’s Engineering Society) Group and our programme of events for 2021/22.
12 November 2021
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: E102 Department of Engineering Durham University
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion