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Tuesday 27 October

4:00 PM-6:00 PM in the UKIn person and online
Beyond crisis: Reimagining “education and international development” for climate and debt justice
University College London · Room 777, UCL Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom
Join us for the first “Contemporary Global Challenges in Education and Justice” seminar series at the Centre for Education and International Development.
12:00 PM-1:00 PM in RaleighOnline
From Farm to Fashion
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
During Red and White Week, join the Wilson College of Textiles and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on Tuesday, Oct. 27, for a webinar exploring the growing impact of hemp across…
12:30 PM in ChicagoIn person and online
Book Talk - North: The Future of Post-Climate America
Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation · 1155 E. 60th Street, Room 101, Chicago IL
Climate change is already influencing how and where people live.
1:30 PM in Washington, DCOnline
Climate Change and Rural Livelihoods in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
Dr. Azamat Azarov (University of Central Asia) explores how climate change is reshaping natural resources and agrarian life in Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn region, combining environmental analysis with…
11:30 AM-1:30 PM in CalgaryIn person
Forum - Understanding the Complexities of Canadian Climate Policy
University of Calgary · 906 8th Avenue S.W. 5th Floor Calgary, Alberta T2P 1H9
Join the School of Public Policy (https://spp.ucalgary.ca/) for our Forum 2026/27 Series. This session features Dr. Jennifer Winter, Interim Director, Canadian Governance Policy and Principal…
5:30 PM-8:30 PM in the UKIn person
Grantham Institute Annual Lecture 2026 with Anne Hidalgo
Grantham Institute, Undaunted · City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
Progress in the face of pushback
6:00 PM-8:30 PM in the UKIn person
Flowers That Don’t Cost the Earth! How to grow and enjoy flowers sustainably.
University of Surrey · All Saints Church, Guildford, GU2 7QJ
Love flowers? Join us for a relaxed and sociable evening discovering how growing your own seasonal flowers can bring colour and beauty into your home, garden and community, while saving…
12:00 PM-1:00 PM in CaliforniaIn person
Sustainable Systems Seminar Lunch Series - From Reliability to Resilience: Risk-Informed Asset Management for the Energy Transition
StorageX Initiative · Y2E2 Building, 105, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305
This week's speaker is:
5:00 PM in BostonIn person
The Mountain Unearthed: Uncanny Geological Futures in a Mongolian Mining Town
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · E51-151
Please join us on Tuesday, October 27th at 5 pm in E51-151 for a lecture by cultural anthropologist Jessica Piskatá, titled "The Mountain Unearthed: Uncanny Geological Futures in a Mongolian Mining…
5:00 PM-6:30 PM in ChicagoIn person
BFI Public Event: Europe’s Energy and Industrial Transformation in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
Becker Friedman Institute · CHICAGO BOOTH HARPER CENTER | ROOM C25
Geopolitical shifts, the transition to climate neutrality, and rapid technological change are reshaping Europe’s energy systems and industrial economy.
5:30 PM-7:15 PM in AustinIn person
GSLI Impact Chat - Sustainability & AI
McCombs School of Business · Robert B. Rowling Hall (RRH), RRH 1.400, 300 W Martin Luther King Blvd, Austin TX, 78712
Please join us for the GSLI's Fall Impact Chat on Sustainability & AI in Crum Auditorium (RRH 1.400)! We will begin the evening at 5:30 PM with dinner and networking, followed by our impact chat and…
5:30 PM-7:30 PM in AustinIn person
Impact Chat: From Semiconductors to Sustainability with Alyson Freeman
The University of Texas at Austin · Robert B. Rowling Hall (RRH), Crum Auditorium (RRH 1.400), 300 W Martin Luther King Blvd, Austin TX, 78712
Join the GSLI for our next Impact Chat featuring Dr. Alyson Freeman, Dell Technologies' Director of Data Center Sustainability! Alyson is a seasoned sustainable tech expert recognized as one of…

Wednesday 28 October

10:30 AM-4:30 PM in the UKIn person
Create, Connect, and Care: Art for Our Environment
Coventry University · Room DD126, Delia Derbyshire building, Cox St, Coventry CV1 5PH
What matters most to you in nature? How can everyday and discarded materials help us think differently about the environment around us? Join us for a free, hands-on morning of creativity,…
11:00 AM-12:30 PM in the UKIn person
Exploring Environmental Philosophy via the folklore of plants
University of York · Berrick Saul Building, Campus West
Join Clare for a guided walk and talk to explore the folklore and history of native and naturalised plants growing in Britain and how humans have connected with them through the centuries.
1:30 PM-5:30 PM in the UKIn person
Youth Moves: Reimagining How Young People Move Around Guildford
University of Surrey · Zero Carbon Guildford, GU1 3EG
How easy is it to get around Guildford when you’re young? Where do you feel safe and independent? Where do you actually enjoy spending time – and what would you change if…
2:00 PM-3:00 PM in the UKIn person
GRiEG Seminar: African Indigenous Ontologies for Decolonial Climate Change Education and Resilience
University of Manchester · A5.5, Ellen Wilkinson Building, Manchester
The presentation will argue that resilience requires epistemic plurality, to which African Indigenous ontologies and decolonial climate change education make vital contributions.
10:00 AM-7:00 PM in ChicagoIn person
Climate Frontiers
Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth · David Rubenstein Forum
Climate Frontiers: Energy and Climate at UChicago is an annual day-long program of special events demonstrating the scale and breadth of the University’s activities on energy and climate change.
Wed, 28 October 2026, 4:00 PM in LausanneIn person and online
Engineering Clay-Based Materials for Sustainable Energy Production and Energy Conservation in Earth and Space Applications
EPFL · MC A1 272
Thesis Director: Prof. V. Subramanian, Materials Science and Engineering doctoral program Thesis Nr. 11422 To take part in the public defense, please contact directly the speaker
7:00 PM-8:30 PM in CairoOnline
Educating for a Climate Changed Future: How Schools, Universities and Civil Society Can Turn Education into a Force for Resilience and Transformation
The American University in Cairo
The session will explore how climate change disrupts education and how education systems can help young people build the knowledge, skills, and resilience needed to address climate challenges.
12:00 PM in ProvidenceIn person
Energy Transition Hot Takes
General · The Underground Cafe
Join the Student Initiative for Sustainable Energy at the underground cafe to discuss the challenges within the energy transition. Stay for just a few minutes or the full hour to learn about the…

On now: exhibitions and series

Running over several weeks.

Helios by Luke Jerram · University of Birminghamuntil Friday 13 November
The Great Thaw · University of Birminghamuntil Friday 8 January 2027
Build Your Own Sustainable Household System · ESRC Festival of Social Scienceuntil Saturday 7 November
Innovation for the global good exhibition · ESRC Festival of Social Scienceuntil Saturday 7 November
Truro 2035: A Guided Tour · ESRC Festival of Social Scienceuntil Thursday 5 November

Recently held

The kind of environment and climate events universities open to the public. These have finished.

Tue 27 OctPast eventLow Carbon and Low Cost · ESRC Festival of Social Science
Mon 26 OctPast eventBranner Library Book & Map Exhibit - Water in the West · Stanford University
Mon 26 OctPast eventClean, Cheap and Reliable: A Manifesto for the Modern Power System · Harvard University
Mon 26 OctPast eventEnvironmental Currents: Art and Science Explore our Changing World · University of Rhode Island
Mon 26 OctPast eventESE Seminar - Nori Nakata: "Reservoir Evolution and Stress Changes during Enhanced Geothermal System Development" · Stanford University

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