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29 Apr

ZERO Institute event – New Opportunity for Entrepreneurs in Oxford – Office Hours

Various

Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 | Oxford Edge
The ZERO Institute Founders Network and Oxford Edge are pleased to announce the launch of new ‘Office Hours’ sessions: an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to meet one-on-one with experts in entrepreneurship and innovation in Oxford. Every Wednesday 1pm – 3pm during Trinity term. Each Office Hours session gives attendees the opportunity to meet different people and tap their unparalleled expertise in [...]

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28 Apr

TT26 Energy Seminar – Week 1: Decarbonising the UK revisited: Lessons from two decades of energy scenario development

Gaurav Gharde, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester

Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 | Diversity Room - ECI, OUCE | Slides available
Summary: The window for effective climate action continues to narrow, and how the UK imagines its energy future matters. The Decarbonising the UK Revisited project examined over 80 energy scenarios developed between 2000 and 2009, comparing the futures explored with what has since materialised. The retrospective analysis found that only one scenario explored energy demand close to realised levels, many [...]

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23 Mar

Oxford Energy Lunch

Monday 23 Mar 2026 | The University Club
Hosted by the Oxford Energy Network and the ZERO Institute, the Oxford energy lunches gather vibrant, multidisciplinary community of Oxford academics, researchers, students and professionals who work in energy. The ZERO Institute (Director: Paul Shearing) and the Oxford Energy Network (Convener: Tina Fawcett) will present their initiatives and there will be an informal open mike questions and announcements. External contacts [...]

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10 Mar

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 8: The challenges of keeping communities at the centre of energy access

Dr Bernie Jones

Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 | ECI - Atmosphere Room | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: Insights from six years of clean energy innovation projects in Africa – Smart Villages is an Impact Innovation company, working on solutions for community development in the global South, to generate a positive social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. Almost everyone in the sector argues that communities and impact are [...]

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09 Mar

Between isolation and connectedness: understanding energy islands through the island-ness lens

Prof Yael Parag

Monday 09 Mar 2026 | Oxford Martin School, Lecture Theatre
Energy systems are often defined by physical boundaries and framed as either connected (interconnected grids) or isolated (energy islands), yet this binary view obscures how they actually operate and are governed. To move beyond this limitation, the concept of “island-ness” is introduced as a socio-technical analytical lens capturing varying degrees of isolation and connectedness across systems — from spacecraft, energy [...]

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03 Mar

HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 7: Women led: Clean energy transitions in rural Kenya

Dr Ayse Demir, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator at the University of Roehampton

Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 | School of Geography & the Environment | Slides available
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT Summary: This seminar presents findings from a four-phase clean energy programme delivered in Kenya between 2022 and 2025. Beginning with solar providers, Phase 1 strengthened how sales agents communicated the real-life benefits of solar technologies through an SDG lens. Phase 2 piloted training with women’s chamas, showing strong knowledge gains and increased confidence [...]

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02 Mar

OPEN Conversation on Parliament, Policy and Sustainable Impact’ event

various speakers

Monday 02 Mar 2026 | Oxford Martin School
How can researchers best engage with the UK Parliament Select Committees and ensure their research has enduring policy impact? The panel will explore opportunities and practicalities of contributing evidence, building relationships with committees, and navigating the evolving sustainability policy landscape in 2026. Drawing on energy, climate and environmental policy examples, the session will offer insights relevant across all disciplines. Speakers include parliamentary [...]

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