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12 May

ZERO Institute event – At the extremes: Adaptive thermal comfort and the need for a building revolution

Sue Roaf

Tuesday 12 May 2026 | Examination Schools
Architect, scholar and Professor of Architectural Engineering, Sue Roaf will discuss her new book with Dr Radhika Khosla, where she explores the “building revolution” needed to ensure that people can remain not only comfortable but thermally safe indoors in a heating future. The talk will be preceded by a complementary light lunch.

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07 May

Oriel Environment Group – From disruption to decarbonisation: the future of energy

Greg Jackson, Octopus Energy, Professor Jan Rosenow, Leader of the Energy Programme, ECI

Thursday 07 May 2026 | Oriel College
This event is fully booked but it will be live streamed on Oriel’s YouTube channel Professor Jan Rosenow will be jointed by Greg Jackson, one of the world’s leading energy innovators and founder and CEO of Octopus Energy. The discussion will explore how digital technologies, renewable energy, and electrification are reshaping energy systems in the UK and around the world. Drawing on [...]

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06 May

Oxford Climate Alumni Network Climate Justice Working Group – What is the meaning of climate justice?

Various

Wednesday 06 May 2026 | Diversity Room
To launch the Climate Justice Working Group of the Oxford Climate Alumni Network (OxCAN), join them for their Launch Event, where they gather together academics, activists, and practitioners to explore what climate and environmental justice mean across different contexts. This Launch Event is a chance to open up a dialogue between research and practice, and to build connections across the [...]

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05 May

TT26 Energy Seminar – Week 2: Boosting energy system resilience in the face of future weather extremes

Associate Professor Sarah Sparrow, University of Oxford e-Research Centre within the department of Engineering Science,

Tuesday 05 May 2026 | Diversity Room - ECI, OUCE | Slides available
Summary: Climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of extreme weather events around the globe. This presents a range of challenges for the energy system from the effective operation of ageing infrastructure, through end user demand changes to siting considerations for new infrastructure development. In this talk Prof Sparrow will demonstrate how consideration of likely future changes in wind, [...]

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05 May

ZERO Institute event – The future of shipping

Farid Trad, Lucia Corsini, Jim Hall, Konstantina Vogiatzaki, Rene Bañares-Alcántara, and Paul Shearing (Chair)

Tuesday 05 May 2026 | New College
In collaboration with CMA CGM, the Environmental Change Institute and the ZERO Institute, The Future of Shipping will examine the urgent challenge of decarbonising the shipping industry in an era of rapid global change. The event will feature a panel discussion with academic and industry leaders followed by a networking reception including opportunities for career advice for students considering working 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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