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ms &\; Sustainability: Developing skills in systems thinking and pract
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\nhttps://www.oustud ents.com/ents/event/983/
\nJoin your Students Association and OU re searchers for a fascinating panel discussion on the environment and susta inability. Panel Chair\, Lou Robinson (VP Engagement and Co-Chair of the Association'\;s Environmental and Sustainability Working Group) will l ead the discussion\, with short talks from panellists on their research f ollowed by opportunities to ask questions. There will be a short break in the middle of the session. \;
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\n\nHere are o ur confirmed panellists:
\n\nDr Kevin Collins (Senior Lectu rer in Environment &\; Systems)
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ms &\; Sustainability: Developing skills in systems thinking and pract
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Sustainability requires new ways of thinking to help make sense of the complex and messy world we live in. Kevin Collins will intro duce some basic ideas and skills in systems thinking and briefly explore how systems diagramming can help you gain new insights into improving env ironmental situations. \; Examples are drawn from Kevin&rsquo\;s unde rgraduate teaching and sustainability research. \;
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Ramla Khan (PhD Student: School of Environment\, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences (EEES))
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Ramla&rsquo\ ;s research is focused on looking at the effect of temperature on urban t rees. To achieve this\, the study is divided broadly into three parts. Fi rstly\, looking at the overall pattern during the last five years through satellite data. Secondly\, collecting data on field site using Fluoromet er to look at the leaf level changes with changing climate\, and lastly\, performing a controlled study to assess the resilience and tolerance of common urban tree species. \;
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\n\nDr Marcus Badger (Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences)
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Marcus will be talking about how we can use the rock record to understand the Earth&rsqu o\;s climate system. We know from instrumental records that atmospheric C O2 has been rising for the past 60 years\, but how do we find out what ha ppened before that? Marcus will talk about how we can use a combination o f ice and rock to understand how atmospheric CO2 has changed over the las t 60 million years. \;
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\n\nDr Leslie Mabon (Lecturer in Environmental Systems in the School of Engineering and Innovation)
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There'\;s no such thing as a natural disaster: climate change
adaptation and resilience:
The recent extreme weather the UK h as seen is a reminder that climate change is already happening. Leslie Ma bon will talk about how climate change is affecting the UK now\, and abou t some of the skills we need globally to reduce the impact of climate cha nge on our daily lives. This section will also explain how our place in s ociety can affect the extent to which we are at risk under a changing cli mate.
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\n\nPleas e note that this session will \;be recorded \;for use on our \;website and YouTube channel and by attending you agree to this . If you don'\;t want to be in the recording\, please keep your camera off/use the chat box rather than your microphone. \;
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