Beers, brains and brilliant science! Join researchers and experts as they bring fascinating ideas to life in an informal setting.
QS celebrates World Wildlife Day by exploring biodiversity, human-wildlife coexistence and innovative conservation, from vital insects to deer and elephants.
Hosted by Professor Adam Booth - School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability.
Insectageddon: (where) have all the bugs gone?
Dr Chris Hassal - School of Biology, University of Leeds
Have you ever stopped to ponder how important insect biodiversity is to human life? Our ecosystems rely on the hard work of insects for important jobs, such as pollination, which helps put food on our plates. However, biodiversity declines are threatening our vital insect populations.
Join Dr Chris Hassall and explore what we know, how we know it, and what we don’t know about insect biodiversity in the natural world – from the tweed jacketed explorers to new ways to track insect population using weather radars.
Reining in Those Damned Deer - how do we manage UK deer herds?
Dr Thomas Logan - University Centre Bishop Burton
When we picture the wild parts of the world, we often don't imagine what's on the doorstep of our own urban centres. However, managing human-wildlife conflict and coexistence can't be overlooked in a densely-populated country like the UK.
Dr Thomas Logan explores how to manage and adapt wildlife planning, and the ecology of large herbivores - especially deer. Come and get interactive as we explore the thorny issues of working with Those Damned Deer!
Seismic Safari: the hidden language of elephants
Dr Alice Morrell - Department of Biology, University of Oxford
What if you could feel a conversation, or sense danger approaching, through your feet? In this immersive Seismic Safari, wildlife biologist Dr Alice Morrell reveals how elephants communicate using vibrations through the ground, and how studying these seismic signals using AI is transforming wildlife conservation.
Combining insights from ecology, physics, and AI, Alice’s research at the University of Oxford is uncovering previously hidden patterns in animal communication and opening new possibilities for conservation, enabling wildlife monitoring that is remote, non-invasive, and scalable.
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