Inaugural Lectures - Professor Tanja Bastia and Professor Gareth Clay

On Wednesday 5 March, join the School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of Manchester for inaugural lectures from Gareth Clay, Professor of Geography, and Tanja Bastia, Professor of Migration and Development, from 4.30pm - 6.30pm.

Following the lectures, guests will have the opportunity to ask questions to our speakers before being invited to join us for drinks and networking from 6.00 - 6.30pm.

The event is in-person only.

About the inaugural lectures:

• Tanja's lecture is titled "Challenging inequalities in transnational migrations" and it will explore her research interests in migration, which started in high school. In this lecture, Tanja will talk about her research journey from gender and migration, to intersectionality and transnational care. She will then weave through these topics and more recent integration with work on the body.

• Gareth's lecture is titled "Where There's Smoke, There’s Science: Creating Resilient Landscapes Through Collaborative Research" and it will explore how in recent years, we have become all too aware of the negative environmental and social impacts of wildfires around the world. Climate change, inappropriate land management and human activities combine to create conditions that increase the wildfire threat. At the same time, we are asking more of our pressured landscapes, such as our peatlands, to provide important ecosystem services such as carbon storage, flood control and recreation opportunities. Can we create wildfire resilient landscapes without compromising other ecosystem services? In this lecture, I will reflect on my career to date and highlight the importance of both understanding fundamental processes underpinning environmental change as well as placing these in the wider socio-economic context. To tackle complex environmental challenges, I will highlight how interdisciplinary collaborations are essential to better understand how landscapes respond to change.

Accessibility information:
The Cordingley Theatre is located on the ground floor of the Humanities Bridgeford Street building, and can be accessed via stairs and a ramp which is 150cm wide with handrails on both sides. You can find out more accessibility information as well as view pictures of the lecture theatre and the building on AccessAble.