Join CAT students for a free lecture on ‘Gaia: Ecology at a Global Scale’ by guest lecturer Professor Dave Wilkinson on 10 March 7pm.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Dave Wilkinson during our postgraduate teaching week for the module ‘Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services’ to give an overview of James Lovelock’s Gaia Hypothesis, and why it matters on our rapidly changing planet.

In this lecture and Q&A, Professor Dave Wilkinson will summarise the basics of the Gaia Hypothesis and give an overview of relevant recent theoretical work on this topic. The talk draws on some of his recent books ‘Ecology and Natural History’ and ‘The fundamental processes in ecology; life and the Earth system.’ 

Key information

• Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Date: Monday 10 March
• Start and finish times: 7pm-8:30pm
• Location: Sheppard Theatre, WISE building
• Free entry but limited spaces so please sign up in advance
• Book an evening meal in CAT’s café and join our students to discuss and debate before the lecture begins.
  • This can be prebooked for £10 alongside your public lecture booking below.
  • Will be served at 6:00pm before the lecture begins.
  • This can only be prebooked before the event and cannot be purchased onsite.
• Lecture is recorded for student learning purposes only and won’t be available publicly online. Book to join us in person.

If you have any questions about this event please direct them to gsmo@cat.org.uk.

Speaker bio

Professor Dave Wilkinson is a Visiting Professor in Ecology at the University of Lincoln, and Honorary Research Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Nottingham. Dave has published over 150 research papers alongside three books, all to excellent reviews. His theoretical work has concentrated on areas of evolutionary ecology, biogeography and the Earth System (Gaia), with empirical studies on Quaternary palaeoecology, environmental archaeology, freshwater ecology and the ecology of Protozoa.