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A future we can get to safely: Why and how biodiversity matters

04 December 2024, 6:00 pm–9:00 pm

Coral reef

Join us at UCL for Professor Jon Bridle's talk on biodiversity's importance, followed by a VR reception at the Grant Museum.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Faculty of Life Sciences Marketing and Communications team

Location

J Z Young Lecture Theatre
Anatomy Building
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6XA
United Kingdom

Join us for an insightful talk by Professor Jon Bridle, who will explore the critical importance of biodiversity and its rapid decline, highlighting its implications for poverty, health, and social justice. He will discuss the role of biological research and universities in addressing the intertwined ecological and climate crises. Through engaging examples, including European daisies, butterflies, and tropical fruit flies, Professor Bridle will illustrate how biodiversity research at UCL contributes to our understanding of ecological resilience and adaptation in response to environmental changes.

Following the talk, attendees are invited to a reception at the Grant Museum, where they can experience an immersive virtual reality (VR) exhibit which delves into coral ecosystems.

For more information on the VR experience, visit Datascape Realities and explore the Grant Museum's Virtual Worlds.

About the Speaker

Jon Bridle

Professor of Evolutionary Biology at UCL and Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research (CBER). 

More about Jon Bridle