The Research School of Earth Sciences is proud to host a public symposium on “The role of Earth Science in 21st century Australia” on Thursday 5th May at 5:30 pm in the China in the World Theatre on Fellows Lane at the Australian National University.

Motivated in part by the recent closure of several prominent Earth science institutions, the event is aimed at improving awareness of the great diversity of research that is going on within our community and the important role it plays in informing many areas of critical societal relevance. Touching on topics including climate extremes, natural hazards, indigenous relationships, energy and resources, environmental management and policymaking, our panellists are:

Helen Degeling (Geological Survey of Queensland)

Matt England (University of New South Wales)

Melanie Finch (James Cook University)

Will Howard (Commonwealth Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment)

This hybrid event allows for in-person attendance on the ANU campus and online streaming over the Zoom platform, with opportunities for audience participation and discussion. The timeline will consist of:

5:30 - 6:00 pm. Casual welcome mingle with drinks.

6:00 - 6:45 pm. Introduction and 5-minute overview from each panellist (broadcast online).

6:45 - 7:30 pm. Audience questions put to panellists and wider discussion (broadcast online).

7:30 pm onwards. Refreshments with PhD student posters.

The symposium is open to all, irregardless of background or prior experience, and we look forward to hearing your views and opinions. Please register your intended attendance via Eventbrite on the above link "Register" to receive further meeting details and a zoom link in due course. In addition, if you would like to further participate, we encourage you to film a brief, 15 second video clip outlining why your science is relevant to society and to upload it to the following link. We plan to choose a selection of clips to be shown in a short video montage at the opening of the event.