Check out our calendar of events and participate in our seminars, public lectures and more.

Fenner Building
11 Jun 2026 | 10am - 2pm

Come along and support our Fenner Honours and Masters students and hear about all the exciting research taking place at the Fenner School.

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Image of a city as seen through greenery
5 Aug 2026 | 12 - 1pm

Buildings are both a major contributor to climate change and highly vulnerable to its impacts. This seminar explores the relationship between buildings and climate change, focusing on energy use, material demand, carbon emissions, and climate-related risks. The talk will discuss how the building sector can contribute to mitigation and adaptation, and highlight pathways towards more sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon-built environments.

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Past events

A dramatic nighttime scene on a coast with multiple lightning bolts striking near the water and dark, stormy clouds overhead.
9 Feb 2023 | 10 - 11:30am

Join three guests from the Fire Neural Network - a neural network based approach to detecting wildfires in real time - as they speak to the challenges and solutions to sourcing lighting ignitions.

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A blue and white kingfisher bird perched on a branch with a blurred green background.
9 Dec 2022 | 12:30pm

Fenner School of Environment & Society Christmas party! We'll have food & drinks, games and music - and of course the annual Fenner School photo competition!

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Two men examine equipment at a rural outdoor site with sparse vegetation and a water tank in the background.
7 Dec 2022 | 11am

This presentation will briefly present the history of the FAIMS Project, the current and planned feature set, and our approach to sustainability through a commercial open-source software business model.

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An echidna walking across a dirt path, with its long snout and spiky back clearly visible.
4 Dec 2022 | 11pm

The 2022 Fenner School Photography Competition is open for submissions!

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A panoramic view of a lush green pasture with grazing cattle, hills in the background, and a clear blue sky.
30 Nov 2022 | 1pm

The Affiliates Seminars are an occasional series of events intended to showcase the diversity of research interests and activities of the Fenner School’s many visiting researchers, honorary staff and emeriti.

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A worker in a woodworking factory handles lumber next to large industrial machinery.
17 Nov 2022 | 1pm

This seminar presents results from case studies at two factories, to seek understand the current roles of women in wood processing and how they compare to men in terms of their access to employment, compensation, and developmental opportunities in Laos.

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A black and yellow salamander rests on a leaf-covered forest floor.
16 Nov 2022 | 11am

Diseases are considered one of the main factors behind decline in global amphibian populations. This seminar will discuss research into a newly discovered pathogen - Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) - and the impact it's had on European salamanders, and the implications for global salamander diversity.

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14 Nov 2022 | 12am - 15 Nov 2022 | 12am

ANU Fenner School of Environment & Society research students from across our cohorts are presenting their research across two exciting days of talks.

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A kangaroo hops past a raging wildfire consuming a structure and illuminating the surroundings in fiery orange hues.
10 Nov 2022 | 1pm

This seminar will provide an overview of Josh Ettinger's research on how extreme weather influences climate change attitudes, with a focus on his recent case study examining the effects of bushfire experiences on climate activism in Australia.

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