Young Verrall Lecture 2022

Event description

How is climate change affecting insects, what does this mean for us and what can we do about it? Join the Amateur Entomologists' Society and Royal Entomological Society for a talk by Professor Camille Parmesan to discover more.

This talk, aimed at young entomologists, particularly those 11-14 years, but open to all will be held online using Zoom Webinar. Book online for free at: https://youngverrall2022.eventbrite.co.uk to receive the joining information.

Camille Parmesan is Director of Research at the CNRS Station for Experimental and Theoretical Ecology (SETE, in Moulis, France). She also holds the National Marine Aquarium Chair in Oceans and Public Health at the University of Plymouth (UK) and is an Adjunct Professor at University of Texas at Austin (USA).  Her research focuses on the impacts of climate change on wild plants and animals, and she has worked with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for over 20 years, and is currently a Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC 6th Assessment Report.

This event complements the longstanding annual Verrall Lecture, which is a public event organised by the Royal Entomological Society. It is open to all and is on Wednesday 2nd March 2022 16:00 GMT. See https://www.royensoc.co.uk/meeting/2022-verrall-lecture for details.