The University of Lyon 1 organises the second edition of the Arqus Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
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28 Jul 2025
Following the success of the first edition, the University of Lyon 1 is launching a second series of seminars on climate change and sustainable development, taking place from September to December 2025. This innovative programme aims to provide students and researchers with the tools to address these global issues using a multidisciplinary approach.
This series of online seminars is designed to offer Master’s and PhD students, researchers and undergraduates a unique educational experience incorporating the latest research advances in the field of climate change and sustainable development.
Led by researchers and academics from seven Arqus member universities (Granada, Graz, Lyon 1, Minho, Padua, Vilnius and Wrocław), each partner will highlight key topics, ranging from the physics of aerosols and greenhouse gases to the “One Health” approach to climate change, as well as historical pollen data and its impact on plant species.
The main objectives of this initiative are to broaden the approach of Master’s programmes by integrating complementary disciplines, to strengthen the links between students and research activities, and to foster collaboration between researchers in this crucial area.
While these seminars are primarily aimed at Master’s students and early-stage researchers, they are open to anyone interested in the subject, including researchers seeking to initiate cooperative projects between Arqus partner universities.
The seminars will take place online on Tuesdays at 17:30 CET from September to mid-December. See the full programme below.
| Date | Speaker | University Partner | Title | Date |
| September 30th | I. Sauliene | Vilnius University | Tiny Travellers: Understanding Airborne Pollen for a Better Tomorrow | September 30th |
| October 7th | to be confirmed | – | – | October 7th |
| October 14th | P. Thorne | Maynooth University | Forthcoming | October 14th |
| October 21st | to be confirmed | – | – | October 21st |
| November 4th | M. Krause | Leipzig University | Valuing green spaces in cities in times of climate change | November 4th |
| November 18th | M. Gaetani-Liseo | Lyon 1 University | Challenges, changes and developments in electricity grids as a consequence of the energy transition and massive electrification | November 18th |
| November 25th | M. Gronowska | Wroclaw University | The Heat Is On: Climate change, heatwaves, and breeding success in collared flycatchers | November 25th |
| December 2nd | H. Penz | Graz University | A perspective on climate change communication from the field of Ecolinguistics. | December 2nd |
Each seminar will be structured as follows:
- Introduction to the topic.
- Scientific content and related research.
- Questions and discussions among the seven partner universities.
The link to register for the seminars will be available soon!
For more information, contact:
- Romain Thinon (University of Lyon 1): romain.thinon@univ-lyon1.fr
- Alain Miffre (University of Lyon 1): alain.miffre@univ-lyon1.fr
