James borrell is a conservation scientist and science communicator, with a particular interest in how species adapt to changing climate.

Speaking at the Peaks and City Takeover

Later this month I’m venturing North and speaking in Sheffield as part of the Peaks and City Takeover weekend (March 20-22nd).

I feel pretty honored to be invited, but I couldn’t say no because they called me ‘awesome’ and a ‘famed speaker’ on Twitter. Flattery gets you everywhere!

But in all seriousness, the organizers – Nature Network Sheffield – have an inspiring vision to bring together all of the nature-related societies in Sheffield and eventually expand the network across the UK. It’s a brilliant idea, and something I’m very keen to support.

Don’t worry, it’s not just me talking, they have a whole weekend of events including:

A screening of ‘Project Wild Thing‘.

Conservation tasks in the City.

Workshops on all sorts of themes.

Socials (you know what students are like!)

Fieldtrip to Blacka Moor Nature Reserve

Full Programme and Tickets

The whole weekend programme is online here. Tickets are available here (or just for the film, here).

Please share this with anyone that might be interested, and see you in Sheffield!

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James is a highly acclaimed public speaker, delivering keynotes, lectures and debates to a wide range of audiences including students, the public, conservation practioners and scientists. Rather than further polarizing already divisive conservation topics, James aims to explain the complexity and nuance of conservation. What we choose to do over the next five decades, will profoundly influence the diversity of life on eath for the next 5 million years. It’s never been a more important, or more exciting time to be a conservationist.

“It was refreshing to have a speaker who talked with such passion”

City of London Freemen's

“Interesting, informative and pitched at exactly the right level for our students.”

Academic summer school

“You had the audience hanging off your every word.”

British Exploring,

“You gave a splendid talk – cogent, passionate, clear and compelling.”

Fellow of the Royal Society,