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Every year the faculty hosts its annual Irene Manton lecture, in partnership with the prestigious\u00a0Linnean Society of London<\/a>. The lecture celebrates the significant contributions made by women to the Natural Sciences and is named after British botanist Irene Manton who, as well as being the first female president of the Linnean Society, studied for her PhD here at the University.<\/p>\n Now in its ninth year, this year\u2019s talk was titled \u2018Is conservation working and if so how do we know\u2019, delivered by\u00a0Julia Patricia Gordon Jones, Professor in Conservation Science, Bangor University<\/a>. The event was delivered in person and streamed online via the\u202fFaculty\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/a><\/p>\n Welcoming attendees was Professor Mahesh Nirmalan, Vice Dean for Social Responsibility and Public Engagement. Commenting on the privilege of establishing such a long-standing partnership with the Linnean Society, Mahesh explained how the annual event strongly aligns with both the University\u2019s and Linnean\u2019s commitment to the\u00a0United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Julia\u2019s talk emphasised just how vital our conservations efforts are in the fight against biodiversity loss. Drawing upon her own research from across the globe, she addressed the methods and difficulties involved in evaluating whether conservation efforts, such as protected area management and biodiversity offsetting, are having a positive impact on protecting our natural habitats, species and mitigating the negative consequences of human activity.<\/p>\n Commenting on the outlook for the future Julia said \u201cWorking in conservation can be quite depressing as biodiversity loss is ongoing and in a terrible state, but there are things that give me hope. There is such a growth of interest in biodiversity conservation, there are lots of people out there trying to make it work more effectively and I think that\u2019s my hopeful message\u201d.<\/p>\n The evening was a huge success with a varied audience watching live, including Linnean Society members, University colleagues, sixth form students from schools across the UK and members of the public.<\/p>\n The audience\u2019s passion was evident at the end of Julia\u2019s lecture as she was met with a plethora of questions, continuing the all-important discussion about the climate emergency, and inspiring the next generation of natural scientists.<\/p>\n Watch the recording of the event on The Faculty\u2019s YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n Previous speakers have included:<\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=”3.0.106″ in_same_term=”off” show_prev=”on” show_next=”on” prev_text=”Previous” next_text=”Next” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” \/][et_pb_comments _builder_version=”3.0.106″ show_avatar=”on” show_reply=”on” show_count=”on” background_layout=”light” header_font_size_tablet=”51″ header_line_height_tablet=”2″ custom_button=”on” button_icon_placement=”right” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_use_icon=”off” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off” button_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”null” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_bg_color__hover=”null” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null” \/][et_pb_text admin_label=”Related posts” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light” locked=”on” parent_locked=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”3.0.106″ area=”sidebar-1″ orientation=”left” show_border=”off” background_layout=”light” locked=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Connect Title” module_class=”footer-section” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ background_color=”#1d1d1d” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” global_module=”380″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” global_parent=”380″ parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” module_id=”footer-row” _builder_version=”3.17.6″ locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us Title” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Contact Us” global_parent=”380″ _builder_version=”3.17.6″ text_text_color=”#ffffff” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_layout=”dark”]<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Social Responsibility Public Engagement Digest<\/span>: https:\/\/www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/connect\/social-responsibility\/contact\/<\/a><\/p>\n The Faculty Website<\/span>: https:\/\/www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/connect\/social-responsibility\/public-patients\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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