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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

WISE Public Lecture

WISE is pleased to announce a virtual public lecture by Dr. Niall, a specialist public health physician in Dublin, Ireland, specializing in communicable disease outbreak control in a busy regional health protection unit. He is also Adjunct Professor of Public Health Medicine at University College Cork, Ireland.

Monday, March 24, 2025

Geothermal Workshop

This 1.5-day hybrid workshop at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ will explore advances, opportunities, and challenges in geothermal energy development. The workshop focuses on the development and use of geothermal technologies in Canada to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy. Researchers, policymakers, industry representatives, and community stakeholders from Canada and beyond are invited to participate in person or online.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

WISE Public Lecture

WISE is pleased to announce a virtual public lecture by Abhishek Gaur, Associate Research Officer, and Team leader of the Building and Climate Interface team at the Construction Research Centre of the National Research Council Canada (NRC).

Prof. Ortwin Renn is a distinguished social scientist specializing in risk governance, environmental sociology, and technology assessment. He has played a pivotal role in shaping energy and sustainability policies by integrating scientific research with stakeholder participation.

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