Soil Conservation, including Ukrainian farmland: Long-term contamination from Russian bombs

Calendar
Lectures
Date
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2026 6:30 pm
Location
Royal Agricultural University - Sir Emrys Jones Lecture Theatre
Speaker
Prof. David O'Connor
RAU - presenting his inaugural lecture

Description

The CSTS Members are invited to attend Professor O'Connor's inaugural lecture 

NOTE that this is earlier than our usual time, starting promptly at 6:30pm, but will be held in 

the Emrys Jones Lecture Hall  of the RAU - our usual venue

 This talk will analyse soil health, soil pollution, its implications for global food safety, and the long-term contamination of war-affected Ukrainian farmland by heavy metals.

Please Note, this event is by ticket only. Tickets can be booked for free via RAU Eventbrite

Location

Royal Agricultural University - Sir Emrys Jones Lecture Theatre

Street
Sir Emrys Jones Lecture Theatre, RAU
City
GL7 6JS Cirencester
County
Gloucestershire

Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is situated close to the junction of the A419 (Cirencester to Stroud road) and the A433 (Cirencester to Bath road) on the south-west edge of Cirencester. 

The entrance to the Stroud Road car park is off the A419. (Satellite View, RAU page and RAU campus map)

The Parkinson Lecture Theatre (19 on the map) can be found by entering from the Stroud Road car park, and following the path on the right-hand side of the Garner Lecture Block, the first entrance on the right leads to the Parkinson Lecture Theatre.

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