Conference: Preparing Nature & Society for a Hotter World (September 15th 2025)

Join ARC Laureate Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai and Professor of Climate Science in the Fenner School of Environment and Society at ANU, Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick for the 2025 joint Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Workshop and Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment (September 15)

Extreme heatwaves are landscape-scale shocks to our natural, agricultural and social systems that occur against the backdrop of rising mean temperatures. Their increasing severity is posing major societal challenges. With each passing season, high temperature records are being broken globally, with heatwaves now occurring across more than 10% of the Earth’s terrestrial surfaces (up from 1% in the 1960s). Australia is especially vulnerable to extreme heat challenges, with life-threatening heatwaves becoming more frequent and severe across the continent.

The 2025 joint Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Workshop and Australian Academy of Science Fenner Conference on the Environment will explore current knowledge, highlight gaps, and shape future research collaborations both locally and internationally that seek to develop environmental, technical, and social solutions that will address the challenges of extreme heat. The conference brings together experts and their colleagues from research, industry, and policy who are focused on charting positive alternative futures for our landscapes and society.

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Please register by September 5th: See below for more details

Event Summary

Date: September 15th 2025

Conference Time: 09:00am - 06:00pm

Public Event: 06:00pm - 07:00pm

Location: The Shine Dome, 15 Gordon Street, Acton ACT

Registration: Yes, registration necessary

• Conference | 15 Sept, 9:00am | $65

• Public Event | 15 Sept, 5:30pm | $20 (full), $10 (students/ECRs)

• Registrations close 5 September