# Event Details - **Event Name**: Weirding Sustainability Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am – Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 01:45 pm - **Event Description**: A programme of inspiring talks, discussions and hands-on activities on weirding sustainability in research and practice.About this EventWe live in a time of global weirding, with massive destabilisation of social-ecological worlds, yet much policy and research on “sustainability” offers a green(washed) version of business-as-usual.This half-day event offers cross-disciplinary talks, discussions and hands-on activities to explore the questions: What does global weirding mean for us as researchers/creative practitioners/citizens? How might weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change?Speakers include:Justin Hopper: a writer interested in landscape, psychogeography, hauntology, memory and myth, as well as the literary and artistic occult.Patricia MacCormack: a philosopher working on queer death studies, posthumanism, ecology, animal rights, extinction and monstrosity among other themes.Camila Alday: an archeologist working within the Wetlân Research Lab, which aims to break the Nature-Culture divide by proposing wetlands as a collaborator/co-creator.Ben Platt: a geographer whose research examines how understandings of Nature are produced and contested within the operational ‘hinterlands’ of the so-called Anthropocene.With facilitation by Sarah Royston, Tim Jarvis, Annouchka Bayley, Emma Linford and James Norton.The event is part of the Weirding Sustainability Festival 2026, which is co-ordinated by Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Cambridge. For more info see LEAP Lab: Living Experiments in Arts-Science Practice to Re-imagine Sustainability - CRASSH and for enquiries contact Sarah Royston: sarah.royston@aru.ac.ukAccessbility notes:This event is on the ground floor of the Alison Richard Building (ARB) which is on the University of Cambridge’s Sidgwick Site. The ARB has step-free access. Accessible toilets are available on all floors. Disabled parking is available outside the Alison Richard Building.Agenda?: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AMRegistration and refreshments?: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AMWelcomeHost: Sarah Royston and Tim Jarvis?: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AMBotanising the Data Centre: psychogeography vs the New Brutal LandscapeHost: Justin Hopper (chaired by Sarah Royston)Info: Plenary talk and discussion: "Botanising the Data Centre: psychogeography vs the New Brutal Landscape. A theoretical framework for applying psychogeographic strategies to the physical landscapes of AI" ?: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMParallel Workshop Sessions (A): The Weird and Writing the Symbiotic RealHost: Tim Jarvis?: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMParallel Workshop Sessions (B): Thawing cartographies...Host: Emma Linford and James NortonInfo: Thawing cartographies: A hands-on session working with cartography to expand and trouble senses of time and place.?: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PMPanel discussionHost: Chaired by Tim JarvisInfo: Panel discussion with Patricia MacCormack, Ben Platt and Camila Alday?: 12:30 PM - 12:45 PMClosing reflections and feedback?: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PMVegan lunch - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/weirding-sustainability-symposium/100001986978739899 - **Event Categories**: art, business, workshops, literary-art, festivals, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 3 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 4 hours 15 minutes - Location: Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) - **lat**: 52.2024356 - **long**: 0.1091762 - **full address**: Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), 7 West Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Weirding Sustainability Symposium - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/41443ec904d1ecdcd6981d1b2f81957fc89db1a15613f6e9455e7f60170a2793-rimg-w602-h601-dc1a1614-gmir.jpg?v=1776287360 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Weirding Sustainability Symposium being held? - **A:** Weirding Sustainability Symposium takes place on Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 am to Fri, 05 Jun, 2026 at 01:45 pm at Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), 7 West Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Weirding Sustainability Symposium? - **A:** Weirding Sustainability Symposium is organized by LEAP Lab and ARU. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Weirding Sustainability Symposium is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cambridge, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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