Lates: Demystifying Palm Oil: What are the effects that it is having on our environment?
This event is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2025.
Palm oil has been a sustainability talking point for over a decade, with the media, supermarkets, and scientists all having an opinion. But what do we really know, and what does the research show? Postgraduate researcher Charlie Osborne has been collaborating on environmental research with the Malaysian palm oil industry since 2022.
Join Charlie as she explores the reality of the global palm oil industry and the relationship that we have with it as UK consumers.
Charlie has been funded by the Royal Society to delivery a community engagement project in Northumberland based on her research.
Attending the event
This talk will be held in the Kohn Centre on Tuesday 1 July 2025, 9.15pm – 9.45pm.
- Free to attend, no ticket required
- The room has limited capacity, so we recommend that visitors arrive at least 10-15 minutes before the talk. We operate a first-come, first-served policy
- This talk will take place in person at the Royal Society and will also be livestreamed on the Royal Society YouTube channel
- Live subtitles will be available in-person and virtually
- Suitable for over 18s
- Travel and accessibility information and details on planning your visit - contact us directly to arrange any specific accessibility requirements
- Food and drink will be available for purchase at our onsite café
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