Leverhulme Wildfires Summer Conference 2026

The Leverhulme Wildfires Summer Conference 2026 brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners and other experts from diverse disciplines to share our understanding of landscape fires, their drivers and impacts – and explore how societies can live with fires in a rapidly changing Earth system.

Through a mix of presentations, panel discussions, workshops and interactive sessions, participants will examine the drivers and impacts of changing fire regimes and explore how scientific insight can better inform action. The programme highlights emerging approaches to proactive preparedness, advances in fire detection and prediction, and the need for inclusive and equitable fire management that integrates scientific, Indigenous and practitioner knowledge. It also considers how adaptive policies, governance arrangements and economic incentives can support more resilient landscapes and communities.

By fostering dialogue across disciplines and knowledge systems, the conference aims to identify practical pathways for integrating research, policy and management in order to navigate the complex ecological and societal challenges posed by fire.

📋Registration - our conference is free to attend. Please register on Eventbrite. Deadline 9th July.

🍴 BBQ Dinner (Tues 21st) - please book and pay for your place at the BBQ dinner

🌐Please visit our conference website for the most up-to-date information, including:

• Call for Abstracts (Research and Art Exhibition)
• ECR Photography Competition
• ECR International Travel Bursary
• Pre-conference Pizza and Movie night
• Agenda and confirmed speakers

Enquires Contact: [email protected]

Audience: This is an academic conference aimed at 18+ at post-graduate level. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.

While you are here, why not register interest for the next UK Wildfires Conference, in Leeds in November 2026.

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Host or Publisher Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society