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Panel: City life

04 July 2026 13:00 - 13:40 91TV Free
Sir David Attenborough with a field mouse

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This event is part of the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition 2026.

As the human environment grows, some species of wildlife disappear whilst others adapt to the new ‘urban jungle’ in interesting and sometimes unexpected ways.

This panel will explore the species that thrive in the urban world, how their behaviours have changed and how we might better live alongside them.

Speakers include:

  • – Researcher and Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, interested in the evolution and ecology of cognition and social behaviour

  • – Producer of award-winning natural history programmes, whose credits include the 2026 BBC documentary Wild London

  • – Director of Nature Recovery at London Wildlife Trust, working to make more space for nature in one of the world’s most iconic cities

  •  – Wildlife presenter, best known as one of the faces of BBC Two’s long-running and BAFTA award-winning series Springwatch. Megan combines her expertise as a scientist with a love of adventure and a passion for raising awareness of climate issues and biodiversity.

This event is part of Attenborough at 100: a weekend of wildlife.

Attending the event

This event will be held in Theatre 2 at the Royal Society on Saturday 4 July 2026, 1pm – 1.40pm.

  • Free to attend as part of Summer Science Exhibition on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to seat availability. We recommend that visitors arrive 10-15 minutes before the session
  • Eventbrite tickets for Summer Science Exhibition are recommended, with only a limited number of walk-up tickets released on the day
  • Suitable for students aged 14+
  • This talk will take place in person
  • A recording of this talk will be available later on the
  • Live subtitles will be available
  • 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

For all enquiries, please email us.

(Image credit: Joe Loncraine, Passion Planet Ltd)

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