BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:talks.ox.ac.uk BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Digital Innovation in Metabolic Psychiatry: AI-enabled Ketogenic a nd GLP-1-Supported Lifestyle Interventions - Dr Megan Kirk Chang (Universi ty of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T093000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T103000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5626f784-90c4-4620-8d72-d5d9854279dc/ DESCRIPTION:Lifestyle interventions are increasingly central to treatment strategies for psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. This seminar w ill focus on ketogenic diet-based programs and GLP-1-supported lifestyle i nterventions\, examining their metabolic and neurological rationale. I wil l discuss how AI-enabled digital platforms can support personalisation\, a dherence\, and monitoring\, while generating actionable data to inform bot h clinical care and research. The talk will highlight key evidence gaps an d translational challenges\, and will explore which lifestyle components\, such as nutrition\, physical activity\, sleep\, cognitive-behavioural str ategies\, and stress regulation\, appear most critical for sustaining cogn itive and psychiatric benefits. Opportunities and challenges for integrati ng AI-enables lifestyle platforms into clinical and research settings will be discussed. \n\nThis seminar is hosted in person at the Department of P sychiatry Seminar Room. To join online\, please use the below Zoom details :\n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/93311812405?pwd=9kbjSbEcO2fa7n7gFLZVqrChvr467B.1\n\ nMeeting ID: 933 1181 2405\nPasscode: 169396\nSpeakers:\nDr Megan Kirk Cha ng (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Department of Psychiatry (Seminar Room)\, Headington OX3 7JX TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5626f784-90c4-4620-8d72-d5d9854279dc/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Digital Innovation in Metabolic Psychiatry: AI-enabled Ke togenic and GLP-1-Supported Lifestyle Interventions - Dr Megan Kirk Chang (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The reinstatement of a forgotten infantile memory - Professor Flav io Donato (Biozentrum\, University of Basel) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T130000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f069962f-03cd-45ba-94d2-6444a4a96d7c/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Flavio Donato (Biozentrum\, University of Basel) LOCATION:Pharmacology (David Smith Lecture Theatre)\, off Mansfield Road O X1 3QT TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f069962f-03cd-45ba-94d2-6444a4a96d7c/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:The reinstatement of a forgotten infantile memory - Profe ssor Flavio Donato (Biozentrum\, University of Basel) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Advancing Data Science to Examine the Causal Relationship Between Social Media Content and Adolescent Health Risk Behaviours’ - Dr Amrit K aur Purba (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit\, University of Cambridge ) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T121500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T131500Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b43d7322-3295-400c-b2de-a9434d306b81/ DESCRIPTION:Email oxchildpsych@psych.ox.ac.uk to request the Zoom link to attend online.\nSpeakers:\nDr Amrit Kaur Purba (MRC Cognition and Brain Sc iences Unit\, University of Cambridge) LOCATION:Online TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b43d7322-3295-400c-b2de-a9434d306b81/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Advancing Data Science to Examine the Causal Relationship Between Social Media Content and Adolescent Health Risk Behaviours’ - D r Amrit Kaur Purba (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit\, University of Cambridge) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Putting Common Elements of Effective Early Childhood Education to Work: The Early Years Library\, Practitioner Agency and Professional Lear ning DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T124500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T140000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/bd3103e7-6cd9-4af1-8fb6-b6c8a86e81f1/ DESCRIPTION:High quality early childhood education (ECE) can make a crucia l contribution to equal life chances for children. ECE staff tend to have a wide range of qualifications and experience\, with variable skills and k nowledge to support children’s development. In this talk\, we will share recent collaborative work by our team from Cambridge\, the Early Interven tion Foundation and the Centre for Evidence and Implementation that aims t o develop ECE workers’ professional learning using a novel methodology. We systematically reviewed ECE programmes with a strong research evidence base\, then we extracted the common elements of practice from those progra mmes. These common elements were the basis for developing our Early Years Library. Next\, we worked collaboratively with early years practitioners a nd implementation experts to co-design training and support materials thro ugh a series of rapid cycle testing and refinement. This talk situates the common elements methodology among other approaches to generating robust e vidence\, like more traditional randomized trials. We examine the notions of feasibility and enablers for implementation in the context of non-manua lised approaches to professional learning.\n\nBio: Prof Sara Baker is a Pr ofessor of Developmental Psychology and Education (Faculty of Education\, Cambridge) and a 2022 UNESCO-IBE Senior Fellow in the Science of Learning. Dr Julia Birchenough is a Research Associate\, Faculty of Education\, Cam bridge. This work is funded by the Nuffield Foundation\n\nTeams link: http s://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3825967966058?p=oaa4boDA3tu5ZnqMja LOCATION:15 Norham Gardens (Seminar Room E and online)\, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/bd3103e7-6cd9-4af1-8fb6-b6c8a86e81f1/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Putting Common Elements of Effective Early Childhood Educ ation to Work: The Early Years Library\, Practitioner Agency and Professi onal Learning TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Carotid Session DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T140000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3381498f-011a-49a0-bb0d-3b182dea2b59/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3381498f-011a-49a0-bb0d-3b182dea2b59/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Carotid Session TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Get that fellowship (in-person) - Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Divisi on) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260311T093000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260311T123000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/e1cb7f83-bfda-4475-ae93-6eb00674c699/ DESCRIPTION:LEARNING OUTCOMES\nBy the end of this session you will underst and more about:\n What experience and characteristics you need to have to gain a fellowship.\n The application process.\n How to work with University’s systems and procedures to optimise your application and its chance of success.\n You will have an opportunity to practice intervie wing/being interviewed for fellowship applications.\nSpeakers:\nDr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/e1cb7f83-bfda-4475-ae93-6eb00674c699/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Get that fellowship (in-person) - Dr Justin Hutchence (MP LS Division) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Clinical applications of 7T MRI: epilepsy\, mitochondrial disease\ , glioblastoma and heart failure - Chris Rodgers (University of Cambridge) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260311T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260311T130000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ed16c314-305b-4d21-ae5b-9b086f0822fb/ DESCRIPTION:Ultra-high field (7T+) MRI is emerging from being a topic of i nterest to MRI physicists into a genuinely clinical imaging modality. 7T o ffers exquisite sub-millimetre spatial resolution and sensitivity to subtl e changes in tissue contrast. Yet conventional single transmit 7T MRI was hampered by signal voids that often obscure significant parts of the brain \, which is clearly unacceptable for diagnostic imaging when the locus of disease is unknown. New parallel transmit methods offer high-fidelity whol e-brain imaging\, which since 2024 is available with UKCA/CE/FDA approvals for diagnostic imaging on Siemens new Terra.X scanners. In this seminar\, I describe recent translational clinical studies at Cambridge and the met hod developments that were needed to facilitate them. These include a stud y applying parallel transmit 7T MRI for pre-surgical assessment of patient s with severe epilepsy whose previous clinical 3T and FDG-PET had been inc onclusive. PTx-7T MRI changed clinical management to the benefit of 56% of our first 31 patients. Per lesion detected\, it is 10x cheaper than alter native invasive stereotactic EEG investigations\, not to mention being saf er and more convenient. I am now setting up the world’s first multisite prospective trial of 7T MRI for epilepsy pre-surgical evaluation in collab oration with King’s College London to assess the health economic case fo r NHS adoption of 7T MRI in epilepsy. Another ongoing study “DefINe” i s applying R2* mapping techniques validated in the UK7T Network’s travel ling heads study as the primary endpoint for a CTIMP trial evaluating whet her the drug deferiprone can be repurposed to treat patients with the rare mitochondrial disease neuroferritinopathy which causes inevitable incurab le dementia in the 40s. As well as these 1H-MRI imaging studies\, I descri be our recent work developing quantitative deuterium metabolic imaging for applicants in cancer and neurodegeneration\, and ongoing studies assessin g regional cellular energy metabolism by phosphorus MRSI in the heart and brain. \n\nSpeakers:\nChris Rodgers (University of Cambridge) LOCATION:FMRIB Centre (Cowey Room)\, Headington OX3 9DU TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ed16c314-305b-4d21-ae5b-9b086f0822fb/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Clinical applications of 7T MRI: epilepsy\, mitochondrial disease\, glioblastoma and heart failure - Chris Rodgers (University of C ambridge) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Infectious diseases\, Vaccination and Dementia: From Quasi Experim ental Studies to Trials - Professor Cornelia van Duijn (University of Oxfo rd)\, Dr Thomas Littlejohns (Nuffield Department of Population Health)\, P rofessor Simon de Lusignan (University of Surrey)\, Dr Maxime Taquet (Univ ersity of Oxford)\, Dr Najaf Amin (University of Oxford)\, Professor Sir A ziz Sheikh (University of Oxford)\, Professor Angela Wood (University of C ambridge)\, Mr Donal Skelly (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T093000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/167a4132-5941-4892-97f2-b4982f471ce6/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday 12th March 2026\nVENUE: Richard Doll Lecture Theatre\ , Richard Doll Building\, Old Road Campus\, Oxford\, OX3 7LF\nORGANISERS: Oxford HDRUK and Omics & Brain Health\, Oxford Population Health\n\nAgenda :\n\n09:30 – 10:00 REGISTRATION* & REFRESHMENTS (ATRIUM)\n10:00 – 13:0 0 MAIN SESSION\n10:00 – 10:15 From John Snow’s cholera map to the tra nsmission of Mad Cow disease (BSE) across species and humans (Professor Co rnelia van Duijn)\n10:15 – 10:30 Common infectious diseases and risk of dementia: evidence from the EPIC Norfolk study (Dr Tom Littlejohns)\n10:30 – 10:45 The evidence of a role of viral infections in dementia: a cro ss-omics analysis in UK Biobank (Associate Professor Najaf Amin) \n10:45 – 11:00 The recombinant shingles vaccine is associated with lower risk o f dementia (Associate Professor Maxime Taquet)\n \n11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE AND TEA BREAK\n\n11:30 – 13:00 KEYNOTE LECTURES\n11:30 – 12:15 Trials and tribulations designing a quasi-experiment on VZV and dementia (Profess or Angela Wood)\n12:15 – 13:00 The study needed for repurposing VZV vacc ination for dementia prevention (Professor Simon de Lusignan)\n \n13:00 – 14:00 NETWORKING LUNCH (ATRIUM)\n\n14:00 – 15:00 PANEL SESSION\n14:0 0 – 14:45 The significance and relevance of quasi experimental studies: What next? (Keynote speakers\, Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh\, Dr Carol Koro (GSK) and Dr Donal Skelly moderated by Professor Cornelia van Duijn)\n14:4 5 – 15:00 Audience Q&A \n \n15:00 – 15:15 BREAK\n\n15:15 – 15:55 E DUCATIONAL SESSION\n15:15 – 15:55 Focused discussion session unpacking k ey themes and ideas raised throughout the day including ethics\, biologica l mechanisms and potential next steps for dementia‑prevention aimed at E arly Career Researchers and Masters/DPhil students (Dr Tom Littlejohns & A ssociate Prof Najaf Amin)\n \n15:55 – 16:00 CLOSING REMARKS (Dr Tom Li ttlejohns)\n\n*Please note registrations close Monday 9th March 2026 at 12 :00 \nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Richard Doll Building (Richard Doll Lecture Theatre)\, Old Road C ampus OX3 7LF TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/167a4132-5941-4892-97f2-b4982f471ce6/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Infectious diseases\, Vaccination and Dementia: From Quas i Experimental Studies to Trials - Professor Cornelia van Duijn (Universit y of Oxford)\, Dr Thomas Littlejohns (Nuffield Department of Population He alth)\, Professor Simon de Lusignan (University of Surrey)\, Dr Maxime Taq uet (University of Oxford)\, Dr Najaf Amin (University of Oxford)\, Profes sor Sir Aziz Sheikh (University of Oxford)\, Professor Angela Wood (Univer sity of Cambridge)\, Mr Donal Skelly (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Optimising T-cell antigen sensitivity by engineering extracellular receptor/ligand sizes - Omer Dushek (University of Oxford\, Sir William D unn School of Pathology\, Wolfson College) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260312T130000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a33eb480-1178-4efb-9ff1-936ef7f2299c/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nOmer Dushek (University of Oxford\, Sir William D unn School of Pathology\, Wolfson College) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a33eb480-1178-4efb-9ff1-936ef7f2299c/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Optimising T-cell antigen sensitivity by engineering extr acellular receptor/ligand sizes - Omer Dushek (University of Oxford\, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology\, Wolfson College) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SIR CHARLES SHERRINGTON PRIZE LECTURE: Using vision to understand the brain - Professor Tony Movshon (NYU) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260313T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260313T140000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3e51d7a2-c80a-4eec-8ba9-1e217b1db92a/ DESCRIPTION:As neuroscientists\, we are accustomed to using biological rea gents to manipulate neural activity and to discover brain functions. These reagents can be drugs\, genetic tools\, light-activated molecules\, and s o on. Their use has given us great insights in all areas of neuroscience. Visual neuroscientists have a additional advantage – another set of reag ents: visual stimuli. By designing and implementing images and movies with particular properties based on the long and rich traditions of visual psy chophysics\, we have been able to identify and characterize brain circuits that process visual information about pattern\, form\, color\, and motion . By using well chosen stimuli\, we can draw strong conclusions about the brain mechanisms of visual information processing. Moreover\, the widespre ad influence of visual neuroscience on systems neuroscience more broadly h as shown that similar mechanisms play important roles in other brain syste ms.\n\nSPEAKER BIOGRAPHY\n\nTony Movshon studies vision and visual percept ion\, using a multidisciplinary approach that combines biology\, behavior and theory. His work explores the way that the neural networks in the brai n compute and represent the form and motion of objects and scenes\, the wa y that these networks contribute to perceptual judgments and to the contro l of visually guided action\, and the way that normal and abnormal visual experience influence their development in early life.\n\nMovshon was born and raised in New York\, received his BA and PhD from Cambridge University \, and then joined the Department of Psychology at New York University in 1975. In 1987 he became founding Director of NYU’s Center for Neural Sci ence. Among his honors are the Young Investigator Award from the Society f or Neuroscience\, the Rank Prize in Optoelectronics\, the António Champal imaud Vision Award\, and the Karl Spencer Lashley Award from the American Philosophical Society. He is a Member of the US National Academy of Scienc es\, a Foreign Member of the Royal Society\, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science\, and of the Association for Psychological Science.\nSpeak ers:\nProfessor Tony Movshon (NYU) LOCATION:Sherrington Building (Blakemore Lecture Theatre)\, off Parks Road OX1 3PT TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3e51d7a2-c80a-4eec-8ba9-1e217b1db92a/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:SIR CHARLES SHERRINGTON PRIZE LECTURE: Using vision to un derstand the brain - Professor Tony Movshon (NYU) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:DNA Damage and Repair in Neurons: Implications for Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration - Dr Bjoern Schwer (University of California) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260316T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260316T130000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f5037165-7d05-4058-b903-6b0931089eae/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Bjoern Schwer (University of California) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f5037165-7d05-4058-b903-6b0931089eae/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:DNA Damage and Repair in Neurons: Implications for Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration - Dr Bjoern Schwer (University of California) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Cellular and Developmental Context of Genetic Risk in Brain Disord ers - Emilie Wigdor (University of Oxford)\, Dr Narjes Rohani (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260317T093000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260317T103000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0414daa8-ffe4-4c35-b16a-653a00b493df/ DESCRIPTION:For our next talk\, in the BDI/CHG (gen)omics Seminar series\, we will be hearing Emilie Wigdor\, Postdoctoral Research Scientist\, The Sanders Group and Dr Narjes Rohani\, Postdoctoral Research Associate. The Sanders and Rinaldi labs. We’re delighted to host Emilie and Narges in w hat promises to be a great talk!\n\nDate: Tuesday 17 March 2026\nTime: 9:3 0 – 10:30 am\nLocation: BDI/OxPop Seminar room 0\n\nTalk title: Cellular and Developmental Context of Genetic Risk in Brain Disorders\, Dr Narjes Rohani\nTalk title: Cell-type-specific regulatory dysregulation in autism\ , Emilie Wigdor\n\nBio: Dr Narjes Rohani is a postdoctoral research associ ate in the Sanders and Rinaldi labs\, where she investigates the genetic a nd epigenetic mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental and psychiatric dis orders. Her work integrates multi-omic data\, including bulk and single-ce ll RNA sequencing\, single-cell chromatin accessibility\, and bulk DNA seq uencing\, from brain tissues across developmental stages to understand whe n and how these conditions emerge. Ultimately\, she aims to identify regul atory enhancers that may serve as potential therapeutic targets.\n\nAbstra ct: Although thousands of GWAS variants for brain disorders have been iden tified\, it remains unclear when and where in the brain these genetic effe cts are most active. To address this gap\, we integrated GWAS data for a r ange of brain disorders with cell type– and developmental stage–specif ic ATAC-seq and RNA-seq data using stratified LD score regression and gene expression enrichment analyses. We identified the developmentally specifi c neuronal and non-neuronal cell populations in which genetic risk is conc entrated. Our results reveal strong enrichment of psychiatric risk in post natal excitatory neurons and distinct microglial contributions to neurodeg enerative diseases. Finally\, we identified an enhancer element that may s erve as a potential therapeutic target for SOX5 haploinsufficient syndrome \, demonstrating how single-cell and developmental stage–specific data c an nominate biologically meaningful and clinically relevant regulatory reg ions.\n\nBio: \nDr Emilie Wigdor is a postdoctoral researcher in the Sande rs Lab\, where she integrates whole-genome sequencing with single-nucleus RNA and ATAC sequencing to investigate the regulatory basis of neurodevelo pmental and psychiatric disorders. Her research focuses on how common and rare genetic variation converge on cell-type-specific molecular pathways i n autism.\n\nShe completed her PhD at the Wellcome Sanger Institute\, stud ying the contribution of common variation to rare neurodevelopmental disor ders and the impact of spliceosomal gene variants. Her work has also exami ned sex differences in autism\, including genetic and epidemiological evid ence supporting a female protective effect. Dr Wigdor previously held a Ju nior Research Fellowship at the Centre for Personalised Medicine at St Ann e’s College.\n\nAbstract: \nAutism is highly phenotypically and genetica lly heterogeneous\, raising the question of whether diverse aetiologies co nverge on shared regulatory programs. Using paired single-nucleus RNA and ATAC sequencing from postmortem human cortex\, including cases with and wi thout identified pathogenic variants\, we mapped transcriptional and chrom atin accessibility changes at cell-type resolution.\nDysregulation was con centrated in excitatory and inhibitory neurons and was most pronounced amo ng genetically diagnosed cases\, yet genome-wide effect sizes were partial ly concordant with cases without a known genetic diagnosis. Integration of chromatin accessibility data identified recurrent increases in RFX family motif accessibility across neuronal populations. RFX3\, an established au tism risk gene identified through rare variant studies\, showed coordinate d changes in motif accessibility and expression\, and was associated with altered immediate-early gene programs\, implicating activity-dependent reg ulatory pathways.\n\nTogether\, these findings suggest that diverse geneti c aetiologies converge on common neuronal regulatory pathways revealed by integrated single-nucleus profiling.\n———————————— ———————————————————————— ————\nAll members of the University are welcome to join\, please l et reception at BDI know you’re here for the seminar and sign-in. We hop e you can join us!\n\nWe also now have a mailing list –\nTo be added\, p ing genomics_bdi_whg-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk (with any message)\, you should get a bounce-back with three options to confirm your subscription. Follow any of those options\, and with a bit of luck you should be signed up!\n\nAs a reminder\, the (gen)omics seminar series runs every other Tues day morning and is intended to increase interaction between individuals wo rking in genomics across Oxford. We encourage in-person attendance where p ossible. There is time for discussion over\, tea\, coffee and pastries aft er the talks.\n\nHybrid Option:\nPlease note that these meetings are close d meetings and only open to members of the University of Oxford to encoura ge sharing of new and unpublished data. Please respect our speakers and do not share the link with anyone outside of the university.\n\nMicrosoft Te ams meeting \nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/34860831816590?p=6hPeBaocoV aZWTWAlm \nMeeting ID: 348 608 318 165 90 \nPasscode: WR2NA22f\n\n\nSpeake rs:\nEmilie Wigdor (University of Oxford)\, Dr Narjes Rohani (University o f Oxford) LOCATION:Big Data Institute (Seminar room 0)\, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0414daa8-ffe4-4c35-b16a-653a00b493df/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Cellular and Developmental Context of Genetic Risk in Bra in Disorders - Emilie Wigdor (University of Oxford)\, Dr Narjes Rohani (Un iversity of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ISC Highlights DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260317T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260317T140000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a5c211a2-848e-4f32-9457-6e592b9d7fe7/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a5c211a2-848e-4f32-9457-6e592b9d7fe7/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:ISC Highlights TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Investigating the cervical lymphatic system in ageing and dementia - Irene Mattioli (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260319T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260319T130000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3daf6b8f-d462-40fa-afc2-6a07c302b2b3/ DESCRIPTION:Irene is a GSK D.Phil student in Adam Al-Diwani's Team. Adam A l-Diwani is a Senior Clinical Researcher at the Department of Psychiatry w orking at the interface of neuropsychiatry and neuroimmunology to understa nd bi-directional neuro-immune mechanisms.\nSpeakers:\nIrene Mattioli (Uni versity of Oxford) LOCATION:Wellcome Building ( Meeting room A)\, Headington OX3 7JX TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/3daf6b8f-d462-40fa-afc2-6a07c302b2b3/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Investigating the cervical lymphatic system in ageing and dementia - Irene Mattioli (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Autoimmune encephalitis: from clinical phenotype to immunology and back again - Dr Adam Handel (University of Oxford\, Oxford Autoimmune Neu rology Group) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260319T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260319T140000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/db0966b8-55c7-415c-8e3d-86be7071524f/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Adam Handel (University of Oxford\, Oxford Aut oimmune Neurology Group) LOCATION:John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital (Seminar Rooms A /B\, Level 6\, West Wing\, John Radcliffe Hospital)\, Headington OX3 9DU TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/db0966b8-55c7-415c-8e3d-86be7071524f/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Autoimmune encephalitis: from clinical phenotype to immun ology and back again - Dr Adam Handel (University of Oxford\, Oxford Autoi mmune Neurology Group) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pain Network Meeting - Dr Andrew Marshall (University of Liverpool ) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260320T103000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260320T113000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/91a1e81f-9bc8-469c-a6f1-8fef2727e450/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Oxford Pain Network Seminar\, taking pl ace on the third Friday of every month in the Newsom-Davis Room\, OxCIN An nexe and online (email the organiser or join the mailing list for the link ). Each meeting will have a different speaker\, either internal or externa l to the University\, followed by a short Q&A.\n\nOpen to all researchers/ students/clinical staff in Oxford interested in pain research. For more de tails about future events\, please join the mailing list: oxin-paingroup-s ubscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk\n\nMarch's speaker: Dr Andrew Marshall is a Sen ior Clinical Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience at the University of Liverpool and an Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist at The Walton Centre . His broad research focus involves investigating the physiology and funct ional anatomy of nociceptive (pain related) and touch pathways in both hea lth and disease (e.g. in small fibre neuropathy\, fibromyalgia and central post-stroke pain).\n\nTalk Abstract: TBC\nSpeakers:\nDr Andrew Marshall ( University of Liverpool) LOCATION:FMRIB Centre (Newsom-Davis Room\, OxCIN Annexe: https://www.oxcin .ox.ac.uk/contact-us/finding-win-fmrib)\, Headington OX3 9DU TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/91a1e81f-9bc8-469c-a6f1-8fef2727e450/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Pain Network Meeting - Dr Andrew Marshall (University of Liverpool) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Project Presentation - Armad Nehme (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260324T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260324T140000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c1b7cbe8-8269-42c2-858f-abeaeb78b677/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c1b7cbe8-8269-42c2-858f-abeaeb78b677/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Project Presentation - Armad Nehme (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Neuro-Astrocyte Connection: Understanding Their Role in Sleep Regulation - Dr Carolina Gutierrez Herrera (Bern University Hospital) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260325T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260325T160000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/337b20b4-6ae4-4e4f-a3bb-ec0f48e5661f/ DESCRIPTION:Sleep is a dynamic state characterized by reduced behavioral a ctivity\, decreased responsiveness \nto external stimuli\, and active brai n processes. It is a fundamental biological necessity for all \nvertebrate s and is thought to play crucial roles in memory consolidation\, metabolit e clearance\, \nanabolism\, and neural plasticity. Notably\, disturbances in sleep and disruptions in sleep–wake \nregulation are increasingly rec ognized as early indicators of neurological and neuropsychiatric \ndisorde rs\, yet the underlying mechanisms of sleep regulation remain largely uncl ear.\nIn this talk\, I will present our work investigating how neuronal– glial interactions\, particularly \nastrocyte activity\, contribute to the regulation and plasticity of sleep-wake dynamics. We address \nkey questi ons regarding the contribution of non-neuronal cells to sleep-regulating c ircuits and the \nplasticity of neuronal–glial substrates supporting cog nition in both healthy and pathological \nconditions. Using in vivo calciu m imaging of astrocytes and neurons\, multi-site electrophysiology\, \nopt ogenetics\, pharmacogenetics\, and closed-loop acoustic stimulation in fre ely moving mice\, we \naim to define sleep-related neural signatures acros s organizational levels—from single cells to \ndistributed networks. Und erstanding these mechanisms is essential\, as sleep disturbances such \nas insomnia are prevalent features of neurological and neuropsychiatric diso rders.\nSpeakers:\nDr Carolina Gutierrez Herrera (Bern University Hospital ) LOCATION:Pharmacology\, off Mansfield Road OX1 3QT TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/337b20b4-6ae4-4e4f-a3bb-ec0f48e5661f/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:The Neuro-Astrocyte Connection: Understanding Their Role in Sleep Regulation - Dr Carolina Gutierrez Herrera (Bern University Hospi tal) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Super Mario Bros. as a naturalistic laboratory for studying cognit ion in brains and machines - Dr. Yann Harel (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260326T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260326T173000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/78b5036c-fe5b-45d5-b2b9-eace70343adf/ DESCRIPTION:Traditional reductionist paradigms in cognitive science often miss the richness of real-world behavior. While naturalistic paradigms hav e recently expanded in vision\, audition\, language\, and social cognition \, publicly available closed-loop neuroimaging datasets—where participan ts actively act on and reshape their sensory input—remain scarce. In par allel\, state-of-the-art artificial agents can now learn to navigate a wid e range of situations with high proficiency\, but fall short at generalizi ng to unseen contexts\, which humans excel at. To bridge these gaps\, we b uilt the Courtois Neuromod Mario dataset as part of the CNeuromod project: an open deep-phenotyping resource spanning multiple cognitive domains\, i ncluding 84 hours of Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo\, 1985) gameplay collecte d from five naïve participants. In this talk\, I will introduce the datas et\, motivate the design choices behind its acquisition and annotation\, a nd show how reliable brain responses can be recovered from naturally occur ring game events. I will then present a comprehensive framework for operat ionalizing the platformer by segmenting continuous gameplay into short\, w ell-contained\, unitary challenges that facilitate the parsing and analysi s of behavior. Finally\, I will discuss ongoing and future research avenue s\, including the development of benchmarking baselines for continual rein forcement learning\, investigations of the neural basis of motor sequence learning\, and the use of intracranial EEG to identify neural correlates o f flow states. Together\, these ingredients position Super Mario Bros. as a total laboratory\, where multiple distinct experiments targeting differe nt facets of cognition can be conducted within a single\, unified environm ent.\nSpeakers:\nDr. Yann Harel (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Sherrington Library\, off Parks Road OX1 3PT TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/78b5036c-fe5b-45d5-b2b9-eace70343adf/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Super Mario Bros. as a naturalistic laboratory for studyi ng cognition in brains and machines - Dr. Yann Harel (University of Oxford ) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Completing Your DPhil (in-person) - Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou ( University of Oxford)\, Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260327T093000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260327T103000Z UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/cf70ebc9-7768-42bf-9dfd-b9c08439abe7/ DESCRIPTION:COURSE DETAILS\nThe session will cover: \n What makes a goo d DPhil\n Planning to write up your DPhil – structure\, content and w hat makes good writing\n What the viva will explore\n What the exami ners are asked to consider\n FAQs and Q&A\nLEARNING OUTCOMES\nBy the en d of the session participants will be able to:\n Engage productively wi th the final stages of the DPhil.\n Apply a range of time management te chniques.\n Identify and apply the characteristics of effective writing .\n Apply effective structure to the thesis.\n Understand what is re quired in the viva.\n Take opportunities to raise and discuss concerns. \nSpeakers:\nProfessor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford)\, Dr Just in Hutchence (MPLS Division) LOCATION:On booking TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/cf70ebc9-7768-42bf-9dfd-b9c08439abe7/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Completing Your DPhil (in-person) - Professor Dimitra Rig opoulou (University of Oxford)\, Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Current state of biological research in psychiatry: Where are we a nd where are we going? - Professor Dost Öngür (McLean Hospital) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260331T093000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260331T103000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/12f4eb99-6763-4a2d-81bb-28cc4ce7acb8/ DESCRIPTION:\nIn this talk\, I will present a broad overview of progress t o date in biological research in psychiatry\, highlighting important advan ces but also noting the absence of more meaningful breakthroughs. Given th e enormity of the topic\, my perspective will necessarily be selective but representative. I will end with some observations about potential opportu nities to advance the field in the coming years.\n\nThis seminar is hosted in person at the Department of Psychiatry\, in the Seminar Room. To join online\, please use the Zoom details below.\n\nhttps://zoom.us/j/933118124 05?pwd=9kbjSbEcO2fa7n7gFLZVqrChvr467B.1\n\nMeeting ID: 933 1181 2405\nPass code: 169396\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Dost Öngür (McLean Hospital) LOCATION:Department of Psychiatry (Seminar Room )\, Headington OX3 7JX TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/12f4eb99-6763-4a2d-81bb-28cc4ce7acb8/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Current state of biological research in psychiatry: Where are we and where are we going? - Professor Dost Öngür (McLean Hospital) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BRC Pain Cafe DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260410T103000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260410T113000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d77ffaab-44aa-48e6-bc70-9f93420c0e25/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the BRC Pain Cafe meeting\, taking place on the first Friday of every month in the FMRIB Common Room. The theme of Ap ril's meeting is TBC.\n\nEach meeting will have a different theme\, with a short presentation followed by an open discussion. There will be complime ntary hot drinks and cookies.\n\nMeetings are held primarily in person\, t hough a Teams link is available for those who cannot attend in person. Joi n the mailing list for details on how to join the meeting: oxin-paingroup- subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d77ffaab-44aa-48e6-bc70-9f93420c0e25/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:BRC Pain Cafe TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Thrombolysis Review DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260414T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260414T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b91b4b42-327d-468d-954a-dee5e9be5b33/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b91b4b42-327d-468d-954a-dee5e9be5b33/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Thrombolysis Review TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ageing Beyond Earth - Professor Ghada Alsaleh (NDORMS\, University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260416T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260416T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/647af1ed-f5ef-4602-88e1-abab85a07bd3/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Ghada Alsaleh (NDORMS\, University of O xford) LOCATION:Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics ( Meeting room B )\, Hea dington OX3 7BN TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/647af1ed-f5ef-4602-88e1-abab85a07bd3/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Ageing Beyond Earth - Professor Ghada Alsaleh (NDORMS\, U niversity of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pain Network Meeting - TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260417T103000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260417T113000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b1ceb1c7-8649-404c-8aef-42c05296bd5a/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nTBC LOCATION:FMRIB Centre (Newsom-Davis Room\, OxCIN Annexe: https://www.oxcin .ox.ac.uk/contact-us/finding-win-fmrib)\, Headington OX3 9DU TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b1ceb1c7-8649-404c-8aef-42c05296bd5a/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Pain Network Meeting - TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Project Presentation - Dr Effronysi Grosi (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260421T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260421T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/90d45d0c-a5e3-48c7-8c4e-ec075dd8f008/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/90d45d0c-a5e3-48c7-8c4e-ec075dd8f008/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Project Presentation - Dr Effronysi Grosi (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:A taxonomy of recurrence - Dr. Marcus Ghosh (Imperial College Lond on) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260423T150000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260423T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d519939d-204e-4f9c-a51c-50975b69b805/ DESCRIPTION:How does the structure of a neural network shape its function? In this talk I will introduce partially recurrent neural networks (pRNNs) : a model in which a set of connection pathways can be combined combinator ially to generate a complete taxonomy of architectures between feedforward and fully recurrent. I will present two functional explorations across th ese structures. First\, using closed-form solutions\, I will demonstrate t hat linear pRNNs exhibit surprisingly diverse temporal dynamics\, includin g transient amplifications and oscillations\, which are approximately inva riant to network size. Second\, using nonlinear pRNNs trained with deep re inforcement learning\, I will show that distinct architectures differ in t heir learning speed\, peak performance\, and robustness to various perturb ations. I will conclude by mapping these functional differences to specifi c network traits\, illustrating how pRNNs can illuminate structure-functio n principles relevant to both neuroscience and machine learning.\nSpeakers :\nDr. Marcus Ghosh (Imperial College London) LOCATION:Sherrington Library\, off Parks Road OX1 3PT TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d519939d-204e-4f9c-a51c-50975b69b805/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:A taxonomy of recurrence - Dr. Marcus Ghosh (Imperial Col lege London) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:From perception and language to knowledge representation in primat e brains - Professor Yanchao Bi (Peking University) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260427T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260427T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/07df6432-0125-43f2-979d-ed81834c7cee/ DESCRIPTION:The human brain stores an extraordinary amount of knowledge ab out the world\, supporting object recognition\, language\, reasoning\, and abstract thought. What is the neural nature of this knowledge? Is semanti c knowledge—such as “roses are red”—simply a trace of sensory expe rience\, encoded in perceptual brain systems? How does the brain represent knowledge acquired through language alone\, without direct perceptual gro unding? I will present a series of studies from my laboratory that address these questions by examining semantic representations under radically dif ferent sensory and linguistic conditions. Using knowledge domains such as object color\, we study congenitally blind individuals\, color-blind indiv iduals\, typically developed macaques\, and individuals who experienced ea rly language deprivation. Across these populations\, we ask what aspects o f semantic knowledge depend on perception\, what can arise independently o f it\, and how language reshapes neural representations. Together\, the fi ndings suggest that semantic knowledge in the human brain is supported by two distinct yet interacting coding systems\, revealing how perceptual exp erience and language jointly contribute to the architecture of human knowl edge.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Yanchao Bi (Peking University) LOCATION:Lecture room 2\, Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/07df6432-0125-43f2-979d-ed81834c7cee/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:From perception and language to knowledge representation in primate brains - Professor Yanchao Bi (Peking University) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260428T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260428T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/526abc0b-88ae-4756-afb1-bf4b2f7497cf/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/526abc0b-88ae-4756-afb1-bf4b2f7497cf/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:What is data cosmopolitanism? - Jon Rueda (President’s Cabinet a nd the Ethics in Research Department\, Spanish National Research Council) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260428T140000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260428T153000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c022606-09fe-4157-80d4-af313ed84c36/ DESCRIPTION:We live in a world rich in data. This talk seeks to revive the philosophical tradition of cosmopolitanism to rethink some of the challen ges associated with data governance. Although data cosmopolitanism can be applied to a wide variety of data types\, this talk will focus on health d ata. Previously\, I defined data cosmopolitanism as “a normative ideal a imed at addressing global data injustices\, promoting data solidarity acro ss the world\, and fostering international cooperation on data initiatives to improve global health” (Rueda et al.\, 2025). This talk aims to broa den our understanding of the nature\, benefits\, and trade-offs of data co smopolitanism. In doing so\, it brings cosmopolitan philosophy into dialog ue with global health ethics to examine the duties surrounding the collect ion\, management\, and sharing of data while considering the interests of the global community. In addition\, I will critically contrast data cosmop olitanism with two competing positions: data nationalism and data regional ism. Unlike both approaches\, data cosmopolitanism maintains that justice\ , solidarity\, and cooperation are not confined to a specific country or r egion but should extend globally. Finally\, the talk will conclude by addr essing potential objections and acknowledging the limitations of data cosm opolitanism in a world marked by heated geopolitical tensions\, a competit ive global data economy\, and the absence of robust global governance stru ctures.\n\nThis is a hybrid seminar. If you would like to register to join online\, please complete the form below: \n\nhttps://forms.office.com/e/v UeSPgGnq8\nSpeakers:\nJon Rueda (President’s Cabinet and the Ethics in R esearch Department\, Spanish National Research Council) LOCATION:Big Data Institute (Lower Ground Seminar Room 0 OR Zoom)\, Old Ro ad Campus OX3 7LF TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/0c022606-09fe-4157-80d4-af313ed84c36/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:What is data cosmopolitanism? - Jon Rueda (President’s Cabinet and the Ethics in Research Department\, Spanish National Research Council) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Personalised Medicine: A Primary Care Perspective - Professor Tris h Greenhalgh (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260428T173000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260428T183000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/29b48a49-c163-403e-bcec-3ecd936e85d7/ DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that the 2026 CPM Annual Lecture will be give n by Professor Trish Greenhalgh\; Personalised Medicine: A Primary Care Pe rspective. This will take place at the Maths Institute on Tuesday 28th Apr il at 5:30pm.\n\nTrish Greenhalgh is Professor of Primary Care Health Scie nces and Fellow of Green Templeton College at the University of Oxford. Sh e studied Medical\, Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge and Clinica l Medicine at Oxford before training first as a diabetologist and later as an academic general practitioner. She has a doctorate in diabetes care an d an MBA in Higher Education Management. She leads a programme of research at the interface between the social sciences and medicine\, working acros s primary and secondary care.\n\nHer work seeks to celebrate and retain th e traditional and the humanistic aspects of medicine and healthcare while also embracing the exceptional opportunities of contemporary science and t echnology to improve health outcomes and relieve suffering. Three particul ar interests are the health needs and illness narratives of minority and d isadvantaged groups\; the introduction of technology-based innovations in healthcare\; and the complex links (philosophical and empirical) between r esearch\, policy and practice. She has brought this interdisciplinary per spective to bear on the research response to the Covid-19 pandemic\, looki ng at diverse themes including clinical assessment of the deteriorating pa tient by phone and video\, the science and anthropology of face coverings\ , and policy decision-making in conditions of uncertainty. She is a member of Independent SAGE\, an interdisciplinary academic team established to p rovide independent advice on the pandemic direct to the lay public.\n\nTri sh is the author of over 500 peer-reviewed publications and 16 textbooks. She was awarded the OBE for Services to Medicine by Her Majesty the Queen in 2001 and made a Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in 2014. S he has also been elected to Fellowship of the UK Royal College of Physicia ns\, Royal College of General Practitioners\, Faculty of Clinical Informat ics and Faculty of Public Health. In 2021 she was elected to the Fellowshi p of United States National Academy of Medicine for "major contributions t o the study of innovation and knowledge translation and work to raise the profile of qualitative social sciences". She became a Fellow of the Facult y of Leadership and Management in Medicine in 2024.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Trish Greenhalgh (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Mathematical Institute (L2)\, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/29b48a49-c163-403e-bcec-3ecd936e85d7/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Personalised Medicine: A Primary Care Perspective - Profe ssor Trish Greenhalgh (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Using experimental Medicine and pre-clinical models to understand human immunity - Professor Menna Clatworthy (University of Cambridge) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260430T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260430T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f322b654-7623-48bc-86ae-b7bf045db7f5/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Menna Clatworthy (University of Cambrid ge) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f322b654-7623-48bc-86ae-b7bf045db7f5/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Using experimental Medicine and pre-clinical models to un derstand human immunity - Professor Menna Clatworthy (University of Cambri dge) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260430T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260430T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5ce1f264-f1a7-4f1a-a682-cb6b8b6cc6f8/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Richard Wade-Martins (Professor of Mole cular Neuroscience\, University of Oxford) LOCATION:Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics ( Meeting room A)\, Head ington OX3 7BN TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/5ce1f264-f1a7-4f1a-a682-cb6b8b6cc6f8/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BRC Pain Cafe - Associate Prof. John Dawes (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260501T103000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260501T113000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/6430ff7b-1f73-4caf-bc1f-24b02c3e0d7e/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the BRC Pain Cafe meeting\, taking place on the first Friday of every month in the FMRIB Common Room. The theme of Ma y's meeting is: Measuring Pain in Animal Models.\n\nEach meeting will have a different theme\, with a short presentation followed by an open discuss ion. There will be complimentary hot drinks and cookies.\n\nMeetings are h eld primarily in person\, though a Teams link is available for those who c annot attend in person. Join the mailing list for details on how to join t he meeting: oxin-paingroup-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk\nSpeakers:\nAssocia te Prof. John Dawes (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Venue to be announced TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/6430ff7b-1f73-4caf-bc1f-24b02c3e0d7e/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:BRC Pain Cafe - Associate Prof. John Dawes (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing: Exploring Opportunities & Chal lenges - Professor Anneke Lucassen (University of Oxford)\, John Powell (N DPCHS\, University of Oxford)\, Dr Helen O'Neill (University College Londo n)\, Mark Bartlett (StoreGene)\, Dr Sharon Dixon (University of Oxford)\, Prof. Tim Child (University of Oxford)\, Dr Rachel Horton (University of O xford)\, Dr Alberto Giubilini (The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethi cs)\, Professor Anthony Harnden (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260505T093000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260505T173000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/87b9c8d0-5261-4020-9f7a-9c59568d722c/ DESCRIPTION:Join the Centre for Personalised Medicine (CPM)\, University o f Oxford for a day-long symposium exploring the evolving landscape of dire ct-to-consumer (DTC) medical testing. Bringing together academic experts\, clinicians\, industry innovators\, and regulatory professionals\, this ev ent will delve into the opportunities and challenges of DTC testing across hormone health and fertility\, gut and nutrition\, and genetics\, and its broader impact on patients and the NHS. The day will feature presentation s and panel discussions\, examining how these technologies are influencing \, and may continue to shape\, patient pathways\, clinical practices\, and patient-clinician relationships within healthcare. The programme will als o engage with the ethical\, philosophical\, and regulatory implications of DTC medical testing\, asking critical questions about evidence\, oversigh t\, and responsibility in a rapidly changing health consumer market and it s impacts on the NHS. With contributions from thought leaders across medic ine\, ethics\, philosophy\, regulation\, and industry\, this event provide s a timely platform for interdisciplinary dialogue on a topical issue in m odern healthcare.\n\nThis event will be structured around three key themes :\n\n1. Developments in direct-to-consumer medical testing\n2. Implication s of direct-to-consumer medical testing for clinical practice and patient pathways\n3. Ethical\, philosophical\, and regulatory considerations of di rect-to-consumer medical testing\n\nThe provisional agenda is available to view here: https://tinyurl.com/czeny2bm\n\nAttendance for this event is i n-person only. Recordings of all presentations will be available on the CP M website and YouTube channel following the event.\n\nAs capacity for this event is limited\, we kindly ask that you inform us if you are unable to attend after registering\, so that your place may be offered to another pa rticipant.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Anneke Lucassen (University of Oxford)\, John Powell (NDPCHS\, University of Oxford)\, Dr Helen O'Neill (University College London)\, Mark Bartlett (StoreGene)\, Dr Sharon Dixon (University of Oxford)\, Prof. Tim Child (University of Oxford)\, Dr Rachel Horton (U niversity of Oxford)\, Dr Alberto Giubilini (The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics)\, Professor Anthony Harnden (University of Oxford) LOCATION:St Anne's College (Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre)\, Woodstock Road OX2 6HS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/87b9c8d0-5261-4020-9f7a-9c59568d722c/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Direct-to-Consumer Medical Testing: Exploring Opportuniti es & Challenges - Professor Anneke Lucassen (University of Oxford)\, John Powell (NDPCHS\, University of Oxford)\, Dr Helen O'Neill (University Coll ege London)\, Mark Bartlett (StoreGene)\, Dr Sharon Dixon (University of O xford)\, Prof. Tim Child (University of Oxford)\, Dr Rachel Horton (Univer sity of Oxford)\, Dr Alberto Giubilini (The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Pract ical Ethics)\, Professor Anthony Harnden (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBC - Dr Alex Cagan (University of Cambridge) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260507T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260507T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a66f84d7-f48e-480d-8209-cd61808138ad/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Alex Cagan (University of Cambridge) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a66f84d7-f48e-480d-8209-cd61808138ad/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBC - Dr Alex Cagan (University of Cambridge) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Emotion preparedness: The foundation of emotional expressions - P rofessor Disa Sauter (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260511T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260511T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/160fc9c4-2d3c-4e91-961c-e4fe9501dbe3/ DESCRIPTION:We all have emotions\, but where do they come from? In this ta lk\, I will present evidence that some emotional states are associated wit h discrete\, innate expressions. I will draw on investigations of vocal ex pressions of emotions in non-human primates and congenitally deaf individu als\, as well as across different cultures. These findings support the not ion that emotional vocalisations are specialised adaptations that have evo lved to help us deal with recurring challenges and opportunities\, and are modulated by learning. I will argue that our understanding of what emotio ns are should include a functional perspective centred around emotion prep aredness.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Disa Sauter (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Lecture room 2\, Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/160fc9c4-2d3c-4e91-961c-e4fe9501dbe3/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Emotion preparedness: The foundation of emotional express ions - Professor Disa Sauter (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBA DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260512T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260512T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8056a81e-2ffe-4646-a72d-60a6ec081e6f/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8056a81e-2ffe-4646-a72d-60a6ec081e6f/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBA TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Get that fellowship (in-person) - Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Divisi on) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260513T093000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260513T123000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/08128a10-a3e5-4d2f-a12a-545b00ca5fa2/ DESCRIPTION:LEARNING OUTCOMES\nBy the end of this session you will underst and more about:\n What experience and characteristics you need to have to gain a fellowship.\n The application process.\n How to work with University’s systems and procedures to optimise your application and its chance of success.\n You will have an opportunity to practice intervie wing/being interviewed for fellowship applications.\nSpeakers:\nDr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division) LOCATION: Centenary Room\, Careers Service TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/08128a10-a3e5-4d2f-a12a-545b00ca5fa2/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Get that fellowship (in-person) - Dr Justin Hutchence (MP LS Division) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBC - Dr Jussi Taipale (University of Cambridge) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260514T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260514T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/35596889-fff6-4bab-beeb-269a38ded7c0/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Jussi Taipale (University of Cambridge) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/35596889-fff6-4bab-beeb-269a38ded7c0/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBC - Dr Jussi Taipale (University of Cambridge) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260514T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260514T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/6afcd318-5c42-44a0-b2cc-b685232e2521/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Paolo Piazza (Oxford Genomic Centre\, Universi ty of Oxford) LOCATION:Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics ( Meeting room B )\, Hea dington OX3 7BN TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/6afcd318-5c42-44a0-b2cc-b685232e2521/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260514T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260514T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/1da902fe-13a7-4ca8-9044-0182b570d106/ DESCRIPTION:\nStatus: This talk is in preparation - details may change\n\n Speakers:\nAssociate Professor Kanmin Xue (University of Oxford) LOCATION:John Radcliffe West Wing and Children's Hospital (Seminar Rooms A /B\, Level 6\, West Wing\, John Radcliffe Hospital)\, Headington OX3 9DU TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/1da902fe-13a7-4ca8-9044-0182b570d106/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pain Network Meeting - Dr Charlotte Krahé (Liverpool John Moores University) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T103000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260515T113000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/637d3766-7056-40a5-992a-3d2e56864301/ DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the Oxford Pain Network Seminar\, taking pl ace on the third Friday of every month in the Newsom-Davis Room\, OxCIN An nexe and online (email the organiser or join the mailing list for the link ). Each meeting will have a different speaker\, either internal or externa l to the University\, followed by a short Q&A.\n\nOpen to all researchers/ students/clinical staff in Oxford interested in pain research. For more de tails about future events\, please join the mailing list: oxin-paingroup-s ubscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk\n\nMay's speaker: Dr Charlotte Krahé is a Seni or Lecturer in Psychology at Liverpool John Moores University. Her researc h seeks to explain the psychological and neurobiological pathways by which humans integrate social context with its all its complexity into their ex perience of emotions\, from relatively fleeting sensations in our bodies t o longer-term experiences of pain\, anxiety and depression. How are these pathways influenced by how we view others and ourselves in social interact ions\, and how are they shaped by our early interpersonal experiences?\n\n Talk Abstract: TBC\nSpeakers:\nDr Charlotte Krahé (Liverpool John Moores University) LOCATION:FMRIB Centre (Newsom-Davis Room\, OxCIN Annexe: https://www.oxcin .ox.ac.uk/contact-us/finding-win-fmrib)\, Headington OX3 9DU TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/637d3766-7056-40a5-992a-3d2e56864301/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Pain Network Meeting - Dr Charlotte Krahé (Liverpool Joh n Moores University) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Anne Treisman Lecture 2026 - Professor Susan Carey (Harvard Univer sity) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260518T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260518T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b61b44c6-26b5-4c38-a257-c2bb0ef45866/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Susan Carey (Harvard University) LOCATION:Lecture room 2\, Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b61b44c6-26b5-4c38-a257-c2bb0ef45866/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Anne Treisman Lecture 2026 - Professor Susan Carey (Harva rd University) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBA DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260519T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260519T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8a7db7dd-5ed9-4cae-b525-c9ca075cf729/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/8a7db7dd-5ed9-4cae-b525-c9ca075cf729/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBA TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBC - Professor Jan Hoeijmakers (University of Cologne) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260521T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260521T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/52a7c472-c95b-4077-9a0e-783c5d286512/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Jan Hoeijmakers (University of Cologne) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/52a7c472-c95b-4077-9a0e-783c5d286512/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBC - Professor Jan Hoeijmakers (University of Cologne) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person) - Dr Catherine See d (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260526T093000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260526T123000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/389bc7cc-869d-419b-8046-e4533f05ae6c/ DESCRIPTION:LEARNING OUTCOMES\nBy the end of the session\, participants wi ll have:\n Developed an awareness of what makes a presentation effectiv e.\n Understood why planning and practice are crucial to the success of a presentation.\n The confidence to choose and use a variety of techni ques to engage the audience.\n Practiced delivering a short presentatio n and gained constructive feedback.\nINTENDED FOR\nPGR and Research Staff with limited experience of giving presentations.\n\nSpeakers:\nDr Catherin e Seed (University of Oxford) LOCATION:upon booking TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/389bc7cc-869d-419b-8046-e4533f05ae6c/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person) - Dr Cath erine Seed (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBA - Dr Lucy Binney (Clinical Research Fellow\, NDCN\, University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260526T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260526T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c86d2d01-bd27-4f25-9688-ceb85ae23425/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c86d2d01-bd27-4f25-9688-ceb85ae23425/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBA - Dr Lucy Binney (Clinical Research Fellow\, NDCN\, U niversity of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Towards the Geometry of Color Space - Professor David Brainard (Un iversity of Pennsylvania) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260526T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260526T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/bb5dae50-0342-48cb-a9a6-c7310a744335/ DESCRIPTION:A foundational question in perceptual science is the extent to which we can describe the relations between stimuli within the framework of a metric geometry. In the case of color\, careful experiments have reje cted the possibility that a Euclidean geometry can accurately describe sup rathreshold judgments. Open\, however\, is whether a more general Riemanni an geometry can play this role. A key factor that has limited firm conclus ions is that to fully test Riemannian ideas\, one requires a full characte rization of color discrimination thresholds around every point in color sp ace and for perturbations in every color direction. Recent advances in mac hine learning make measurement of this discrimination field tractable\, an d we have now made comprehensive measurements of color discrimination thre sholds. The measurements enable computation of Riemannian geodesic distanc e between any two points in color space. I will describe our procedures\, threshold and suprathreshold color difference measurements\, and evaluatio n of geometric models of color comparison.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor David Bra inard (University of Pennsylvania) LOCATION:Lecture room 2\, Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/bb5dae50-0342-48cb-a9a6-c7310a744335/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Towards the Geometry of Color Space - Professor David Bra inard (University of Pennsylvania) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260528T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260528T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9d420b6b-3166-480c-96e1-51556aea9fe2/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Dianne Newbury LOCATION:Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics ( Meeting room A)\, Head ington OX3 7BN TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9d420b6b-3166-480c-96e1-51556aea9fe2/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Adaptive Cognition: How Flexible\, but Selective Memory Use Shapes Behaviour - Professor Dejan Draschkow (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260601T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260601T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/1866e500-3a75-4889-b147-b47da99a5ff2/ DESCRIPTION:Our minds do more than simply react to the world\; they adapt by flexibly controlling what we focus on and which memories we bring forwa rd in the moment. Drawing on recent empirical work from our group\, I will demonstrate how adaptive control is supported by both the internal select ion of memory representations and the strategic trade-off between memory-b ased and sensory-guided behaviour. I will show that internal attention sha pes successful retrieval across short- and long-term visuo-spatial memory and we will see that these same internal attentional mechanisms extend to language\, where the dynamic attentional selection of memory representatio ns supports sentence comprehension. Moving beyond traditional laboratory t asks\, I will then show that in immersive\, naturalistic settings\, people differ in how and when they rely on memory\, revealing stable\, adaptive strategies that are largely independent of memory capacity. Finally\, we w ill see that across the lifespan\, older adults often underuse working mem ory in everyday contexts\, yet retain a strong ability to flexibly increas e memory use when task demands rise. Together\, these examples offer insig ht into how internal attention and flexible memory use support an adaptive behavioural repertoire in a complex world.\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Dejan Dr aschkow (University of Oxford) LOCATION:Lecture room 2\, Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/1866e500-3a75-4889-b147-b47da99a5ff2/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Adaptive Cognition: How Flexible\, but Selective Memory U se Shapes Behaviour - Professor Dejan Draschkow (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rehabilitation Review DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260602T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260602T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/59d9bf53-930f-447d-b7df-a73fb556e78f/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/59d9bf53-930f-447d-b7df-a73fb556e78f/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Rehabilitation Review TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBC - Professor Chiara Bonini (San Raffaele Scientific Institute) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260604T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260604T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/fbe83850-9f66-4b99-9486-262fee568cfb/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Chiara Bonini (San Raffaele Scientific Institute) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/fbe83850-9f66-4b99-9486-262fee568cfb/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBC - Professor Chiara Bonini (San Raffaele Scientific In stitute) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Confidence judgments of perceptual and motor decisions - Dr Pascal Mamassian (École normale supérieure) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260608T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260608T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ac33d51b-587a-4d3d-b9be-06e710b78120/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Pascal Mamassian (École normale supérieure) LOCATION:Lecture room 2\, Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/ac33d51b-587a-4d3d-b9be-06e710b78120/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Confidence judgments of perceptual and motor decisions - Dr Pascal Mamassian (École normale supérieure) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Network Meeting DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260609T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c6878478-d6e5-48b3-ab09-51e5299241f4/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/c6878478-d6e5-48b3-ab09-51e5299241f4/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Network Meeting TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBC - Dr Ton Schumacher (Netherlands Cancer Institute) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260611T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260611T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a9c4857a-6262-4598-a903-bd746fbc0bb7/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Ton Schumacher (Netherlands Cancer Institute) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a9c4857a-6262-4598-a903-bd746fbc0bb7/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBC - Dr Ton Schumacher (Netherlands Cancer Institute) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260611T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260611T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/7f9b4bec-7bc5-4e3c-afbf-8384723fb501/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Mootaz Salman (DPAG\, University of Oxford) LOCATION: Meeting room A TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/7f9b4bec-7bc5-4e3c-afbf-8384723fb501/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ECR Spotlight DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260615T160000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260615T170000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/aacbde9f-7459-4fd9-b222-9d895984bdbc/ DESCRIPTION:\n\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Lecture room 2\, Life and Mind Building\, South Parks Road TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/aacbde9f-7459-4fd9-b222-9d895984bdbc/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:ECR Spotlight TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Completing Your DPhil - Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)\, Pro fessor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260616T093000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260616T123000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9c1bb932-283e-4f65-9d06-243b739d8e2b/ DESCRIPTION:The session will cover: \n What makes a good DPhil.\n Pl anning to write up your DPhil – structure\, content and what makes good writing.\n What the viva will explore.\n What the examiners are aske d to consider.\n FAQs and Q&A.\n\nBy the end of the session participant s will be able to:\n Engage productively with the final stages of the D Phil.\n Apply a range of time management techniques.\n Identify and apply the characteristics of effective writing.\n Apply effective struc ture to the thesis.\n Understand what is required in the viva.\n Tak e opportunities to raise and discuss concerns.\n\nSpeakers:\nDr Justin Hut chence (MPLS Division)\, Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxfor d) LOCATION:upon booking TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/9c1bb932-283e-4f65-9d06-243b739d8e2b/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Completing Your DPhil - Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Divisi on)\, Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ESOC Highlights DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260616T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260616T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/56fdf6f3-ab87-4fae-b455-0ff58b093991/ DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/56fdf6f3-ab87-4fae-b455-0ff58b093991/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:ESOC Highlights TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TBC - Dr Dirk Schubeler (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedic al Research) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260618T120000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260618T130000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/04be2060-c79e-4e02-9bbb-28f085df2488/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\nDr Dirk Schubeler (Friedrich Miescher Institute f or Biomedical Research) LOCATION:MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Seminar Room)\, H eadington OX3 9DS TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/04be2060-c79e-4e02-9bbb-28f085df2488/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TBC - Dr Dirk Schubeler (Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Title TBC DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260623T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260623T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b015b5df-4e52-46aa-be9b-c223f106271a/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b015b5df-4e52-46aa-be9b-c223f106271a/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Title TBC TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Journal Club - - Michael Li (University of Oxford) DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260630T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260630T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/4d18e74e-545a-4c85-b757-a26f05c14f9b/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/4d18e74e-545a-4c85-b757-a26f05c14f9b/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:Journal Club - - Michael Li (University of Oxford) TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:TIA Review DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260707T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260707T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/aecf5817-983c-4ad1-939a-2d0e11faa8f6/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/aecf5817-983c-4ad1-939a-2d0e11faa8f6/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:TIA Review TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:ESOC Presentations DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260714T130000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260714T140000 UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a38799a9-25ed-4c2a-971e-0e6cf2a195fc/ DESCRIPTION:\nSpeakers:\n Various Speakers LOCATION:Wolfson Building (Seminar Room\, Wolfson Building\, John Radcliff e Hospital\, Headington Oxford. OX3 9DU ) TZID:Europe/London URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/a38799a9-25ed-4c2a-971e-0e6cf2a195fc/ BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:display DESCRIPTION:Talk:ESOC Presentations TRIGGER:-PT1H END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR