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SUMMARY:ADMISSIONS TESTING PREPARATION EFFECTS - Professor Rebecca Surende
 r (Oxford University\, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity and head of Oxfor
 d’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaign )\, Professor Jo-Anne Baird 
 (University of Oxford)\, Dr Samina Khan (University of Oxford)\, Alison Ma
 tthews (University of Oxford)\, Professor Karen O’Brien\, (Head of the H
 umanities Division)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190114T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190114T183000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Selection to higher education typically includes the use of in
 formation about students’ attainment\, or predicted attainment\, in scho
 ol-leaving examinations such as A-levels .For selective universities and c
 ompetitive undergraduate degree courses this information provides insuffic
 ient scope for discriminating between candidates\, furthermore candidates 
 are applying increasingly with qualifications from different international
  educational settings. To help provide a common point of reference across 
 all candidates for a particular course\, tests have been introduced as par
 t of the admissions process in many courses at the University of Oxford. T
 his project first explored the relationships between student characteristi
 cs and test performance with Oxford University admissions data before turn
 ing to study the effects of test preparation on TSA and BMAT for students 
 applying to Oxford. How students prepare for admissions tests and whether 
 this preparation has an impact on their performance in the test is an unde
 r-researched area.\n\nThis seminar is number one in a five-part public sem
 inar series on ‘Student Access to University’\, led by the Department 
 of Education and convened by Jo-Anne Baird (Director\, Department of Educa
 tion) and Simon Marginson (Professor of Higher Education\, Department of E
 ducation). The series forms part of the department’s 100th Anniversary c
 elebrations\,  marking 100 years of leading research in education. The ser
 ies will be held at venues across the University and aims to encourage pub
 lic discussion and move access forward by bringing a research-based treatm
 ent to it.\n\nRegistration is required.\n\nSEMINAR SPEAKERS\nThis seminar 
 will be chaired by Rebecca Surender (Pro Vice-Chancellor – Equality and 
 Diversity\, University of Oxford). The speakers will include\, Jo-Anne Bai
 rd (Director of the Department of Education)\, Samina Khan (Director of Un
 dergraduate Admissions and Outreach\, University of Oxford) and Alison Mat
 thews (Deputy Director of Undergraduate Admissions\, University of Oxford)
 . A response to the seminar will be given by Karen O’Brien (Head of the 
 Humanities Division\, University of Oxford).\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Rebecca
  Surender (Oxford University\, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity and head 
 of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaign )\, Professor Jo-Ann
 e Baird (University of Oxford)\, Dr Samina Khan (University of Oxford)\, A
 lison Matthews (University of Oxford)\, Professor Karen O’Brien\, (Head 
 of the Humanities Division)
LOCATION:St John's College (The Auditorium\, St John's College\, Universit
 y of Oxford)\, St Giles OX1 3JP
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  of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaign )\, Professor Jo-An
 ne Baird (University of Oxford)\, Dr Samina Khan (University of Oxford)\, 
 Alison Matthews (University of Oxford)\, Professor Karen O’Brien\, (Head
  of the Humanities Division)
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SUMMARY:Dasturzada Dr Jal Pavry Memorial Lectures  - Professor Sadaf Faroo
 qi PhD\, FRCP\, FMedSci (WT Senior Clinical Fellow and Professor of Metabo
 lism and Medicine\, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratorie
 s\, Cambridge)\, Professor Rebecca Surender (Oxford University\, Pro-Vice 
 Chancellor for Diversity and head of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying Portraitur
 e’ campaign )\, Professor Chas Bountra (SGC)\, Professor Francis Su (Har
 vey Mudd College )\, Professor Niranjan Thatte (University of Oxford )
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181019T133000
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DESCRIPTION:The Mathematical\, Physical and Life Sciences Division and the
  Medical Sciences Division of the University of Oxford welcome you to the 
 Dasturzada Dr Jal Pavry Memorial Lectures. We present these lectures and t
 he panel presentation to engage our academic communities and the general p
 ublic in scientific and medical topics of interest and importance. Through
  the lectures\, we hope that you learn more about the innovative research 
 currently being conducted by leading scientists. The panel discussion offe
 rs you the opportunity to ask the questions that matter to you. You are we
 lcome to join in the discussion on how to pursue and maintain a career in 
 science and medicine\, and hear how our panellists were able to successful
 ly do it. Lastly\, during the afternoon tea/coffee and evening reception\,
  we hope that you take the opportunity to meet new people and network with
  colleagues.\n\nAll are welcome – the event is open to the public. You
 ’re welcome to attend any or all of the event sessions.\n\n1.30-2.30pm (
 Room: L5)\nLecture - The biology of appetite: what makes us hungry?\nProfe
 ssor Sadaf Farooqi\, University of Cambridge\nEvery day we make choices ab
 out the type of food we eat\, when we eat and how much we eat. There is in
 creasing evidence that an intricate biological system underpins our eating
  behaviour. I will discuss key research into the biology of appetite emerg
 ing from genetics and neuroscience and the relevance of these findings to 
 understanding eating disorders and obesity.\n\n2.30-3.30pm (Room: L5)\nPan
 el discussion - Race Equality in STEMM\nModerated by: Professor Rebecca Su
 render\, University Advocate and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Equality and Dive
 rsity\, University of Oxford\nPanellists: Professor Chas Bountra\, Univers
 ity of Oxford\; Professor Sadaf Farooqi\, University of Cambridge\; Profes
 sor Francis Su\, Harvey Mudd College\; Professor Niranjan Thatte\, Univers
 ity of Oxford\nHear about panellists' experiences in academia and their ad
 vice for others pursuing a career in STEMM\, and join in a discussion abou
 t race equality initiatives and activities in higher education.\n\n3.30-4.
 00pm (located outside room L5) \nNetworking tea and coffee\n\n4.00-5.00pm 
 (Room: L1) \nLecture - Fair decisions: applying topology and combinatorics
  to social science problems\nProfessor Francis Su\, Harvey Mudd College\nS
 perner's lemma is an elementary combinatorial result with a topological fl
 avor\, and it has many interesting applications\, including the classical 
 cake-cutting problem: how to divide an object fairly among n people. I wil
 l trace the history of some generalizations of Sperner's lemma\, including
  some recent applications to divide rent fairly among roommates. I promise
  the talk will be fun and accessible to non-mathematicians while remaining
  interesting to mathematicians.\n\n5.00-6.00pm (Common Room on first floor
 ) \nEvening reception \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\nProfessor Sadaf Farooqi PhD\, FRC
 P\, FMedSci (WT Senior Clinical Fellow and Professor of Metabolism and Med
 icine\, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories\, Cambridg
 e)\, Professor Rebecca Surender (Oxford University\, Pro-Vice Chancellor f
 or Diversity and head of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaig
 n )\, Professor Chas Bountra (SGC)\, Professor Francis Su (Harvey Mudd Col
 lege )\, Professor Niranjan Thatte (University of Oxford )
LOCATION:Mathematical Institute (Room L5)\, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
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 of Metabolism and Medicine\, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research La
 boratories\, Cambridge)\, Professor Rebecca Surender (Oxford University\, 
 Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity and head of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying P
 ortraiture’ campaign )\, Professor Chas Bountra (SGC)\, Professor Franci
 s Su (Harvey Mudd College )\, Professor Niranjan Thatte (University of Oxf
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SUMMARY:Public Commemoration and Women’s History - Caroline Criado Perez
  (activist and campaigner )\, Dr Rebekah Higgitt (university lecturer and 
 member of the English Heritage Blue Plaques Panel)\, Sarah Jackson (founde
 r of the East End Women’s Museum)\, Professor Rebecca Surender (Oxford U
 niversity\, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity and head of Oxford’s ‘Di
 versifying Portraiture’ campaign )
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DESCRIPTION:How are women remembered\, commemorated and celebrated in publ
 ic? How is this different from historical commemorations of men? What form
 s do these commemorations take? Why do public commemorations of women prov
 oke such debate\, and what are the legacies of these public memorials?\n\n
 Our cities\, towns and streets are rich with memorials and monuments dedic
 ated to the achievements and lives of men\, but women are significantly un
 represented in our public acts of commemoration. \n\nAt this special panel
  discussion\, feminist activists and scholars will examine this significan
 t ‘representation gap’ and debates around the place of women in public
  history and memory.\n\nWith: \nCaroline Criado Perez\, activist and campa
 igner (Campaigns include: ‘Keep a Woman on English Banknotes’ and ‘P
 ut a Statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square’)\nDr Rebekah Higg
 itt\, university lecturer and member of the English Heritage Blue Plaques 
 Panel\nSarah Jackson\, founder of the East End Women’s Museum\nProfessor
  Rebecca Surender\, Oxford University\, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity 
 and head of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaign \n\nSpeaker
 s:\nCaroline Criado Perez (activist and campaigner )\, Dr Rebekah Higgitt 
 (university lecturer and member of the English Heritage Blue Plaques Panel
 )\, Sarah Jackson (founder of the East End Women’s Museum)\, Professor R
 ebecca Surender (Oxford University\, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity and
  head of Oxford’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaign )
LOCATION:Institute of Historical Research\, Senate House\, Malet Street\, 
 London WC1E 7HU
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 urer and member of the English Heritage Blue Plaques Panel)\, Sarah Jackso
 n (founder of the East End Women’s Museum)\, Professor Rebecca Surender 
 (Oxford University\, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Diversity and head of Oxford
 ’s ‘Diversifying Portraiture’ campaign )
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