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Tuesday 26 May 2026

09:30 - Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
The course will cover the key principles of planning and delivering a successful talk, and help to build your confidence. Each subject area in the MPLS Division has its own specific requirements for research presentations: please note that this course does not seek to address these.
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
11:00 - Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
13:00 - Title TBC
TBA
Econometrics Lunch
13:00 - TBA
Please contact maxine.florey-hill@ndcn.ox.ac.uk for remote access
Various Speakers
NDCN Stroke Seminar Programme
13:00 - CSAE Workshop Week 5
Jasmin Baier (University of Oxford)
CSAE Research Workshops
13:15 - The Structural Tansformation of Land and the Carbon Balance
Nicolas Coeurdacier (Science Po)
Macroeconomics Seminar
14:00 - Title TBC
TBA
Applied Microeconomics Workshop
16:00 - Title TBC
Daniel Haanwinckel (University of California, Los Angeles)
Applied Microeconomics Seminar
16:00 - Towards the Geometry of Color Space
Professor David Brainard (University of Pennsylvania)
Perspectives in Psychology - Departmental Seminar Series
17:00 - Title TBC
TBA
Economic and Social History Seminar
17:15 - Massada Annual Lecture 2026: Fania Oz Salzberger
Fania Oz Salzberger (University of Haifa)
Massada Public Seminars

Wednesday 27 May 2026

09:30 - Project management: the essentials
The focus of this course is to provide a practical ‘project management toolbox’ that you can use in your daily work.
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
10:30 - Keeping up to date with research
Helen Worrell (Bodleian Libraries), Louise Wetherill (Bodleian Libraries)
Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
12:30 - Title TBC
Joint with with Political Economy group
Lydia Assouad (London School of Economics)
CSAE Lunchtime Seminars
13:30 - Title TBC
Lydia Assouad (London School of Economics)
Political Economy Seminar

Thursday 28 May 2026

10:00 - Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story (in-person)
Discover more about how to craft and apply storytelling skills to communicate your research.
Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
11:00 - Dr Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke - Title TBA
Dr Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke (Barts Cancer Institute)
Ludwig Institute Seminar Series
11:30 - Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Jo Gardner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Isabel Holowaty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel D'Arcy Brown (University of Oxford)
Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
12:00 - The story behind next generation DNA sequencing
In person only
Professor Sir David Klenerman FRS (Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University)
12:00 - Title TBC
Dr Dianne Newbury
ORNN Seminar Series (Old Road Neuroscience Network)

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