Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Talks:

Tuesday 23 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

SeedWISE - Cultivating Women's Excellence in STEM
Date: 23 April 2024, 14:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: Centenary Room
Organiser: Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Host: Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 24 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

The Lycurgus Cup: new data from rediscovered samples and modern analytical techniques, sheds further light on the Dichroic nature of the 1,600 year old Roman glass of the Lycurgus Cup
Date: 24 April 2024, 17:30 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Neil Wilkinson (Natural History Museum/Brunel University)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Lecture Theatre (wheelchair accessible)
Organiser: Dr Gareth Hughes (University of Oxford, Department of Materials)
Host: Dr Gareth Hughes (University of Oxford, Department of Materials)

Thursday 25 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Conflict Resolution & Problem-Solving Fundamentals
Date: 25 April 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Thursday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Catherine Gray (CREO Incubator)
Venue Details: Zoom
Organiser: MPLS Enterprise
Host: Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)

Innovative pathways to accelerate the solar energy revolution: an Australian perspective
Date: 25 April 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Payne (Macquarie University)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Lecture Theatre (wheelchair accessible)
Organiser: Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host: Professor Sebastian Bonilla (University of Oxford, Department of Materials)

The Ubiquity of Braids - Tara Brendle
Date: 25 April 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Tara Brendle (University of Glasgow)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 26 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

To Bennu and Back: First Results from the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Date: 26 April 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Ashley King (Natural History Museum)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Polynomial dynamical systems and reaction networks: persistence and global attractors
Date: 26 April 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Gheorghe Craciun (Department of Mathematics and Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Radek Erban (University of Oxford)

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Training Session (in-person)
Date: 26 April 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: Centenary Room, Careers Service, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Tackling the hidden costs of computational science: GREENER principles for environmentally sustainable research
Date: 26 April 2024, 15:30 - 16:30 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Loïc Lannelongue (Heart and Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge and the Cambridge-Baker Systems Genomics Initiative)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics
Organisers: Beverley Lane (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Christl Donnelly (University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)

Monday 29 April 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

CLTs for Poisson Functionals via the Malliavin-Stein Method
Date: 29 April 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Tara Trauthwein (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 2 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Ideas to Action: Effective Public Engagement with Research (online)
Date: 2 May 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: online
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Grand Environmental Challenges: Exploring the Interplay Between Global Dynamics and Local Realities
Date: 2 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Michael Obersteiner (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford), Dr Bronwyn Wake (Nature Climate Change), Dr Rhain Rees-Owen (DESNZ), Dr Stephanie Brittain (Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science)
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Jesus College Ship Street Centre (Directions to the venue will be sent via email after you register).
Organisers: TBA
Host: Tristram Walsh (University of Oxford)

The Challenge of Emissions - ZERO Institute keynote invited talk from Breakthrough Energy's Dr Eric Toone
Date: 2 May 2024, 18:00 - 19:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Eric Toone (Breakthrough Energy)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organiser: Dr Paul Shearing (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 3 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

Map of the Arctic indicating samples collected during the CAO ARISE project
Date: 3 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Claire Mahaffey (Liverpool)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Epidemiological modelling with behavioural considerations and to inform policy making
Date: 3 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Edward Hill (Dept of Mathematics, University of Warwick)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Robin Thomspon (University of Oxford)

2024 Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture
Date: 3 May 2024, 14:30 - 19:15 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Prof. James T Collins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof. Harrison Steele (University of Oxford), Professor Malavika Nair (University of Oxford), Professor Antonis Papachristodoulou (University of Oxford)
Venue: Rhodes House, South Parks Road OX1 3RG
Venue Details: Conference Suite
Organiser: Victoria Green (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Scientific writing: core skills (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 7 May 2024, 9:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : John Dixon (Libra Scientific Communications Ltd.)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Approximate gradients for inference of partially-observed stochastic processes
Date: 7 May 2024, 15:30 - 16:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Marc Suchard (David Geffen School of Medicine and Department of Biostatistics at UCLA)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics
Organisers: Beverley Lane (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Christl Donnelly (University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 8 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 8 May 2024, 9:30 - 13:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 9 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Get that fellowship (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 9 May 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Emma Williams (EJW Solutions Ltd.)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 9 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Friday 10 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Tracing the fossil, genomic and mineral footprints of Earth’s microbial past
Date: 10 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Tanja Bosak (MIT)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

The determining role of cell adhesions for force transmission, mechanical activity and stiffness sensing in cells and tissues
Date: 10 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Carina Edwards (School of Mathematics & Physics, University of Surrey)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Ruth Baker (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)

Monday 13 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Title TBC
Date: 13 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Matthew Buckland (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Scientific Writing: Getting Your Paper Published (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 14 May 2024, 9:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Anna Sharman (Cofactor Science)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) - core programme (in-person & online)
Date: 14 May 2024, 10:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Henley Business School (Henley Business School), Various Speakers
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 15 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Time Management (online)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 15 May 2024, 9:30 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Organiser: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Research Data Management (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 15 May 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Mental Health and the Thriving Research Group: A discussion by Outstanding Supervisor Award Winners & Group Members.
Date: 15 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Zoom
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 16 May 2024, 10:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Highly efficient monolithic tandem solar cells with metal-halide perovskites
Date: 16 May 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Dr Steve Albrecht (KAUST Research Centre)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Lecture Theatre (wheelchair accessible)
Organiser: Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host: Professor Sebastian Bonilla (University of Oxford, Department of Materials)

Friday 17 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Peering beneath the ice: observing the ocean under Antarctica’s floating ice shelves
Date: 17 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Peter Davis (British Antarctic Survey (BAS))
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Some consequences of phenotypic heterogeneity in living active matter
Date: 17 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Philip Pearce (Dept of Mathematics, UCL)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Eamonn Gaffney (University of Oxford)

Monday 20 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Title TBC
Date: 20 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Guillaume Conchon-Kerjan (King College London)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Thesis and report writing (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 21 May 2024, 9:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Leading Collaboration - bringing people together to achieve the extraordinary (in-person)
Date: 21 May 2024, 10:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

"The pre-animal origins of gene regulatory pathways, from DNA methylation to pluripotency"
Date: 21 May 2024, 14:30 - 15:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Alex de Mendoza (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: Biology Mansfield Road, 11a Mansfield Road OX1 3SZ
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Jessica Bassett
Host: Prof Aziz Aboobaker (Dept of Biology, University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Advanced presentation skills (online)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 23 May 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Hands on science (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 23 May 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Friday 24 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Volcanic whodunnit: new methods to unravel the source and climate impact of past eruptions
Date: 24 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr William Hutchison (St Andrews)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

To be announced
Date: 24 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 27 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Title TBC
Date: 27 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Evan Sorensen
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Get that fellowship (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 28 May 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 29 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

On the behavior of posterior probabilities with additional data: monotonicity and nonmonotonicity, asymptotic rates, log-concavity, and Turán’s inequality
Date: 29 May 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Yosi Rinott (The Hebrew University of jerusalem)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Putting stories to work (online)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 30 May 2024, 10:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Friday 31 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Zircon and Plagioclase Chronicles of Volcano-Magmatic Evolution
Date: 31 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Oleg Melnik (Oxford)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Cytoneme-mediated morphogenesis
Date: 31 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Paul Bressloff (Dept of Mathematics, Imperial College, London)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Eamonn Gaffney (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 4 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Completing Your DPhil (in-person)
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 4 June 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford), Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Friday 7 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Modeling the electromechanics of aerial electroreception
Date: 7 June 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Isaac Vikram Chenchiah (School of Mathematics University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Derek Moulton (University of Oxford)

Monday 10 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Title TBC
Date: 10 June 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Brett Kolesnik (University of Oxford)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 14 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Risky Mountains in Paradise: Navigating the Volcanic Tapestry of Island Life
Date: 14 June 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Richard Robertson (UWI)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

To be announced
Date: 14 June 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 19 June 2024 (9th Week, Trinity Term)

Leadership in Action
Date: 19 June 2024, 9:00 - 17:00 (Wednesday, 9th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organiser: Alison Trinder (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)