Friday 21 February 2025

• 11:00 - Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity at scale: AI-powered insights from single cells and spatial transcriptomics
  Prof Maria Secrier (UCL)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - Strengths and weaknesses of large-sample machine learning for hydroclimatic extremes
  Dr Louise Slater (University of Oxford)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 24 February 2025

• 13:00 - Tracing rabies outbreaks – Neglected endemic zoonosis or emerging infectious disease?
  TBA
• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Jad Hamdan (University of Oxford)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 25 February 2025

• 09:30 - How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
  A positive Career Development Review conversation can play a really positive role in your professional development.
  Jarlath Brine (University of Oxford)
• 14:00 - Machine Learning for Full Quantum Materials Modelling at Finite Temperature
  TBA
  Oxford Advanced Materials Network

Wednesday 26 February 2025

• 10:00 - You and your Supervisor
  This course provides information and introduces strategies to enable DPhil students to develop an effective working relationship with their supervisor.
  Status: This talk has been cancelled
  Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)

Thursday 27 February 2025

• 13:00 - Hands on science engagement (in-person)
  Dive into the world of experiential learning with our immersive course, 'Hands-On Science.' This programme is designed to equip you with the practical skills and insights needed to effectively communicate your research through engaging desktop activities.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)

Friday 28 February 2025

• 11:00 - Machine learning interatomic potentials to dynamics-preserving coarse-graining strategies
  Dr Matthias Sachs (University of Birmingham)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 13:00 - Isotopic constraints on the formation and evolution of the Earth-Moon system
  Prof Francis Nimmo (UC Santa Cruz)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 3 March 2025

• 13:00 - Parasitic worms: old questions, new tools
  Dr Gabriel Rinaldi (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 4 March 2025

• 09:30 - Scientific writing: core skills (in-person)
  This one day course provides a sound grounding in the core skills needed to produce accurate and effective scientific writing.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 11:00 - Privacy, Verification, Robustness: A Cryptographer's perspective on ML
  Professor Shafi Goldwasser (University of California Berkeley)
  The Strachey Lectures in Computer Science
• 16:00 - Houghton Lecture 2025 - Oceans and ice shelves – observing the polar regions
  Professor Karen Heywood (University of East Anglia)

Wednesday 5 March 2025

• 09:30 - Negotiation & Influencing Skills
  This workshop aims to help build confidence and skills for those who wish to influence and achieve mutually beneficial goals with their peers, managers and stakeholders.
  Anne Gallagher (Leapfrog Training & Development)

Thursday 6 March 2025

• 09:30 - Interviewing for podcasts (online)
  You are behind the mic, ready to record your first podcast ... but wait! What do you ask? This hands-on training session helps you navigate the world of podcast interviews.
  Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
• 12:00 - Fluid-dynamics modelling with the Fokker-Planck equation on lattices
  Dr Kasper Petersen (University of Oxford)
  Industrial & Applied Mathematics Seminar

Friday 7 March 2025

• 11:00 - Nonlocal advection-diffusion for modelling organism space use and movement
  Prof Jonathan Potts (University of Sheffiled)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - Iron-rich peatlands in a warming world
  Dr Casey Bryce (University of Bristol)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 12:00 - Oxford Energy Lunch, by The ZERO Institute & Oxford Energy Network
  Please register by 27 February
  N/A

Monday 10 March 2025

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Emma Horton (University of Warwick)
  Probability seminar
• 15:00 - Multi-host multi-parasite evolution and impact in action: challenges for the schistosomiasis elimination targets
  TBA

Wednesday 12 March 2025

• 10:00 - Stakeholder Mapping for Academic Policy Engagement
  In this workshop, we will help answer this and other questions by equipping researchers and DPhil students to identify and map the people and groups who influence or are impacted by their research, when it comes to policy engagement.
  Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)

Thursday 13 March 2025

• 14:30 - Does AI help humans make better decisions? A statistical evaluation framework for experimental and observational studies.
  Professor Kosuke Imai (Harvard University)
  Distinguished Speaker Seminar
• 16:00 - Exploring the link between microsctructure, order and toughness in bioinspired composites
  Dr Florian Bouville (Imperial College London)
  Materials Departmental Colloquia

Friday 14 March 2025

• 11:00 - Hierarchical inference for more mechanistic functional response models using machine learning
  Prof Ben Lambert (University of Oxford)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - From Sediment to Spodumene
  Prof Claire E.Bucholz (Caltech)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 17 March 2025

• 09:00 - The Characterisation of Radiation Damage in Materials
  Various Speakers
• 10:00 - Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) - core programme (in-person & online)
  This is a four session blended learning course - starting 17th March 2025 | 10:00-13:00 (in-person), then takes place 19th March 2025 | 10:00-14:00 (online), 21st March 2025 | 10:00-13:00 (online), final session on 26th March 2025 |10:00-16:00 (in-person). The Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) is designed for Associate Professors/Senior Independent Research Fellows (e.g. Royal Society and UKRI funded Fellows)/Lecturers in scientific disciplines at the University of Oxford.
  Various Speakers
  Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) - core programme (in-person & online)

Tuesday 18 March 2025

• 14:00 - Completing Your DPhil
  Join Dr. Justin Hutchence for the Completing Your DPhil course. Master thesis structuring, effective writing, and viva preparation.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Wednesday 19 March 2025

• 10:00 - Time Management (online)
  This online workshop will delve into various aspects of time management, including work-life balance, planning, prioritising, and differentiating between importance and urgency.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)

Thursday 20 March 2025

• 10:00 - Putting stories to work
  This builds on the introductory workshop (Telling Stories that Matter) and introduces new elements of great storytelling including clarity, summary and message.
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
• 10:00 - Viva practice and preparation
  Tailored for third and fourth-year doctoral students, gain insights into viva rules, proactive preparation, and the examiner's perspective. Sharpen your skills through practical exercises for a confident viva experience.
  Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 25 March 2025

• 10:30 - Oxford Advanced Materials Network Launch
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 24 June 2025

• 09:00 - Leadership in Action
  An in-person leadership programme for research staff. Leadership in Action is a 3-day participative leadership course that provides the opportunity to explore and develop your own leadership style. You will also be able to meet, work, and network with others. The course culminates in a celebratory dinner on the final evening.
  Various Speakers
  Leadership in Action