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

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)
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)

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)

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)

Time Management (online)
Date: 20 May 2024, 9:30 - 10:30 (Monday, 5th 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)

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)
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)
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)
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)

Infinite Jesters: what can philosophers learn from a puzzle involving infinitely many clowns? - Ofra Magidor and Alexander Kaiserman
Date: 23 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Ofra Magidor (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Open challenges at the intersection of Synthetic Biology and Mathematics
Date: 24 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Harrison Steel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Alex Browning (Dept of Mathematics, University of Oxford)

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)
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

More Pope-like than the Pope: modern mathematics movement in Czechoslovakia
Date: 29 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Helena Durnová (Masaryk University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room L4
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Putting stories to work (online)
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)

Research Data Management (in-person)
Date: 30 May 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Thursday, 6th 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)

Mary Snow Lecture: Harnessing plant metabolic diversity for food and health applications
Date: 30 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Anne Osbourn (John Innes Centre, Norwich)
Venue: Biology South Parks Road, South Parks Road OX1 3RB
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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)
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)

Wednesday 5 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Networking: A systematic approach (in-person)
Date: 5 June 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Venue Details: LG.03 Statistics, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Podcast your science (in-person)
Date: 6 June 2024, 9:30 - 16:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: LG.03 Statistics, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
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

Wednesday 12 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Project management: the essentials (in-person)
Date: 12 June 2024, 9:30 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: Centenary Room
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Interviewing for podcasts (online)
Date: 13 June 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: online
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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 : Prof Antoine Jerusalem (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Helen Byrne (University of Oxford)

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)