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Department: Nuffield Department of Population Health
Talks:
Tuesday 20 January 2025
Preventive health policies in Slovenia
Date: 20 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Valentina Prevolnik Rupel (Minister of Health of the Republic of Slovenia)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 27 January 2025
The importance of family-based sampling for biobanks
Date: 27 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Prof Neil Davies (UCL)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 29 January 2025
Approaches to exploring and measuring suicidality in pregnant and postnatal women - PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR SERIES
Date: 29 January 2026, 14:30 - 15:30
Speaker
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Rosemary Rue Teaching Rooms, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Oxford, OX3 7LF
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 30 January 2025
HDRUK Oxford: Clinical Trials and Health Systems Data Masterclass
Date: 30 January 2026, 12:00 - 16:30
Speaker
s:
Professor Ly-Mee Yu (Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit),
Associate Professor Marion Mafham (Oxford Population Health),
Professor David Preiss (Oxford Population Health),
Dr Charlie Harper (Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford),
Ms Lucy Cureton (Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser:
Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford),
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Monday 2 February 2025
Git & Github Fundamentals:Version Control for Beginners
Date: 2 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Dr Mcebisi Ntleki (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Thomas Nichols (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 3 February 2025
What can ancient DNA tell us about the evolution of disease susceptibility?
Date: 3 February 2026, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
:
Evan Irving-Pease (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford),
Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)
Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 3 February 2026, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
:
Evan Irving-Pease (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford),
Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)
Title TBC
Date: 3 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Prof Patrick Mark (University of Glasgow)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 4 February 2025
Using Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care(HESAPC) data for research
Date: 4 February 2026, 11:00 - 13:30
Speaker
s:
Dr Charlie Harper (Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford),
Raph Goldacre (Oxford Population Health)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 5 February 2025
Is it acceptable to restrict patients’ welfare for physicians’ profit motive?
Date: 5 February 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker
:
Dr Julia Koenig (University hospital Heidelberg)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Richard Doll Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Aileen Mooney (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 23 February 2025
A Gentle Introduction to Python
Date: 23 February 2026, 9:00 - 10:00
Speaker
:
Matthieu Miossec (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 24 February 2025
The cause(s) of autism spectrum disorder
Date: 24 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Prof Stephan Sanders (University of Oxford)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 February 2025
Combining Machine Learning (ML) with Medical Statistics - A Worked Example
Date: 26 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford),
Greg Simond (University of Oxford),
Dr Joshua Fieggen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organisers:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford),
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford)
Monday 2 March 2025
VS Code for Python Development: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Date: 2 March 2026, 3:00 - 04:00
Speaker
:
Dr Mcebisi Ntleki (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Thomas Nichols (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 3 March 2025
Rethinking Fertility: Social Forces, Genetic Signals and Population Health
Date: 3 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Prof. Melinda Mills (University of Oxford)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 4 March 2025
IDEU Symposium 2026
Date: 4 March 2026, 9:30 - 17:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser:
Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Host:
Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Tuesday 10 March 2025
Mortality impacts of rainfall and sea level rise
Date: 10 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Tom Bearpark (Princeton University)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford),
Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 28 April 2025
What is data cosmopolitanism?
Date: 28 April 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker
:
Jon Rueda (President’s Cabinet and the Ethics in Research Department, Spanish National Research Council)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lower Ground Seminar Room 0 OR Zoom
Organiser:
Olivia Lush (University of Oxford)
Host:
The Ethox Centre
