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Department: Big Data Institute (NDPH)
Talks:
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)
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)
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
Wednesday 11 February 2025
Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 11 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
:
Dr Ben Goldacre (Dept of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organisers:
Aiden Doherty (University of Oxford),
Dr Anya Topiwala (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
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, 11:00 - 12:00
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 10 March 2025
R Code Clinic: Variant Annotation Using Bioconductor, Tuesday 10 March 2026
Date: 10 March 2026, 9:00 - 10:00
Speaker
:
Dr. Ana-Marija Krizanac (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
AI 2026: The new researcher workbench
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 10 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
:
Dominik Lukes (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
