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Department: Big Data Institute (NDPH)
Talks:
Monday 17 November 2025
Understanding determinants of health inequalities in respiratory medicine
Date: 17 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Jennifer Quint (Imperial College London),
Dr Hannah Whittaker (Imperial College London)
Venue: St Luke's Chapel, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers:
Stuart Faulkner (University of Oxford),
Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Stuart Faulkner (University of Oxford),
Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford),
Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh (University of Oxford)
Thursday 20 November 2025
Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 20 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
:
Catherine Tong (Isomorphic Labs)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organisers:
Aiden Doherty (University of Oxford),
Dr Anya Topiwala (University of Oxford)
Host:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Investigating the impact of genetic variation on the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
Date: 25 November 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
:
Hannah (Currant)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford),
Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 9 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
:
Dr Joanna Howson (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford),
Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)
Thursday 11 December 2025
AI Tools for Research: A Hands-On Workshop
Date: 11 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford),
Dr Bradley Segal (University of Oxf),
Gavin Hubbard (NIHR CLAHRC Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organisers:
Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford),
Professor Thomas Nichols (University of Oxford)
Host:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Wednesday 4 February 2025
Using Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data for research
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 4 February 2026, 11:00 - 13:00
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
Monday 23 February 2025
A Gentle Introduction to Python
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
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
ML Workshop: Combining Machine Learning (ML) with Medical Statistics - A Worked Example
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
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
Organiser:
Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford)
