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Name: Waqas Mirza
University of Oxford
Events this person is speaking at:
Thursday 1 March 2018
Lincoln Leads 2018: Why does Literature Outlive its Moment?
Date: 1 March 2018, 17:00 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Prof. Bernard O'Donoghue (University of Oxford),
Dr. Ben Higgins (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Turl St, Oxford
Organiser:
Paul Stephens (Lincoln College; Faculty of English; University of Oxford)
Host:
Paul Stephens (Lincoln College; Faculty of English; University of Oxford)
Thursday 27 February 2020
Can Editing Influence a Play's Legacy?
Date: 27 February 2020, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
s:
Prof. Henry Woudhuysen (University of Oxford),
Prof. Lukas Erne (University of Geneva),
Eirian Yem (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 21 May 2020
Lincoln Leads in Language & Literature: Lockdown Edition
Date: 21 May 2020, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker
s:
Mark Forsyth,
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford),
Elsa Kienberger (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Angeliki Myrillas-Brazeau (Lincoln College, University of Oxford)
Host:
Professor Alan Garfinkel (Newton-Abraham Visiting Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, 2019-2020, Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles)
Events this person is hosting:
Thursday 17 January 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Brexit means Brexit, but What Does That Mean for Trade Law?
Date: 17 January 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Prof Stefan Enchelmaier (University of Oxford),
Lee Rowley (Member of Parliament),
Samuel Murray (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 24 January 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Should Religion be Modernised?
Date: 24 January 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Rev'd Dr Melanie Marshall (University of Oxford),
Tony Price (Priest and Founder of Godspelled),
Grace Heaton (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 31 January 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Why Does Musical Taste Evolve?
Date: 31 January 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Fabio Morabito (University of Oxford),
Paul Wingfield (Conductor),
Edward Spencer (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 7 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: How Does Language Evolve?
Date: 7 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr. Timothy Michael (University of Oxford),
Lynn Shepherd (Lincoln College),
Andrzej Stuart-Thompson (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 14 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Should We Control the Weather?
Date: 14 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Paul Williams (University of Reading),
John Norbury (University of Oxford),
Sofija Stefanovic (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 21 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: How Can Brexit Help the UK Economy?
Date: 21 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Jan Kvasnicka (University of Oxford),
Dr Danny Kruger (DCMS),
Asher Berkovitz-Werner (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 28 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Should Historians be More Political?
Date: 28 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Perry Gauci (University of Oxford),
James Barr ((King's College London)),
Philip Decker (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 7 March 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: How Far Can We Push the Limits of the Human Brain?
Date: 7 March 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Nigel Emptage (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford),
Arabelle Simpkin (Greyscale Spaces),
Michael Zhu Chen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 23 January 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Should Antivaxxing be Illegal?
Date: 23 January 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Jordan Raff (University of Oxford),
Dr Sabine Jaccaud (Director of Cambridge Communications, AstraZeneca),
Flurin Caviezel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 30 January 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Are We Entitled to Choose How We Die?
Date: 30 January 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr. Maria Stamatopoulou (University of Oxford),
Dr Amy Proffitt (Medical Director in Palliative Medecine at St Christopher's),
Selina Abächerli (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 6 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: What is Worth Conserving?
Date: 6 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Lucy Wooding (Lincoln College),
Henry Kim (Director & CEO of the Aga Khan Museum),
Branwen Phillips (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 13 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Who Needs Space?
Date: 13 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Alan Garfinkel (University of Oxford),
Dr Adam Camilletti (Engineering Manager, Exomars Rover Vehicle),
Baptiste Vasey (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 20 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Can Diplomacy Ignore the Past?
Date: 20 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr. Jody LaPorte (University of Oxford),
David Goodban (Head of CYPP, Mental Health Foundation),
Heather McTaggart (Lincoln College)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 27 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Can Editing Influence a Play’s Legacy?
Date: 27 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Henry Woudhuysen (Rector of Lincoln College),
Lukas Erne (University of Geneva),
Eirian Yem (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 5 March 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Can a Person be Engineered?
Date: 5 March 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Prof George Brownlee (University of Oxford),
Dr James Flewellen (Biophysicist, The Franck Circk Institute and Imperial College),
Jasper E. Hunt (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 12 March 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Who Deserves Access to Aid?
Date: 12 March 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Margaret Steven (University of Oxford),
Dr Shawn Landres (Chair, LA County Quality & Productive Commission),
Imogen Dobie (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Events this person is organising:
Thursday 17 January 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Brexit means Brexit, but What Does That Mean for Trade Law?
Date: 17 January 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Prof Stefan Enchelmaier (University of Oxford),
Lee Rowley (Member of Parliament),
Samuel Murray (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 24 January 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Should Religion be Modernised?
Date: 24 January 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Rev'd Dr Melanie Marshall (University of Oxford),
Tony Price (Priest and Founder of Godspelled),
Grace Heaton (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 31 January 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Why Does Musical Taste Evolve?
Date: 31 January 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Fabio Morabito (University of Oxford),
Paul Wingfield (Conductor),
Edward Spencer (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 7 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: How Does Language Evolve?
Date: 7 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr. Timothy Michael (University of Oxford),
Lynn Shepherd (Lincoln College),
Andrzej Stuart-Thompson (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 14 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Should We Control the Weather?
Date: 14 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Paul Williams (University of Reading),
John Norbury (University of Oxford),
Sofija Stefanovic (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 21 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: How Can Brexit Help the UK Economy?
Date: 21 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Jan Kvasnicka (University of Oxford),
Dr Danny Kruger (DCMS),
Asher Berkovitz-Werner (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 28 February 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: Should Historians be More Political?
Date: 28 February 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Perry Gauci (University of Oxford),
James Barr ((King's College London)),
Philip Decker (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 7 March 2019
Lincoln Leads 2019: How Far Can We Push the Limits of the Human Brain?
Date: 7 March 2019, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Nigel Emptage (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford),
Arabelle Simpkin (Greyscale Spaces),
Michael Zhu Chen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organisers:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
Xanita Saayman (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 3 October 2019
'A Very Short Introduction to the British Empire', a Free PUBlic Lecture Series
Date: 3 October 2019, 19:00 - 22:00
Speaker
:
Paula Larsson (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: St Aldate's Tavern, 108 St Aldate's
Organisers:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford),
Olivia Durand (University of Oxford),
Paula Larsson (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 November 2019
'A Very Short Introduction to the British Empire', a Free PUBlic Lecture Series
Date: 7 November 2019, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Olivia Durand (University of Oxford)
Organisers:
Olivia Durand (University of Oxford),
Paula Larsson (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 5 December 2019
'A Very Short Introduction to the British Empire', a Free PUBlic Lecture Series
Date: 5 December 2019, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Sean Phillips
Organisers:
Olivia Durand (University of Oxford),
Paula Larsson (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 23 January 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Should Antivaxxing be Illegal?
Date: 23 January 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Jordan Raff (University of Oxford),
Dr Sabine Jaccaud (Director of Cambridge Communications, AstraZeneca),
Flurin Caviezel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 30 January 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Are We Entitled to Choose How We Die?
Date: 30 January 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr. Maria Stamatopoulou (University of Oxford),
Dr Amy Proffitt (Medical Director in Palliative Medecine at St Christopher's),
Selina Abächerli (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 6 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: What is Worth Conserving?
Date: 6 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr Lucy Wooding (Lincoln College),
Henry Kim (Director & CEO of the Aga Khan Museum),
Branwen Phillips (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
'A Very Short Introduction to the British Empire', a Free PUBlic Lecture Series
Date: 6 February 2020, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Urvi Khaitan (University of Oxford)
Organisers:
Olivia Durand (University of Oxford),
Paula Larsson (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 13 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Who Needs Space?
Date: 13 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Alan Garfinkel (University of Oxford),
Dr Adam Camilletti (Engineering Manager, Exomars Rover Vehicle),
Baptiste Vasey (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 20 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Can Diplomacy Ignore the Past?
Date: 20 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Dr. Jody LaPorte (University of Oxford),
David Goodban (Head of CYPP, Mental Health Foundation),
Heather McTaggart (Lincoln College)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 27 February 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Can Editing Influence a Play’s Legacy?
Date: 27 February 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Henry Woudhuysen (Rector of Lincoln College),
Lukas Erne (University of Geneva),
Eirian Yem (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Thursday 5 March 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Can a Person be Engineered?
Date: 5 March 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Prof George Brownlee (University of Oxford),
Dr James Flewellen (Biophysicist, The Franck Circk Institute and Imperial College),
Jasper E. Hunt (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
'A Very Short Introduction to the British Empire', a Free PUBlic Lecture Series
Date: 5 March 2020, 18:00 - 19:00
Speaker
:
Harrie Aldrich (University of Oxford)
Organisers:
Olivia Durand (University of Oxford),
Paula Larsson (University of Oxford),
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 March 2020
Lincoln Leads 2020: Who Deserves Access to Aid?
Date: 12 March 2020, 17:15 - 19:00
Speaker
s:
Professor Margaret Steven (University of Oxford),
Dr Shawn Landres (Chair, LA County Quality & Productive Commission),
Imogen Dobie (University of Oxford)
Venue: Lincoln College, Turl Street OX1 3DR
Venue Details: Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College, Oxford
Organiser:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
Host:
Waqas Mirza (University of Oxford)
