Name: Dyrol Lumbard
University of Oxford

Events this person is hosting:

Thursday 11 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

The Sound of Symmetry and the Symmetry of Sound
Date: 11 May 2017, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 28 June 2017 (10th Week, Trinity Term)

The Law of the Few
Date: 28 June 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 10th week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Professor Sanjeev Goyal (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 18 October 2017 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Closing the Gap: the quest to understand prime numbers - Vicky Neale
Date: 18 October 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Dr Vicky Neale (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Full access
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 1 November 2017 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Maths v Disease - Julia Gog
Date: 1 November 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Julia Gog (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Full access
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 13 November 2017 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Seduction of Curves: The Lines of Beauty That Connect Mathematics, Art and The Nude - Allan McRobie
Date: 13 November 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Allan McRobie (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Full access
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 6 December 2017 (9th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Can Yule solve my problems? - Alex Bellos
Date: 6 December 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Alex Bellos (n/a)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 8 March 2018 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Can Mathematics Understand the Brain? - Alain Goriely
Date: 8 March 2018, 17:15 - 18:15 (Thursday, 8th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 28 June 2018 (10th Week, Trinity Term)

Prof. Fernando Vega-Redondo - Contagious disruptions and complexity traps in economic development
Date: 28 June 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 10th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Prof. Fernando Vega-Redond0 (Bocconi University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 5 September 2018 (20th Week, Trinity Term)

Persi Diaconis - Chance and Evidence
Date: 5 September 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 20th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Persi Diaconis (Stanford University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 24 September 2018 (-1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Roger Penrose - Eschermatics SOLD OUT
Date: 24 September 2018, 17:30 - 18:30 (Monday, -1st week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : Roger Penrose (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 October 2018 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

James Sparks and City of London Sinfonia - Bach and the Cosmos SOLD OUT
Date: 9 October 2018, 19:30 - 21:15 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : James Sparks (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 15 November 2018 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Michael Berry - Chasing the dragon: tidal bores in the UK and elsewhere 15 November 2018 - 5.15pm
Date: 15 November 2018, 17:15 - 18:15 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : Michael Berry (University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 12 December 2018 (10th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Hannah Fry - Hello World
Date: 12 December 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 10th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : Hannah Fry (UCL)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 5 February 2019 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

James Maynard - Prime Time: How simple questions about prime numbers affect us all
Date: 5 February 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : James Maynard (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 11 March 2019 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

Marc Lackenby - Knotty Problems
Date: 11 March 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 9th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Marc Lackenby (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1 - accessible
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 30 April 2019 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Julia Wolf - The Power of Randomness
Date: 30 April 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Julia Wolf (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 14 May 2019 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Book launch: The Mathematical World of Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) (edited by Robin Wilson and Amirouche Moktefi)
Date: 14 May 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Robin Wilson (The Open University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room 4
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 May 2019 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Graham Farmelo - The Universe Speaks in Numbers
Date: 16 May 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Graham Farmelo (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 29 May 2019 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Marcus du Sautoy - The Creativity Code: How AI is learning to write, paint and think
Date: 29 May 2019, 18:00 - 19:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 24 June 2019 (9th Week, Trinity Term)

John Bush - Walking on water: from biolocomotion to quantum foundations
Date: 24 June 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 9th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : John Bush (MIT)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 18 September 2019 (21st Week, Trinity Term)

David Sumpter - Soccermatics: could a Premier League team one day be managed by a mathematician?
Date: 18 September 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 21st week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : David Sumpter (University of Uppsala)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Friday 25 October 2019 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Jon Chapman - Waves and resonance: from musical instruments to vacuum cleaners, via metamaterials and invisibility cloaks
Date: 25 October 2019, 17:30 - 18:30 (Friday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2019)
Speaker : Jon Chapman (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 2 December 2019 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Carlo Rovelli - Spin networks: the quantum structure of spacetime from Penrose's intuition to Loop Quantum Gravity
Date: 2 December 2019, 17:30 - 18:30 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Speaker : Carlo Rovelli (Aix-Marseille Université )
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 10 December 2019 (9th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Oxford Mathematics Christmas Public Lecture: Chris Budd - Why does Rudolf have a shiny nose?
Date: 10 December 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Speaker : Chris Budd (University of Bath)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 30 January 2020 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Henry Segerman - Artistic Mathematics: truth and beauty
Date: 30 January 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Henry Segerman (Oklahoma State University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Ian Griffiths - Cheerios, iPhones and Dysons: going backwards in time with fluid mechanics
Date: 13 February 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Ian Griffiths (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 27 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Hidden histories: Oxford’s female computing pioneers
Date: 27 February 2020, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 11 March 2020 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Alan Champneys: Why pedestrian bridges wobble - synchronisation and the wisdom of the crowd
Date: 11 March 2020, 17:30 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 8th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Alan Champneys (University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 13 May 2020 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture: Renaud Lambiotte - Smartphones vs COVID-19
Date: 13 May 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2020)
Speaker : Renaud Lambiotte (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 27 May 2020 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Philip Maini: Squirrels, Turing and Excitability - Mathematical Modelling in Biology, Ecology and Medicine ONLINE ONLY
Date: 27 May 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2020)
Speaker : Philip Maini (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 8 September 2020 (20th Week, Trinity Term)

Joshua Bull - Can maths tell us how to win at Fantasy Football?
Date: 8 September 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 20th week, Trinity 2020)
Speaker : Mr Joshua Bull (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 8 October 2020 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Tim Harford - How to Make the World Add up
Date: 8 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Tim Harford
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 28 October 2020 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture: David Sumpter - How Learning Ten Equations Can Improve Your Life
Date: 28 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : David Sumpter (University of Uppsala)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 November 2020 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture: Anna Seigal - Ideas for a Complex World
Date: 19 November 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Dr Anna Seigal (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 16 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture in Partnership with Wadham College Celebrating Roger Penrose's Nobel Prize: Spacetime Singularities - Roger Penrose, Dennis Lehmkuhl and Melvyn Bragg
Date: 16 February 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker s: Roger Penrose (University of Oxford), Dennis Lehmkuhl (University of Bonn), Melvyn Bragg (n/a)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 16 March 2021 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Jon Keating - From one extreme to another: the statistics of extreme events
Date: 16 March 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 9th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Prof. Jon Keating (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: n/a
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 25 May 2021 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

I is a Strange Loop - Written and performed by Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould
Date: 25 May 2021, 17:00 - 19:15 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford), Victoria Gould
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 6 July 2021 (11th Week, Trinity Term)

Ingrid Daubechies - Mathemalchemy: a mathematical and artistic adventure
Date: 6 July 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 11th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker : Professor Ingrid Daubechies (Duke University)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Sunday 30 January 2022 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics in partnership with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Tim Harford - Schooled by Randomness
Date: 30 January 2022, 17:30 - 18:30 (Sunday, 3rd week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Tim Harford
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 17 February 2022 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

The Axiom of Choice - a new play by Marcus du Sautoy
Date: 17 February 2022, 19:30 - 19:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: North Mezzanine
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 15 September 2022 (21st Week, Trinity Term)

A mathematical journey through scales - Martin Hairer
Date: 15 September 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 21st week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Martin Hairer (Imperial College London)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 5 October 2022 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The million-dollar shuffle: symmetry and complexity - Colva Roney-Dougal
Date: 5 October 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Colva Roney-Dougal (University of St Andrews)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 2 November 2022 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Signatures of Streams - Professor Terry Lyons
Date: 2 November 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Terry Lyons (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 13 December 2022 (10th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Anyone for a mince pi? Mathematical modelling of festive foods - Helen Wilson
Date: 13 December 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 10th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Speaker : Helen Wilson (UCL)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 February 2023 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Cascading Principles - Conrad Shawcross, Martin Bridson and James Sparks with Fatos Ustek
Date: 23 February 2023, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker s: Conrad Shawcross (Artist), Martin Bridson (Oxford), James Sparks (University of Oxford), Fatos Ustek (Curator)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 31 May 2023 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

A world from a sheet of paper - Tadashi Tokieda
Date: 31 May 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Tadashi Tokieda (Stanford University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 20 July 2023 (13th Week, Trinity Term)

The Hat: an aperiodic monotile
Date: 20 July 2023, 18:00 - 19:00 (Thursday, 13th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : Various (See programme)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 27 July 2023 (14th Week, Trinity Term)

Envisioning Imagination - Roger Penrose, Carlo Rovelli and Conrad Shawcross with Fatos Ustek - SOLD OUT
Date: 27 July 2023, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 14th week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker s: Roger Penrose (University of Oxford), Carlo Rovelli (Aix-Marseille Université ), Conrad Shawcross (Artist), Fatos Ustek (Curator)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 13 September 2023 (21st Week, Trinity Term)

Four Ways of Thinking: Statistical, Interactive, Chaotic and Complex - David Sumpter
Date: 13 September 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 21st week, Trinity 2023)
Speaker : David Sumpter (University of Uppsala)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 28 September 2023 (-1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Patterns in Science and Art - Liliane Lijn, Marcus du Sautoy and Fatos Ustek with Conrad Shawcross
Date: 28 September 2023, 17:30 - 18:45 (Thursday, -1st week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker s: Liliane Lijn (Artist), Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford), Fatos Ustek (Curator), Conrad Shawcross (Artist)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 25 October 2023 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Does Life know about quantum mechanics? - Jim Al-Khalili
Date: 25 October 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Jim Al-Khalili (University of Surrey)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 9 November 2023 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Forming a Thought into Form - Jon Keating, Maya B. Kronic, Emma Ridgway, and Conrad Shawcross with Fatos Ustek
Date: 9 November 2023, 17:30 - 18:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Various (See programme)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 23 November 2023 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

A Mathematical Journey through Literature - Sarah Hart
Date: 23 November 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker : Sarah Hart (Birkbeck, University of London)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 14 February 2024 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Logging the World - Oliver Johnson
Date: 14 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Oliver Johnson (University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 29 February 2024 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Mobilizing Mathematics for the Fight Against Cancer - Trachette Jackson
Date: 29 February 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker : Trachette Jackson (University of Michigan)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Events this person is organising:

Wednesday 6 April 2016 (-2nd Week, Trinity Term)

The Mathematics of Crime
Date: 6 April 2016, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, -2nd week, Trinity 2016)
Speaker : Andrea Bertozzi (UCLA)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Mathematical Institute, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 April 2016 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Toy Models
Date: 26 April 2016, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2016)
Speaker : Tadashi Tokieda (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Mathematical Institute, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 June 2016 (10th Week, Trinity Term)

Modelling genes: the backwards and forwards of mathematical population genetics
Date: 30 June 2016, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 10th week, Trinity 2016)
Speaker : Professor Alison Etheridge (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Mathematical Institute, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 October 2016 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe
Date: 13 October 2016, 17:15 - 18:15 (Thursday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2016)
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 3 November 2016 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

How can we understand our complex economy
Date: 3 November 2016, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2016)
Speaker : Prof. Doyne Farmer
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 15 December 2016 (10th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Mathematics of Visual Illusions - SOLD OUT
Date: 15 December 2016, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 10th week, Michaelmas 2016)
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 January 2017 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

Inaugural Roger Penrose Lecture - Stephen Hawking
Date: 18 January 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 1st week, Hilary 2017)
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1 and online
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 8 February 2017 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Statistics: Why the Truth Matters
Date: 8 February 2017, 16:00 - 17:15 (Wednesday, 4th week, Hilary 2017)
Speaker : Tim Harford
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

The Butterfly Effect - What Does it Really Signify?
Date: 9 May 2017, 17:00 - 18:15 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Professor Tim Palmer (Programme on Modelling and Predicting Climate, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 11 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

The Sound of Symmetry and the Symmetry of Sound
Date: 11 May 2017, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 28 June 2017 (10th Week, Trinity Term)

The Law of the Few
Date: 28 June 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 10th week, Trinity 2017)
Speaker : Professor Sanjeev Goyal (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 18 October 2017 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Closing the Gap: the quest to understand prime numbers - Vicky Neale
Date: 18 October 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Dr Vicky Neale (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Full access
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 1 November 2017 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Maths v Disease - Julia Gog
Date: 1 November 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Julia Gog (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Full access
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 13 November 2017 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

The Seduction of Curves: The Lines of Beauty That Connect Mathematics, Art and The Nude - Allan McRobie
Date: 13 November 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Allan McRobie (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Full access
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 6 December 2017 (9th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Can Yule solve my problems? - Alex Bellos
Date: 6 December 2017, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2017)
Speaker : Alex Bellos (n/a)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Friday 2 February 2018 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)

Knowledge Under Siege: The Future of Expertise In The Information Age – Tom Nichols
Date: 2 February 2018, 17:15 - 18:15 (Friday, 3rd week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Tom Nichols (Harvard)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 7 February 2018 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Scaling the Maths of Life - Michael Bonsall
Date: 7 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Prof Michael Bonsall (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 February 2018 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Euler’s pioneering equation: ‘the most beautiful theorem in mathematics’ - Robin Wilson
Date: 28 February 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Robin Wilson (The Open University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 8 March 2018 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Can Mathematics Understand the Brain? - Alain Goriely
Date: 8 March 2018, 17:15 - 18:15 (Thursday, 8th week, Hilary 2018)
Speaker : Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 17 May 2018 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

Michael Atiyah - Numbers are Serious but they are also Fun
Date: 17 May 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Michael Atiyah (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 26 June 2018 (10th Week, Trinity Term)

Richard James - Atomistically inspired origami
Date: 26 June 2018, 18:00 - 19:00 (Tuesday, 10th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Richard James (University of Minnesota)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 June 2018 (10th Week, Trinity Term)

Prof. Fernando Vega-Redondo - Contagious disruptions and complexity traps in economic development
Date: 28 June 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 10th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Prof. Fernando Vega-Redond0 (Bocconi University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 5 September 2018 (20th Week, Trinity Term)

Persi Diaconis - Chance and Evidence
Date: 5 September 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 20th week, Trinity 2018)
Speaker : Persi Diaconis (Stanford University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 24 September 2018 (-1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Roger Penrose - Eschermatics SOLD OUT
Date: 24 September 2018, 17:30 - 18:30 (Monday, -1st week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : Roger Penrose (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 October 2018 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

James Sparks and City of London Sinfonia - Bach and the Cosmos SOLD OUT
Date: 9 October 2018, 19:30 - 21:15 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : James Sparks (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 12 December 2018 (10th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Hannah Fry - Hello World
Date: 12 December 2018, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 10th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Speaker : Hannah Fry (UCL)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 5 February 2019 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

James Maynard - Prime Time: How simple questions about prime numbers affect us all
Date: 5 February 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : James Maynard (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 11 March 2019 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

Marc Lackenby - Knotty Problems
Date: 11 March 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 9th week, Hilary 2019)
Speaker : Marc Lackenby (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1 - accessible
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 30 April 2019 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

Julia Wolf - The Power of Randomness
Date: 30 April 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Julia Wolf (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 14 May 2019 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Book launch: The Mathematical World of Charles L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) (edited by Robin Wilson and Amirouche Moktefi)
Date: 14 May 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Robin Wilson (The Open University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room 4
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 16 May 2019 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Graham Farmelo - The Universe Speaks in Numbers
Date: 16 May 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Graham Farmelo (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 29 May 2019 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Marcus du Sautoy - The Creativity Code: How AI is learning to write, paint and think
Date: 29 May 2019, 18:00 - 19:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 24 June 2019 (9th Week, Trinity Term)

John Bush - Walking on water: from biolocomotion to quantum foundations
Date: 24 June 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 9th week, Trinity 2019)
Speaker : John Bush (MIT)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Friday 25 October 2019 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Jon Chapman - Waves and resonance: from musical instruments to vacuum cleaners, via metamaterials and invisibility cloaks
Date: 25 October 2019, 17:30 - 18:30 (Friday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2019)
Speaker : Jon Chapman (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Monday 2 December 2019 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Carlo Rovelli - Spin networks: the quantum structure of spacetime from Penrose's intuition to Loop Quantum Gravity
Date: 2 December 2019, 17:30 - 18:30 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Speaker : Carlo Rovelli (Aix-Marseille Université )
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 10 December 2019 (9th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Oxford Mathematics Christmas Public Lecture: Chris Budd - Why does Rudolf have a shiny nose?
Date: 10 December 2019, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2019)
Speaker : Chris Budd (University of Bath)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 30 January 2020 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Henry Segerman - Artistic Mathematics: truth and beauty
Date: 30 January 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Henry Segerman (Oklahoma State University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 13 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Ian Griffiths - Cheerios, iPhones and Dysons: going backwards in time with fluid mechanics
Date: 13 February 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Ian Griffiths (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 27 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)

Hidden histories: Oxford’s female computing pioneers
Date: 27 February 2020, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 11 March 2020 (8th Week, Hilary Term)

Alan Champneys: Why pedestrian bridges wobble - synchronisation and the wisdom of the crowd
Date: 11 March 2020, 17:30 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 8th week, Hilary 2020)
Speaker : Alan Champneys (University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 13 May 2020 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture: Renaud Lambiotte - Smartphones vs COVID-19
Date: 13 May 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2020)
Speaker : Renaud Lambiotte (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 27 May 2020 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

Philip Maini: Squirrels, Turing and Excitability - Mathematical Modelling in Biology, Ecology and Medicine ONLINE ONLY
Date: 27 May 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2020)
Speaker : Philip Maini (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 8 September 2020 (20th Week, Trinity Term)

Joshua Bull - Can maths tell us how to win at Fantasy Football?
Date: 8 September 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 20th week, Trinity 2020)
Speaker : Mr Joshua Bull (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 8 October 2020 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Tim Harford - How to Make the World Add up
Date: 8 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Tim Harford
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 28 October 2020 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture: David Sumpter - How Learning Ten Equations Can Improve Your Life
Date: 28 October 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : David Sumpter (University of Uppsala)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 November 2020 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture: Anna Seigal - Ideas for a Complex World
Date: 19 November 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker : Dr Anna Seigal (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 16 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Online Public Lecture in Partnership with Wadham College Celebrating Roger Penrose's Nobel Prize: Spacetime Singularities - Roger Penrose, Dennis Lehmkuhl and Melvyn Bragg
Date: 16 February 2021, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker s: Roger Penrose (University of Oxford), Dennis Lehmkuhl (University of Bonn), Melvyn Bragg (n/a)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 16 March 2021 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Jon Keating - From one extreme to another: the statistics of extreme events
Date: 16 March 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 9th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker : Prof. Jon Keating (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: n/a
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 25 May 2021 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

I is a Strange Loop - Written and performed by Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould
Date: 25 May 2021, 17:00 - 19:15 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Marcus du Sautoy (University of Oxford), Victoria Gould
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 6 July 2021 (11th Week, Trinity Term)

Ingrid Daubechies - Mathemalchemy: a mathematical and artistic adventure
Date: 6 July 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 11th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker : Professor Ingrid Daubechies (Duke University)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

Thursday 17 March 2022 (9th Week, Hilary Term)

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Deep Maths - machine learning and mathematics
Date: 17 March 2022, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 9th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker s: Alex Davies (DeepMind), Andras Juhasz (University of Oxford), Marc Lackenby (University of Oxford), Geordie Williamson (University of Sydney)
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Sunday 20 March 2022 (10th Week, Hilary Term)

Bach, the Universe & Everything - The Mathematics of Decisions
Date: 20 March 2022, 17:30 - 18:30 (Sunday, 10th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker : Sam Cohen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 17 June 2022 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Maths vs COVID-19
Date: 17 June 2022, 19:00 - 20:00 (Friday, 8th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Professor Christl Donnelly (University of Oxford), Prof Lisa White (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 2
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 15 September 2022 (21st Week, Trinity Term)

A mathematical journey through scales - Martin Hairer
Date: 15 September 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 21st week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker : Martin Hairer (Imperial College London)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)