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DSPI Michaelmas Term Seminar Series 2025
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Type: Seminar Series
Organising department: Department of Social Policy and Intervention
Talks:
Tuesday 21 October 2025
The politics of evidence – from evidence-based policy to the good governance of evidence
Date: 21 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker
:
Dr Justin Parkhurst (LSE)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 30 October 2025
Don’t ask if you don’t want the answer: a career in violence research
Date: 30 October 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Professor Karen Devries (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 6 November 2025
Migration and racism and global health
Date: 6 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Professor Delan Devakumar (UCL)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 13 November 2025
Engaging young people in mental health: Lessons from the INSPIRE project
Date: 13 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Tatiana Taylor Salisbury (King's College)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 20 November 2025
Mortality and Starvation in the Gaza Strip: Epidemiological Methods, Uncertainties, and Interpretations
Date: 20 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Zeina Jamaluddine (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 27 November 2025
Taking a life course lens to understanding the health consequences of childhood adversity and violence
Date: 27 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Professor Laura Howe (University of Bristol)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 4 December 2025
The 4 Day Week and Population Health
Date: 4 December 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Dr Orla Kelly (University College Dublin)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Editors:
Faith Inch,
Zoe Burns,
Rachel Fisher
