Monday 16 February 2026

• 14:00 - The critical percolation window in uniformly grown random graphs
  Joost Jorritsma (University of Oxford)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 17 February 2026

• 14:30 - It’s Raining Algorithms: How Evolution Acquires an Inbuilt Occam’s Razor
  Prof. Ard Louis (University of Oxford)
• 15:00 - Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
  Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 17:00 - HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 5: MircroGrids: opportunities for microgrids to increase renewable energy deployment and overcome grid constraints for real estate developments
  Henry Leivers (SNRG)
  Oxford Energy Network Seminars 2025-26

Wednesday 18 February 2026

• 09:30 - Negotiation & Influencing Skills
  This workshop aims to help build confidence and skills for those who wish to influence and achieve mutually beneficial goals with their peers, managers and stakeholders.
  Anne Gallagher (Leapfrog Training & Development)
• 11:00 - Open monographs
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Thursday 19 February 2026

• 08:30 - How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
  A positive Career Development Review conversation can play a really positive role in your professional development.
  Jarlath Brine (University of Oxford)
• 09:30 - Project management: the essentials
  The focus of this course is to provide a practical ‘project management toolbox’ that you can use in your daily work.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 14:00 - Your thesis, copyright & ORA
  Thomas Mitchell (Bodleian Libraries), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 14:00 - The multisensory basis of directed long-distance navigation in the nocturnal Australian Bogong moth
  Prof Eric Warrant (University of Lund)
• 15:00 - RefWorks for referencing
  Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sophie Lay (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Friday 20 February 2026

• 09:30 - EndNote for referencing
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Hannah Medworth (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 11:00 - The rogue within: uncovering hidden heterogeneity in heart cell networks
  Dr Noemi Picco (Swansea University)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - From mixed signals to magmatic systems: satellite measurements of volcanism
  Dr Susanna Ebmeier (University of Leeds)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Saturday 21 February 2026

• 10:30 - HAPP 1-Day Conference: Heritage Physics: Illuminating the Past - in person and livestreamed online
  Various Speakers
  HAPP: St Cross Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics

Monday 23 February 2026

• 13:30 - When parasitology meets cell biology: Mechanistic insights into the functional biology of schistosomes.
  Prof Tony Walker (Kingston University London)
• 14:00 - Termly update on open scholarship
  Various Speakers
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 14:00 - A growth-fragmentation found in the cone excursions of Brownian motion
  Alex Watson (UCL)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 24 February 2026

• 10:00 - Zotero for referencing
  Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Katie Allen (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 13:00 - GROW: Rapid Design Thinking using AI
  Bring a challenge from your research area or related field (e.g., reducing plastic waste in labs) and discover how refining the problem statement can unlock new possibilities. If you don’t have a problem in mind, we’ll provide one for you.
  Sally Charles (University of Oxford)
• 13:00 - Using Scopus for your research
  Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 14:30 - Ecological speciation in African Crater Lake Cichlid Fishes
  TBA
• 17:00 - HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 6: Delivering 100% renewable energy system for the UK
  Doug Parr (Greenpeace)
  Oxford Energy Network Seminars 2025-26

Wednesday 25 February 2026

• 09:30 - Get that job
  An interactive workshop for researchers on making successful job applications.
  Suzi Black (University of Oxford)
• 10:00 - You and your Supervisor
  This course provides information and introduces strategies to enable DPhil students to develop an effective working relationship with their supervisor.
  Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)

Thursday 26 February 2026

• 10:00 - Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Training Session (in-person)
  A 50,000 word thesis would take 7 hours to present; how about in just 3 minutes with the aid of a single slide?
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)

Friday 27 February 2026

• 11:00 - The life of a Turing Pattern
  Dr Robert Van Gorder (University of Otago)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - Earth: An Eyewitness to Planetary Habitability
  Prof Dr Trond Torsvik (University of Oslo)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 13:30 - Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources
  Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Neil Jefferies (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Monday 2 March 2026

• 13:00 - Searching for patents and standards
  Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 13:30 - Developing Sustainable Public Health Policy Through and Beyond Mathematical Modelling
  Joaquin Prada (University of Surrey)
• 14:00 - OxFOS26: AI versus open research: Exploring the evolving tensions
  Various Speakers
  Open Scholarship
• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Jacob Mercer (University of Oxford)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 3 March 2026

• 09:30 - Scientific Writing - Core Skills (in-person)
  This one day course provides a sound grounding in the core skills needed to produce accurate and effective scientific writing.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 10:00 - Fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 11:00 - OxFOS26: The future of Rights Retention to protect researchers' copyright
  Please note: This session is intended for colleagues working in UK higher education libraries and research support roles, including scholarly communications, open research, copyright, and library policy. To enable open discussion, the session will be run as a closed meeting.
  Various Speakers
  Open Scholarship
• 15:00 - OxFOS26: Future of open research in humanities and social sciences
  Various Speakers
  Open Scholarship
• 17:00 - HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 7: Women led: Clean energy transitions in rural Kenya
  TBC, Dr Ayse Demir (University of Roehampton)
  Oxford Energy Network Seminars 2025-26
• 17:30 - A Discussion on the Desirability of Mass Automation and Universal Basic Income with Marius Ostrowski
  Marius Ostrowski (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 4 March 2026

• 10:00 - OxFOS26: Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship - Conference day
  Various Speakers
  Open Scholarship
• 12:00 - BiomarkerML: A best practice, cloud-executable workflow for scalable machine learning biomarker discovery in large-scale proteomics
  Daniel Tomé (OLink), Avigail Taylor (University of Oxford), Dr Yuhan Zhou (University of Oxford)
  Industry Insight Seminar Series
• 17:00 - Putting nature on a path to recovery: how are we doing?
  Dr David Cooper (Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery)
  Oxford Martin School Events

Thursday 5 March 2026

• 09:30 - Managing difficult situations
  The aim of the course is to provide participants with an awareness of what causes difficult situations / behaviour, a set of skills for managing them, and opportunities to practice the skills.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division), Alison Trinder (University of Oxford)
• 09:30 - EndNote for referencing
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Hannah Medworth (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 13:00 - OxFOS26: Cultivating FAIR data across disciplines: Examples of collaborative initiatives and practical tools
  Susanna-Assunta Sansone, Allyson Lister, Dan Crane, Beth Knazook
  Open Scholarship
• 14:00 - Getting Started in Public & Community Engagement with Research (online)
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
• 17:00 - Book talk - 'The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)'
  Maximilian Kasy (University of Oxford)
  Oxford Martin School Events

Friday 6 March 2026

• 11:00 - Identifiability of Stochastic and Spatial Models in Mathematical Biology
  Alex Browning (University of Melbourne)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 11:00 - Working with sensitive research data
  John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 11:00 - OxFOS26: How to do open research safely
  Various Speakers
  Open Scholarship
• 12:00 - Ridge flank hydrothermal contributions to global biogeochemical cycles and archives of changing global conditions: Insights from the IODP South Atlantic Transect
  Dr Rosalind Coggon (University of Southampton)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 9 March 2026

• 09:30 - Herstory: Weaving Authentic Academic Narratives - in-person event
  Choose a morning session (09:30–12:30) or afternoon session (13:30–16:30), with lunch optional.
  Dr Lynne Hocking (Lynne's Loom)
• 13:30 - Ebola virus: Outbreaks, immunity, persistence and spillover
  Professor Miles Carroll (University of Oxford)
• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Renan Gross (University of Cambridge)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 10 March 2026

• 10:00 - Thriving in Research: core strategic skills and mindsets for research impact (in-person)
  Natacha Wilson (Director Cambridge Insights)
• 14:30 - Chasing the Earliest Dogs
  Prof. Greger Larson (University of Oxford)
• 17:00 - HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 8: Holistic Energy Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
  Bernie Jones (Smart Villages Research)
  Oxford Energy Network Seminars 2025-26

Wednesday 11 March 2026

• 09:30 - Get that fellowship (in-person)
  This session will help you to understand the dos and don’ts of a fellowship application. It will guide you through the process and explain the support that is available. A holder of a research fellowship will discuss their application experience.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 12:30 - GROW: Building Social Ventures: Lessons from Oxford University Innovation (online)
  TBA
• 17:00 - HAPP Lecture: Godfrey Stafford: Physicist, Director, Master
  Dr Norman McCubbin (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
  HAPP: St Cross Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics

Thursday 12 March 2026

• 14:00 - Tracking bees in the landscape using Bluetooth and Bayes
  Dr Michael Smith (University of Sheffield)

Friday 13 March 2026

• 11:00 - Stop abusing Turing
  Dr Thomas Woolley (Cardiff University)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Tuesday 17 March 2026

• 14:00 - How to peer review journal papers (in-person)
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)

Wednesday 18 March 2026

• 10:00 - Time Management
  Being able to manage time effectively will help you to be more successful in all aspects of your life.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 March 2026

• 10:00 - Telling stories that matter: communicating your research through story
  Discover more about how to craft and apply storytelling skills to communicate your research.
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
• 10:00 - Viva practice and preparation (in-person)
  Tailored for third and fourth-year doctoral students, gain insights into viva rules, proactive preparation, and the examiner's perspective. Sharpen your skills through practical exercises for a confident viva experience.
  Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)

Monday 23 March 2026

• 11:00 - REF open access policy briefing
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 24 March 2026

• 13:30 - Coaching Skills for Leaders
  This workshop will provide an introduction to key coaching concepts, approaches and skills. We will explore when and how coaching skills can be used to support effective leadership and management practice. Participants will take part in a practice coaching conversation using real-life examples, topics and challenges.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division), Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford), Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 25 March 2026

• 10:30 - Preregistration and registered reports: What, why, and how
  Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Thursday 26 March 2026

• 09:30 - Completing Your DPhil (in-person)
  If you are nearing the end of your DPhil, this workshop will help you develop a plan for completing your DPhil and prepare for the viva.
  Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford), Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 10:00 - Logistics of open scholarship
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 7 April 2026

• 14:30 - Fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), David Phillips (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Wednesday 15 April 2026

• 14:00 - Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and beyond
  Professor Kei Sato (University of Tokyo)

Wednesday 22 April 2026

• 10:00 - NetDRIVE Community Meeting on Creating a New Reality: A Sustainable Digital Transformation
  Various Speakers

Friday 1 May 2026

• 09:30 - Choosing and using software for referencing
  Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 5 May 2026

• 10:00 - Fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Thursday 7 May 2026

• 16:00 - Exploring the link between microsctructure, order and toughness in bioinspired composites
  Dr Florian Bouville (Imperial College London)
  Materials Departmental Colloquia

Monday 11 May 2026

• 13:30 - Multiscale modelling of dementia: from proteins to neuronal activity
  Prof Alain Goriely, FRS (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 13 May 2026

• 11:00 - Foundations of copyright for researchers
  Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Thursday 14 May 2026

• 17:00 - "How Experimental Worm Genetics and Genomics Revealed an Ancient World of Tiny RNAs"
  Professor Victor Ambros (Nobel Laureate), Professor Gary Ruvkun (Nobel Laureate)

Monday 18 May 2026

• 13:00 - Searching for patents and standards
  Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 19 May 2026

• 11:00 - Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
  Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 14:30 - Logistics of open scholarship
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Wednesday 20 May 2026

• 11:00 - Foundations of copyright for teaching
  Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Thursday 21 May 2026

• 11:00 - Your thesis, copyright & ORA
  Thomas Mitchell (Bodleian Libraries), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 26 May 2026

• 11:00 - Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
  Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Wednesday 27 May 2026

• 09:30 - Project management: the essentials
  The focus of this course is to provide a practical ‘project management toolbox’ that you can use in your daily work.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Wednesday 3 June 2026

• 08:30 - Get that job
  An interactive workshop for researchers on making successful job applications.
  Suzi Black (University of Oxford)

Thursday 4 June 2026

• 09:30 - How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
  A positive Career Development Review conversation can play a really positive role in your professional development.
  Jarlath Brine (University of Oxford)
• 09:30 - Copyright the card game
  Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 14:30 - Fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 23 June 2026

• 09:30 - Advanced presentation skills (in-person)
  This session is for people who have experience of presentations and want to hone their skills.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Wednesday 24 June 2026

• 09:30 - Coaching Skills for Leaders
  This workshop will provide an introduction to key coaching concepts, approaches and skills. We will explore when and how coaching skills can be used to support effective leadership and management practice. Participants will take part in a practice coaching conversation using real-life examples, topics and challenges.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division), Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)

Monday 29 June 2026

• 14:00 - Termly update on open scholarship
  Various Speakers
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 7 July 2026

• 14:30 - Logistics of open scholarship
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Thursday 23 July 2026

• 10:00 - Fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications