Monday 26 January 2025

• 09:30 - Responsible Research and Innovation
  The aim of the course is to enable researchers to adopt a responsible approach when considering the positive and negative aspects of their research, including the moral, ethical and societal impacts of it. The course is a follow up to the online Research Integrity course developed by Research Services, which is a pre-requisite for this face to face course.
  Sarah Callaghan (Research Practice Group, University of Oxford), Sally Charles (University of Oxford)
• 12:00 - Top-Down or Bottom-Up? Herbivory, Hysteresis, and the Control of Arctic Shrubification
  Dr Marc Macias-Fauria (University of Oxford)
• 14:00 - Reflected Brownian motion in generalised parabolic domains
  Aleks Mijatović (University of Warwick)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 27 January 2025

• 09:30 - Advanced presentation skills (in-person)
  This session is for people who have experience of presentations and want to hone their skills.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 12:30 - Panel Discussion: 'COP30 Debrief: Insights and reflections from the University of Oxford delegation'
  Dr Erika Berenguer (University of Oxford), Dr Aline Soterroni (Research Fellow), Selam Kidane Abebe (Oxford Net Zero), Isha Yadav (Oxford Climate Society), Hansa Mukherjee (Climate Champions), Ievgeniia Kopytsia (Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University)
  Oxford Martin School Events
• 14:30 - How Predators Drive Ecology and Evolution in the Past, Today and in the Future.
  Professor Tim Coulson (Department of Biology)
• 17:00 - HT26 Energy Seminar – Week 2: Solar powered mobility at zero costs and zero emissions
  Prof Dr Moritz Loock (University of St Gallan)
  Oxford Energy Network Seminars 2025-26

Wednesday 28 January 2025

• 09:30 - 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)
• 17:00 - Biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainability: is it time for a reset?
  David Obura (IPBES)
  Oxford Martin School Events

Thursday 29 January 2025

• 09:30 - Podcast your science (in-person)
  From inception to publication this practical session delivered by Emily Elias, journalist and producer of the Oxford Sparks podcast series, is a whirlwind tour through the basics of how to share your research in an engaging manner through podcasting.
  Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
• 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)
• 15:30 - A Collectivist, Economic Perspective on AI
  Professor Michael I. Jordan (Inria Paris and University of California, Berkeley)
  Annual: The David Blackwell Lectures

Friday 30 January 2025

• 09:30 - Choosing and using software for referencing
  Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 11:00 - Qualitative analysis of reaction-diffusion solutions
  Prof Rui Li (College of Big Data and Internet, Shenzhen Technology University)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 13:30 - Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources
  Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Miguel Arana-Catania (University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Monday 2 February 2025

• 13:30 - Is the bacterial accessory genome adaptive?
  Dr John Lees (Welcome Genome Campus Hinxton)
• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Leslie Goldberg (Oxford CS)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 3 February 2025

• 15:00 - Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
  Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 15:00 - Strachey Lecture with Professor Ion Stoica: An AI stack: from scaling AI workloads to evaluating LLMs
  Professor Ion Stoica (UC Berkeley)
  The Strachey Lectures in Computer Science

Wednesday 4 February 2025

• 09:30 - Get that grant (in-person)
  Learn the art of writing compelling research proposals, uncover potential pitfalls to avoid, and discover what reviewers look for in a proposal.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Thursday 5 February 2025

• 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
• 12:00 - Getting started in Oxford libraries
  Alan Brown (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Wanne Mendonck (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Friday 6 February 2025

• 09:30 - Undergraduate critical thinking with academic sources
  Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sarah Rhodes (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 09:30 - 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
• 11:00 - Phase transition in collective dynamics
  Prof Sara Merino-Aceituno (Universitat Wien)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - The influence of low-spin ferrous iron on the oxidation state of the Earth's mantle
  Prof. Dr. Paolo Angelo Sossi (ETH Zürich)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 9 February 2025

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Emmanuel Kammerer (University of Cambridge)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 10 February 2025

• 15:00 - 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

Wednesday 11 February 2025

• 09:30 - How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
  Regular meaningful Career Development Reviews are an important part of developing a positive research culture.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 09:30 - Playing in the open: Getting familiar with Creative Commons licences
  Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship
• 14:30 - Fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Thursday 12 February 2025

• 09:30 - Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
  Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Elizabeth McIntosh (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 13:00 - Engaging with controversial and sensitive topics
  Engaging with sensitive or controversial topics in research requires a thoughtful and strategic approach, especially when communicating with diverse audience groups.
  Hana Ayoob (Hana Ayoob)
• 14:00 - Platynereis dumerilii as a model of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in invertebrates
  Dr Marc Ramos Llorens (Spanish National Research Council)

Friday 13 February 2025

• 11:00 - Sharp habitat shifts, evolutionary tipping points and rescue: Quantifying the perilous path of a specialist species towards a refugium in a changing environment via a PDE model
  Dr Leonard Dekens (Francis Crick Institute)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 11:00 - Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
  John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications

Tuesday 17 February 2025

• 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

Wednesday 18 February 2025

• 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 2025

• 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 2025

• 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

Saturday 21 February 2025

• 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 2025

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

Tuesday 24 February 2025

• 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 - 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

Wednesday 25 February 2025

• 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 2025

• 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 2025

• 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 2025

• 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)

Tuesday 3 March 2025

• 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

Thursday 5 March 2025

• 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
• 14:00 - Getting Started in Public & Community Engagement with Research (online)
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)

Friday 6 March 2025

• 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
• 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 2025

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Renan Gross (University of Cambridge)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 10 March 2025

• 10:00 - Thriving in Research: core strategic skills and mindsets for research impact (in-person)
  Natacha Wilson (Director Cambridge Insights)

Wednesday 11 March 2025

• 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)
• 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 2025

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

Friday 13 March 2025

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

Tuesday 17 March 2025

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

Wednesday 18 March 2025

• 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 2025

• 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 2025

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

Wednesday 25 March 2025

• 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)
• 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 2025

• 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 2025

• 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 2025

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

Thursday 7 May 2025

• 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 2025

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

Tuesday 19 May 2025

• 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

Tuesday 26 May 2025

• 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 2025

• 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 2025

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

Thursday 4 June 2025

• 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)

Tuesday 23 June 2025

• 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 2025

• 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)