Tuesday 23 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:00 - SeedWISE - Cultivating Women's Excellence in STEM
  This is a six week blended learning course - starting 23rd April 2024 14.00 - 17.00 (in-person), then takes place every Tuesday (online) 16.00 - 17.30 until the final session on 28th May (in-person) 14.00 - 17.00.
  Various Speakers
• 17:00 - Oxford Energy Seminar Series – Week 1 TT24: Possible: Ways to Net Zero
  Chris Goodall (Carbon Commentary)
  Oxford Energy Seminars 2023-24

Wednesday 24 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

• 17:30 - The Lycurgus Cup: new data from rediscovered samples and modern analytical techniques, sheds further light on the Dichroic nature of the 1,600 year old Roman glass of the Lycurgus Cup
  Neil Wilkinson (Natural History Museum/Brunel University)

Thursday 25 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:30 - Conflict Resolution & Problem-Solving Fundamentals
  Develop strategies for managing and avoiding conflicts, and learn how to have difficult conversations and solve problems.
  Catherine Gray (CREO Incubator)
• 14:30 - Open scholarship: logistics of open scholarship
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship
• 16:00 - Innovative pathways to accelerate the solar energy revolution: an Australian perspective
  Dr David Payne (Macquarie University)
  Materials Departmental Colloquia
• 17:00 - The Ubiquity of Braids - Tara Brendle
  Tara Brendle (University of Glasgow)
  Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures

Friday 26 April 2024 (1st Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:00 - To Bennu and Back: First Results from the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
  Dr Ashley King (Natural History Museum)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 14:00 - Polynomial dynamical systems and reaction networks: persistence and global attractors
  Professor Gheorghe Craciun (Department of Mathematics and Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 14:00 - 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)
• 15:30 - Tackling the hidden costs of computational science: GREENER principles for environmentally sustainable research
  There will be a Drinks Reception after the Lecture in the ground floor social area.
  Dr Loïc Lannelongue (Heart and Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge and the Cambridge-Baker Systems Genomics Initiative)
  Distinguished Speaker Seminar

Monday 29 April 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:00 - CLTs for Poisson Functionals via the Malliavin-Stein Method
  Tara Trauthwein (University of Oxford)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 30 April 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 11:00 - Celebrating Diversity in Science and Medicine - exhibition and networking event at the Radcliffe Science Library
  Various Speakers
• 16:00 - OCRN Annual Lecture: A mosaic of solutions for frontline communities: People-centered, operationally relevant ways to address adverse climate change impacts
  Dr Koko Warner (International Organization for Migration’s Global Data Institute)
• 17:00 - Oxford Energy Seminar Series – Week 2 TT24: Sustainable Energy in Refugee Camps: Technologies, Politics, and Governance
  Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen (University of Oxford)
  Oxford Energy Seminars 2023-24

Wednesday 1 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 10:00 - Open scholarship: introduction to open science framework at Oxford
  Neil Jeffries (Open Scholarship Support, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship

Thursday 2 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 13:00 - Ideas to Action: Effective Public Engagement with Research (online)
  Ready to bring your engagement idea to life?
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
• 17:00 - Grand Environmental Challenges: Exploring the Interplay Between Global Dynamics and Local Realities
  Professor Michael Obersteiner (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford), Dr Bronwyn Wake (Nature Climate Change), Dr Rhain Rees-Owen (DESNZ), Dr Stephanie Brittain (Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science)
  DTP Grand Challenges Seminar Series
• 18:00 - The Challenge of Emissions - ZERO Institute keynote invited talk from Breakthrough Energy's Dr Eric Toone
  Doors open at 6:00pm for 6:30pm start
  Dr Eric Toone (Breakthrough Energy)

Friday 3 May 2024 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)

• 11:00 - Navigating the translational research pathway
  To join the event, click on the link provided in the abstract.
  Vlada Yarosh (University of Oxford), Dr Oliver Rughani-Hindmarch (University of Oxford)
  Postdoc Power Hour (PoPoH)
• 11:00 - Open scholarship: foundations of copyright for researchers
  Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship
• 12:00 - Map of the Arctic indicating samples collected during the CAO ARISE project
  Prof Claire Mahaffey (Liverpool)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 14:00 - Epidemiological modelling with behavioural considerations and to inform policy making
  Dr Edward Hill (Dept of Mathematics, University of Warwick)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 14:30 - 2024 Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture
  Prof. James T Collins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof. Harrison Steele (University of Oxford), Professor Malavika Nair (University of Oxford), Professor Antonis Papachristodoulou (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 7 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:00 - 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.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  John Dixon (Libra Scientific Communications Ltd.)
• 15:00 - iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 what makes a journal a “top” journal?
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 15:30 - Approximate gradients for inference of partially-observed stochastic processes
  There will be a drinks reception after the seminar in the ground floor social area.
  Professor Marc Suchard (David Geffen School of Medicine and Department of Biostatistics at UCLA)
  Distinguished Speaker Seminar
• 17:00 - Energy Oxford Energy Seminar Series - Week 3 TT24: Leveraging the campus as a test bed for climate and sustainability leadership: Catalysing learning, imagination, and impact
  Julie Newman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  Oxford Energy Seminars 2023-24

Wednesday 8 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:30 - Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
  The course will cover the key principles of planning and delivering a successful talk, and help to build your confidence. Each subject area in the MPLS Division has its own specific requirements for research presentations: please note that this course does not seek to address these.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)

Thursday 9 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:30 - Get that fellowship (in-person)
  This session will help you to understand the do's and don'ts of 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.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr Emma Williams (EJW Solutions Ltd.)
• 10:00 - Open scholarship: introduction to persistent identifiers
  Neil Jefferies (Open Scholarship Support, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship
• 13:00 - Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
  This session provides an introduction to public engagement for anyone interested in getting started or looking for a bit of inspiration.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
• 14:30 - Open scholarship: foundations of copyright for teaching
  Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship

Friday 10 May 2024 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:00 - Tracing the fossil, genomic and mineral footprints of Earth’s microbial past
  Prof Tanja Bosak (MIT)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 14:00 - The determining role of cell adhesions for force transmission, mechanical activity and stiffness sensing in cells and tissues
  Dr Carina Edwards (School of Mathematics & Physics, University of Surrey)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Monday 13 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Matthew Buckland (University of Oxford)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 14 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:00 - Scientific Writing: Getting Your Paper Published (in-person)
  This course will look at the aspects you need to consider when constructing your paper; demystify peer reviewed journals by giving insider insights from science journal editors and show you what they really want.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr Anna Sharman (Cofactor Science)
• 10:00 - Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) - core programme (in-person & online)
  This is a five session blended learning course - starting 14th May 2024 | 10:00-13:00 (in-person), then takes place 15th May 2024 | 10:00-14:00 (online), 17th May 2024 | 10:00-13:00 (online), 20th May 2024 | Left free for group meetings at a mutually agreed time, until the final session on 22nd May 2024 |10:00-16:00 (in-person). The Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) is designed for Associate Professors/Senior Independent Research Fellows (e.g. Royal Society and UKRI funded Fellows)/Lecturers in scientific disciplines at the University of Oxford.
  Henley Business School (Henley Business School), Various Speakers
  Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) - core programme (in-person & online)
• 10:30 - Open scholarship: fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
  Open Scholarship
• 15:00 - iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article and researcher metrics
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 17:00 - Oxford Energy Seminar Series – Week 4 TT24: Substitution of the Suez Canal and Bab El Mandeb Strait with the new Mesopotamian Canal. Bypassing the Strait of Hormuz
  Xhevair Ngjqari (University of Tirana)
  Oxford Energy Seminars 2023-24

Wednesday 15 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:30 - Time Management (online)
  This online workshop will delve into various aspects of time management, including work-life balance, planning, prioritising, and differentiating between importance and urgency.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)
• 10:00 - Open scholarship: preregistration and registered reports: what, why, and how
  Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship
• 12:30 - Research Data Management (in-person)
  Research data is often at the heart of scientific projects, it’s what you spend hours in the lab generating or in the field collecting. It forms the basis of your analysis and underpins your arguments in papers and theses.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)
• 14:00 - Mental Health and the Thriving Research Group: A discussion by Outstanding Supervisor Award Winners & Group Members.
  Join winners and nominators of MPLS’ Outstanding Supervisor Awards to discuss the importance of understanding and supporting a mental health aware research group.
  Various Speakers

Thursday 16 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 10:00 - Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story (in-person)
  Discover more about how to craft and apply storytelling skills to communicate your research.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
• 12:00 - iSkills: Sources for science: Learning the craft of evaluating information and referencing academic sources online
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford), Thomas Corrick (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
• 16:00 - Highly efficient monolithic tandem solar cells with metal-halide perovskites
  Prof Dr Steve Albrecht (KAUST Research Centre)
  Materials Departmental Colloquia
• 17:00 - AI and the Challenge of Human Cooperation
  TBA

Friday 17 May 2024 (4th Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:00 - Peering beneath the ice: observing the ocean under Antarctica’s floating ice shelves
  Dr Peter Davis (British Antarctic Survey (BAS))
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 14:00 - Some consequences of phenotypic heterogeneity in living active matter
  Dr Philip Pearce (Dept of Mathematics, UCL)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Monday 20 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Guillaume Conchon-Kerjan (King College London)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 21 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:30 - Thesis and report writing (in-person)
  The thesis and report writing course is relevant for research students at any stage.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 10:00 - Leading Collaboration - bringing people together to achieve the extraordinary (in-person)
  This course forms part of the Innovation Leadership Programme Masterclass series as well as being a stand alone course.
  TBA
• 14:30 - "The pre-animal origins of gene regulatory pathways, from DNA methylation to pluripotency"
  Dr Alex de Mendoza (Queen Mary University of London)
• 15:00 - Open scholarship: your thesis, copyright and ORA
  David Watson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Thomas Mitchell (Bodleian Libraries)
  Open Scholarship

Thursday 23 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:30 - Advanced presentation skills (online)
  This session is for people who have experience of presentations and want to hone their skills.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 13:00 - Hands on science (in-person)
  Dive into the world of experiential learning with our immersive course, 'Hands-On Science.' This programme is designed to equip you with the practical skills and insights needed to effectively communicate your research through engaging desktop activities.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  TBA

Friday 24 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:00 - Volcanic whodunnit: new methods to unravel the source and climate impact of past eruptions
  Dr William Hutchison (St Andrews)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 14:00 - To be announced
  TBA
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Monday 27 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Evan Sorensen
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 28 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 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.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Wednesday 29 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 11:00 - On the behavior of posterior probabilities with additional data: monotonicity and nonmonotonicity, asymptotic rates, log-concavity, and Turán’s inequality
  Yosi Rinott (The Hebrew University of jerusalem)
  Probability seminar

Thursday 30 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 10:00 - Putting stories to work (online)
  This builds on the introductory workshop (Telling Stories that Matter) and introduces new elements of great storytelling including clarity, summary and message.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)

Friday 31 May 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:00 - Zircon and Plagioclase Chronicles of Volcano-Magmatic Evolution
  Prof Oleg Melnik (Oxford)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 14:00 - Cytoneme-mediated morphogenesis
  Prof Paul Bressloff (Dept of Mathematics, Imperial College, London)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Saturday 1 June 2024 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

• 10:30 - HAPP ONE-DAY CONFERENCE: The Philosophy of Cosmology
  Dr Adam Mosley (Swansea), Professor Alastair Wilson (Leeds), Professor Philip Goff (Durham), Dr Matt Farr (Cambridge), Professor Cora Uhlemann (Bielefeld), Professor Carlos Frenk CBE FRS (Durham), Professor Michael Rowen-Robinson (Imperial College, London)
  HAPP: St Cross Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics

Tuesday 4 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

• 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.
  Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
  Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford), Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 11:30 - Open scholarship: playing in the open: getting familiar with creative commons licences
  Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship
• 17:00 - Title TBC
  Paul Wakeley (ESO)
  Oxford Energy Seminars 2023-24

Friday 7 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

• 11:00 - Storytelling for researchers
  To join the event, click on the link provided in the abstract.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
  Postdoc Power Hour (PoPoH)
• 14:00 - Modeling the electromechanics of aerial electroreception
  Dr Isaac Vikram Chenchiah (School of Mathematics University of Bristol)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Monday 10 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Brett Kolesnik (University of Oxford)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 11 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:30 - Open scholarship: logistics of open scholarship
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship
• 17:00 - Oxford Energy Seminar Series – Week 8 TT24: Bristol City Leap: A novel finance and procurement model for delivering net zero
  Tedd Mose (University of Oxford), Katherine Sugar (University of Oxford)
  Oxford Energy Seminars 2023-24

Thursday 13 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

• 15:00 - Open scholarship: preregistration and registered reports: what, why, and how
  Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship

Friday 14 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

• 12:00 - Risky Mountains in Paradise: Navigating the Volcanic Tapestry of Island Life
  Prof Richard Robertson (UWI)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars
• 14:00 - To be announced
  TBA
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Wednesday 19 June 2024 (9th Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:00 - Leadership in Action
  An in-person leadership programme for research staff. Leadership in Action is a 3-day participative leadership course that provides the opportunity to explore and develop your own leadership style. You will also be able to meet, work, and network with others. The course culminates in a celebratory dinner on the final evening.
  Various Speakers
  Leadership in Action

Thursday 4 July 2024 (11th Week, Trinity Term)

• 09:30 - Open scholarship: copyright the card game
  Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship

Monday 8 July 2024 (12th Week, Trinity Term)

• 14:00 - Open scholarship: forum of open scholarship
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship

Tuesday 16 July 2024 (13th Week, Trinity Term)

• 10:30 - Open scholarship: fundamentals of open access
  Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Open Scholarship

Friday 4 October 2024 (-1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 11:00 - Digital Skills Health Check for Researchers
  To join the event, click on the link provided in the abstract.
  Kieran Suchet (University of Oxford)
  Postdoc Power Hour (PoPoH)