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Talks of interest to MPLS Division
Talks:
Tuesday 5 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Get that grant
Date: 5 November 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: LR3 Statistics
Organiser:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Mirror of the Universe: The Evolution of the Astrolabe
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 5 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Taha Yasin Arslan (Istanbul Medeniyet University)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Energy Seminar - Week 4: Innovation in the context of the energy transition
Date: 5 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Claudia Centazzo (ESO)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Hosts:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Wednesday 6 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Open scholarship: copyright the card game
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 6 November 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
Date: 6 November 2024, 9:30 - 11:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
iSkills: Face your FEaR: Finding, Evaluating and Referencing scientific research
Date: 6 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Thomas Corrick (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Research Data Management (in-person)
Date: 6 November 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Radcliffe Science Library Seminar Room, Oxford
Organiser:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Thursday 7 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Viva practice and preparation
Date: 7 November 2024, 10:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser:
James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Open scholarship: playing in the open: getting familiar with creative commons licences
Date: 7 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Hands on Science
Date: 7 November 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Radcliffe Science Library Seminar Room, Oxford
Organiser:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Correlative microscopic analysis of nano-scale precipitate evolution and mechanical behaviour in Ni alloyed Fe-Mn-Al-C steel
Date: 7 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Associate Professor K. G Pradeep (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (adjacent to the reception foyer)
Organiser:
Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host:
Rajat Nama (Oxford NanoAnalysis)
Friday 8 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Functional, neutral and selected heterogeneity in multi-cellular populations and human tissues
Date: 8 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr David Tourigny (University of Birmingham)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser:
Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)
Can we engineer our oceans to help deliver a safe, stable climate?
Date: 8 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Paul Halloran (University of Exeter)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 11 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Digestion of photosynthetic symbionts by reef corals helps to explain the "Darwin Paradox"
Date: 11 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor Joerg Wiedenmann (University of Southampton)
Venue: Biology Mansfield Road, 11a Mansfield Road OX1 3SZ
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Annabel Halfhead (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Gwilym Rowlands (Department of Biology)
Title TBC
Date: 11 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
David Geldbach (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
The Seventeenth Brooke Benjamin Lecture 2024: The Elusive Singularity
Date: 11 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor Peter Constantin (Princeton University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser:
Gui-Qiang G. Chen (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)
Host:
Gui-Qiang G. Chen (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 12 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Scientific writing: core skills
Date: 12 November 2024, 9:30 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser:
James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 12 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Title TBC
Date: 12 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Michele Pizzochero (Harvard University)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH
Organiser:
Joseph Prentice (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Dropletronics: Microscale Droplet Assembly Enables Multifunctional Modular Iontronics
Date: 12 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Yujia Zhang (Oxford)
Venue: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road OX1 3QZ
Venue Details: PTCL Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 13 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Project management: the essentials
Date: 13 November 2024, 9:30 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Oxford Energy Lunch by the ZERO Institute
Date: 13 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: East Lab
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 14 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story
Date: 14 November 2024, 10:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Friday 15 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Lane formation and aggregation spots in foraging ant
Date: 15 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Maria Bruna (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser:
Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host:
Prof Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)
Vanadium isotopes: 15 years retrospective and future research prospects
Date: 15 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Prof Julia Pryulak (Durham University)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 18 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Title TBC
Date: 18 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Will Fitzgerald (University of Manchester)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 19 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Open scholarship: fundamentals of open access
Date: 19 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Chinese global messaging campaigns on Western social media platforms
Date: 19 November 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Naima Green-Riley (Princeton University)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 19 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
The New Age of Space Dirt: How Space Resources Power Humanity’s Green Future
Date: 19 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Vlada Stamenkovic (Space Resources Programme, Blue Origin)
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
Date: 19 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Open Scholarship: Your thesis, copyright and ORA
Date: 19 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
David Watson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Thomas Mitchell (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Strachey Lecture: From probabilistic bisimulation to representation learning via metrics
Date: 19 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor Prakash Panangaden (McGill University)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Energy Seminar - Week 6: The cleantech revolution. How the energy system will be disrupted this decade
Date: 19 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Kingsmill Bond (RMI)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Hosts:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Wednesday 20 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Coaching Skills for Leaders
Date: 20 November 2024, 9:30 - 13:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Marc Adams (People and Organisational Development)
Organiser:
Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Time Management
Date: 20 November 2024, 10:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford),
James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Open scholarship: preregistration and registered reports: what, why, and how
Date: 20 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
David Phillips (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Jacqueline Thompson (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers - David Spiegelhalter
Date: 20 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor David Spiegelhalter (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers:
TBA
Host:
Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)
'How innovation in the private sector can help address major 21st century challenges' Warren East in conversation with Charles Godfray
Date: 20 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Warren East (Executive in Residence, Saïd Business School & former CEO Rolls-Royce & ARM),
Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser:
Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Scientific Writing: Getting Your Paper Published (in-person)
Date: 21 November 2024, 9:30 - 17:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser:
James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Open scholarship: logistics of open scholarship
Date: 21 November 2024, 10:00 - 11:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
From Waste to Wealth: Upcycling into Functional Materials
Date: 21 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Francesco D'Acierno (Imperial College, London)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser:
Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host:
Dr Guillaume Matthews (Department of Materials, University of Oxford)
Fighting misinformation on social media: the role of economic research
Date: 21 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor Sergei Guriev (Dean, London Business School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser:
Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 22 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Bifurcations, pattern formation and multi-stability in non-local models of interacting species
Date: 22 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Valeria Giunta (Swansea University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser:
Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Yurij Salmaniw (University of Oxford)
Saturday 23 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
HAPP One-Day Conference: Paradoxes in Physics
Date: 23 November 2024, 10:30 - 17:00 (Saturday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Professor Angie Hobbs (Sheffield),
Professor Anastasia Fialkov (Cambridge),
Professor Ian Ford (UCL),
Professor Nikk Effingham (Birmingham),
Professor Jeff Forshaw (Manchester),
Professor James Ladyman (Bristol),
After Dinner Speaker: Professor Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS, Nobel Laureate (Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: In-person, and livestreamed on YouTube
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 25 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Open scholarship: forum of open scholarship
Date: 25 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Title TBC
Date: 25 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Cécile Mailler (University of Bath)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Department of Statistics, Small Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Weldon Memorial Prize Lecture: Endless forms most beautiful: geometry, physics, and biology
Date: 25 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor L. Mahadevan (Harvard University)
Venue: Biology South Parks Road, South Parks Road OX1 3RB
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 26 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Thesis and report writing (in-person)
Date: 26 November 2024, 9:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser:
James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 26 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Title TBC
Date: 26 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Christoph Schran (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH
Organiser:
Joseph Prentice (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
From suspensions to soils: an electrokinetic perspective
Date: 26 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Claire Chassagne (Delft)
Venue: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road OX1 3QZ
Venue Details: PTCL Lecture Theatre
Organisers:
Susan Perkin (Oxford),
Dirk Aarts (Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Air Quality in Oxford: Past, Present and Future
Date: 26 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Suzanne Bartington (University of Birmingham)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Energy Seminar - Week 7: COP29 Energy Outcomes – from targets to implementation
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 26 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Nicholas Howarth (IEA)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Hosts:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Wednesday 27 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Responsible Research and Innovation
Date: 27 November 2024, 9:30 - 16:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Josimar Mendes (University of Oxford),
Sarah Callaghan (Research Practice Group, University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Alison Trinder (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Truth Be Told: How To Interpret Past Mathematicians
Date: 27 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
A. C. Paseau (University of Oxford),
Fabian Pregel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Putting stories to work
Date: 28 November 2024, 10:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
OCIAM Speaker - Prof Anđela Šarić
Date: 28 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Prof Anđela Šarić (IST Austria)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room 3
Organiser:
Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Towards a liveable planet: land, energy and food system transitions
Date: 28 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Professor Paul Behrens (British Academy Global Professor)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser:
Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 29 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Algebraic approaches in the study of chemical reaction networks
Date: 29 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Murad Banaji (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser:
Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host:
Dr Radek Erban (University of Oxford)
The Shuram anomaly: What caused the largest ever carbon isotope anomaly and what can it tell us?
Date: 29 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Prof Graham Shields (UCL)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 2 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Title TBC
Date: 2 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Raphaël Forien (INRAE, Avignon)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 3 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Advances in Thermoplastic Elastomers: Bringing Self-Networking Polymers into the 21st Century
Date: 3 December 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Lecture Theatre (adjacent to the reception foyer)
Organiser:
Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host:
Professor Hazel Assender (University of Oxford)
Energy Seminar - Week 8: Gas in decline – what to do with the gas grid when we no longer need it?
Date: 3 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Jan Rosenow
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Diversity Room, School of Geography
Organisers:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Hosts:
Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network),
Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy)
Wednesday 4 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Leading Collaboration - bringing people together to achieve the extraordinary
Date: 4 December 2024, 10:00 - 15:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Kate Tapper (Your Research Matters)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
GROW: Meet the Science Founders with Wilbe (online)
Date: 4 December 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Devika Thapar (Wilbe),
Anna Vildaus (Wilbe),
Ali Farzanehfar (Wilbe)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser:
Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Enterprise
Thursday 5 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Interviewing for podcasts (online)
Date: 5 December 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: online
Organiser:
Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host:
MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Chaotic flows in polymer solutions: what’s new?
Date: 5 December 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Prof. Rich Kerswell (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room 3
Organiser:
Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Open scholarship: open monographs
Date: 5 December 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
s:
Sarah Humphreys (Open Scholarship Support, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
David Watson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 6 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Spatial mechano-transcriptomics of mouse embryogenesis
Date: 6 December 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Prof Adrien Hallou (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser:
Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host:
Prof Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)
X-ray computed tomography: A modern Aladdin’s lamp to discover orogenic gold deposits
Date: 6 December 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Dr Muhammad Sayab (The Geological Survey of Finland GTK)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 10 December 2024 (9th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Oxford Centre for Cancer Early Detection and Prevention (OxCODE) symposium
Date: 10 December 2024, 9:00 - 15:30 (Tuesday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 17 December 2024 (10th Week, Michaelmas Term)
Open scholarship: fundamentals of open access
Date: 17 December 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Tuesday, 10th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 14 January 2025 (0th Week, Hilary Term)
Open scholarship: fundamentals of open access
Date: 14 January 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 (Tuesday, 0th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker
:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 13 February 2025 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
Open scholarship: playing in the open: getting familiar with creative commons licences
Date: 13 February 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker
s:
Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 17 February 2025 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
Open scholarship: forum of open scholarship
Date: 17 February 2025, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 5th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker
Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 29 May 2025 (19th Week, Hilary Term)
Open scholarship: playing in the open: getting familiar with creative commons licences
Date: 29 May 2025, 10:00 - 11:30 (Thursday, 19th week, Hilary 2025)
Speaker
s:
Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts:
TBA
This list contains talks from the following series:
BIPOC STEM Network's Allies Book Club
Building a Business
HAPP: St Cross Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics
Open Scholarship
Oxford Energy Network Seminar Series 2024-25
Oxford Energy Seminars 2023-24
Oxford Energy Seminar Series 2022-2023
Postdoc Power Hour (PoPoH)
Sustainable Digital Scholarship (SDS) service