Talks of interest to MPLS Division
Talks:

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

To Bennu and Back: First Results from the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
Date: 26 April 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Ashley King (Natural History Museum)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Polynomial dynamical systems and reaction networks: persistence and global attractors
Date: 26 April 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Gheorghe Craciun (Department of Mathematics and Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Radek Erban (University of Oxford)

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Training Session (in-person)
Date: 26 April 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: Centenary Room, Careers Service, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Tackling the hidden costs of computational science: GREENER principles for environmentally sustainable research
Date: 26 April 2024, 15:30 - 16:30 (Friday, 1st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Loïc Lannelongue (Heart and Lung Research Institute, University of Cambridge and the Cambridge-Baker Systems Genomics Initiative)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics
Organisers: Beverley Lane (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Christl Donnelly (University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)

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

CLTs for Poisson Functionals via the Malliavin-Stein Method
Date: 29 April 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Tara Trauthwein (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The Dr Stanley Ho Memorial Lecture: 'Revisiting genetic determinism: evidence from large population cohorts'
Date: 29 April 2024, 17:15 - 18:30 (Monday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Caroline Wright (University of Exeter)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Centre for Personalised Medicine, Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Celebrating Diversity in Science and Medicine - exhibition and networking event at the Radcliffe Science Library
Date: 30 April 2024, 11:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Breakout Space and Seminar Room
Organiser: Karine Barker (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

iSkills: Using Reaxys for your research
Date: 30 April 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Piotr Golkiewicz (Elsevier)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

OCRN Annual Lecture: A mosaic of solutions for frontline communities: People-centered, operationally relevant ways to address adverse climate change impacts
Date: 30 April 2024, 16:00 - 19:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Koko Warner (International Organization for Migration’s Global Data Institute)
Venue: Trinity College, Broad Street OX1 3BH
Venue Details: Auditorium, Levine Building
Organiser: Heather Waller (Oxford Climate Research Network)
Hosts: TBA

Oxford Energy Seminar Series – Week 2 TT24: Sustainable Energy in Refugee Camps: Technologies, Politics, and Governance
Date: 30 April 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Place Suite, School of Geography
Organisers: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)
Hosts: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)

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

Open scholarship: introduction to open science framework at Oxford
Date: 1 May 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Wednesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Neil Jeffries (Open Scholarship Support, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

'Eating to conserve: harnessing seafood sustainability to save threatened sharks' with Dr Divya Karnad
Date: 1 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Divya Karnad (Ashoka University)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organisers: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford), Clara Bowyer (University of Oxford, Oxford Martin School)
Host: Prof E.J. Milner-Gulland (University of Oxford)

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

Ideas to Action: Effective Public Engagement with Research (online)
Date: 2 May 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: online
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Making sense of chaos: a better economics for a better world
Date: 2 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:15 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Doyne Farmer (INET Oxford)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organisers: INET Oxford (University of Oxford), Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Grand Environmental Challenges: Exploring the Interplay Between Global Dynamics and Local Realities
Date: 2 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: 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)
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Jesus College Ship Street Centre (Directions to the venue will be sent via email after you register).
Organisers: TBA
Host: Tristram Walsh (University of Oxford)

The Challenge of Emissions - ZERO Institute keynote invited talk from Breakthrough Energy's Dr Eric Toone
Date: 2 May 2024, 18:00 - 19:30 (Thursday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Eric Toone (Breakthrough Energy)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organiser: Dr Paul Shearing (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Navigating the translational research pathway
Date: 3 May 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Vlada Yarosh (University of Oxford), Dr Oliver Rughani-Hindmarch (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service), Dr Anne Wolfes (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)

Open scholarship: foundations of copyright for researchers
Date: 3 May 2024, 11:00 - 12:30 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Map of the Arctic indicating samples collected during the CAO ARISE project
Date: 3 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Claire Mahaffey (Liverpool)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Epidemiological modelling with behavioural considerations and to inform policy making
Date: 3 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Edward Hill (Dept of Mathematics, University of Warwick)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Robin Thomspon (University of Oxford)

2024 Maurice Lubbock Memorial Lecture
Date: 3 May 2024, 14:30 - 19:15 (Friday, 2nd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: 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)
Venue: Rhodes House, South Parks Road OX1 3RG
Venue Details: Conference Suite
Organiser: Victoria Green (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Scientific writing: core skills (in-person)
Date: 7 May 2024, 9:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : John Dixon (Libra Scientific Communications Ltd.)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 what makes a journal a “top” journal?
Date: 7 May 2024, 15:00 - 16:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, 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

Approximate gradients for inference of partially-observed stochastic processes
Date: 7 May 2024, 15:30 - 16:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Professor Marc Suchard (David Geffen School of Medicine and Department of Biostatistics at UCLA)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics
Organisers: Beverley Lane (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Christl Donnelly (University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)

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
Date: 7 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Julie Newman (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Venue: Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road OX1 3PU
Venue Details: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)
Hosts: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)

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

Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
Date: 8 May 2024, 9:30 - 13:00 (Wednesday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Get that fellowship (in-person)
Date: 9 May 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Emma Williams (EJW Solutions Ltd.)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Open scholarship: introduction to persistent identifiers
Date: 9 May 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Neil Jefferies (Open Scholarship Support, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
Date: 9 May 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Open scholarship: foundations of copyright for teaching
Date: 9 May 2024, 14:30 - 16:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

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

Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story (in-person)
Date: 10 May 2024, 10:00 - 11:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Tracing the fossil, genomic and mineral footprints of Earth’s microbial past
Date: 10 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Tanja Bosak (MIT)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

The determining role of cell adhesions for force transmission, mechanical activity and stiffness sensing in cells and tissues
Date: 10 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Carina Edwards (School of Mathematics & Physics, University of Surrey)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Ruth Baker (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)

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

Title TBC
Date: 13 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Matthew Buckland (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Scientific Writing: Getting Your Paper Published (in-person)
Date: 14 May 2024, 9:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Anna Sharman (Cofactor Science)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Innovation Leadership Programme (ILP) - core programme (in-person & online)
Date: 14 May 2024, 10:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Henley Business School (Henley Business School), Various Speakers
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Open scholarship: fundamentals of open access
Date: 14 May 2024, 10:30 - 12:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

iSkills: Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article and researcher metrics
Date: 14 May 2024, 15:00 - 16:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, 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

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
Date: 14 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Xhevair Ngjqari (University of Tirana)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Atmosphere Room, School of Geograpy
Organisers: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)
Hosts: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)

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

Open scholarship: preregistration and registered reports: what, why, and how
Date: 15 May 2024, 10:00 - 11:30 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Mental Health and the Thriving Research Group: A discussion by Outstanding Supervisor Award Winners & Group Members.
Date: 15 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Zoom
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

iSkills: Sources for science: Learning the craft of evaluating information and referencing academic sources online
Date: 16 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, 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

Highly efficient monolithic tandem solar cells with metal-halide perovskites
Date: 16 May 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Dr Steve Albrecht (KAUST Research Centre)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Lecture Theatre (wheelchair accessible)
Organiser: Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host: Professor Sebastian Bonilla (University of Oxford, Department of Materials)

AI and the Challenge of Human Cooperation
Date: 16 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L1 and L2
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Redesigning AI
Date: 17 May 2024, 11:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Daron Acemoğlu (MIT), Professor Isabelle Ferreras (University of Louvain), Professor Jeremias Adams-Prassl (Oxford), Dr Daniel Susskind (University of Oxford)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Peering beneath the ice: observing the ocean under Antarctica’s floating ice shelves
Date: 17 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Peter Davis (British Antarctic Survey (BAS))
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Some consequences of phenotypic heterogeneity in living active matter
Date: 17 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 4th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Philip Pearce (Dept of Mathematics, UCL)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Eamonn Gaffney (University of Oxford)

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

Time Management (online)
Date: 20 May 2024, 9:30 - 10:30 (Monday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Organiser: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 20 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Guillaume Conchon-Kerjan (King College London)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Thesis and report writing (in-person)
Date: 21 May 2024, 9:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Leading Collaboration - bringing people together to achieve the extraordinary (in-person)
Date: 21 May 2024, 10:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

"The pre-animal origins of gene regulatory pathways, from DNA methylation to pluripotency"
Date: 21 May 2024, 14:30 - 15:30 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Alex de Mendoza (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: Biology Mansfield Road, 11a Mansfield Road OX1 3SZ
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Jessica Bassett
Host: Prof Aziz Aboobaker (Dept of Biology, University of Oxford)

Open scholarship: your thesis, copyright and ORA
Date: 21 May 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Trinity 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

Wednesday 22 May 2024 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

(Global) value chains in a changing world: challenges and opportunities
Date: 22 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Glenn Magerman (Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB))
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organisers: INET Oxford (University of Oxford), Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Advanced presentation skills (online)
Date: 23 May 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Hands on science (in-person)
Date: 23 May 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Volcanic whodunnit: new methods to unravel the source and climate impact of past eruptions
Date: 24 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr William Hutchison (St Andrews)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

To be announced
Date: 24 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Title TBC
Date: 27 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Evan Sorensen
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Get that fellowship (in-person)
Date: 28 May 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Tuesday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

On the behavior of posterior probabilities with additional data: monotonicity and nonmonotonicity, asymptotic rates, log-concavity, and Turán’s inequality
Date: 29 May 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Yosi Rinott (The Hebrew University of jerusalem)
Organisers: Matthias Winkel (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), Julien Berestycki (University of Oxford), Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

More Pope-like than the Pope: modern mathematics movement in Czechoslovakia
Date: 29 May 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Helena Durnová (Masaryk University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: room tbc
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Putting stories to work (online)
Date: 30 May 2024, 10:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Research Data Management (in-person)
Date: 30 May 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Zircon and Plagioclase Chronicles of Volcano-Magmatic Evolution
Date: 31 May 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Oleg Melnik (Oxford)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Cytoneme-mediated morphogenesis
Date: 31 May 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Paul Bressloff (Dept of Mathematics, Imperial College, London)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Eamonn Gaffney (University of Oxford)

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

HAPP ONE-DAY CONFERENCE: The Philosophy of Cosmology
Date: 1 June 2024, 10:30 - 17:00 (Saturday, 6th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: 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)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: In person and livestreamed online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Completing Your DPhil (in-person)
Date: 4 June 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford), Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Open scholarship: playing in the open: getting familiar with creative commons licences
Date: 4 June 2024, 11:30 - 13:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 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

Energy Seminar - Week 7 TT24: Beyond 2030: A national blueprint for a decarbonised electricity system in Great Britain
Date: 4 June 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Paul Wakeley (ESO)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Atmosphere Room, School of Geograpy
Organisers: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)
Hosts: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)

Wednesday 5 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Networking: A systematic approach (in-person)
Date: 5 June 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Venue Details: LG.03 Statistics, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 6 June 2024 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Podcast your science (in-person)
Date: 6 June 2024, 9:30 - 16:30 (Thursday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: LG.03 Statistics, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Storytelling for researchers
Date: 7 June 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service), Dr Anne Wolfes (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)

Modeling the electromechanics of aerial electroreception
Date: 7 June 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 7th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Isaac Vikram Chenchiah (School of Mathematics University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Derek Moulton (University of Oxford)

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

Title TBC
Date: 10 June 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Brett Kolesnik (University of Oxford)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Open scholarship: logistics of open scholarship
Date: 11 June 2024, 14:30 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Oxford Energy Seminar Series – Week 8 TT24: Bristol City Leap: A novel finance and procurement model for delivering net zero
Date: 11 June 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Tuesday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Tedd Mose (University of Oxford), Katherine Sugar (University of Oxford)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Place Suite, School of Geography
Organisers: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Convenor Oxford Energy), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)
Hosts: Karen Parry (Coordinator, Oxford Energy Network), Robin Morris (Oxford Energy Convenor)

Wednesday 12 June 2024 (8th Week, Trinity Term)

Project management: the essentials (in-person)
Date: 12 June 2024, 9:30 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: Centenary Room
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Interviewing for podcasts (online)
Date: 13 June 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: online
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Open scholarship: preregistration and registered reports: what, why, and how
Date: 13 June 2024, 15:00 - 16:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

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

Risky Mountains in Paradise: Navigating the Volcanic Tapestry of Island Life
Date: 14 June 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Richard Robertson (UWI)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

To be announced
Date: 14 June 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Friday, 8th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Prof Antoine Jerusalem (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L3
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Helen Byrne (University of Oxford)

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

Leadership in Action
Date: 19 June 2024, 9:00 - 17:00 (Wednesday, 9th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organiser: Alison Trinder (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Open scholarship: copyright the card game
Date: 4 July 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 11th week, Trinity 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

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

Open scholarship: forum of open scholarship
Date: 8 July 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 (Monday, 12th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

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

Open scholarship: fundamentals of open access
Date: 16 July 2024, 10:30 - 12:00 (Tuesday, 13th week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

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

Digital Skills Health Check for Researchers
Date: 4 October 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, -1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Kieran Suchet (University of Oxford)
Organisers: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service), Dr Anne Wolfes (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)

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 Seminars 2023-24
Oxford Energy Seminar Series 2022-2023
Postdoc Power Hour (PoPoH)
Sustainable Digital Scholarship (SDS) service