Talks of interest to MPLS Division
Talks:

Monday 13 October 2025

Integrating Interdisciplinary Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Mycobacterial Diseases
Date: 13 October 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Prof Sanjib Bhakta (Birkbeck, University of London & UCL)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL, seminar rooms 7 & 8, Lower Ground Floor
Organiser: Andrea Kastner (Department of Biology)
Host: Prof Rachel Tanner (University of Oxford)

Min-max trees
Date: 13 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Omer Angel (UBC)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: Christina Goldschmidt (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford), James Martin (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 14 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 October 2025

Foundations of copyright for researchers
Date: 15 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker s: Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), David Phillips (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 16 October 2025

Prey detection and sustained attention in praying mantises
Date: 16 October 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Vivek Nityananda (Biosciences Institute, University of Newcastle)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dr Samuel Fabian (University of Oxford)

Cloud Mesoscale Organisation and Climate: New Insights from Models and Observations
Date: 16 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Sandrine Bony (Sorbonne University, Paris)
Venue Details: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Heather Waller
Hosts: TBA

Friday 17 October 2025

Celebrating Women in Maths Biology
Date: 17 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 17 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Bastien Mallein (Toulouse)
Venue Details: TBA
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

Monday 20 October 2025

Title TBC
Date: 20 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Pascal Maillard (Toulouse)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

What precisely do you mean? A homage to Niko Tinbergen
Date: 20 October 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Lord John Krebs (Department of Biology, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 October 2025

GROW: Negotiating with Investors - transferable skills for academia, industry, and life (in-person)
Date: 21 October 2025, 12:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Paola Cuneo (Rathbones Group PLC)
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: Centenary Room, Careers Service
Organiser: Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Enterprise

The entrepreneurial mindset – what does it take to spinout climate-related academic research?
Date: 21 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Katy Tuncer (ZERO Institute)
Venue Details: Oxford Edge
Organiser: ZERO Institute
Hosts: TBA

Strachey Lecture: Advances in Garbled Circuits
Date: 21 October 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Professor Rafail Ostrovsky (UCLA)
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 22 October 2025

Branching particle systems with rank-dependent selection
Date: 22 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Jacob Mercer (University of Oxford)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Department of Statistics; Small lecture theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 23 October 2025

REF open access policy briefing
Date: 23 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Surviving your DPhil and Thriving Emotionally (in-person)
Date: 23 October 2025, 11:15 - 12:45
Speaker : Elizabeth Edington (University Counselling Service.)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Friday 24 October 2025

Choosing and using software for referencing
Date: 24 October 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Neutrons and Simulations Workshop
Date: 24 October 2025, 10:30 - 16:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Meeting Room 1&2
Organiser: UK Catalysis Hub (UK Catalysis Hub)
Host: UK Catalysis Hub (UK Catalysis Hub)

Evolutionary dynamics of extra-chromosomal DNA
Date: 24 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Weini Huang (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Giulia Celora (University of Oxford)

Distinguished Lecture. Making the World Computable: from Foundations to Technology (for Humans and AIs)
Date: 24 October 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Stephen Wolfram (Wolfram|Alpha)
Venue Details: Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 27 October 2025

Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
Date: 27 October 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

How can seed banks evolve in plants? A stochastic dynamics approach
Date: 27 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : João Luiz de Oliveira Madeira (Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Non-medical Systematic Reviews – Part 1 (in-person)
Date: 27 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker
Venue Details: TBC
Organisers: TBA
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 28 October 2025

Scopus searching for MPLS (online)
Date: 28 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Preregistration and registered reports: What, why, and how
Date: 28 October 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker : Jacqueline Thompson (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries), Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 October 2025

Foundations of copyright for teaching
Date: 29 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
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

Applications of Freidlin-Wentzell theory to population processes 
Date: 29 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Eloi Martin (University of Oxford)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Department of Statistics; Small lecture theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 29 October 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Environmental consequences of an ascendant aerospace sector
Date: 29 October 2025, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics
Organisers: Simon Myers (University of Oxford), Beverley Lane (Department of Statistics, University of Oxford)
Hosts: Professor Frank Windmeijer (University of Oxford), Professor Simon Myers (University of Oxford)

Will mechanisation change research mathematics?
Date: 29 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Ursula Martin (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 October 2025

Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
Date: 30 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Friday 31 October 2025

Approximations of systems of partial differential equations for nonlocal interactions
Date: 31 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Professor Yoshitaro Tanaka (Future University Hakodate)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Stephanie Abo (University of Oxford)

Monday 3 November 2025

Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources
Date: 3 November 2025, 9:30 - 12:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Miguel Arana-Catania (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Title TBC
Date: 3 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Leoni Wirth (Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Non-medical Systematic Reviews – Part 2 (in-person)
Date: 3 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Out on a limb: How and why computer modelling helps unravel the beautiful complexity of organogenesis
Date: 3 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor James Sharpe (EMBL Barcelona)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL
Organisers: TBA
Host: Professor Peter Holland (Department of Biology)

Wednesday 5 November 2025

How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
Date: 5 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 5 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Peter Koepernik (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Department of Statistics; Small lecture theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Getting started in Oxford libraries
Date: 5 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Alan Brown (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Wanne Mendonck (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 5 November 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Thursday 6 November 2025

Undergraduate critical thinking with academic sources
Date: 6 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sarah Rhodes (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Copyright the card game
Date: 6 November 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
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

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 6 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : David Phillips (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

A rat, a starling, a goldfish and a dog walk into a pub…or on using time, choice and movement as windows into cognition​
Date: 6 November 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Tiago Monteiro (University of Vet Med Vienna & Univ of Aveiro, Portugal)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL
Organisers: TBA
Host: Prof Alex Kacelnik (University of Oxford)

Friday 7 November 2025

Programming cells using feedback control and whole-cell models
Date: 7 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Lucia Marucci (University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Giulia Celora (University of Oxford)

Monday 10 November 2025

Host-pathogen interactions in the diseased lung
Date: 10 November 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Josie Bryant (Wellcome Sanger Institute)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL, seminar rooms 7 & 8, Lower Ground Floor
Organiser: Andrea Kastner (Department of Biology)
Host: Dr Craig Maclean (Department of Biology University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 10 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Johan Wästlund (Chalmers University, Gothenburg)
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Open monographs
Date: 11 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Sarah Humphreys (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

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 11 November 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Project management: the essentials (in-person)
Date: 12 November 2025, 9:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Responsive dormancy in the Parabolic Anderson Model (PAM)
Date: 12 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Leo Tyrpak (University of Oxford)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Department of Statistics; Small lecture theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 November 2025

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division: Stakeholder Mapping for Academic-Policy Engagement
Date: 13 November 2025, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)

Using Scopus for your research
Date: 13 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

From clonal fish and biomimetic robots to Mexican waves of the Sulphur mollies - How individual differences are linked to large scale collective processes. ​
Date: 13 November 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr David Bierbach (Humboldt University Berlin)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dr Robert Heathcote (University of Oxford)

Friday 14 November 2025

Self-generated chemotaxis of heterogeneous cell populations
Date: 14 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Mehmet Can Uçar (University of Sheffield)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Carles Falco Gandia (University of Oxford)

Zotero for referencing
Date: 14 November 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 17 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 17 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Christoforos Panagiotis (University of Bath)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 18 November 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Open Scholarship Support, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Introduction to Open Science Framework at Oxford
Date: 18 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

RisingWISE - developing enterprising women in STEM
Date: 18 November 2025, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Enterprise

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Get that job
Date: 19 November 2025, 9:30 - 13:00
Speaker : Suzi Black (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: tbc
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 19 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Michal Bassan (University of Oxford)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Department of Statistics; Small lecture theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
Date: 19 November 2025, 13:30 - 15:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Elizabeth McIntosh (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 November 2025

How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
Date: 20 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Jarlath Brine (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Your thesis, copyright & ORA
Date: 20 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
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

Friday 21 November 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 21 November 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Hannah Medworth (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Bridging scales in biology: using mathematics to understand patterning and morphogenesis from molecular to tissue levels
Date: 21 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Professor Alex Fletcher (University of Sheffield)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Stephanie Abo (University of Oxford)

Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources
Date: 21 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Neil Jefferies (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Saturday 22 November 2025

HAPP 1-Day Conference: A Physical History of Navigation
Date: 22 November 2025, 10:30 - 17:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 24 November 2025

The evolution of rabbits and the myxoma virus: invasions, pandemics and resistance
Date: 24 November 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Prof Frank Jiggins (University of Cambridge)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL, seminar rooms 7 & 8, Lower Ground Floor
Organiser: Andrea Kastner (Department of Biology)
Hosts: Prof Sunetra Gupta (Department of Biology University of Oxford), Dr Bridget Penman (Department of Biology University of Oxford)

Persistence of the maximum degree in preferential attachment trees with vertex death
Date: 24 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Bas Lodewijks (University of Sheffield)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 November 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 26 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Hannah Medworth (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Preregistration and registered reports: What, why, and how
Date: 26 November 2025, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Jacqueline Thompson (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries), Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 November 2025

Zotero for referencing
Date: 27 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker s: Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

RefWorks for referencing
Date: 27 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sophie Lay (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The neural basis of the honey-bee dance language
Date: 27 November 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Prof Barbara Webb (University of Edinburgh)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: Dr Cait Newport (University of Oxford), Prof Geraldine Wright (University of Oxford)

Friday 28 November 2025

Competition and warfare in bacteria and the human microbiome
Date: 28 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Kevin Foster (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Philip Maini (University of Oxford)

Monday 1 December 2025

Termly update on open scholarship
Date: 1 December 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 December 2025

The ZERO Institute’s John Goodenough Lecture 2025, with Nobel laureate Sir M. Stanley Whittigham
Date: 3 December 2025, 16:30 - 19:15
Speaker : Sir M. Stanley Whittingham (Binghamton University)
Venue: St Catherine's College, Manor Road OX1 3UJ
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 4 December 2025

Introduction to Persistent Identifiers
Date: 4 December 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 5 December 2025

Cell shapes, migration and mechanics determine pattern formation during development
Date: 5 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Lakshmi Balasubramaniam (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Carles Falco I Gandia (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 December 2025

REF open access policy briefing
Date: 9 December 2025, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphries (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Searching for patents and standards
Date: 9 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Alessandra Vetrugno (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Coaching Skills for Leaders
Date: 10 December 2025, 9:30 - 13:00
Speaker s: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division), Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Garden Room
Organiser: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Tuesday 27 January 2025

Advanced presentation skills (in-person)
Date: 27 January 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Monday 2 February 2025

Is the bacterial accessory genome adaptive?
Date: 2 February 2026, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr John Lees (Welcome Genome Campus Hinxton)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL, seminar rooms 7 & 8, Lower Ground Floor
Organiser: Andrea Kastner (Department of Biology)
Host: Professor Sam Sheppard (INEOS Oxford Institute and Department of Biology, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 3 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 10 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Wednesday 11 February 2025

How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
Date: 11 February 2026, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Playing in the open: Getting familiar with Creative Commons licences
Date: 11 February 2026, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker s: Georgina Kiddy (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: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 February 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 17 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
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

Wednesday 18 February 2025

Negotiation & Influencing Skills
Date: 18 February 2026, 9:30 - 17:00
Speaker : Anne Gallagher (Leapfrog Training & Development)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 February 2025

How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
Date: 19 February 2026, 8:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Jarlath Brine (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Project management: the essentials
Date: 19 February 2026, 9:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 25 February 2025

Get that job
Date: 25 February 2026, 9:30 - 13:00
Speaker : Suzi Black (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 25 March 2025

Coaching Skills for Leaders
Date: 25 March 2026, 9:30 - 13:00
Speaker s: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division), Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 22 April 2025

Project management: the essentials
Date: 22 April 2026, 9:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 7 May 2025

Exploring the link between microsctructure, order and toughness in bioinspired composites
Date: 7 May 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr Florian Bouville (Imperial College London)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host: Professor Katharina Marquardt (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 19 May 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 19 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
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

Tuesday 26 May 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 26 May 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
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

Wednesday 3 June 2025

Get that job
Date: 3 June 2026, 8:30 - 13:00
Speaker : Suzi Black (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 4 June 2025

How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
Date: 4 June 2026, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Jarlath Brine (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 23 June 2025

Advanced presentation skills (in-person)
Date: 23 June 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 24 June 2025

Coaching Skills for Leaders
Date: 24 June 2026, 9:30 - 13:00
Speaker s: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division), Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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
Philosophy, AI, and Innovation Seminar
Postdoc Power Hour (PoPoH)
Sustainable Digital Scholarship (SDS) service