Monday 28 April 2025

• 13:00 - Anti-bacterial vaccination in the context of gut ecosystem
  Prof Emma Slack (Oxford, Pathology)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series
• 13:00 - Lipid mediators in the pathogenesis of dengue
  Professor Neelika Malavige (Dept. of Immunology and Molecular Medicine, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka)
  Biochemistry Department Seminar

Tuesday 29 April 2025

• 10:00 - Ultrasound: Examples from India, The Gambia, Kenya, & Mozambique in cardiac & maternal care
  Dr Manisha Nair (National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford), Prof Aris Papageorghiou (Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health)
  HIGH-Q Exchange Webinar Series

Thursday 1 May 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Respiratory Medicine - 'Sleep disordered breathing: a clinical case, an update on management, and future directions'
  Dr Maneesha Jayasiri, Clinical Fellow, Sleep & Ventilation Team, Dr Annabel Nickol, Respiratory Consultant, Lead Consultant for Sleep, Ventilation and Lung Function, Dr Chris Turnbull, Respiratory Consultant, Sleep & Ventilation Team
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Friday 2 May 2025

• 17:30 - AfOx Insaka
  TBA
  AfOx insaka - a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research

Tuesday 6 May 2025

• 17:00 - Book Talk: 'Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials' with Samantha Vanderslott
  Dr Samantha Vanderslott (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 7 May 2025

• 09:00 - Health Economics and Policy Evaluation: Online Course, 2025
  TBA
  Health Economics Seminar

Thursday 8 May 2025

• 13:00 - Hands on Science Engagement (in-person)
  Dive into the world of experiential learning with our immersive course, 'Hands-On Science.' This programme is designed to equip you with the practical skills and insights needed to effectively communicate your research through engaging desktop activities.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Oncology
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Friday 9 May 2025

• 11:00 - 5 years after COVID: what did modellers get right and wrong?
  Professor Matt Keeling (Dept of Mathematics, University of Warwick)

Monday 12 May 2025

• 13:00 - Malaria and febrile coma cohort study
  Dr Stephen Ray (Oxford, Paediatrics/OVG)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series
• 13:00 - Insight into Academia: Myths and Realities of starting a career in research
  Various Speakers
• 13:00 - What can host genetics teach us about infectious diseases?
  Dr Bridget Penman (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 13 May 2025

• 09:00 - iSkills for Medicine: An introduction to science communication: Translating your research for a non-specialist audience
  Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
  Bodleian iSkills for Medical Sciences and OUH Trust - workshops in information discovery and reference management for the Medical Sciences
• 10:00 - Digital Health: The Systematic Public Health Empowerment, Research, & Education sites (SPHERES) project in Indonesia & Examples in digital health from Viet Nam
  Prof Louise Thwaites (University of Oxford), Dr Anuraj Shankar (OUCRU)
  HIGH-Q Exchange Webinar Series

Thursday 15 May 2025

• 10:00 - Telling stories that matter: communicating your research through story
  Discover more about how to craft and apply storytelling skills to communicate your research.
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Monday 19 May 2025

• 13:00 - The meningococcal B vaccine journey and beyond
  Prof Mariagrazia Pizza (Imperial College London)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series
• 13:00 - Insight into Academia: Roles, CVs & Applications
  Various Speakers

Tuesday 20 May 2025

• 12:30 - Research Data Management (in-person)
  Research data is often at the heart of scientific projects, it’s what you spend hours in the lab generating or in the field collecting. It forms the basis of your analysis and underpins your arguments in papers and theses.
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 21 May 2025

• 09:30 - Advanced presentation skills (in-person)
  This session is for people who have experience of presentations and want to hone their skills.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 14:00 - Gender and intersectional analysis in health systems research: Lessons for studies in African hospitals - Webinar
  Virtual attendance via Zoom
  Dr Bintu Mansaray (University of Bristol), Prof. Ivy Lynn Bourgeault (University of Ottawa), Evelyn Kabia (KEMRI-Wellcome Trust)
  Tropical Medicine Seminars

Thursday 22 May 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Psychological Medicine
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds
• 16:00 - MIDD’s Growing Role in Global Health: A Case Study of Primaquine Exposures in Lactating Women and Breastfed Infants
  Dr Karen Rowland-Yeo (Certara), Prof Joel Tarning (MORU), Dr Mellie Gilder (MORU), Dr Nada Abla Geiser (Medicines for Malaria Venture)
  Tropical Medicine Seminars

Tuesday 27 May 2025

• 09:00 - AI & Global Health
  Dr Chris Paton (University of Oxford), Dr Pratap Kumar (UCL & Strathmore)
  HIGH-Q Exchange Webinar Series
• 09:30 - Introduction to Presentation Skills (in-person)
  The course will cover the key principles of planning and delivering a successful talk, and help to build your confidence. Each subject area in the MPLS Division has its own specific requirements for research presentations: please note that this course does not seek to address these.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
• 09:30 - Get that fellowship (in-person)
  This session will help you to understand the do's and don'ts of application. It will guide you through the process and explain the support that is available. A holder of a research fellowship will discuss their application experience.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division), Zoe Lee (University of Oxford)
• 13:00 - "Wicked" problems in public health: epidemics, climate change, and migration
  Caroline Buckee (Harvard University)

Thursday 29 May 2025

• 10:00 - Putting stories to work
  This builds on the introductory workshop (Telling Stories that Matter) and introduces new elements of great storytelling including clarity, summary and message.
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Geriatrics
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Monday 2 June 2025

• 15:00 - Spatial interaction models for the spread of species and diseases
  This is a cross-section event in the Department of Biology.
  John M Drake (University of Georgia/USA)

Tuesday 3 June 2025

• 09:30 - Scientific Writing: Getting Your Paper Published (in-person)
  This course will look at the aspects you need to consider when constructing your paper; demystify peer reviewed journals by giving insider insights from science journal editors and show you what they really want.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)

Wednesday 4 June 2025

• 10:00 - Three Minute Thesis - The Oxford Final
  3MT is a competition which challenges doctoral students to explain their research in just 180 seconds.
  Various Speakers

Thursday 5 June 2025

• 09:30 - Interviewing for podcasts
  You are behind the mic, ready to record your first podcast ... but wait! What do you ask? This hands-on training session helps you navigate the world of podcast interviews.
  Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Obstetric Medicine
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Monday 9 June 2025

• 13:00 - Better treatment for tuberculosis
  Prof Stewart Cole (Oxford, IOI; Institut Pasteur)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series

Tuesday 10 June 2025

• 10:00 - Time Management
  Being able to manage time effectively will help you to be more successful in all aspects of your life.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)
• 10:00 - Viva practice and preparation
  Tailored for third and fourth-year doctoral students, gain insights into viva rules, proactive preparation, and the examiner's perspective. Sharpen your skills through practical exercises for a confident viva experience.
  Dr Emma Williams (EJW Solutions Ltd.)
• 10:00 - Technologies in Medicines Quality
  Paul Newton (University of Oxford), Dr Celine Caillet (IDDO, University of Oxford)
  HIGH-Q Exchange Webinar Series
• 14:00 - You and your Supervisor
  This course provides information and introduces strategies to enable DPhil students to develop an effective working relationship with their supervisor.
  Dr Emma Williams (EJW Solutions Ltd.)

Wednesday 11 June 2025

• 10:00 - Getting started in policy engagement (in-person)
  In this session, you will benefit from a combination of presentations, short exercises, and opportunities to discuss with peer researchers your motivations, plans, and challenges when it comes to engaging with policymakers and the public policy world.
  Naomi Gibson (Medical Sciences Division), Jose Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Team)
• 14:00 - Completing Your DPhil (in-person)
  If you are nearing the end of your DPhil, this workshop will help you develop a plan for completing your DPhil and prepare for the viva.
  Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford), Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Thursday 12 June 2025

• 09:30 - Podcast your science (in-person)
  From inception to publication this practical session delivered by Emily Elias, journalist and producer of the Oxford Sparks podcast series, is a whirlwind tour through the basics of how to share your research in an engaging manner through podcasting.
  Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Sports, Exercise and Rehabilitation Medicine
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Friday 13 June 2025

• 13:00 - Preparing for the academic interview process (for Researchers)
  Various Speakers

Monday 16 June 2025

• 13:00 - The burden of drug resistant infections, the GRAM project
  Prof Christiane Dolecek (Oxford, NDM)
  IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series
• 15:00 - The transcriptional architecture of developing schistosomes
  Matt Berriman (University of Glasgow)

Wednesday 18 June 2025

• 09:30 - Networking: A strategic approach (in-person)
  Do you feel shy and uncomfortable at conferences? Do you feel networking is self-seeking and smacks of using people? On the contrary: “The currency of real networking is not greed but generosity.” Keith Ferrazzi
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)

Thursday 19 June 2025

• 11:00 - Getting Started with Public Engagement with Research (online)
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Respiratory
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Tuesday 24 June 2025

• 10:00 - Clinical decision support: Examples from Viet Nam in dengue management and the South and Southeast Asian Community-based Trials Network (SEACTN) in Thailand
  Dr Chanh Ho Quang (OUCRU)
  HIGH-Q Exchange Webinar Series

Thursday 26 June 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Genitourinary Medicine
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Thursday 3 July 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Palliative Care/Pain
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Tuesday 8 July 2025

• 10:00 - Innovations in epilepsy diagnosis in Kenya
  Professor Arjune Sen (Head of the Oxford Epilepsy Research Group), Dr Symon Kariuki (Africa Population and Health Research Centre,)
  HIGH-Q Exchange Webinar Series

Thursday 10 July 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Renal Medicine
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Thursday 17 July 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Infectious Diseases
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Thursday 24 July 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Stroke Medicine
  TBA
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds

Thursday 31 July 2025

• 13:00 - Medical Grand Rounds - Dermatology
  Dr Rubeta Matin
  MSD Medical Grand Rounds