Seminars relevant to NDM Tropical Medicine members
Description: Tropical Medicine Seminars
Tropical Medicine Global Health Seminars
AfOx insaka
Health Systems Collaborative
Global Health DPhil Discourse
Medical Grand Rounds
Talks:

Monday 1 December 2025

Development and use of enabling technologies to accelerate schistosome drug discovery​
Date: 1 December 2025, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Prof Karl Hoffmann (Dept of Life Sciences Aberystwyth University)
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 Gabriel Rinaldi (Department of Biology, University of Oxford)

Integrating epilepsy into maternal health systems: lessons from Nepal and global insights
Date: 1 December 2025, 17:00 - 18:15
Speaker s: Deepesha Silpakar (Nepal Public Health Foundation), Dr Mahesh Kumar Maskey (Nepal Public Health Foundation), Professor Jane Hirst (Imperial College London), Professor Arjune Sen (Head of the Oxford Epilepsy Research Group)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Host: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 3 December 2025

PSI seminar: ‘Vaccine Development Evaluation Centre (VDEC): Countermeasure development to licensure in support of pandemic preparedness’ presented by Dr Bassam Hallis
Date: 3 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:30
Speaker : Dr Bassam Hallis (UK Health Security Agency)
Venue Details: Hybrid event. MS Teams or Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Old Road Campus, University of Oxford.
Organisers: James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow), Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host: Pandemic Sciences Institute

Introduction to Endnote for medicine
Date: 3 December 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 4 December 2025

Interviewing for podcasts (online)
Date: 4 December 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: upon booking
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Medical Grand Rounds - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Date: 4 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Garry Tan
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street, JR Hospital
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 December 2025

A Pluriverse of Solidarities: Solidarity at the Margins, in Institutions, and in Sacred Spaces
Date: 9 December 2025, 10:00 - 11:15
Speaker s: Dr. Vimal Kumar (Movement for Scavenger Community (MSC), Assam), Ms. Tashi Lazhom (Mountain Youth Hub, Nepal), Prof. Sundararaman Thiagarajan (People’s Health Movement, India)
Venue Details: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/M9FUJhtJR5GLw6zC6TlbZA
Organiser: Dr. Julian Natukunda (Global Health Solidarity Project, University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr. Julian Natukunda (Global Health Solidarity Project, University of Oxford), Professor Caesar Atuire (University of Oxford)

Thursday 11 December 2025

AI Tools for Research: A Hands-On Workshop
Date: 11 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford), Dr Bradley Segal (University of Oxf), Gavin Hubbard (NIHR CLAHRC Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organisers: Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford), Professor Thomas Nichols (University of Oxford)
Host: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)

Medical Grand Rounds - Gastroenterology
Date: 11 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street, JR Hospital
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 22 January 2025

Interviewing for podcasts
Date: 22 January 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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)

Wednesday 28 January 2025

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Training Session (in-person)
Date: 28 January 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: On booking
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 29 January 2025

Podcast your science (in-person)
Date: 29 January 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: On booking
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
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)

Wednesday 4 February 2025

Get that grant (in-person)
Date: 4 February 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: On booking
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 25 February 2025

You and your Supervisor
Date: 25 February 2026, 10:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: On booking
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 5 March 2025

Getting Started in Public & Community Engagement with Research (online)
Date: 5 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 12 March 2025

21st Annual Oxford Vaccine Group Immunisation Seminar
Date: 12 March 2026, 9:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (Oxford Vaccine Group), Dr Dominic Kelly (Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford), Dr Robert Shaw (Oxford Vaccine Group), Professor George Warimwe (Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford), Professor Malick Gibani (Imperial College London), Dr James Gilchrist (University of Oxford), Professor Chrissie Jones (University of Southampton), Professor Simon Drysdale (Oxford Vaccine Group), Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam (UK Health Security Agency), Dr Kat Pollock (Oxford Vaccine Group), Charlie Firth (xford Vaccine Group), Professor Stefan Flasche (CharitéCenter for Global Health, Berlin)
Venue Details: University Suite
Organiser: Clara Lloyd (Conference Organiser, Oxford Vaccine Group)
Host: Karen Ford (Oxford Vaccine Group)

Wednesday 18 March 2025

Time Management
Date: 18 March 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: zoom
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 19 March 2025

Telling stories that matter: communicating your research through story
Date: 19 March 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Venue Details: On booking
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Thursday 26 March 2025

Completing Your DPhil (in-person)
Date: 26 March 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Professor Dimitra Rigopoulou (University of Oxford), Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: On booking
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

This list contains talks from the following series:
AfOx insaka - a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research
AfOx insaka - a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research
AMR surveillance best practices
Global Health DPhil Discourse
Health Systems Collaborative Skills Seminars
HIGH-Q Exchange Webinar Series
MSD Medical Grand Rounds
NDM Seminar Series
Tropical Medicine Global Health Seminars
Tropical Medicine Seminars