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 19 January 2025

Unravelling the ecology and virulence of prehistoric plague
Date: 19 January 2026, 13:30 - 14:30
Speaker : Dr Ruairidh Macleod (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Life and Mind Building, South Parks Road, OX1 3EL, Seminar rooms 7 & 8, Lower Ground Floor
Organisers: TBA
Host: Prof Craig Maclean (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 20 January 2025

REF open access policy briefing
Date: 20 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

PSI seminar: multidisciplinary panel discussion, ‘The role of the PSI in outbreak response and research: a case study from the recent Rift Valley fever virus outbreak in West Africa’
Date: 20 January 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker s: Christophe Fraser (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology), James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow), Danny Wright (Senior Postdoctoral Researcher), Ben Young (Postdoctoral Researcher), Emily Adams (Associate Professor and Chief Global Health Officer), Sandrena Frischer (DPhil Candidate)
Venue Details: Richard Doll Building lecture theatre
Organisers: James Hay (Wellcome Trust Early Career Fellow), Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host: Pandemic Sciences Institute

Wednesday 21 January 2025

Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in medical education and diagnostics
Date: 21 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr. Abhi Ghosh (University of Oxford)
Venue: John Radcliffe Academic, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: NDCLS Seminar Room, Level 4
Organiser: Dr. Arlene Glasgow (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Deborah Gill (University of Oxford )

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)

Medical Grand Rounds - Infectious Diseases
Date: 22 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Friday 23 January 2025

Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence reviews in medicine: getting started
Date: 23 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Nia Roberts (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Neal Thurley (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 26 January 2025

Responsible Research and Innovation
Date: 26 January 2026, 9:30 - 17:00
Speaker s: Sarah Callaghan (Research Practice Group, University of Oxford), Sally Charles (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: upon booking
Organiser: Alison Trinder (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

‘Enteric viral infections promote systemic accelerated aging in Drosophila’
Date: 26 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Carla Saleh, PhD, Professor (Department of Virology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France)
Venue: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QU
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2, Room 20-138
Organiser: Jessica Barnes (Department of Biochemistry)
Host: Professor Petros Ligoxygakis (Department of Biochemistry, 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)

Online Webinar: Ethnicity Inclusion Training
Date: 27 January 2026, 10:30 - 13:00
Speaker : Prof. Shaun Treweek
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Host: NIHR Oxford BRC

Next Generation Vaccines designed to prevent future pandemics
Date: 27 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Jonathan Heeney (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Lisbeth Soederberg (University of Oxford, Jenner Institute)
Hosts: TBA

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)

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 28 January 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

PSI guest seminar: Speakers from Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal
Date: 28 January 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Dr Emily Adams (University of Oxford), Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall (Director of Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), Senegal), Dr Cheikh Tidiane Diagne (MD DiaTropix, IPD, Senegal), Dr Joe Fitchett (IPD, Senegal)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: The Centre for Human Genetics - Room A/B, Old Road Campus, Headington, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN
Organisers: Dr Emily Adams (University of Oxford), Ksenia Ananyeva (University of Oxford)
Host: Pandemic Sciences Institute

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)

Friday 30 January 2025

Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources
Date: 30 January 2026, 13:30 - 16:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Miguel Arana-Catania (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

Monday 2 February 2025

Generative AI to Predict and Engineer Human Tissues and Cells
Date: 2 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Mo Lotfollahi (Wellcome Sanger Institute)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Kennedy Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Tess Lawless (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology)
Host: Dr Adrien Hallou (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford)

Sex, drugs, and Shigella: connecting pathogen evolution to public health outcomes
Date: 2 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Kate Baker (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

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)

Designing a conference poster in medicine: Getting started
Date: 2 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 February 2025

What can ancient DNA tell us about the evolution of disease susceptibility?
Date: 3 February 2026, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Evan Irving-Pease (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford), Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)

Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 3 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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)

Thursday 5 February 2025

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 5 February 2026, 10:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Getting started in Oxford libraries
Date: 5 February 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
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

Medical Grand Rounds - Gastroenterology - 'Acute Severe UC: what's new, what's not?'
Date: 5 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 10 February 2026, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
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

Thursday 12 February 2025

Medical Grand Rounds - Respiratory Medicine
Date: 12 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 February 2025

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 13 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 February 2025

Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 19 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Medical Grand Rounds - Rheumatology
Date: 19 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Your thesis, copyright & ORA
Date: 19 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker s: David Watson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Thomas Mitchell (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 20 February 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 20 February 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, 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

Monday 23 February 2025

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 23 February 2026, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Improving the treatment of TB/TB meningitis
Date: 23 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Guy Thwaites (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2025

Narrative CVs for Funding Applications
Date: 24 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Mary Muers (Research Culture Facilitator, Medical Sciences Division), Kanza Basit (Senior Research Facilitator, Social Sciences Division), Gavin Bird (Research Facilitator, Earth Sciences), Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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)

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 26 February 2025

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Training Session (in-person)
Date: 26 February 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: upon booking
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Medical Grand Rounds - Hepatology
Date: 26 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 March 2025

Nipah virus vaccine development
Date: 2 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Brian Angus (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar rooms
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 2 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Cairns Library, Headington OX3 9DU
Venue Details: Beeson Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 March 2025

Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 4 March 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 March 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 5 March 2026, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, 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

Medical Grand Rounds - Cardiology
Date: 5 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

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)

Tuesday 10 March 2025

Designing a conference poster in medicine: Getting started
Date: 10 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 March 2025

Get that fellowship (in-person)
Date: 11 March 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
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)

Your Next Career Step — How to Get Ready and Find Support
Date: 12 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Dr Chris Jeffs (Oxford University Careers Service), Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Medical Grand Rounds - Emergency Medicine
Date: 12 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 March 2025

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 13 March 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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)

Medical Grand Rounds - AGM and Ambulatory Care
Date: 19 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

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)

Medical Grand Rounds - Neurology
Date: 26 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Ashwini Oswal
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Street
Organiser: Prof Brian Angus
Hosts: TBA

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