OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
If staff have any questions about the Oxford Events launch, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
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Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in information discovery and scholarly communications
Talks:
Monday 1 December 2025
Poster clinic for medicine
Date: 1 December 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses in medicine
Date: 2 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker
s:
Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Nia Roberts (Bodleian Health Care Libraries),
Eli Harriss (Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Wednesday 3 December 2025
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
Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 3 December 2025, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 4 December 2025
Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 4 December 2025, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker
s:
Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
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
Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 9 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
:
Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
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
Thursday 11 December 2025
Overton walkthrough for Oxford University
Date: 11 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
s:
Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord),
Eleanor Downes (Overton)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Introduction to Endnote for medicine
Date: 16 December 2025, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker
:
Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 20 January 2025
Designing a conference poster in medicine: Getting started
Date: 20 January 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
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
Wednesday 21 January 2025
Introduction to online resources for historians: show and tell
Date: 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker
s:
Isabel Holowaty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Rachel D'Arcy Brown (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Friday 23 January 2025
Introduction to Zotero for medicine
Date: 23 January 2026, 11:30 - 13:00
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
Monday 2 February 2025
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
Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 3 February 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker
s:
Craig Finlay (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Pinelopi Flaouna (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 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
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
Friday 6 February 2025
Undergraduate critical thinking with academic sources
Date: 6 February 2026, 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
Tuesday 10 February 2025
Preparing for your literature review in the Social Sciences
Date: 10 February 2026, 9:30 - 11:15
Speaker
s:
Pinelopi Flaouna (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Katie Allen (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: 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
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
Poster clinic for medicine
Date: 17 February 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
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 18 February 2025
Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Date: 18 February 2026, 11:30 - 13:00
Speaker
s:
Jo Gardner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Isabel Holowaty (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford),
Rachel D'Arcy Brown (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
Monday 23 February 2025
Designing a conference poster in medicine: Getting started
Date: 23 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker
:
Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 2 March 2025
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
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
Monday 16 March 2025
Poster clinic for medicine
Date: 16 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker
:
Hannah McGivern (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Health Care Libraries - Knowledge Centre, Headington OX3 7DQ
Venue Details: Group Study Room
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
Monday 23 March 2025
REF open access policy briefing
Date: 23 March 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
:
Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser:
Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts:
TBA
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