Talks of interest to the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health
Description: This collection contains talks covering topics relevant to the research areas of Women’s & Reproductive Health.
Talks:

Friday 5 December 2025

Fellows Lecture in Pairs: 'Learning-related sensory responses in the cortex and basal ganglia' and 'Neural mechanisms of behavioural flexibility across threat and reward'
Date: 5 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Dr Andy Peters (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Mehran Ahmadlou (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Putting the human at the centre of drug discovery
Date: 9 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Dr Joanna Howson (Novo Nordisk)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr Nicky Whiffin (University of Oxford), Duncan Palmer (University of Oxford)

Introduction to public involvement with research
Date: 9 December 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker s: Polly Kerr (University of Oxford), Una Rennard (Applied Research Collaboration Oxford & TV), Angeli Vaid (Oxford BRC)
Venue Details: Online - Teams
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 10 December 2025

2025 Bennett Institute Medicines Symposium
Date: 10 December 2025, 9:00 - 16:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub, Jesus College, Market Street, Oxford OX1 3DW
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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)

Reprogrammed neurons and oligodendrocytes for brain repair after stroke
Date: 11 December 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Zaal Kokaia (Lund University, Sweden)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organiser: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Thursday 8 January 2025

AI and Workers' Health: Early Evidence and Possible Interventions
Date: 8 January 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Osea Giuntella (University of Pittsburgh)
Organiser: Dr Catia Nicodemo (CHSEO, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Catia Nicodemo (CHSEO, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 13 January 2025

Tools for environmentally sustainable health research: opportunities, challenges and open questions
Date: 13 January 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Ground Floor Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Dr Federica Lucivero (University of Oxford)
Host: The Ethox Centre

Axo-spinous communication between the cortex and thalamus
Date: 13 January 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor László Acsády (Hungarian Research Network, Institute of Experimental Medicine)
Venue: Sherrington Building, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Florence Buchanan Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Host: Professor Zoltan Molnar (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 14 January 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 14 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Alicia Walker (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr Aiden Doherty (University of Oxford), Dr Anya Topiwala (University of Oxford)

Friday 23 January 2025

Hypoxia and cerebral perfusion in the mammalian brain
Date: 23 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Isabel Christie (University of Sheffield)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Tom Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Tuesday 27 January 2025

TBC
Date: 27 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Neil Davies (UCL)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 30 January 2025

HDRUK Oxford: Clinical Trials and Health Systems Data Masterclass
Date: 30 January 2026, 12:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Professor Ly-Mee Yu (Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit), Associate Professor Marion Mafham (Oxford Population Health), Professor David Preiss (Oxford Population Health), Dr Charlie Harper (Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford), Ms Lucy Cureton (Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser: Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford)
Hosts: Natasha Sahgal (University of Oxford), Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 3 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 3 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Prof Patrick Mark (University of Glasgow)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 February 2025

Using Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care(HESAPC) data for research
Date: 4 February 2026, 11:00 - 13:30
Speaker s: Dr Charlie Harper (Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford), Raph Goldacre (Oxford Population Health)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 10 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dr Parminder Judge
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Joanna Blaszczyk (NDPH, University of Oxford), Sam Morris (NDPH, University of Oxford), Michael Turner (NDPH, University of Oxford), Dr Michelle Goonasekera (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 February 2025

Regulating CNS Fluid Flow to Halt Swelling and Slow Neurodegeneration
Date: 13 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Roslyn M Bill (Aston University)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor David Paterson (DPAG, University of Oxford)

Monday 23 February 2025

A Gentle Introduction to Python
Date: 23 February 2026, 9:00 - 10:00
Speaker : Matthieu Miossec (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 February 2025

ML Workshop: Combining Machine Learning (ML) with Medical Statistics - A Worked Example
Date: 26 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford), Greg Simond (University of Oxford), Dr Joshua Fieggen (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 0
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Lei Clifton (University of Oxford)

Friday 27 February 2025

Sugar and Starvation: Metabolic Strategies Across Evolutionary Extremes
Date: 27 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Nicolas Rohner (University of Münster)
Venue: Sherrington Library, off Parks Road OX1 3PT
Venue Details: Sherrington Building
Organisers: Dr Thomas Keeley (DPAG, University of Oxford), Dr Mootaz Salman (DPAG, University of Oxford)
Host: Associate Professor Mathilda Mommersteeg (DPAG University of Oxford)

Wednesday 4 March 2025

IDEU Symposium 2026
Date: 4 March 2026, 9:30 - 17:00
Speaker
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Host: Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)

Wednesday 18 March 2025

Introduction to public involvement with research
Date: 18 March 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker s: Polly Kerr (University of Oxford), Una Rennard (Applied Research Collaboration Oxford & TV), Angeli Vaid (Oxford BRC)
Venue Details: Online - Teams
Organiser: Polly Kerr (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 17 June 2025

Introduction to public involvement with research
Date: 17 June 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker s: Polly Kerr (University of Oxford), Angeli Vaid (Oxford BRC), Una Rennard (Applied Research Collaboration Oxford & TV)
Venue Details: Online - Teams
Organiser: Polly Kerr (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
Women in Science