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:

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Uhlig & Knight Groups
Date: 19 November 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWNlOTdjZGMtYjIyYi00ZDE4LWI5MzQtM2Q5NDAxMTZlZGE2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Prof Holm Uhlig (Nuffield Department of Medicine), Prof Julian Knight (Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)

Spatial Ecology of War and Peace: Perspective of Global Networked Tipping Dynamics
Date: 19 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Weisi Guo (Centre for Autonomous and Cyber-Physical Systems, Cranfield University)
Venue Details: Kindly register to our mailing list to receive the Teams invitation!
Organiser: Metrics and Models Management Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Regulatory T cell depletion promotes myeloid cell activation and glioblastoma response to anti-PD1 and tumor-targeting antibodies
Date: 19 November 2025, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr. Felipe Galvez-Cancino (Centre for Immuno-oncology, University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Eoghan Mulholland (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 November 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Status: This talk has been cancelled
Date: 20 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Catherine Tong (Isomorphic Labs)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organisers: Aiden Doherty (University of Oxford), Dr Anya Topiwala (University of Oxford)
Host: Sumeeta Maheshwari (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Investigating the impact of genetic variation on the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
Date: 25 November 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Hannah (Currant)
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)

Ethox Seminar - The Significance of Human Interaction in Consent to Research: ASCEND PLUS and Beyond
Date: 25 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker : Professor Mark Sheehan (University of Oxford)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Lower Ground Seminar Room 0 and on Zoom
Organiser: Aileen Mooney (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Patient and Public Involvement with impact: going from good to better to best practice.
Date: 25 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Rachel Plachcinski (NDWRH, University of Oxford), Charlotte Bevan (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: This event is hybrid
Organiser: Michael Suttie (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 November 2025

OxSTAI Seminar - Implementation Challenges of Medical AI: the view from the ground
Date: 26 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Dr Alex Novak (RCEM Associate Prof in Emergency Medicine, Director of Emergency Medicine Research Oxford (EMROx), Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Ambulatory Care), Dr Rubeta Matin (Consultant Dermatologist)
Venue: Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details: Seminar Room 0 - in-person event only
Organisers: Angeliki Kerasidou (University of Oxford), The Ethox Centre
Hosts: TBA

Festival of Global Health screening of Spillover: Planet of Viruses
Date: 26 November 2025, 16:00 - 20:00
Speaker s: Associate Professor Toral Gathani (Oxford Population Health), Professor Miles Carroll (University of Oxford), Michael Wech (Broadview Films), Zoe McDougall (Oxford Nanopore)
Venue Details: This event will take place at the Curzon Cinema, Westgate Centre, Oxford
Organiser: Lulu Phillips (Oxford Population Health)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 November 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 November 2025, 11:30 - 12:30
Speaker : James Bancroft (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Building, Headington OX3 7JX
Venue Details: Meeting room A
Organisers: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford), Steph Fowler (University of Oxford), Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)
Host: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 2 December 2025

pAIpercast: From Paper to Podcast
Date: 2 December 2025, 10:00 - 10:30
Speaker : Bana Alamad (University of Oxford)
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Room A/B
Organisers: Dr Gavin Band (University of Oxford ), Dr Helen Lockstone (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The effect of ancestry on disease and other complex traits
Date: 2 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Professor Peter Visscher (NDPH)
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

Using LLMs for research
Date: 2 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue Details: This event is hybrid
Organiser: Michael Suttie (NDWRH, University of Oxford)
Host: Chris Nellaker (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 3 December 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Church & Milosevic Groups
Date: 3 December 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YTRmNDNhN2QtMjdjYS00MDQ2LTk0ZjEtNmJjNjUwMDBlYmIz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Dr David Church (University of Oxford)

From Job Descriptions to Occupations: Using Neural Language Models to Code Job Data
Date: 3 December 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Professor Xi Song (University of Pennsylvania)
Venue Details: Kindly register to our mailing list to receive the Teams invitation!
Organiser: Metrics and Models Management Group (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

From Job Descriptions to Occupations: Using Neural Language Models to Code Job Data
Date: 3 December 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker : Xi Song (University of Pennsylvania)
Venue Details: Metrics and Models
Organiser: Metrics and Models Management Group (University of Oxford)
Host: Metrics and Models Management Group (University of Oxford)

Tuesday 9 December 2025

Title TBC
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 9 December 2025, 9:30 - 10:30
Speaker : Dr Joanna Howson (University of Cambridge)
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)

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)

Title TBC
Date: 11 December 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Dr Sally Cowley (Head, James Martin Stem Cell Facility, Oxford Stem Cell Institute, University of Oxford)
Organisers: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford), Steph Fowler (University of Oxford), Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Martina Hallegger (University of Oxford)
Host: Charmaine Lang (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

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

Wednesday 28 January 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Parks & Bull Groups
Date: 28 January 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjNiMWJhMjktOWI1Yy00NTUyLTg5OGYtMGQ4M2NiYWJiNjQ2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Katherine Bull (Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics), Tom Parks (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 (HES) data for research
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Date: 4 February 2026, 11:00 - 13:00
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

Wednesday 11 February 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Mentzer Group (second group TBC)
Date: 11 February 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGY5N2MxNGUtMGNlNy00ZGQ0LTlhNDQtY2M2OGQwMDNkOTY3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Host: Dr Alex Mentzer

Monday 23 February 2025

A Gentle Introduction to Python
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
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

Wednesday 25 February 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: O'Callaghan & Beagrie Groups
Date: 25 February 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGJlMWYyZDktOWEwNS00YjE0LWFkMjgtNDZjYTI3NTMyYmY4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Rob Beagrie (University of Oxford), Prof Chris O'Callaghan (WIMM, HIU)

Thursday 26 February 2025

ML Workshop: Combining Machine Learning (ML) with Medical Statistics - A Worked Example
Status: This talk is in preparation - details may change
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)

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 11 March 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Carroll & Fowler Groups
Date: 11 March 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OTljMjAzMTEtMjkzNi00NWRhLWFhN2MtOGFkNjE0MWVhNjQz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Sybille Marchese (University of Oxford), Steph Fowler (University of Oxford), Professor Miles Carroll (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 29 April 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Taylor Group (second group TBC)
Date: 29 April 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDhhZmIyOTUtMDhlZi00YThjLWJiMGEtZDkyNzQ0MWNhMzEz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Host: Professor Jenny Taylor (Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics)

Wednesday 13 May 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Knight & Milosevic Groups
Date: 13 May 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWNlOTdjZGMtYjIyYi00ZDE4LWI5MzQtM2Q5NDAxMTZlZGE2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Ira Milosevic (University of Oxford), Prof Julian Knight

Wednesday 3 June 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Uhlig & Lang Groups
Date: 3 June 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Headington OX3 7BN
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MGE5NWU1MjktZjVmMC00MTU1LTk0NjEtNDRiMjk3YTAzY2Rh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Charmaine Lang (University of Oxford), Prof Holm Uhlig (Nuffield Department of Medicine)

Wednesday 24 June 2025

Lunchtime Lab Talks: Mentzer & Beagrie Groups
Date: 24 June 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Rooms A&B or join on MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDgyOTQ0NDMtZTQxYy00YmNhLWI4ZDgtNDJhMDQ3ZWUyZWZh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22faee8eaf-f9bf-478e-9151-5bbfc3b39a0f%22%7d
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt (University of Oxford, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics)
Hosts: Dr Rob Beagrie (University of Oxford), Dr Alex Mentzer

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Women in Science