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Talks of interest to International Development staff and students
Talks:

Wednesday 21 January 2025

Foundations of copyright for teaching
Date: 21 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker s: Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Imperial Circulations: Climate Knowledge, Port Labor, and Material Worlds
Date: 21 January 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Cherry Briggs (Independent Researcher), Alison Bennett (Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Observatory,
Venue Details: Room 20.513, History Hub, Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

No seminar this week
Date: 21 January 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Transnational Trade & Labour History
Date: 21 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Camille Neufville (University of Strasbourg), Amrit Deol (California State University, Fresno)
Venue: Radcliffe Observatory,
Venue Details: Room 20.402, History Hub, Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Unwelcome to Denmark: The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration
Date: 21 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Professor Michelle Pace (Roskilde University)
Venue Details: On Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Mobile manuscripts: Arabic learning across the Early Modern Western Indian Ocean
Date: 21 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Christopher Bahl (University of Durham)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organiser: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 22 January 2025

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 22 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), 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

Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 22 January 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

LAC 60th Series: Mexico since 1551
Date: 22 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Paul Gillingham (Northwestern University), Discussant: Alan Knight (Oxford), Discussant Benjamin Smith (Warwick)
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
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

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

The Renewal of Islam
Date: 23 January 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Fitzroy Morrissey (Oxford)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 26 January 2025

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 26 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
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

How will the AI Revolution impact on the ways that MPs work?
Date: 26 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Jamie Bartlett, Dr Ekaterina Hertog (University of Oxford), Rosie Beacon (Helfie.AI)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 January 2025

CSAE Workshop Week 2
Date: 27 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Aayushma Manandhar (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

South Asia-Africa Seminar Series: Talking about Unfree Labour
Date: 27 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Bhanupriya Rao (Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Behanbox), Michael Odijie (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford), Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Commentary on current US foreign policy
Date: 27 January 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 28 January 2025

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

Title TBC
Date: 28 January 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Andrew Zeitlin (Georgetown University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Revolutionary Worlds: Fascism, Anti-Imperialism, and Transnational Political Imaginaries
Date: 28 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Daiki Kaba (Hitotsubashi University), Ashkan Hashemipour (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Room 20.402, The Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: Asma Shakeel (Oxford), Asmita Sarkar (Oxford), Sana Shah (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Panel Title: Revolutionary Worlds: Fascism, Anti-Imperialism, and Transnational Political Imaginaries
Date: 28 January 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Ashkan Hashemipour (Oxford), Daiki Kaba (Hitotsubashi University)
Venue: Radcliffe Observatory,
Venue Details: Room 20.402, History Hub, Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 28 January 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), 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

Are machines part of nature?
Date: 28 January 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Theodor Borrmann (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Game: The Economy of Undocumented Migration from Afghanistan to Europe
Date: 28 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Hannah Pool (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Islamophobia, antisemitism, and the struggle for recognition
Date: 28 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Tariq Modood (University of Bristol)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

A model occupation. German occupational policy in Brussels and its impact on the First World War - and beyond
Date: 28 January 2026, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Samuël Kruizinga (UV Amsterdam)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 January 2025

The Mexican Intellectuals Lobby in the United States During the 1920s and 1930s
Date: 29 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Jesus Velasco (Tarleton State University/LAC Visiting Academic)
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 30 January 2025

Choosing and using software for referencing
Date: 30 January 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Oliver Bridle (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

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

Towards a Supernatural History of the British Empire
Date: 30 January 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : John Slight (Open University)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 February 2025

Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence reviews in medicine: getting started
Date: 2 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), 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

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

What isn’t working in contemporary politics - and why: is the problem the civil service, the press, the public, the courts or politicians themselves?
Date: 2 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Sam Freedman, Peppa Crerar, Ben Ansell (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
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

CSAE Workshop Week 3
Date: 3 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Antonia Delius (University of Oxford), Peter Courtney (Stellenbosch University and the Tinbergen Institute)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

South Asia-Africa Seminar Series: Insurgency, Conflict and Governance
Date: 3 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Paula Cristina Roque, Alpa Shah (Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford), Janaki Srinivasan (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

Transnational Revolutionary Networks and the Global Cold War: The African National Congress, the Irish Republican Army, and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, 1969-2005
Date: 3 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Natalia Hildebrand (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2
Organiser: Ila Axelrod (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Money in Modern War and the Blockade of Germany, 1914-18
Date: 3 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Jonathan Boff (Birmingham)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

BOOK TALK: Twelve Years Away from Constantinople, 1896 – 1908 (My Memoirs) by Yervant Odian
Date: 3 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Nanor Kebranian (Vienna)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Laurent Mignon (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 4 February 2025

Norm Replacement and Information. An Experiment on Ending Female Genital Cutting
Date: 4 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Lucia Corno (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The shifting place of land, water, and nature in the Ecuadorian Andes
Date: 4 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Dr Geoff Goodwin (University of Leeds)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The price of Fortress Europe: Critical reflections on the EU’s migration policies and constitutional horizons
Date: 4 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr Aristel Skrbic (Ghent University)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 1
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Worlds of Islam: a global history
Date: 4 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor James McDougall (University of Oxford)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 February 2025

Copyright the card game
Date: 5 February 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Chris Morrison (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Ami Pendergrass (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

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

Title TBC
Date: 5 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : TBC
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
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

Zotero for referencing
Date: 6 February 2026, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Katie Allen (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

Data sources for research - discovery, access and use
Date: 6 February 2026, 11:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue: Social Science Library, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Information Skills Training Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Bureaucracies of Violence: Asians leaving Uganda in 1972
Date: 6 February 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Ria Kapoor (QMUL)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 February 2025

Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses in medicine
Date: 9 February 2026, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Nia Roberts (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Eli Harriss (Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Semiar Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

What can MPs learn from what has already worked in transforming their institutions for the 21st Century
Date: 9 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Lord Freud, Baroness Hodge of Barking, Prof Eric Beinhocker (INET Oxford Executive Director)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
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

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

Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence reviews in medicine: getting started
Date: 10 February 2026, 10:00 - 11:00
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

CSAE Workshop Week 4
Date: 10 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Aarushi Kalra (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

South Asia-Africa Seminar Series: Sovereignty by Exception: Global China, Law, and Infrastructure across Africa and South Asia
Date: 10 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Thiruni Kelagama (Wolfson College, Oxford), Miriam Driessen (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford), Janaki Srinivasan (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

Title TBC
Date: 10 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Nyasha Mukonoweshuro (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2
Organiser: Ila Axelrod (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Strategic Net Assessment
Date: 10 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker s: Dr Rob Johnson (CCW, Oxford), Dr Edward Howell (CCW, Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

BOOK TALK: A History of Modern Syria
Date: 10 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Daniel Neep (Brandeis University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 11 February 2025

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 11 February 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker s: Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Unbiased and Accurate: Measuring Sensitive Outcomes Through Ballot-Bag Surveys
Date: 11 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Ahmed Elsayed (The American University in Cairo)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Imperial Circulations: Climate Knowledge, Port Labor, and Material Worlds
Date: 11 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Cherry Briggs (Independent Researcher), Alison Bennett (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Room 20.513, The Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: Asma Shakeel (Oxford), Asmita Sarkar (Oxford), Sana Shah (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 11 February 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Can queering ecology help us address environmental destruction?
Date: 11 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Cannelle Gueguen-Teil (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Hajj and the Art of Pilgrimage
Date: 11 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Sir Nasser Khalili (Khalili Foundation)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Mercenaries for Peace: Masculinity, Internationalism, and Pleasure on the Front Lines of Peacekeeping
Date: 11 February 2026, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Margot Tudor (City)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 February 2025

Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
Date: 12 February 2026, 9:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Elizabeth McIntosh (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Keeping up to date with research
Date: 12 February 2026, 13:30 - 15:00
Speaker s: Helen Worrell (Bodleian Libraries), Louise Wetherill (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The Way Out: Justice in the Queer Search for Refuge - Book Launch
Date: 12 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Dr Rebecca Buxton (University of Bristol), Dr. Samuel Ritholtz (University of Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: The Old Library
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

In the Name of "La ética judeocristiana": On Latin America’s New Right and its Support of Israel (1973-2023)
Date: 12 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Daniel Kressel (Koch History Centre, Oxford)
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 13 February 2025

Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
Date: 13 February 2026, 11:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue: Social Science Library, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Information Skills Training Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Italian Fascism, the Holy See and the Nationalist Government During the First Apostolic Delegation to China (1922-1933)
Date: 13 February 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Chiara D'Auria (UNISA)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Monday 16 February 2025

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 16 February 2026, 15:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

A well-informed democracy?
Date: 16 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Jonathan Hall KC, Marianne Spring, Mitali Mukherjee (Reuters Institute, Oxford)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 February 2025

CSAE Workshop Week 5
Date: 17 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Dambala Kutela (University of Witwatersrand)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

South Asia-Africa Seminar Series: Gen Z revolutions
Date: 17 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: David Gellner (University of Oxford), Velomahanina Razakamaharavo (University of Reading), Krishna Adhikari (University of Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford), Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

On the Sultan’s Secret Service: Oman, Rhodesia, and the CargOman Affair
Date: 17 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Naif Alrogi (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2
Organiser: Ila Axelrod (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

BELARUS: Autocracy, War and Diplomacy. A British Diplomat’s Observations of Life Inside Belarus
Date: 17 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Jack Hands
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 February 2025

Open monographs
Date: 18 February 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

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

Title TBC
Date: 18 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Johannes Boehm (Geneva Graduate Institute)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Master class: Nature and modes of law making
Date: 18 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Coolie Migrants, Indian Diplomacy: Caste, Class, and Indenture Abroad, 1914-67
Date: 18 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Kalathmika Natarajan (University of Exeter)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room one
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Greece’s comeback: how a nation regained credibility
Date: 18 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Alex Patelis (Chief Economic Adviser to Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2019–2024),), Vicky Pryce (Economist & Business Consultant), Peter Sanfey (European Bank for Reconstuction and Development)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
Organisers: TBA
Host: Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, St Antony's College, Oxford)

Imams and patrons: service provision by Islamic non-state actors
Date: 18 February 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
Speaker : Dr Tugba Bozcaga (KCL)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
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

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

RefWorks for referencing
Date: 19 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sophie Lay (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Not all Anthropocenes are the same: Politics , utopias, dystopias and futures in Amazonia
Date: 19 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Susanna Hecht (UCLA)
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
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

Campaigning and Counter-Insurgency in the Creole Archipelago: The British Struggle in the Revolutionary Caribbean
Date: 20 February 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : David Lambert (Warwick)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
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

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

Termly update on open scholarship
Date: 23 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

How AI will affect defence, foreign and security policy?
Date: 23 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2025

Zotero for referencing
Date: 24 February 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker s: Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Katie Allen (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

CSAE Workshop Week 6
Date: 24 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Abiodun Adetokunbo (Augustine University)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Using Scopus for your research
Date: 24 February 2026, 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

South Asia-Africa Seminar Series: The Politics of Digital Interventions
Date: 24 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Tom Neumark (University of Oslo), Nafis Aziz (University of Amsterdam)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford), Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tim Freeman’s malaria trials and the monetisation of impregnated mosquito nets in Gokwe, northwest Zimbabwe, 1993-1996
Date: 24 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Asa Mudzimu (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2
Organiser: Ila Axelrod (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Naval Strategy in the Pacific: Balancing not Challenging China
Date: 24 February 2026, 16:15 - 17:15
Speaker : Lt Cdr Andrew Ward (CCW & Royal Navy)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

BOOK TALK: Fire in Every Direction
Date: 24 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Tareq Baconi (Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Hosts: Dr Ammar Azzouz (Somerville College, University of Oxford), Professor Raihan Ismail (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Wednesday 25 February 2025

How Market Access Shapes Wellbeing and Values: Experimental Evidence from the D.R. Congo
Date: 25 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Jonathan Weigel (University of California Berkeley)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Transnational Trade & Labour History
Date: 25 February 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Camille Neufville (University of Strasbourg), Amrit Deol (California State University, Fresno)
Venue Details: Room 20.402, The Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: Asma Shakeel (Oxford), Asmita Sarkar (Oxford), Sana Shah (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence reviews in medicine: getting started
Date: 25 February 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), 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

Master class: Priceless or unmarketable? Nature and its free gifts
Date: 25 February 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Anthropology of Good: Exploring Volunteerism in the 2015 European Refugee Crisis
Date: 25 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker s: Professor Dawn Chatty (University of Oxford), Audra Morris (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room one
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

From divine sovereignty to national legitimacy: transformations in the theology of political Islam
Date: 25 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Jocelyn Cesari (University of Birmingham)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Male bodies for the fatherland. Invalidity and self-mutilation in the eighteenth-century Habsburg monarchy
Date: 25 February 2026, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Julia Heinemann (Antwerp)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 February 2025

Chile’s Neoliberal Nationalization: How a Dictator Spooked Copper Investors, 1974-1989
Date: 26 February 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Margarita Fajardo (LAC/OSGA, Oxford, and Lawrence College, USA)
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Feeling Safe but Not Ready: Disaster Risk Perception and Urban Resilience in Baltic Capitals
Date: 26 February 2026, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr. Didzis Kļaviņš (University of Latvia)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 1
Organisers: Emily Usherwood (Oxford Department of International Development), Jo Boyce (University of Oxford, Oxford Dept of International Development)
Host: Professor Corneliu Bjola (University of Oxford)

Friday 27 February 2025

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 27 February 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care 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

Using AI to find, analyse and share information sources
Date: 27 February 2026, 13:30 - 16:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Neil Jefferies (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Evenlode room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Fascist India: Race, Caste and Hindutva [Book Talk]
Date: 27 February 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Luna Sabastian (Northeastern University London)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 2 March 2025

Searching for patents and standards
Date: 2 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Rachel Scanlon (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Alessandra Vetrugno (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

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

How are governments going to pay to make 19th century institutions fit to deal with 21st century problems?
Date: 2 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Professor Paul Johnson (University of Oxford), The Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court, Michael McMahon (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 3 March 2025

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 3 March 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

CSAE Workshop Week 7
Date: 3 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Sarobidy Rakotonarivo (University of Antananarivo), Jordan Imahori (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

South Asia-Africa Seminar Series: Southern Urbanisms, Migration and Belonging
Date: 3 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Elisa Tamburo (Harvard University & University of Oxford), Bani Gill (University of Tübingen)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford), Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

National Resilience and Preparedness
Date: 3 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Rowena Hill (Nottingham Trent University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

BOOK TALK: Contemporary Islamist Opposition in Morocco: Resisting Inclusion and Moderation
Date: 3 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Alfonso Casani (Complutense University of Madrid)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: MEC Boardroom, Kirdar Building, 68 Woodstock Road
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Michael Willis (St Antony's College)

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

How Prosocial Motives Shape Market Exchange: Experimental Evidence from Street Vending
Date: 4 March 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Ronak Jain (University of Zurich)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Master class: If Nature was the question, would biomimicry be the answer?
Date: 4 March 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Meeting Room A
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Grounding the Components of an Ethical Response to Refugees
Date: 4 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr Bradley Hillier-Smith (University of St Andrews)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Transnational ties of faith: Imdadullah’s letters and writings from the Hijaz during the late-19th century
Date: 4 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Dr Moin Ahmad Nizami (Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Can cultural life thrive under authoritarianism? Evidence from Greece, 1970-1973
Date: 4 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Stathis Kalyvas (All Souls College, Oxford), Foteini Dimirouli (Keble College, Oxford)
Venue: St Antony's College - North Site,
Venue Details: Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HR
Organisers: TBA
Host: Othon Anastasakis (SEESOX, St Antony's College, Oxford)

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

A keynote conversation with Saeb Eigner about 'Artists of the Middle East. 1900 to Now.'
Date: 5 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Saeb Eigner (Author)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Investcorp Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Middle East Centre Administrator (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)
Host: Professor Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College, University of Oxford)

Black Monserrat: Race, Migration, and Real Estate in Nineteenth-Century Buenos Aires
Date: 5 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Michael Goebel (Freie Universität Berlin)
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 6 March 2025

Working with sensitive research data
Date: 6 March 2026, 11:00 - 13:00
Speaker s: John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue: Social Science Library, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Information Skills Training Room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence reviews in medicine: getting started
Date: 6 March 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

Hobbes the Egyptian: The Leviathan as Anti-Bible
Date: 6 March 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Robert Yelle (LMU Munich)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 6 March 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 9 March 2025

Is the changed relationship between voters and legislators due to the development of the Internet a boon for good decision-making - or a challenge?
Date: 9 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:45
Speaker s: Nusrat Ghani, Professor Ignacio Cofone (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Nissan Institute Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), St Antony's College
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 March 2025

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 10 March 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker s: Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), 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

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

CSAE Workshop Week 8
Date: 10 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Krittika Ray (University of Oxford), Kristen Yang (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

South Asia-Africa Seminar Series: The Politics and Technologies of Measurement
Date: 10 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Dr Shankar Nair (Oxford), Dr Rachel King (UCL)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Rebekah Lee (University of Oxford), Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Strikes, refusal, troublemaking: Workers’ resistance to and disruption of German rule in colonial Namibia
Date: 10 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Malin Bornemann (University of Oxford)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar Room 2
Organiser: Ila Axelrod (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

How to End a Nuclear War: Deterrence and Provocation in War Termination
Date: 10 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker s: Lauren Sukin (University of Oxford), Sam Seitz (University of Oxford)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Changing Character of War Centre (CCW)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 11 March 2025

Postgraduate Presentations
Date: 11 March 2026, 10:00 - 14:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Radcliffe Observatory,
Venue Details: Room 20.513, Schwarzman Centre, Oxford OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

No seminar this week
Date: 11 March 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Seminar Room G (third floor)
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Imperial and Postcolonial Regimes of Expertise: Medicine, Development, and Environmental Limits
Date: 11 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Sudarshana Banerjee (University of St Andrews), Rishabh Bajoria (National University of Singapore)
Venue Details: Room 20.402, The Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: Asma Shakeel (Oxford), Asmita Sarkar (Oxford), Sana Shah (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Imperial and Postcolonial Regimes of Expertise: Medicine, Development, and Environmental Limits
Date: 11 March 2026, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker s: Sudarshana Banerjee (University of St Andrews), Rishabh Bajoria (National University of Singapore)
Venue: Radcliffe Observatory,
Venue Details: Room 20.402, History Hub, Schwarzman Centre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

When Ground Gives Way: Attentive Responsiveness and Reimagining Scientific Authority
Date: 11 March 2026, 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker : Olga Ulturgasheva (University of Manchester)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: tbc
Organiser: Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Responsibility Sharing in International Refugee Law: Towards Common but Differentiated Legal Obligations
Date: 11 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Dr Elizabeth Mavropoulou (University of Westminster)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room one
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Leviathan's health: state capacity and epidemics from the Black Death to Covid
Date: 11 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Sheilagh Ogilvie (University of Oxford)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 March 2025

Advanced searching clinic for systematic reviews, scoping reviews and evidence syntheses in medicine
Date: 12 March 2026, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care 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

Title TBC
Date: 12 March 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : TBA
Venue: 1 Church Walk, 1 Church Walk OX2 6LY
Venue Details: LAC Main Seminar Room, and online via Zoom
Organisers: TBA
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

Students Against Apartheid: Collective Emotions and the Making of a Global Movement
Date: 13 March 2026, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Daniel Manulak (Toronto & Oxford)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
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

Tuesday 17 March 2025

Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
Date: 17 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 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

Wednesday 25 March 2025

Introduction to EndNote for medicine
Date: 25 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

Preregistration and registered reports: What, why, and how
Date: 25 March 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker : Jackie Thompson (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 March 2025

Logistics of open scholarship
Date: 26 March 2026, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker : Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Literature searching in medicine: getting started
Date: 26 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 7 April 2025

Fundamentals of open access
Date: 7 April 2026, 14:30 - 16:00
Speaker s: Sarah Humphreys (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), David Phillips (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 April 2025

Systematic reviews, scoping reviews and other evidence reviews in medicine: getting started
Date: 15 April 2026, 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 22 April 2025

Searching systematically in medicine
Date: 22 April 2026, 15:00 - 16:30
Speaker s: Carolyn Smith (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford), Suzannah Bridge (Bodleian Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 April 2025

Title TBC
Date: 29 April 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Nina Buchmann (Princeton University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 6 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 6 May 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Siwan Anderson (University of British Columbia)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 12 May 2025

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 12 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

Wednesday 13 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 13 May 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (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

Wednesday 20 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 20 May 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : David Lagakos (Boston University)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (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

Wednesday 27 May 2025

Title TBC
Date: 27 May 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Lydia Assouad (London School of Economics)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 3 June 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Joris Mueller (National University of Singapore)
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 10 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 10 June 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 17 June 2025

Title TBC
Date: 17 June 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
AfOx insaka - a gathering for sharing ideas and knowledge about Africa-focused research
African History & Politics Seminars
Africans and war in Vietnam: global protest, liberation politics and transnational soldiers
African Studies Centre Research Seminars
African Studies Seminar Series
African Studies Seminar Series
African Studies Seminar Series
African Studies Seminar Series
Allama Iqbal Lecture
Anthropology Departmental Seminar Series: Trinity 2024
Blavatnik School of Government Research Seminars Hilary Term 2017
Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
Book Talks
Centre for Technology and Global Affairs
CESS/Nuffield Seminars
Changing Character of War
Children and Youth in a Changing World
Contemporary South Asia Seminars
Contestations in Land and Agriculture: Historical and Geopolitical Case-Studies
CSAE Development Economics Webinar Series
CSAE Lunchtime Seminars
CSAE Research Workshops
Current Trends in the Anthropology of Bureaucracy
Cyber Strategy and Technology Studies Working Group
East Asia Seminar Series
ECI Big Ideas Seminar
Education, Purpose and Human Flourishing in Uncertain Times
Endangered Tribal Languages in India
Future of Food Lunchtime Talk Series
Global and Imperial History Research Seminar
Global Governance & Diplomacy Public Speaker Series
Green Templeton Lectures series 2020
Health Economics Seminars
Health: fresh perspectives
History of War Seminar Series
Human-Water Systems: Lessons For and From River Basins of the Muslim World
Institutions: Understanding and Evaluating Them
International Gender Studies: Feminist mapping in a volatile world; spaces of creativity and survival
International History of East Asia Seminar
IR Research Colloquium
Justice, Equality and Identity seminar
Latin American Centre Seminars and Events
Leave No One Behind – Sustainable Development Goals, Ageing and Global Development
Middle East Centre Friday Seminar Series
Modern South Asian Studies Seminar Series
Modern South Asia Seminar
Northeast Africa Forum seminar series
ODID Distinguished Speaker Series
ODID Special Lectures & Seminars
ODID 'Systemic Crisis' Series 2025-26
Older Women’s Health
Olof Palme Lectures
OpenAg Symposium: Food Futures in a Changing Climate
OxCarre Seminar Series
Oxford Central Africa Forum
Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Seminars
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Oxford Martin School Series - African Governance: Economic, social and political governance challenges
Oxford Martin School Series: Post COP26: successes, lessons learnt & what do we need to do now?
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Oxford Minds from the Social Sciences Division
Oxford SDG Impact Lab Lectures & Seminars
Oxford Southern Africa Discussion Group
Oxford Technology & Security Nexus
Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series
Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) Seminar Series
Oxford Transnational and Global History Seminar
Oxford University China Africa Network (OUCAN)
Oxford Water Network
OxSID Hilary 2019
Perspectives on Social Policy in Oxford
Political Economy of Financial Markets (PEFM)
Population Ageing in Countries that have Experienced War, Revolution, and Economic Transition
Re-Engaging Truth Seminar Series
Refugee Studies Centre Public Seminar Series
Refugee Studies Centre Special Seminars & Lectures
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
South Asia-Africa Seminar Series
South Asian Political Thought Discussion Group
Southeast Asia Seminar
South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX)
St Antony's Visiting Parliamentary Fellowship
Strategy, Statecraft, and Technology (Changing Character of War) Centre Seminar Series
Technology and Mobilities in Africa
The Economics of Post-Crisis Recoveries
The Geopolitical Implications of Global Population Change
The George Institute for Global Health UK Seminars
The Global Thinkers Project, Oxford: Reviving silenced internationalist voices in International Relations
Thinking Through Toxicity
TORCH Oxford and Empire Network Travel and Translation
Transnational & Global History Seminar
What Economists Really Do (W.E.R.D.)