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Talks of interest to International Development staff and students
Talks:

Tuesday 14 October 2025

Introduction to online resources for historians: show and tell
Date: 14 October 2025, 11:00 - 13:00
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

CSAE Workshop Week 1
Date: 14 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Souls in the Kalyug: The Politics and Cosmologies of Migrant Workers in Contemporary India
Date: 14 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Shankar Ramaswami (O. P. Jindal Global University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Dahrendorf Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 15 October 2025

CSAE Seminar Week 1
Date: 15 October 2025, 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

Rediscovering Mughal archives: documents from temples in northern India
Date: 15 October 2025, 17:30 - 18:30
Speaker : Nandini Chatterjee (Oxford)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 20 October 2025

Do men lie more than women?
Date: 20 October 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Johannes Abeler (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 21 October 2025

CSAE Workshop Week 2
Date: 21 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Liyu Zheng (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

Data sources for research - discovery, access and use
Date: 21 October 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
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

From redress to reimagining: a decolonial lens on justice for women war survivors in Sri Lanka
Date: 21 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Dr Farah Milhar (Oxford Brookes University)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 22 October 2025

Training to end Poverty?
Date: 22 October 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
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

Reviving Arab governance through structural policy reform
Date: 22 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Mr Raed Charafeddine (Former First Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Military entrepreneurs, foreign soldiers, and Sweden’s wars of emergence 1560–1630
Date: 22 October 2025, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Jaakko Björklund (Helsinki)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 24 October 2025

Choosing and using software for referencing
Date: 24 October 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Matthew Henry (Bodleian Health Care 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

"The traitor and agent Tshombe is in the hands of the Algerian revolution": 1960s plane hijackings between global anti-imperialism and international law
Date: 24 October 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Natalya Vince (Oxford)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 October 2025

Preparing for your literature review in the social sciences
Date: 28 October 2025, 10:00 - 11:45
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

CSAE Workshop Week 3
Date: 28 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Melodie Al Daccache (International Security and Development Center)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road OX1 3TB
Venue Details: Seminar room 2 (first floor)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
Date: 28 October 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
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

Beyond the Mountains: Social and Political Imaginaries in Gilgit-Baltistan
Date: 28 October 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Dr Nosheen Ali (NYU)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 29 October 2025

The Social Consequences of Traditional Religion in Contemporary Africa
Date: 29 October 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Sara Lowes (University of California, San Diego)
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

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 1 journal metrics
Date: 29 October 2025, 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

What makes Qumm special in the architecture of 14th-century Iran?
Date: 29 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Robert Hillenbrand (Edinburgh)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 31 October 2025

Anti-apartheid in the international imagination: Capitalism, Socialism, Liberalism
Date: 31 October 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Saul Dubow (Cambridge)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 3 November 2025

Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources
Date: 3 November 2025, 9:30 - 12:00
Speaker s: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Miguel Arana-Catania (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

Tuesday 4 November 2025

CSAE Workshop Week 4
Date: 4 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : David Henning (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

Working with sensitive research data
Date: 4 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
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

Making India Work: The Development of Welfare in a Multi-level Democracy
Date: 4 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Dr Louise Tillin (King’s College London)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 5 November 2025

No Place Like Home? The Causal Effect of Forced Relocation from Central Addis Ababa
Date: 5 November 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Simon Franklin (Queen Mary University of London)
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

Getting started in Oxford libraries
Date: 5 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
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

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
Date: 5 November 2025, 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

Early-modern orientalism and the recreation of the Islamic canon: from collections to catalogues
Date: 5 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Claire Gallien (Tubingen)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

A minor power in a total war: Sweden’s system of military procurement during the campaigns against Napoleon, 1805-1807 and 1813-1814
Date: 5 November 2025, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Patrik Winton (Örebro)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 6 November 2025

Undergraduate critical thinking with academic sources
Date: 6 November 2025, 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

Friday 7 November 2025

Daring To Be Free: Enslaved Resistance in the Atlantic World
Date: 7 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Sudhir Hazareesingh (Oxford)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Discovering archives and modern manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries
Date: 11 November 2025, 10:00 - 11:30
Speaker s: Matthew Neely (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Lucy McCann (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Jeremy McIlwaine (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue: Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details: Lecture theatre
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Think Like an Economist: Financial Literacy and Economic Understanding in an Age of Complexity
Date: 11 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker : Michael McMahon (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

CSAE Workshop Week 5
Date: 11 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Mahreen Khan (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

Newspapers and other online news sources from the 17th-21st centuries
Date: 11 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
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

Forms of the Left for the 21st Century: Contemporary Art, Digital Media, and Repressive Politics in Bangladesh
Date: 11 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Lotte Hoek (University of Edinburgh)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 3 researcher metrics
Date: 11 November 2025, 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 12 November 2025

The Power of Persuasion: Causal Effects of Household Communication on Women’s Employment
Date: 12 November 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Madeline McKelway (Dartmouth College)
Venue Details: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Revolts as rituals of political communication in ‘Abbāsid Baghdad (908-991)
Date: 12 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Fanny Bessard (Trinity)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 November 2025

Using Scopus for your research
Date: 13 November 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

Friday 14 November 2025

Zotero for referencing
Date: 14 November 2025, 13:30 - 16:30
Speaker s: Georgina Kiddy (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord)
Venue: 7-19 Banbury Road, 13 Banbury Road OX2 6NN
Venue Details: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

The Oppressed Assemble: Socialist Anti-Colonialism and the Promise of Post-Imperial Modernity
Date: 14 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Zaib un Nisa Aziz (Cambridge)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 November 2025

CSAE Workshop Week 6
Date: 18 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker s: Fikayo Akeredolu (University of Oxford), Joseph Levine (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

Post colonial capital – a genealogy
Date: 18 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Professor Barbara Harriss-White ((Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, Oxford))
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Scholarly literature for your research
Date: 18 November 2025, 15:00 - 17:00
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

Wednesday 19 November 2025

Gender-Based Violence in Schools and Girls' Education: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
Date: 19 November 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Selim Gulesci (Trinity College Dublin)
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

Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
Date: 19 November 2025, 13:30 - 15:30
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: 19 November 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
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

Art in the Age of the Maxim Gun: The South African War (1899-1902) and the British Illustrated Press
Date: 19 November 2025, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Sean Wilcox (Oxford)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 21 November 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 21 November 2025, 9:30 - 12:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, 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

Using AI to find, analyse, and share information sources
Date: 21 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:30
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: Isis room
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Civil Wars and the End of the Cold War: Hypotheses for Global History
Date: 21 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Jeremy Adelman (Princeton & Cambridge)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 25 November 2025

Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
Date: 25 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker s: John Southall (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Dan Crane (Bodleian Libraries)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

CSAE Workshop Week 7
Date: 25 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker : Menna Bishop (Warwick 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

The Uncertain State: Uncertainty as everyday experience and mode of governmentality in contemporary India
Date: 25 November 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Geert de Neve (University of Sussex)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organisers: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford), Prof Nandini Gooptu (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 26 November 2025

EndNote for referencing
Date: 26 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:30
Speaker s: Oliver Bridle (Bodleian Libraries, 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

CSAE Seminar Week 7
Date: 26 November 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
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

Waning crescent: The rise and fall of global Islam
Date: 26 November 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Professor Faisal Devji (University of Oxford)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 27 November 2025

Zotero for referencing
Date: 27 November 2025, 9:30 - 11:00
Speaker s: Andrew Kernot (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxord), Georgina Kiddy (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: 27 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker s: Kat Steiner (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford), Sophie Lay (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Microsoft Teams
Organiser: Helen Bond (Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 28 November 2025

Art and Decolonial Love: Visualizing Just Futures in the Chicanx Civil Rights Movement
Date: 28 November 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Charlene Villaseñor Black (Oxford)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 2 December 2025

CSAE Workshop Week 8
Date: 2 December 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Strange Fruit in Comparative Perspective
Date: 2 December 2025, 14:00 - 15:30
Speaker : Dr Adnan Naseemullah (Kings College London)
Venue: St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
Venue Details: Pavilion Room
Organiser: Janaki Srinivasan (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 3 December 2025

CSAE Seminar Week 8
Date: 3 December 2025, 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

The role of media in a changing world
Date: 3 December 2025, 17:00 - 18:30
Speaker : Mr Nic Robertson (CNN International)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

The loyalties of professionals: Black soldiers in the Rhodesian army, 1963-1981
Date: 3 December 2025, 17:15 - 18:15
Speaker : Marc Howard (Independent Scholar)
Venue: All Souls College, High Street OX1 4AL
Venue Details: Wharton Room
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 5 December 2025

The Americas in Catholicism’s Global Cold War
Date: 5 December 2025, 14:00 - 16:00
Speaker : Daniel McDonald (Oxford)
Venue: Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details: Gillis Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 9 December 2025

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

Wednesday 21 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 21 January 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 28 January 2025

Title TBC
Date: 28 January 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 3 February 2025

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

Wednesday 4 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 4 February 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 10 February 2025

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

Title TBC
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: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
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

Wednesday 18 February 2025

Title TBC
Date: 18 February 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : David Yanagizawa-Drott (University of Zurich)
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 25 February 2025

Title TBC
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: Skills Lab
Organisers: Niccolo Meriggi (University of Oxford), Stefano Caria (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 4 March 2026, 12:30 - 14:00
Speaker : Ronak Jain (University of Zurich)
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 11 March 2025

Title TBC
Date: 11 March 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 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 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
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
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 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 Special Seminars & Lectures
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
South Asian Political Thought Discussion Group
Southeast Asia Seminar
South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX)
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.)