Oxford Sparks
Description: All talks and exhibitions that explore and discover science research from the University of Oxford.
Talks:

Friday 17 October 2025

Celebrating Women in Maths Biology
Date: 17 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)

Friday 24 October 2025

Evolutionary dynamics of extra-chromosomal DNA
Date: 24 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Weini Huang (Queen Mary University of London)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Giulia Celora (University of Oxford)

Wednesday 29 October 2025

Will mechanisation change research mathematics?
Date: 29 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker : Ursula Martin (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 31 October 2025

Approximations of systems of partial differential equations for nonlocal interactions
Date: 31 October 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Professor Yoshitaro Tanaka (Future University Hakodate)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Stephanie Abo (University of Oxford)

Friday 7 November 2025

Programming cells using feedback control and whole-cell models
Date: 7 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Lucia Marucci (University of Bristol)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Giulia Celora (University of Oxford)

Friday 14 November 2025

Self-generated chemotaxis of heterogeneous cell populations
Date: 14 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Mehmet Can Uçar (University of Sheffield)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Carles Falco Gandia (University of Oxford)

Friday 21 November 2025

Bridging scales in biology: using mathematics to understand patterning and morphogenesis from molecular to tissue levels
Date: 21 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Professor Alex Fletcher (University of Sheffield)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Stephanie Abo (University of Oxford)

Friday 28 November 2025

Competition and warfare in bacteria and the human microbiome
Date: 28 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Prof Kevin Foster (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Philip Maini (University of Oxford)

Friday 5 December 2025

Cell shapes, migration and mechanics determine pattern formation during development
Date: 5 December 2025, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker : Dr Lakshmi Balasubramaniam (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L4
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Carles Falco I Gandia (University of Oxford)