| Agrippa Scholars Roundtable |
In this session, scholars discuss their involvement with and research into Agrippa |
Caroline Bassett, Quinn DuPont, Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, Alan Liu, Rollin Milroy, Justine Provino, Peter Schwenger |
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| Hybrid book tour of Agrippa |
In this session, librarians and archivists from a wide range of international public institutions share their copies of Agrippa |
Ivy Blackman, Douglas Dodds, Chris Fletcher, Elizabeth James, Leah Johansen, Gillian Lee, Justine Provino, Gabriella Svenningsen Omonte, Susan Steuer |
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| Municipal IDs and Local Citizenship |
For irregular migrants, the inability to provide proof of identity affects nearly every aspect of life. We explore cities that have introduced municipal ID cards to enhance social integration and enable access to key services. |
Myriam Cherti, Albert Gamarra, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead, Delphine Boagey |
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| Race, Rubber, Revolution: Haiti’s 1940s Revisited |
Professor Matthew Smith, University College London, provides a fascinating insight into the history of Haiti during the 1940s, reassessing the role of the Société Haïtiano-Américane de Développement Agricole (SHADA) in developing rubber plantations. |
Matthew J. Smith |
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| S2 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Kevin Steele |
BOOKNESS talks to graphic designer and book artist Kevin Steele about his pop-up book ‘The Movable Book of Letterforms’, which is on display in the Bodleian’s exhibition ‘Alphabet’s Alive!’ until the end of January 2024. |
Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Kevin Steele |
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| Social enterprisers and their role in addressing future challenges |
Adopting a critical perspective, Dr Orsolya Ihasz outlines what makes social enterprisers valuable, and how could they contribute to the creation of important services and products to marginalised and disenfranchised communities. |
Orsolya Ihasz |
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| Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Resource-Constrained Settings: A Case Study of Ghana |
Dr Brian Adu Asare discusses Health Technology Assessment (HTA) using Ghana as a case study. |
Brian Adu Asare |
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| What kind of a problem is loneliness? Studying technology to understand policy concerns |
This talk by Dr Gemma Hughes is intended to show how problems, such as loneliness, can be understood and researched in multiple ways. |
Gemma Hughes |
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| Tolkien and Beowulf |
A talk by Dr Laura Varnam on Tolkien's long engagement with the Old English poem 'Beowulf' as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series. |
Laura Varnam |
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| A Heroic History of the Elves: Tolkien’s “lost” Mythology of England? |
A talk by PhD candidate Grace Khuri, University of Oxford, on Tolkien's Elvish history and English 'mythology', as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series. |
Grace Khuri |
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| J.R.R. Tolkien: The Making of a Philologist |
A talk by Professor Simon Horobin on Tolkien's long-standing career and interest in philology as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series. |
Simon Horobin |
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| How to write 'The Lord of the Rings' |
A lecture by Dr S Lee as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series. |
Stuart Lee |
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| Ecology - Chapter 10 |
Learn the key concepts in ecology and what makes populations change over time, with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Plants - Chapter 9 |
Plants are awesome, with photosynthesis being the most disruptive invention ever! Join Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford to understand why |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Vertebrates - Chapter 8 |
Take a guided tour of the biology and ancestry of the vertebrates with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Animals - Chapter 7 |
Take a whistle-stop tour of the Animal Kingdom with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Eukarotyes - Chapter 6 |
Explore the mysterious origins of the cells all multicellular organisms are made from - eukaryotic cells - with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Bacteria - Chapter 5 |
Learn about the microbiome, the amazing flexibility of bacteria, and why we have an antibiotic resistance crisis with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsey Turnbull |
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| Energy in Cells - Chapter 4 |
Learn how cells generate energy by harnessing chemical reactions, with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Sexual Reproduction - Chapter 3 |
Almost all species use sex to reproduce, but biologists struggle to understand why; join Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford as she explains the costs and benefits |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Evolution - Chapter 2 |
Learn the theory of evolution in a simpler, more intuitive way than ever before with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsay Turnbull |
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| Information in Cells - Chapter 1 |
Learn how cells use the information in DNA and the key components that make up a cell, with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford |
Lindsey Turnbull |
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| The Dancing Master in Context: Playford’s publishing and music-making in 17th century England |
In this session, we explore what Playford’s publishing activities can tell us about how music was incorporated into different social environments in seventeenth-century English society and the role music played in peoples lives. |
Rebecca Herissone, Alice Little, Helen Cook |
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| Cash Transfer Grants in South Africa during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Work Behind the ESRC Outstanding Public Policy Impact Award 2023 |
The CSAE's Kate Orkin has won the ESRC award for Outstanding Public Policy Impact 2023. Stefan Dercon talks to Kate about the work behind the cash grant programme in South Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic that reached an extra 26.2 million people. |
Stefan Dercon, Kate Orkin |
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| Possible sources for the gravitational wave background |
Dr Yonadav Barry Ginat - Possible sources for the gravitational wave background |
Yonadav Barry Ginat |
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| Searching for the origin of black hole mergers in the Universe with gravitational waves |
Prof Bence Kocsis - Searching for the origin of black hole mergers in the Universe with gravitational waves |
Bence Kocsis |
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| Gravitational radiation: an overview |
Prof Steven Balbus - Gravitational radiation: an overview |
Steven Balbus |
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| Human security versus national security: have we lost our capacity for collective action? |
Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, explores the implications of growing paralysis, polarisation and uncertainty for a world in a race against time to achieve systemic and transformational change. |
Achim Steiner |
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| The United Nations and the prevention of mass atrocities in the 21st Century: some challenges and opportunities |
Adama Dieng, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, July 2012 to July 2020, discusses the UN's role in the global collective responsibility to prevent genocide and other mass atrocities. |
Adama Dieng |
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| Unseen Beings and Tibetan Eco-Daemonology |
Erik Jampa Andersson's presentation delves into the intricate world of Tibetan eco-daemonology and advocates for a deeper understanding of Traditional Ecological Knowledge |
Erik Jampa Andersson |
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| The Bat Poet: Poetry as Echolocation |
A.E. Stallings gave her inaugural lecture as the Oxford Professor of Poetry on 20 November 2023. She talked on 'The Bat Poet: Poetry as Echolocation'. |
Alicia Stallings |
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| Hegel's Enlightenment |
Professor Richard Bourke delivers the 2023 Annual Besterman Lecture. |
Richard Bourke |
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| Strachey Lecture: How Can Algorithms Help to Protect our Privacy |
In this term's Strachey lecture, Professor Monika Henzinger gives an introduction to differential privacy with an emphasis on differential private algorithms that can handle changing input data. |
Monika Henzinger |
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| Recalibrating the Perspective on Tibetan and Himalayan History: Identity- and Nation-Building in Bhutan |
In this talk, Dr. Dagmar Schwerk presents the work-in-progress of her current research project, an investigation into identity- and nation-building in eighteenth-century Bhutan |
Dagmar Schwerk |
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| Emptiness, War and Migration |
In the UK, migration debates tend to be about the idea of fullness – concepts of arrivals, overcrowding, competition for resources – but what about emptiness? We learn why it is such an important part of understanding migration. |
Maria Gunko, Volodymyr Artiukh, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead, Delphine Boagey |
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| A dance band for Playford? |
This talk will consider how and why the frontispiece to this edition was different from those in earlier editions and place the image in relation to other images of ballroom dance bands before and after 1728. |
Jeremy Barlow, Alice Little, Helen Cook |
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| Time To Look Up – in conversation with Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma about the climate crisis |
After a summer of extreme heatwaves, devastating wildfires and deadly flooding across the world, all made worse by climate change, the Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma, President of COP26 in Glasgow 2021, will discuss the ongoing climate crisis. |
Alok Sharma, Charles Godfray |
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| Pakistan & India: Common Origins, Divergent Trajectories |
Pervez Hoodbhoy seminar given as part of the Modern South Asian Seminar series in October 2023 |
Pervez Hoodbhoy |
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| Valeria Colunga Lozano |
Meet a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust scholar. |
David Isaac, Valeria Colunga Lozano |
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| Evidence-based dentistry: The building of the Dental Fact Box repository – OHA! |
An introduction to OHA!, a tool currently being developed which aims to assist dentists in accessing the most reliable evidence regarding the effectiveness of common dental treatments. |
Paulo Nadanovsky |
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| Automating Immigration in the Digital Age |
What do advancements in AI mean for immigration? We discuss the current and emerging practices of new technologies in the field, and explore developments in the use of predictive analytics, automated risk assessment and profiling. |
Derya Ozkul, Caterina Rodelli, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead, Delphine Boagey |
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| Zionism and the Jews of Iraq: A Personal Perspective |
Professor Avi Shlaim gives the George Antonius Memorial Lecture 2023, examining the Jewish exodus from Iraq in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and arguing the Zionist movement played an active part in the uprooting of Iraqi Jews. |
Avi Shlaim, Eugene Rogan |
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| Book Launch - Russia and the GCC 'The Case of Tatarstan's Paradiplomacy' |
Dr. Diana Galeeva introduces her book which examines the relations between the Gulf States and Russia from the Soviet era to the present day. |
Diana Galeeva, Roy Allison, Eugene Rogan |
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| Strachey Lecture: Use or Be Used - Regaining Control of AI |
It’s said that Henry Ford’s customers wanted “a faster horse”. If Henry Ford was selling us artificial intelligence today, what would the customer call for, “a smarter human”? |
Neil Lawrence |
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| 12 - Young Chan Kim |
As a Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow, Wolfson JRF, Lecturer and NHS doctor at the John Radcliffe, a father and a husband to a DPhil student, Young Chan Kim talks about keeping busy helps him balance it all. |
Young Chan Kim, Femke Gow |
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| 11 - Estelle Paulus |
DPhil Candidate and Vice Chair of General Meeting at Wolfson, Estelle studying sustainable food systems and is on a journey to make a real impact on the world. |
Estelle Paulus, Femke Gow |
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| Memorial in honour of Derek Hopwood OBE and Celia Kerslake |
The Director and Fellows of the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College convened a memorial in honour of Derek Hopwood OBE, Emeritus Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies (1933-2020) and Celia Kerslake, Emeritus Fellow in Turkish (1946-2023). |
Eugene Rogan, Roger Goodman, Gina Rowland, Rosie MacGregor, Michael Willis, Dimitris Antoniou, Linda Schilcher, Laurent Mignon, Ahmed al-Shahi |
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| Indian Encounters with Early Photography: Camera, Cannon, and the ‘Exhibitionary Complex’ |
Sean Willcox: Indian Encounters with Early Photography: Camera, Cannon, and the ‘Exhibitionary Complex’ |
Sean Willcox |
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| Materiality and ‘Substance’: Talbot’s experiments in photomechanical printing |
Francesca Strobino: Materiality and ‘Substance’: Talbot’s experiments in photomechanical printing |
Francesca Strobino |
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| The early history of photography in relation to three notions of “fixity”: chemistry, politics, and meaning |
Chitra Ramalingam: The early history of photography in relation to three notions of “fixity”: chemistry, politics, and meaning. |
Chitra Ramalingam |
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| Early descriptions of the process of photography |
Michael Pritchard: Early descriptions of the process of photography. |
Michael Pritchard |
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| The global engagement of two British photographers, James William Newland (1810-57) and Louisa How (1821-93) |
Elisa deCourcy: The global engagement of two British photographers, James William Newland (1810-57) and Louisa How (1821-93). |
Elisa deCourcy |
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| John Herschel’s earliest photographic trials in 1839 |
Olena Chervonik: John Herschel’s earliest photographic trials in 1839. |
Olena Chervonik |
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| Photographic images published in books and newspapers show how early British photographers represented racial and class differences in their work |
Geoffrey Batchen: Photographic images published in books and newspapers show how early British photographers represented racial and class differences in their work |
Geoffrey Batchen |
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| Women’s Movements and Citizenship in the Middle East |
Women's Rights Research Seminar where guest speaker, Dr Roel Meijer (Guest Lecturer in Islam Studies, Radboud Universiteit) presents on Women’s movements and citizenship in the Middle East. |
Roel Meijer, Maryam Alemzadeh, Marilyn Booth |
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| ‘Treasures’ (gter ma) and treasure-finders in Yungdrung Bön: a Tibetan tradition spanning a thousand years (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) |
This talk presents an outline of the Yungdrung Bön ’Treasure’ tradition |
Per Kværne |
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| The Conflict in Syria, A Personal Story |
Dr Haytham Alhamwi draws on his personal experiences to explain the story of the conflict in Syria. |
Haytham Alhamwi |
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| Israel's Covert Diplomacy in the Middle East |
This lecture explores Israel’s secret relations with its neighbors during the years 1948-2022. |
Elie Podeh, Eugene Rogan |
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| 'The Transformation of Iraq since the 2003 Invasion: From "The Dodgy Dossier", to Human Security, Gender, and the Nation's Future in the Face of Climate Change' |
This lecture examines the resilience of the Iraqi state and nation before and after the 2003 invasion. |
Ibrahim al-Marashi, Walter Armbrust |
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| Professor Trudie Lang |
Georgina Ferry interviews Trudie Lang, Professor of Global Health Research and Head of the Global Health Network, 13 April 2023. |
Trudie Lang, Georgina Ferry |
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| Siobhan Gardiner |
Georgina Ferry interviews Siobhan Gardiner, Clinical Research Nurse, 11 April 2023. |
Siobhan Gardiner, Georgina Ferry |
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| Professor Sara Khalid |
Georgina Ferry interviews Sara Khalid, Associate Professor, 31 March 2023. |
Sara Khalid, Georgina Ferry |
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| Professor David Eyre |
Georgina Ferry interviews David Eyre, Professor of Infectious Diseases, 28 March 2023. |
David Eyre, Georgina Ferry |
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| Yi-Chun Wang |
Georgina Ferry interviews Yi-Chun Wang, Research Scientist and PhD Student, 24 March 2023. |
Yi-Chun Wang, Georgina Ferry |
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| Dr Claas Kirchhelle |
Georgina Ferry interviews Claas Kirchhelle, former Honorary Fellow in Vaccine History (Oxford Vaccine Group/Oxford Martin School), 22 March 2023. |
Claas Kirchhelle, Georgina Ferry |
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| Elizabeth Stafford |
Georgina Ferry interviews Elizabeth Stafford, Clinical Research Nurse Manager, 22 March 2023. |
Elizabeth Stafford, Georgina Ferry |
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| Sam Foster |
Georgina Ferry interviews Sam Foster, former Chief Nursing Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust), 22 March 2023. |
Sam Foster, Georgina Ferry |
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| Professor Mary Daly |
Georgina Ferry interviews Mary Daly, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, 20 March 2023. |
Mary Daly, Georgina Ferry |
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| Sumali Bajaj |
Georgina Ferry interviews Sumali Bajaj, DPhil student (Department of Biology), 17 March 2023. |
Sumali Bajaj, Georgina Ferry |
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| Dr Andrew Brent |
Georgina Ferry interviews Andrew Brent, Consultant in Infectious Diseases & General Internal Medicine and Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), 17 March 2023. |
Andrew Brent, Georgina Ferry |
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| Season 2 Trailer |
The trailer for the second season of CortexCast. |
Neddy Kareha, Katherine Willard, Ritika Mukherji |
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| Iraq 2018-2019: The Rule of Law: a perspective |
The Rt Hon Sir Peter Gross (Formerly, Lead Judge for International Relations) shares his insight into the Judicial and Rule of Law developments in Iraq. |
Peter Gross, Michael Willis |
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| Persian lacquered bookbinding: A journey through its layers and conservation challenges |
Conservation Scientist Prof. Dr. Mandana Barkeshli looks at lacquered bookbindings made by Persian artisans in the 16th to 19th centuries. |
Mandana Barkeshli |
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| PITCH-2 study Protective Immunity from T Cells to Covid-19 in Health Workers - 2 |
PITCH-2 (Protective Immunity from T cell Cells in Healthcare workers) is an exciting project that seeks to understand the role of T cell immunity in protection against the COVID-19 in healthcare workers. |
Susanna Dunachie |
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| Yoginīs, Revelation, and Hidden Knowledge in Tantric Śaivism (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) |
This presentation examines Śākta transformations of conceptions of revelation and the transmission of esoteric knowledge in Mantramārga Śaivism |
Shaman Hatley |
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| Nectar, Water, or Blood? A Buddhist History of Perceptual Relativism |
In this talk, Jacob Fisher presents his research on a history of the Buddhist discussions surrounding perceptual relativism, in India and Tibet |
Jacob Fisher |
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| A Chorus of Voices Chanting the Names of Mañjuśrī Rong-zom Chos-kyi-bzang-po’s Commentary on the Nāmasaṅgīti, and Its Indian Sources |
Nicola Bajetta takes us through Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo's commentary on the Nāmasaṅgīti, a hymn of praise dedicated to Mañjuśrī |
Nicola Bajetta |
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| Cheaters Dilemma: Iraq, WMD and the path to the 2003 war |
Why did Iraq fail to prove its WMD absence before the 2003 invasion? This seminar examines new evidence from Iraq and United Nations sources to shed light on the internal debates leading up to the 2003 war. |
Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Neil Ketchley |
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| The Popular Mobilisation Units and their Pursuit of Power and Legitimacy within the Iraqi State |
This talk examines the Shi‘ite political parties linked to Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU) and their influence over the state, exploring their strategies for legitimacy in politics, religion, and society. |
Inna Rudolf, Maryam Alemzadeh |
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| The Iraq Invasion and Transnational Jihadism |
This talk explores the impact of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 on militant Islamism using new evidence. |
Thomas Hegghammer, Neil Ketchley |
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| Dr Xin Xu |
Georgina Ferry interviews Xin Xu, Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) and Junior Research Fellow (Kellogg College), 15 March 2023. |
Xin Xu, Georgina Ferry |
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| Professor Kate Orkin |
Georgina Ferry interviews Kate Orkin, Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy, 15 March 2023. |
Kate Orkin, Georgina Ferry |
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| Professor Daniel Prieto-Alhambra |
Georgina Ferry interviews Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Professor of Pharmaco- and Device Epidemiology, 14 March 2023. |
Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Georgina Ferry |
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| Dr Rajarshi Banerjee |
Georgina Ferry interviews Rajarshi Banerjee, CEO Perspectum and former student of Oxford Medical School, 14 March 2023. |
Rajarshi Banerjee, Georgina Ferry |
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| Tony Brett |
Georgina Ferry interviews Tony Brett, Director of Medical Sciences Division IT Services, 28 February 2023. |
Tony Brett, Georgina Ferry |
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| Professor Sheetal Silal |
Georgina Ferry interviews Sheetal Silal, Associate Professor (Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town) and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Tropical Disease Modelling (Nuffield Department of Medicine), 28 February 2023. |
Sheetal Silal, Georgina Ferry |
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| Dr Ane Ogbe |
Georgina Ferry interviews Ane Ogbe, former Senior Immunologist (Frater Lab) and Group Leader (Evox Therapeutics), 23 Febrauary 2023. |
Ane Ogbe, Georgina Ferry |
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| Professor Nicole Zitzmann |
Georgina Ferry interviews Nicole Zitzmann, Professor of Virology and Principal Investigator (Department of Biochemistry), 22 February 2023. |
Nicole Zitzmann, Georgina Ferry |
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| Dr Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu |
Georgina Ferry interviews Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu, Chief Operating Officer (SimCell) and former postdoctoral researcher (Institute of Biomedical Engineering), 20 February 2023. |
Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu, Georgina Ferry |
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| Chris Price |
Georgina Ferry interviews Chris Price, Divisional Registrar and Chief Operating Officer for Medical Sciences, 8 February 2023. |
Chris Price, Georgina Ferry |
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| Analysis of Pigments on Painted Byzantine and Japanese Manuscripts |
An introduction to the analysis of painted Byzantine and Japanese manuscripts by the Bodleian Libraries' new Heritage Scientist. |
Kate Fulcher |
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| Speedy or sloppy?: The opportunities and challenges of rapid qualitative research |
Using a variety of examples of fast and slow qualitative research this talk explores the affordances of rapid methods, and help researchers decide if and where to use them in their own work. |
Anna Dowrick |
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| 10 - Nerves Workshop with Tom Brennan |
For Femke Gow's last episode as Head of Communications at Wolfson, she invited back Creative Arts Fellow Tom Brennan back to talk through his workshop and share his top tricks in overcoming nerves when presenting. |
Tom Brennan, Femke Gow |
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| Harmohinder Bahl |
Meet Worcester's Home Bursar. |
Harmohinder Bahl, David Isaac |
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| Queer Bibliography: A Discussion |
What is queer bibliography? How does it intersect with other critical bibliographies, (feminist, Black and liberation bibliography)? How does it relate to traditional bibliographic practice? What opportunities might queer methods and approaches provide? |
Sarah Pyke, James Sargan, Adam Smyth |
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| Along The Path To Gandhi's Neighbor |
Ajay Skaria - University of Minnesota, speaks at the Oxford South Asian Intellectual History Seminar on 1 May 2023. |
Ajay Skaria |
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| 2023 Disability Lecture: Going beyond standards in technology and accessibility |
Dr Jessica Boland shares her experiences as a hard-of-hearing/deaf academic in science and technology, and her passion for improving accessibility in higher education. |
Jessica Boland, Tim Soutphommasane, Sarah Stephenson-Hunter |
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| Professor Brian Marsden |
Georgina Ferry interviews Brian Marsden, Associate Professor for Data Management and Research Informatics, 3 February 2023. |
Brian Marsden, Georgina Ferry |
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| Omar El Muhanna |
Georgina Ferry interviews Omar El Muhanna, Senior Operations Manager (Clinical BioManufacturing Facility), 2 February 2023. |
Omar El Muhanna, Georgina Ferry |
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| Dr Alex Mentzer |
Georgina Ferry interviews Alex Mentzer, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, 25 January 2023. |
Alex Mentzer, Georgina Ferry |
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