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3	4 A Medieval Coursebook? Diagrammatic annotations in Balliol College MS 272 1:00 pm A Medieval Coursebook? Diagrammatic annotations in Balliol College MS 272 @ Balliol College Historic Collections Centre, St Cross Church, Manor Road May 4 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Unlocking Archives, a series of lunchtime talks about current research in Balliol College’s special collections ‘A Medieval Coursebook? Diagrammatic annotations in Balliol College MS 272’ Balliol’s manuscript no. 272, a copy of the pseudo-Ciceronian Rhetorica[...]	5 “Nanotechnology for energy: an entrepreneurial perspective” by Prof Javier Garcia Martinez 5:00 pm “Nanotechnology for energy: an entrepreneurial perspective” by Prof Javier Garcia Martinez @ Oxford Martin School May 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin Programme on Nanotechnology With the daunting energy challenges faced by mankind in the 21st century, revolutionary new technologies will be the key to a clean, secure[...]	6 Light in Germany: Scenes of an Unknown Enlightenment 12:45 pm Light in Germany: Scenes of an Unknown Enlightenment @ Seminar Room May 6 @ 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Part of Book at Lunchtime, a fortnightly series of bite size book discussions, with commentators from a range of disciplines. Free, all welcome – no booking required. Join us for a sandwich lunch from 12:45,[...]	7 Outburst Fesitval Outburst Fesitval @ Pegasus Theater May 7 – May 9 all-day Tickets OutBurst is the Oxford Brookes University festival at the Pegasus Theatre on Magdalen Road. Brookes will be bursting out of the university campus into the community, bringing great ideas, activities, and entertainment right to the[...] “Top-down or bottom-up: getting traction on climate change” by Prof Steve Rayner 5:00 pm “Top-down or bottom-up: getting traction on climate change” by Prof Steve Rayner @ Oxford Martin School May 7 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Conventional approaches to climate policy are failing to produce real results and need to be renovated. Professor Steve Rayner, Director of the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, and editor of The Hartwell Approach to[...] Larry Hirst CBE, Former Chairman of IBM, talks to the Oxford Guild 6:30 pm Larry Hirst CBE, Former Chairman of IBM, talks to the Oxford Guild @ Habakkuk Room, Jesus College May 7 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets https://www.facebook.com/events/495653777253176/ The Oxford Guild is very excited to welcome Larry Hirst CBE, former Chairman of IBM EMEA, to speak on Thursday 7th May. This will be an incredibly insightful talk and is not one to[...] The Aptness of Anger – Dr Amia Srinivasan 7:30 pm The Aptness of Anger – Dr Amia Srinivasan @ Vaults and Garden Cafe May 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets The Aptness of Anger – Dr Amia Srinivasan Ancient and contemporary philosophers alike have argued that we ought not get angry, even when facing injustice, because doing so is harmful to ourselves. Christian mystics and[...]	8 Copyright, Culture, and Community in Virtual Worlds 5:00 pm Copyright, Culture, and Community in Virtual Worlds @ University of Oxford- Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies May 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Oxford Internet Institute Bellwether Lecture presented by Professor Dan Burk on Copyright, Culture, and Community in Virtual Worlds We have accumulated an increasingly rich body of data concerning online communities, particularly those that share virtual[...]	9
10	11 Shakespeare and Evil 2:00 pm Shakespeare and Evil @ Blue Boar Lecture Theatre May 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets 2015 lies between the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth last year, and the 400th anniversary of his death next year. As celebrations of Shakespeare’s profundity and morality abound, James Sheldrake will be offering a timely[...] Helen McCrory in conversation with Edith Hall on Medea 2:15 pm Helen McCrory in conversation with Edith Hall on Medea @ Lecture Theatre - APGRD, Classics Faculty May 11 @ 2:15 pm Tickets Helen McCrory, in conversation with Edith Hall (KCL), about her performance in the National Theatre’s recent production of Medea (2014). Free, all welcome, no booking required. ‘We’ve never had it so good’ – how does the world today compare to 1957? – Panel discussion 5:00 pm ‘We’ve never had it so good’ – how does the world today compare to 1957? – Panel discussion @ Oxford Martin School May 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets During a speech in 1957, Prime Minister Harold MacMillan declared “our people have never had it so good”. Now, more than half a century later, are we fundamentally any better off? Through discussion of technological[...]	12 Which crowdfunding platform should we choose to present our project? 7:00 pm Which crowdfunding platform should we choose to present our project? @ Oxford Launchpad May 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets The presenter will introduce different crowdfunding platforms which serve different purposes, for instance education-related initiatives, charitable works, new products and start-ups. Presenter: Shan Huang, D.Phil student at Department of Education, Founder of OxFund “The executive deficit at the heart of Whitehall: the systemic failings of UK Government” by Major General (Rtd) Jonathan Shaw CB CBE 7:30 pm “The executive deficit at the heart of Whitehall: the systemic failings of UK Government” by Major General (Rtd) Jonathan Shaw CB CBE @ Oxford Martin School May 12 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This is a joint event between the Oxford Martin School and The Oxford International Relations Society (IRSoC) The lecture is free and open to all and will be followed by a drinks reception for members[...]	13 Aristotle on Perceiving Objects 1:00 pm Aristotle on Perceiving Objects @ Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter May 13 @ 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Tickets Part of Book at Lunchtime, a fortnightly series of bite size book discussions, with commentators from a range of disciplines. Free, all welcome – no booking required. Join us for a sandwich lunch from 12:45,[...] The ANC and Social Security: The Good, the Bad and the Unacknowledged 5:00 pm The ANC and Social Security: The Good, the Bad and the Unacknowledged @ Department of Social Policy and Intervention May 13 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets The Annual Zola Skweyiya Lecture	14 Gene-based differential susceptibility to parenting? An examination based on a randomised trial of Incredible Years 4:00 pm Gene-based differential susceptibility to parenting? An examination based on a randomised trial of Incredible Years @ Department of Social Policy and Intervention May 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets “Engineering a cooler planet: Could we? Should we?” by Prof Richard Darton & Prof Steve Rayner 5:00 pm “Engineering a cooler planet: Could we? Should we?” by Prof Richard Darton & Prof Steve Rayner @ Oxford Martin School May 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Mankind’s strategies of mitigation and adaptation may well turn out to be too weak and too late to avoid dangerous climate change later this century. So might we need to try a different route –[...]	15 A Tale of Two Cities and the History of Modern Revenge – Catherine Gallagher 11:00 am A Tale of Two Cities and the History of Modern Revenge – Catherine Gallagher @ Seminar Room K, Faculty of English May 15 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Catherine Gallagher from Berkeley will give a talk on A Tale of Two Cities and the History of Modern Revenge as part of the Victorian Research Seminar series at the Faculty of English Language &[...] “Science as Revolution” – Professor Sir Paul Nurse 5:00 pm “Science as Revolution” – Professor Sir Paul Nurse @ Mathematical Institute May 15 @ 5:00 pm Tickets The inaugural Lorna Casselton Memorial Lecture, entitled “Science as Revolution”, will be at 5pm on Friday 15th May, in the main Lecture Theatre, L1, at the Mathematical Institute in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. It will[...]	16
17	18 Tragedy in the Trenches: Classics, the First World War and the Rise of Flemish Culture 2:15 pm Tragedy in the Trenches: Classics, the First World War and the Rise of Flemish Culture @ Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre May 18 @ 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm Tickets Maarten De Pourcq (Radboud University Nijmegen) will present a paper on the links between Classics, the First World War, and the Rise of Flemish Culture. Followed by Q & A and refreshments. Free, all welcome.[...] “Inside climate negotiations: a personal perspective” by Connie Hedegaard 5:00 pm “Inside climate negotiations: a personal perspective” by Connie Hedegaard @ Oxford Martin School May 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets As former European Commissioner for Climate Action and as host Minister of the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Connie Hedegaard has been at the sharp end of global agreements. While the Copenhagen talks[...] Internet Use, Perceptions of Online Space, and Internet Sexual Offending Management and Intervention 5:00 pm Internet Use, Perceptions of Online Space, and Internet Sexual Offending Management and Intervention @ Department of Social Policy and Intervention May 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets The Oxford Forum’s Political Strategy Panel Debate 5:30 pm The Oxford Forum’s Political Strategy Panel Debate @ Saskatchewan Lecture Theatre, Exeter College May 18 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Having seen the election results unfold, the topic of political strategy and communication is as relevant as ever in highlighting the ways in which politicians and organisations seek to influence public opinion and shape political[...]	19	20	21 “Sustainable transport: electric dreams vs carbon reality” by Prof David Banister & Dr Malcolm McCulloch 5:00 pm “Sustainable transport: electric dreams vs carbon reality” by Prof David Banister & Dr Malcolm McCulloch @ Oxford Martin School May 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Can we develop transport technologies that are less harmful to the planet? Professor David Banister, Director of the Transport Studies Unit, and Professor Malcom McCulloch, head of the Electrical Power Group will present research into[...] It Takes A Village: Meeting the complex needs of poverty-impacted youth and their families, locally and globally 5:00 pm It Takes A Village: Meeting the complex needs of poverty-impacted youth and their families, locally and globally @ Department of Social Policy and Intervention May 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Delivered by Astor Visiting Lecturer Dr Mary McKay, NYU	22	23
24	25	26	27 “Sudden justice: America’s secret drone wars” by Chris Woods 5:00 pm “Sudden justice: America’s secret drone wars” by Chris Woods @ Oxford Martin School May 27 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets This book talk is a joint event between the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict This book talk will see author Chris Woods discuss his new book Sudden[...]	28 “A wealthy, healthy planet: creating green economic growth” by Prof Cameron Hepburn 5:00 pm “A wealthy, healthy planet: creating green economic growth” by Prof Cameron Hepburn @ Oxford Martin School May 28 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets How can the human economy become more sustainable in the face of a rapidly changing climate? Professor Cameron Hepburn, Director of the Economics of Sustainability programme at The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the[...]	29 The DNA of Early Cancers 12:00 pm The DNA of Early Cancers @ Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics Old Road Campus May 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Tickets Genomic variation, through its effect on gene structure and expression, plays an important role in disease predisposition, biology and clinical response to therapy. In my presentation, I will provide examples of ongoing projects that emerged[...] Weidenfeld Debate 2015: “Economic inequality is a necessary evil” 5:00 pm Weidenfeld Debate 2015: “Economic inequality is a necessary evil” @ Danson Room, Trinity College May 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Join the Weidenfeld Scholars for an engaging debate on economic inequality moderated by Jon Snow. We will be engaging with what drives inequality, what economic, social and political impact inequality has and what policymakers ought[...]	30 C.S Lewis: creative imagination, orthodox faith 10:30 am C.S Lewis: creative imagination, orthodox faith @ St Theosevia Centre May 30 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Tickets C.S. Lewis is best-known for his Narnia Chronicles and works of Christian apologetics such as Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain, but he was professionally a literary critic and literary historian with carefully thought[...]
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