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					1 Leviathan and the Air Pump: Thirty Years On 5:30 pm Leviathan and the Air Pump: Thirty Years On @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History May 1 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Robert Boyle’s air-pump experiments in 1659 provoked a lively debate over the possibility of a vacuum. The air-pump, a complicated and expensive device, became an emblem of the new experimental science that was promoted by[...]	2 Pre-Raphaelite Drawings 11:00 am Pre-Raphaelite Drawings @ Ashmoelan Museum May 2 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join exhibition curator Colin Harrison and explore the development of Pre-Raphaelite drawings from the technical supremacy of Millais on the 1840’s to the bold portraits of Rossetti in the 1870’s
3	4	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 Dr. Sylvia McLain: Science! What does is really mean to be scientific? @ Oxford Skeptics in the Pub Dr. Sylvia McLain: Science! What does is really mean to be scientific? @ Oxford Skeptics in the Pub @ St Aldates Tavern May 6 all-day Tickets 7.30PM start at St. Aldates Tavern, and entry is free, although we do suggest a donation of around £3 to cover speaker expenses. Come along and say hello! All welcome. http://oxford.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx/2561/-Science-What-does-is-really-mean-to-be-scientific From developing theories and[...] New publishing models for a modern world: a legacy brand re-invents itself 2:00 pm New publishing models for a modern world: a legacy brand re-invents itself @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 6 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Laurie Benson,[...] ‘The science of ageing and new genomic approaches for an “old” problem’ Dr Joao Pedro Magalhaes 8:15 pm ‘The science of ageing and new genomic approaches for an “old” problem’ Dr Joao Pedro Magalhaes @ Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory May 6 @ 8:15 pm – 9:45 pm Tickets On Wednesday of Week 2, we will be hosting Dr Joao Pedro Magalhaes who leads the Integrative Genomics of Aging Group at the Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool. As usual, our talks cost[...]	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[...] Autopsy of an incident: the new slides from Roswell, New Mexico 7:30 pm Autopsy of an incident: the new slides from Roswell, New Mexico @ Town Hall, St Aldates May 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Twenty minute talk, one hour discussion. Free entry, no need to book.	8 Reflections on the general election and the media: two perspectives 5:00 pm Reflections on the general election and the media: two perspectives @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speakers: Professor[...]	9
10	11 Charity science comedy night 7:00 pm Charity science comedy night @ St. Aldate's Tavern May 11 @ 7:00 pm Tickets A night of science comedy from Oxford’s funniest scientists. Highlights include the science of beer, the rise of the worm people and the end of the world. All profits go to TASTE, a small charity[...]	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 Performing Colour/Staging Sound 8:00 pm Performing Colour/Staging Sound @ Jacqueline du Pre Music Building May 12 @ 8:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Franz Schreker: Kammersymphonie (1916) Lewis Coenen-Rowe: A Cosmic Joke (2014) Wassily Kandinsky/Thomas de Hartmann, orch. Gunther Schuller: Der Gelbe Klang (1909) 8.00pm, Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th May 2015 In this multimedia collaboration, four graduate[...]	13 The battle for authenticity – the future of news, current affairs and documentary 2:00 pm The battle for authenticity – the future of news, current affairs and documentary @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Kevin Sutcliffe,[...] Can babies feel pain? 7:00 pm Can babies feel pain? @ St Aldates Tavern May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets As adults can tell us when they are feeling pain we can often simply ask them whether pain medication is working. As babies cannot talk, we need to rely on other measures to find out[...]	14 Science In Wonderland – Melanie Keene 6:00 pm Science In Wonderland – Melanie Keene @ The Story Museum May 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets To the Victorians, the newly understood sciences were the most exciting subjects of the century, and they wanted their children to learn about this wonderful new world, too. Writers from Hans Christian Andersen to Edith[...] The Knowledge Project: Introduction to Contemporary Art 6:00 pm The Knowledge Project: Introduction to Contemporary Art @ Oxford International College May 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Do you want to learn something new? The Knowledge Project offers affordable evening courses in exciting subjects. Our classes are taught by specialists in small, friendly groups and open to all. The coming term is[...]	15 The Pre-Raphaelites: Romantic Dreamers 2:00 pm The Pre-Raphaelites: Romantic Dreamers @ Ashmolean Museum May 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets From Italian Pre-Renaissance paintings to English Literature and contemporary poetry, discover how the medieval world inspired the young artists of the Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood “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[...] New forms of media, new forms of democracy? Some reflections on new media and the election drawing on the experience of openDemocracy 5:00 pm New forms of media, new forms of democracy? Some reflections on new media and the election drawing on the experience of openDemocracy @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 15 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Anthony[...]	16
17	18	19	20 News in the digital age, and how The Economist fits in 2:00 pm News in the digital age, and how The Economist fits in @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 20 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Tom Standage,[...]	21 Calculating Emotions – Crowdsourced Neuromarketing 5:00 pm Calculating Emotions – Crowdsourced Neuromarketing @ Weiskrantz Room, Department of Experimental Psychology May 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Adam Divák and Tamás Nagy from Synetiq Ltd. Ádám Divák (CTO) and Tamás Nagy (lead researcher) will talk about Synetiq, a Hungarian start-up providing neuromarketing research and emotional insights for media companies. They will show[...]	22 IATEFL Literature, Media & Cultural Studies Special Interest Group & The Creativity Group joint event 5:00 pm IATEFL Literature, Media & Cultural Studies Special Interest Group & The Creativity Group joint event @ Rooms 204 & 205, John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford May 22 @ 5:00 pm – May 23 @ 4:30 pm Tickets This symposium offers an innovative and exciting ‘coming together’ of language teachers and teachers of the creative arts, asking the questions: What does creativity mean to me? What do I do about it as a[...] Politicians and the media – a 40 year view 5:00 pm Politicians and the media – a 40 year view @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 22 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Dame[...]	23
24	25	26 Speak Out Your Financial Needs and Let Your College, the University and the Crowdfunding Platform Know 7:00 pm Speak Out Your Financial Needs and Let Your College, the University and the Crowdfunding Platform Know @ Oxford Launchpad, Saïd Business School May 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Have you thought about using crowdfunding to fund your next degree, innovation, entrepreneurial project, charitable work, creative arts or sports club? What support you need from your college, the university and the crowdfunding platform? Speak[...]	27 Making news for young adults? 2:00 pm Making news for young adults? @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College May 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Anna Doble,[...] “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	29 CT screening: the best way to cure cancer? by Professor Fergus Gleeson 8:00 am CT screening: the best way to cure cancer? by Professor Fergus Gleeson @ Lecture Theatre One, Academic Centre May 29 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Tickets The next ‘Surgical Grand Rounds’ presentation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences will be given by Professor Fergus Gleeson, Professor of Radiology and Consultant Radiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The Pre-raphaelites: Visions of the Past 2:00 pm The Pre-raphaelites: Visions of the Past @ Ashmoelan Museum May 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets William Morris and Edward Burne- Jones developed the Pre Raphaelite’s ideals into both mystical and moral associations. Find out how these associations contributed to the Art Nouveau movement The UK post the election – what does it mean for the Treasury? 5:00 pm The UK post the election – what does it mean for the Treasury? @ Butler Room, Nuffield College May 29 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Reuters Institute / Nuffield College Media & Politics seminars The following seminars will be given at 5pm on Fridays, normally in the Butler Room, Nuffield College. Convenors: Neil Fowler, James Painter, David Levy Speaker: Sir[...]	30
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