Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.

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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
Leviathan and the Air Pump: Thirty Years On @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History | Oxford | England | United Kingdom
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[...]
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“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
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[...]
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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
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[...]
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
Light in Germany: Scenes of an Unknown Enlightenment @ Seminar Room | Oxford | United Kingdom
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,[...]
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
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
'The science of ageing and new genomic approaches for an "old" problem' Dr Joao Pedro Magalhaes @ Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory | Oxford | United Kingdom
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[...]
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Outburst Fesitval
Outburst Fesitval @ Pegasus Theater
May 7 – May 9 all-day
Outburst Fesitval @ Pegasus Theater | Oxford | United Kingdom
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
Autopsy of an incident: the new slides from Roswell, New Mexico @ Town Hall, St Aldates | Oxford | United Kingdom
Twenty minute talk, one hour discussion. Free entry, no need to book.
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
The Aptness of Anger - Dr Amia Srinivasan @ Vaults and Garden Cafe | Oxford | United Kingdom
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[...]
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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
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[...]
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Charity science comedy night 7:00 pm
Charity science comedy night @ St. Aldate's Tavern
May 11 @ 7:00 pm
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[...]
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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
Aristotle on Perceiving Objects @ Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter  | Oxford | United Kingdom
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 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
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
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[...]
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Science In Wonderland – Melanie Keene 6:00 pm
Science In Wonderland – Melanie Keene @ The Story Museum
May 14 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Science In Wonderland - Melanie Keene @ The Story Museum | Oxford | United Kingdom
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[...]
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“Science as Revolution” – Professor Sir Paul Nurse 5:00 pm
“Science as Revolution” – Professor Sir Paul Nurse @ Mathematical Institute
May 15 @ 5:00 pm
"Science as Revolution" - Professor Sir Paul Nurse @ Mathematical Institute | Oxford | United Kingdom
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
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[...]
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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
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,[...]
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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
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[...]
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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
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[...]
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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
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
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[...]
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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
CT screening: the best way to cure cancer? by Professor Fergus Gleeson @ Lecture Theatre One, Academic Centre | Oxford | United Kingdom
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 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
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[...]
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