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	1 Amy Hollywood on “Last train to Oxford: Someone Called Derrida” 3:00 pm Amy Hollywood on “Last train to Oxford: Someone Called Derrida” @ Sheldonian Theatre Jun 1 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Amy Hollywood (Harvard) delivers a series of lectures on “The real, the true, and the mystical” in Oxford. At 7pm will be a play on Derrida in Oxford by John Schad and Fred Dalmasso. Tickets[...] ‘Fat or sugar: What does the evidence tell us about the priorities for weight control?’ 5:30 pm ‘Fat or sugar: What does the evidence tell us about the priorities for weight control?’ @ Rewley House Jun 1 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Susan Jebb is a nutrition scientist who has spent more than 25 years studying the links between what we eat and the effect on our weight and risk of cardiovascular disease. Her research includes a[...]	2 1516-2016: A very short historical introduction to basic income 5:00 pm 1516-2016: A very short historical introduction to basic income @ Department of Social Policy and Intervention Jun 2 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Delivered by Professor Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain	3	4 Biosense Symposium 4:00 pm Biosense Symposium @ Museum of Natural History Jun 4 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Join us at the Museum of Natural History for an evening of talks and networking to celebrate the research behind our new exhibition,‘Biosense’. The exhibition features contemporary research, including how bacteria sense their micro-world, why[...]	5 Choreographing the Katabasis – with Cathy Marston 5:00 pm Choreographing the Katabasis – with Cathy Marston @ Lecture Theatre Jun 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Free, all welcome, no booking required. After a week long residency choreographing to the ancient Greek text of Odyssey Book XI, Cathy Marston will discuss her approaches to adapting works of literature into dance performances[...]	6 Christians in the Middle East: present crisis, future uncertainty 10:30 am Christians in the Middle East: present crisis, future uncertainty @ St Theosevia Centre Jun 6 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Tickets We are all aware that Christian communities with ancient roots in the Middle East, are again under enormous pressure.This study day looks in detail at the present situation and how different communities are responding. Mardean[...]
7	8	9 Creating a New Taxonomy of Disease 6:00 pm Creating a New Taxonomy of Disease @ John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre Jun 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Professor Sir John Bell has been invited to Oxford Brookes to discuss the future of medicine and the role of the Oxford Academic Health Science Centre. His research interests are in the area of autoimmune[...]	10 What next after GCSEs? 6:00 pm What next after GCSEs? @ City of Oxford College Jun 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets With so much changing in the world of education, we know that parents and carers need clear information and advice. Our What next? events will help you understand your child’s options after GCSEs, as they[...]	11 Pythagoras: the other two sides 7:30 pm Pythagoras: the other two sides @ The Mitre (upstairs function room) Jun 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Twenty minute talk, Q&As, and an hour of discussion. Free entry, no need to book. You’re welcome to come along just to listen, or to take part actively in the discussion. SpeakEasy at Freud’s 8:00 pm SpeakEasy at Freud’s @ Freud's Cafe Jun 11 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets The charity Oxford Student Minds and the Mind Your Head Campaign are excited to bring you the biggest event on the mental health awareness calendar – a night of celebration as the culmination of Testimonials[...]	12 Burdette Lecture: ‘Clinical Governance to Improve Safety and Quality’ 8:00 am Burdette Lecture: ‘Clinical Governance to Improve Safety and Quality’ @ Academic Centre, Lecture Theatre 1 Jun 12 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Tickets The next Surgical Grand Rounds presentation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is a Burdette Lecture and will be given by Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, President of the British Medical Association, President of the[...]	13 “Physics and the Great War” HAPP One-Day Conference 10:30 am “Physics and the Great War” HAPP One-Day Conference @ St Cross College Jun 13 @ 10:30 am – 5:30 pm Tickets Part of a series of one-day conferences held by the Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics (HAPP). Arguably the First World War saw the greatest advent of new science and technology and the[...]
14	15	16 Magna Carta and “British Values” 5:00 pm Magna Carta and “British Values” @ Pembroke College Jun 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Hosted by the Pembroke History Society, Professor Paul Hyams will give a guest lecture, open to all. Please register to attend. “This is a lecture for intelligent men and women who may wonder whether Magna[...] Safety Issues for Senior Management 5:00 pm Safety Issues for Senior Management @ John Radcliffe Hospital, Level6, NDS Seminar Room Jun 16 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets The Patient Safety Academy at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences are pleased to invite you to a seminar on current safety issues for senior management, led by Dr Ken Catchpole from Cedars Sinai Healthcare,[...] ### FULLY BOOKED ### St Cross College 50th Anniversary Lecture – Thomas Heatherwick 5:30 pm ### FULLY BOOKED ### St Cross College 50th Anniversary Lecture – Thomas Heatherwick @ Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum Jun 16 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets #### This event is fully booked. #### The second of the College’s 50th Anniversary termly lectures will be given by Thomas Heatherwick, designer of the 2012 Olympic Cauldron and one of Britain’s foremost design[...]	17 How should Europe respond to the Mediterranean refugee crisis? @ Refugee Studies Centre 5:00 pm How should Europe respond to the Mediterranean refugee crisis? @ Refugee Studies Centre @ The Garden Room, Department of International Development Jun 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets This is a panel discussion organised in collaboration with ‘Oxford Refugee Week’ by the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Chairing will be Dr Jeff Crisp, with speakers Prof. Alexander Betts, Prof. Cathryn Costello, Dr[...] The Multiple Evidential Roles of Clinical Case Reports 6:00 pm The Multiple Evidential Roles of Clinical Case Reports @ Rewley House Jun 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Brian Hurwitz is D’Oyly Carte Professor of Medicine and the Arts in the Department of English. He is a medical practitioner affiliated to the Division of Health and Social Care Research, King’s College London, directs[...] Why I don’t ‘believe’ in global warming 7:00 pm Why I don’t ‘believe’ in global warming @ St Aldates Tavern Jun 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Human-caused global warming has been making headlines for over two decades, but people’s opinions on it often depend on what headlines they’re reading. How is it that a scientific theory has become so politicised? Join[...]	18 The continuing contemporary irrelevance of Magna Carta 7:30 pm The continuing contemporary irrelevance of Magna Carta @ The Mitre (upstairs function room) Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Guest speaker: Dr Mike Macnair, Associate Professor in Law, University of Oxford Talk, Q&As, and discussion. You’re welcome to come along just to listen, or to take part actively in the discussion. Free entry, no[...]	19 Surgical Grand Rounds: talks by Mr Nick Maynard and Dr Tom Macgregor 8:00 am Surgical Grand Rounds: talks by Mr Nick Maynard and Dr Tom Macgregor @ John Radcliffe Hospital, Academic Centre, Lecture Theatre 1 Jun 19 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Tickets The next Surgical Grand Rounds presentation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences will be given by Mr Nick Maynard and Dr Tom Macgregor, Consultant Upper GI Surgeon and Surgical SpR, Oxford University Hospitals NHS[...]	20
21	22	23	24	25 Working and understanding the behaviors of young people 5:00 pm Working and understanding the behaviors of young people @ South Oxfordshire Food and Education Alliance Jun 25 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets SOFEA are holding an educational event involving working and understanding the behaviors of young people. It is happening on Thursday 25th June 2015 and all details are attached. You will need to RSVP	26 Funding the Arts: Where do we draw the line? 7:00 pm Funding the Arts: Where do we draw the line? @ OVADA Jun 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets A discussion about the ethics of Arts Sponsorship with Jeremy Spafford, Director of Arts at the Old Fire Station, and representatives from arts activists Art Not Oil – a network is dedicated to taking creative[...]	27 Medieval day at Oxford Castle, Osney Abbey and the Magna Carta 10:30 am Medieval day at Oxford Castle, Osney Abbey and the Magna Carta @ Oxford Castle Jun 27 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Tickets A lecture by Professor Richard Sharpe, University of Oxford. Great Charters: Freedom and Responsibility in Poetry and Beyond 12:00 pm Great Charters: Freedom and Responsibility in Poetry and Beyond @ Oxford Castle Jun 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets This creative workshop will explore ideas of citizenship in the Magna Carta, led by Penny Boxall of the University Church. The Preservation of Ancient Buildings 2:00 pm The Preservation of Ancient Buildings @ Oxford Castle Jun 27 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets A talk in association with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Medieval House to Energy Efficient Home 3:00 pm Medieval House to Energy Efficient Home @ Oxford Castle Jun 27 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets A talk by Roger Hunt, the award winning writer specialising in sustainability, old houses, housebuilding and traditional and modern building materials.
28	29	30 CPD Talk: Understanding Trauma & PTSD within the Treatment Room 6:00 pm CPD Talk: Understanding Trauma & PTSD within the Treatment Room @ Eau de Vie Natural Health Centre Jun 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets “Understanding Trauma & PTSD within the context of the Treatment Room” This is a CPD event for practitioners run by Morit Heitzler. This talk will explore: – The psycho-physiology of trauma (autonomic nervous system) –[...] Włodzimierz Staniewski talks about his Pythian Oratorio 7:00 pm Włodzimierz Staniewski talks about his Pythian Oratorio @ Jacqueline Du Pre Music building Jun 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Włodzimierz Staniewski talks about his “Pythian Oratorio”, with excerpts performed by Mariusz Gołaj, Joanna Holcgreber and Tetiana Oreshko – members of the Gardzienice theatre company. The talk starts at 7pm in the Jacqueline Du Pré[...]

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