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	1 Lessons for Human Liberation – Basic income in a Brazilian village 5:30 pm Lessons for Human Liberation – Basic income in a Brazilian village @ School of Geography and the Environment Feb 1 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Hosted by Oxford School of Geography and the Environment and moderated by Danny Dorling. Universal basic income (UBI) is an alternative form of social security, which posits that all people should receive an unconditional sum[...]	2 Research Uncovered—William Allen on visualizing UK immigration for and with non-academics 1:00 pm Research Uncovered—William Allen on visualizing UK immigration for and with non-academics @ Centre for Digital Scholarship, Weston Library Feb 2 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Researchers in the humanities and social sciences increasingly visualize their data and results for non-academic audiences like policymakers, civil society organizations, or journalists. They may do this to foster public engagement, or to generate wider[...]	3 ‘Reparations for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Violations: Taking Stock 10 Years after the Adoption of the UN Basic Principles and Guidelines’ 12:30 pm ‘Reparations for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Violations: Taking Stock 10 Years after the Adoption of the UN Basic Principles and Guidelines’ @ Seminar Room C, Manor Road Building Feb 3 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets On 16 December 2005, the Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law was[...] Stewart Lee in conversation 6:00 pm Stewart Lee in conversation @ John Henry Brookes, Lecture Theatre Feb 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Comedian, writer and director Stewart Lee returns to Oxford Brookes to talk with the Head of the Department of English and Modern Languages at the University, Professor Simon Kövesi. Together they will discuss Stewart’s life[...]	4 The Nature and the Significance of Implicit Bias 1:00 pm The Nature and the Significance of Implicit Bias @ Oxford Martin School Lecture Theatre Feb 4 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets People who sincerely express a commitment to equality sometimes act in ways that seem to belie that commitment. There is good evidence that these actions are sometimes caused by implicit mental states, of which people[...] ‘Mind machines – the promise and problems of cognitive enhancement devices’ with Prof Roi Cohen Kadosh and Dr Hannah Maslen 5:00 pm ‘Mind machines – the promise and problems of cognitive enhancement devices’ with Prof Roi Cohen Kadosh and Dr Hannah Maslen @ Oxford Martin School Feb 4 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Cognitive enhancement technologies raised hope in boosting healthy brain functioning, increasing mental capacity, speed, and creativity, through use of electrical and magnetic currents. How do these technologies work? How is the brain affected? And what[...] Responsible Leadership Seminar: Antony Jenkins 5:30 pm Responsible Leadership Seminar: Antony Jenkins @ Saïd Business School, Oxford Feb 4 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Driving Business Performance Peter Tufano and Antony Jenkins will discuss how leadership and culture drives business performance, including the tools that leaders can deploy to improve performance. They will also examine how technology is profoundly[...] A Talk with Survival Director Stephen Corry 6:45 pm A Talk with Survival Director Stephen Corry @ St Hughes, 64 Banbury Road Feb 4 @ 6:45 pm – 8:10 pm Tickets Survival International is the one of the world’s leading tribal rights organisations. From the Yanomami of Brazil to the Bushmen of Botswana, they have defended the land rights of indigenous communities from governmental and corporate[...]	5	6
7	8	9 Natural Hazards: Prediction, Perception, Prevention 5:00 pm Natural Hazards: Prediction, Perception, Prevention @ Merton College Feb 9 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Millions of people worldwide are affected by natural hazards ranging from devastating but localised events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis to the more subtle but global effects of climate change. It is therefore[...]	10 After the International Criminal Court in Africa 5:00 pm After the International Criminal Court in Africa @ Seminar Room G, Manor Road Building Feb 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets The International Criminal Court is today in crisis in Africa. Its exclusive focus on the continent has backfired, as high profile cases have collapsed, states flout arrest warrants, suspects remain at large, convictions are few,[...]	11 Moral Responsibility and Implicit Bias 1:00 pm Moral Responsibility and Implicit Bias @ Lecture Theatre, Oxford Martin School Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Should people be blamed for wrongful actions caused by implicit bias? That depends on how exactly these states cause behaviour, how appropriate it is to identify the agent with these states and their opportunities for[...] ‘The dawn of quantum technology’ with Prof Simon Benjamin 5:00 pm ‘The dawn of quantum technology’ with Prof Simon Benjamin @ Oxford Martin School Feb 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Thirty years ago, an untapped potential in nature was revealed by an Oxford-based theoretical physicist called David Deutsch. He showed that if a computer could be built to harness the deepest features of quantum physics,[...] Understanding China through the Urban Construction of Beijing by Prof. Jialing Luo 7:30 pm Understanding China through the Urban Construction of Beijing by Prof. Jialing Luo @ Baring Room, Hertford College Feb 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets This talk explores the concept of the ‘civilisation state’ through the building of imperial Beijing as the national capital in the 13th century according to the principles of “ruler’s city” (wangcheng) construction established in ancient[...]	12 Surgical Grand Rounds – Prof Peter McCulloch, Dr Lauren Morgan and Ms Lorna Flynn 8:00 am Surgical Grand Rounds – Prof Peter McCulloch, Dr Lauren Morgan and Ms Lorna Flynn @ John Radcliffe Hospital, Academic Centre, Lecture Theatre 1 Feb 12 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Tickets The lecture, entitled ‘Safer Surgical Services and Human Factors: Two steps forwards….’ will be given by the Quality, Reliability, Safety and Teamwork Unit at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) and will be chaired[...] Canada Seminar – An Unbroken Line – Haida Art and Culture 5:15 pm Canada Seminar – An Unbroken Line – Haida Art and Culture @ Simpkins Lee Theatre, Pipe Partridge Building, LMH Feb 12 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bill Reid (1920-1998) brought the art of the Haida Nation to international attention across his career, and inspired many Haida artists who carry on and develop their unique traditions. Nika Collison, curator of the Haida[...]	13
14 Self-Love Symposium 5:15 pm Self-Love Symposium @ Doctorow Hall Feb 14 @ 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets 5:15pm at Doctorow Hall, St Edmund Hall Come to Teddy Hall this Valentine’s Day to a ‘Self-Love Symposium’ . We have some truly inspirational guest speakers to be announced in the run up to the[...]	15 “Rupaul’s Drag Race: Global Queer Activism or Complicit Homonormativity?”, by Dr Daniel Conway (University of Westminster) 4:15 pm “Rupaul’s Drag Race: Global Queer Activism or Complicit Homonormativity?”, by Dr Daniel Conway (University of Westminster) @ Oxford Brookes University, John Henry Brookes Building, JHB301 Feb 15 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Brookes Centre for Global Politics, Economics and Society seminar series	16 Near Miss Project: Cyclists’ experiences of near misses in the UK with Dr. Rachel Aldred 7:30 pm Near Miss Project: Cyclists’ experiences of near misses in the UK with Dr. Rachel Aldred @ St Michael in the Northgate Feb 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Dr Rachel Aldred is a Senior Lecturer in Transport at the University of Westminster, and specialises in cycling research. One of her current research projects is the Near Miss Project, funded by Creative Exchange and Blaze.[...]	17 Engaging with the Humanities: Emma Smith 12:30 pm Engaging with the Humanities: Emma Smith @ Saïd Business School, Oxford Feb 17 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets ‘What’s aught but as ‘tis valued?’: Shakespeare’s value This talk considers a number of different ways to value Shakespeare: personal, educational, economic, aesthetic – by focusing on the life stories of the first collected edition[...] The contemporary worker as a gendered creative subject: a discursive and psychosocial approach 4:30 pm The contemporary worker as a gendered creative subject: a discursive and psychosocial approach @ JHB202, John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University Feb 17 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Developments of the critical discursive tradition within social psychology offer both a conceptualisation of a gendered contemporary subject and an analytic approach to talk and text data, including media representations. In this paper I discuss[...]	18 ‘Algorithms among us: machine learning and society’ with Dr Michael Osborne 5:00 pm ‘Algorithms among us: machine learning and society’ with Dr Michael Osborne @ Oxford Martin School Feb 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Machine learning, or the study of algorithms that can learn and act, allows automated decision-making that is both scalable and free of human error. It is becoming increasingly apparent that many tasks and even jobs[...] ASI Data Science & Engineering Fellowship – Oxford University Talk 5:00 pm ASI Data Science & Engineering Fellowship – Oxford University Talk @ Sainsbury Common Room, Worcester College Feb 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Dear Post-Graduates, The ASI Fellowship is a highly selective programme enabling outstanding PhDs and post-doctorates from the world’s top universities to become data scientists and data engineers. Application for the next Fellowship, starting in May[...] Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Vernon Hill 5:30 pm Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Vernon Hill @ Saïd Business School, Oxford Feb 18 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets How to create growth companies in a no growth world Vernon Hill’s clarion call “Fans not Customers” stems from his belief that your competitive edge comes down to service. The better it is the more[...] Speakezee Presents Oxford: Why Do We Believe in the Unbelievable? 7:00 pm Speakezee Presents Oxford: Why Do We Believe in the Unbelievable? @ St Aldates Tavern Feb 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets In recent years there has been much interest in the origins of religion, with prominent commentators supporting accounts that appeal to indoctrination. At one level these accounts must be true, as no child is born[...]	19 Surgical Grand Rounds – Dr David Schuster 8:00 am Surgical Grand Rounds – Dr David Schuster @ John Radcliffe Hospital, Academic Centre, Lecture Theatre 1 Feb 19 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Tickets Dr David Schuster is board certified in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. He joined Emory University in Atlanta, USA, in 2001 where he is an Associate Professor in Radiology and Imaging Sciences and Director of the[...] Manning Up? Male Mental Health in 2016 4:45 pm Manning Up? Male Mental Health in 2016 @ Magdalen College, Grove Auditorium Feb 19 @ 4:45 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Why is it so difficult for men to talk about mental health problems? Cultural expectations of men, and the supposedly contradictory natures of vulnerability and masculinity are believed to counteract against many men’s likelihoods of[...]	20
21	22 “Constructing Islam in a Global City – Building High Profile Mosques in London and Multiple Identities”, by Prof John Eade (University of Roehampton) 4:15 pm “Constructing Islam in a Global City – Building High Profile Mosques in London and Multiple Identities”, by Prof John Eade (University of Roehampton) @ Oxford Brookes University, John Henry Brookes Building Room 301 Feb 22 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets The Brookes Centre for Global Politics, Economics and Society seminar series	23	24 Psychological Approaches to Reducing Alcohol Related Harms in Adolescents – Talk by Dr Emma L Davies 3:55 pm Psychological Approaches to Reducing Alcohol Related Harms in Adolescents – Talk by Dr Emma L Davies @ Department of Experimental Psychology, Lecture Theater A Feb 24 @ 3:55 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Wine reception, snacks, and £5 year membership to PsyNAppS available. Alternatively, pay £2 for a single event! Venue: Lecture Theatre A, Department of Experimental Psychology ******************** Adolescent alcohol misuse is associated with a number of[...] Lecture & Workshop: Pre-Reformation Hymns in Bach Cantatas 6:45 pm Lecture & Workshop: Pre-Reformation Hymns in Bach Cantatas @ University Church St Mary Feb 24 @ 6:45 pm – 7:45 pm Tickets Professor Henrike Lähnemann (Chair in Medieval German Language and Literature) explores the afterlife of popular vernacular medieval ‘Leisen’, following their transformation into chorales in the Reformation and then becoming signature tunes of Protestant identity. There[...]	25 ‘New and novel technologies for vaccine delivery’ with Dr Christine Rollier 5:00 pm ‘New and novel technologies for vaccine delivery’ with Dr Christine Rollier @ Oxford Martin School Feb 25 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Tickets Vaccination has saved more lives than any other medical advancement, but traditional methods of vaccine delivery are fast becoming outdated in our technological age. Dr Christine Rollier, James Martin Fellow on the Oxford Martin Programme[...]	26 Surgical Grand Rounds – Mr Ben Turney 8:00 am Surgical Grand Rounds – Mr Ben Turney @ Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Lecture Theatre 1 Feb 26 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Tickets Mr Ben Turney is a Clinical Lecturer in Urology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences. His talk is entitled: ‘Working with McLaren’. Surgical Grand Rounds – Mr Ben Turney 8:00 am Surgical Grand Rounds – Mr Ben Turney @ Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital Feb 26 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am Tickets Last year, McLaren Applied Technologies and the University of Oxford announced an exciting new partnership. This presentation, entitled ‘Working with McLaren’, outlines the agreed areas of collaboration and the plans for their implementation. A Scientist in Whitehall – Science Meets Policy and Values 6:00 pm A Scientist in Whitehall – Science Meets Policy and Values @ St Peter's College Chapel Feb 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Tickets Sir Mark Walport will be visiting the College, addressing the SPC Chapel on 26 February at 6PM. He has been the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science since April[...]	27 21CC: 21st Century Challenges 9:30 am 21CC: 21st Century Challenges @ Mathematical Institute Feb 27 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Tickets 21CC is a multidisciplinary conference, which unites leading minds to explore the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century and is partnered with the Oxford Martin School. This major institute unites the world leaders in[...] “Medieval Physics in Oxford” One-Day Conference 10:30 am “Medieval Physics in Oxford” One-Day Conference @ St Cross College Feb 27 @ 10:30 am – 5:00 pm Tickets This conference is intended to challenge the commonly held view of the prolonged gap in the progress of Western civilisation’s understanding of the natural world between the theories of the Ancient Greeks, led in particular[...]
28	29 ‘Political Geology of Area’, by Prof Andrew Barry (University College London) 4:15 pm ‘Political Geology of Area’, by Prof Andrew Barry (University College London) @ Oxford Brookes University, John Henry Brookes Building, Room 301 Feb 29 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Brookes Centre for Global Politics, Economics and Society Seminar Series

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