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

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‘How BuzzFeed covers news’ – Jim Waterson, deputy editor, BuzzFeed UK 2:00 pm
‘How BuzzFeed covers news’ – Jim Waterson, deputy editor, BuzzFeed UK @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College
Mar 2 @ 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, Richard Sambrook, David Levy Jim[...]
Automation, robotics and the promise of an easier life 5:00 pm
Automation, robotics and the promise of an easier life @ Oxford Martin School
Mar 2 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Automation, robotics and the promise of an easier life @ Oxford Martin School | Oxford | United Kingdom
Technologies are not neutral tools that emerge independently of the society that invents them. Rather, their design and use reflect as much as shape society. So what does the contemporary fascination with humanoid robots and[...]
Dr Kat Arney & Herding Hemingway’s Cats – how do our genes work? @ Oxford Skeptics in the Pub 7:30 pm
Dr Kat Arney & Herding Hemingway’s Cats – how do our genes work? @ Oxford Skeptics in the Pub @ St Aldates Tavern
Mar 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Dr Kat Arney & Herding Hemingway's Cats - how do our genes work? @ Oxford Skeptics in the Pub @ St Aldates Tavern | Oxford | United Kingdom
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/5783/Herding-Hemingways-Cats–how-do-our-genes-work — The language of[...]
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Monitoring Children’s Rights: Challenges and Dilemmas for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child 12:30 pm
Monitoring Children’s Rights: Challenges and Dilemmas for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child @ Manor Road Building, Seminar Room B
Mar 3 @ 12:30 pm – 12:30 pm
Monitoring Children's Rights: Challenges and Dilemmas for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child @ Manor Road Building, Seminar Room B | Oxford | United Kingdom
Drawing on her experience, first as the Committee’s Chairperson and now as Rapporteur, Dr. Sandberg will speak to developments in some areas of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, focusing on challenges but[...]
In an ideal world: reconciling quantum mechanics with materialism 7:30 pm
In an ideal world: reconciling quantum mechanics with materialism @ The Mitre (upstairs function room)
Mar 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In an ideal world: reconciling quantum mechanics with materialism @ The Mitre (upstairs function room) | Oxford | United Kingdom
An introductory talk of about twenty minutes, followed by Q&As, and an hour or so’s discussion. All welcome. No need to book.
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Hurricanes and Climate Change – lecture by Professor Kerry Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA 3:30 pm
Hurricanes and Climate Change – lecture by Professor Kerry Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA @ L2, Andrew Wiles Building, Mathematical Institute,
Mar 4 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Hurricanes and Climate Change - lecture by Professor Kerry Emanuel, MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA @ L2, Andrew Wiles Building, Mathematical Institute,  | Oxford | United Kingdom
In his talk, Kerry will explore the pressing practical problem of how hurricane activity will respond to global warming, and how hurricanes could in turn be influencing the atmosphere and ocean.
The Future of Work with Joanna Biggs and Nick Srnicek 5:30 pm
The Future of Work with Joanna Biggs and Nick Srnicek @ Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College
Mar 4 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The Future of Work with Joanna Biggs and Nick Srnicek @ Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College | Oxford | United Kingdom
Oxford Fabian Society presents ‘The Future of Work’ What is work? How will digital technology transform the economy and the workforce? And how should progressive politics respond to technological change? This event will bring together[...]
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Emmanuelle Charpentier – CRISPR-Cas9: Biological Roles, Mechanisms, And Evolution 12:00 pm
Emmanuelle Charpentier – CRISPR-Cas9: Biological Roles, Mechanisms, And Evolution @ Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, Sherrington Building
Mar 7 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
 
Secular Space: Diverse or Intolerant? 6:30 pm
Secular Space: Diverse or Intolerant? @ Fuller Lecture Theatre
Mar 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Gita Sahgal is the executive director of the Centre for Secular Space. She is also a writer and documentary film maker, and the co-editor of Refusing Holy Orders: Women and Fundamentalism in Britain. She has[...]
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‘Legal equality is important – but not enough’ – The Merton Equality Conversation 2016 5:00 pm
‘Legal equality is important – but not enough’ – The Merton Equality Conversation 2016 @ TS Eliot Theatre, Merton College
Mar 8 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
'Legal equality is important - but not enough' - The Merton Equality Conversation 2016 @ TS Eliot Theatre, Merton College | Oxford | United Kingdom
The introductory talk at the third annual Merton Equality Conversation will be given by Peter Tatchell. This will be followed by a discussion and Q&A, with a panel including: Helen Charlesworth, Vice-Chair of the University’s[...]
LMH Conversations: Writing about science, health and climate 5:45 pm
LMH Conversations: Writing about science, health and climate @ Simpkins Lee Theatre, Pipe Partridge Building, Lady Margaret Hall (LMH)
Mar 8 @ 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm
Sarah Boseley, James Randerson and Dr Hannah Devlin write about health, the environment and science for the Guardian. How do you write for the general public without dumbing down? Sarah Boseley is the health editor[...]
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‘Spies and journalists: the impossible relationship’ – John Lloyd, senior research fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 2:00 pm
‘Spies and journalists: the impossible relationship’ – John Lloyd, senior research fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism @ Barclay Room, Green Templeton College
Mar 9 @ 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, Richard Sambrook, David Levy John[...]
2016 Astronomy For All Lecture Series: Dr John Stott ‘Clusters of Galaxies’ 6:00 pm
2016 Astronomy For All Lecture Series: Dr John Stott ‘Clusters of Galaxies’ @ Green Templeton College, EP Abrahams Lecture Theatre
Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
 
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Nutrition: fact or fiction? 7:00 pm
Nutrition: fact or fiction? @ St Aldates Tavern, The Blue Room
Mar 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Nutrition: fact or fiction? @ St Aldates Tavern, The Blue Room | Oxford | United Kingdom
A poor diet is the leading cause of ill-health in the UK yet it is also one of the most contested areas of science. Is eating less saturated fat or sugar the most important factor[...]
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7 Steps to Become a Data Scientist 4:00 pm
7 Steps to Become a Data Scientist @ L2, Mathematical Institute University of Oxford Andrew Wiles Building
Mar 17 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
7 Steps to Become a Data Scientist @ L2, Mathematical Institute University of Oxford Andrew Wiles Building  | Oxford | United Kingdom
If you’re wondering whether the academic path is right for you, but cannot imagine wasting the technical skills you’ve developed in academia, you might want to consider a career in data science, ‘the sexiest job[...]
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FameLab Regional Final Oxford 7:00 pm
FameLab Regional Final Oxford @ Glee Club
Mar 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
FameLab Regional Final Oxford @ Glee Club | Oxford | United Kingdom
Watch the top nine scientists from the Oxford FameLab Heats battle it out at Oxford’s regional FameLab final this March! Famelab is a UK-wide competition to find the new voices of science and engineering. Over[...]
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Can science save…football? 7:00 pm
Can science save…football? @ Old Fire Station
Mar 31 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Can science save...football? @ Old Fire Station | Oxford | United Kingdom
It’s been a terrible time for the glorious game: corruption, escalating prices and shrinking grass roots involvement. Could a more scientific approach to everything from the offside rule to deciding who hosts World Cups make[...]