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

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Resuscitating poor quality research 5:30 pm
Resuscitating poor quality research @ Rewley House
Jan 9 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Resuscitating poor quality research @ Rewley House | Oxford | England | United Kingdom
Professor Carl Heneghan is Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, a fellow of Kellogg College and an[...]
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The Churches & the Britain & Europe referendum, 1975 – Dr Robert Saunders 3:45 pm
The Churches & the Britain & Europe referendum, 1975 – Dr Robert Saunders @ Pusey House
Jan 19 @ 3:45 pm – 5:20 pm
On 5 June 1975 voters went to the polls in Britain’s first national referendum, on membership of the European Community. Backed by the General Synod, the British Council of Churches and much of the religious[...]
Gene editing revolution: should there be limits? Panel Discussion 5:00 pm
Gene editing revolution: should there be limits? Panel Discussion @ Oxford Martin School
Jan 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Gene editing promises to precisely modify the human DNA of embryos. This could cure genetic disorders, eradicate genes contributing to common human diseases and further research into disease. But it could also be used to[...]
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Human factors-based investigation of serious surgical mishaps 8:00 am
Human factors-based investigation of serious surgical mishaps @ Lecture Theatre 1
Jan 20 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Human factors-based investigation of serious surgical mishaps @ Lecture Theatre 1
As part of the Surgical Grand Rounds lecture series, Professor Peter McCulloch and Dr Lauren Morgan from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences will discuss ‘Human factors-based investigation of serious surgical mishaps.’
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Rethinking the epidemic of overdiagnosis 5:00 pm
Rethinking the epidemic of overdiagnosis @ Rewley House
Jan 23 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Rethinking the epidemic of overdiagnosis @ Rewley House | England | United Kingdom
Overdiagnosis is the diagnosis of “disease” that will never cause symptoms or death during a patient’s lifetime. Newer, more accurate technologies, and the desire to detect disease even earlier means Overdiagnosis is on the rise.[...]
‘Thank you for being late: an optimist’s guide to thriving in the age of accelerations’ with Thomas L. Friedman 5:30 pm
‘Thank you for being late: an optimist’s guide to thriving in the age of accelerations’ with Thomas L. Friedman @ The Sheldonian
Jan 23 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
In this talk Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times Columnist on Foreign Affairs, Globalization and Technology, will talk about how the planet’s three largest forces – the advance of technology, globalisation and climate change are[...]
Louise Braddock, of Girton College Cambridge, speaking on ‘Imagining being someone else’ 8:15 pm
Louise Braddock, of Girton College Cambridge, speaking on ‘Imagining being someone else’ @ Lecture Room, St John's Research Centre
Jan 23 @ 8:15 pm – 9:45 pm
Interdisciplinary Seminars in Psychoanalysis. The seminar is open free of charge to members of Oxford University and to mental health professionals but space is limited. To attend it is helpful (but not essential) to e-mail[...]
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Jason Nurse—Social Media: The risks, the opportunities and what it means for you and me 1:00 pm
Jason Nurse—Social Media: The risks, the opportunities and what it means for you and me @ Weston Library Lecture Theatre
Jan 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The impact of social media on society today is undeniable – sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram have millions and even billions of users. In this talk, Dr Jason R.C. Nurse considers the[...]
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Nikitas Stithatos, 11th-Cent. Controversialist and nearly-forgotten Spiritual Master – Professor Andrew Louth 4:00 pm
Nikitas Stithatos, 11th-Cent. Controversialist and nearly-forgotten Spiritual Master – Professor Andrew Louth @ Pusey House
Jan 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Nikitas Stithatos was the biographer and editor of St Symeon the New Theologian. He was involved in the debates with the Latins in 1054, and earlier with the Armenians. He was a monk of the[...]
‘Is a post-truth world a post-expert world?’ Panel Discussion 5:00 pm
‘Is a post-truth world a post-expert world?’ Panel Discussion @ Oxford Martin School
Jan 25 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm
Winston Churchill advised that “experts should be on tap but never on top”. In 2017, is a post-truth world a post-expert world? What does this mean for future debates on difficult policy issues? And what[...]
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The Fat Controller 6:30 pm
The Fat Controller @ Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Jan 26 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The Fat Controller @ Martin Wood Lecture Theatre | England | United Kingdom
Nearly 30 per cent of the world’s population is overweight and ‘diabesity’ is an increasing problem: diabetes, brought on by obesity, which in turn causes damage to the brain, heart, nerve and kidneys. So what[...]
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Prostate artery embolisation in the management of BPH and beyond 8:00 am
Prostate artery embolisation in the management of BPH and beyond @ Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
Jan 27 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Prostate artery embolisation in the management of BPH and beyond @ Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital | England | United Kingdom
As part of the Surgical Grand Rounds lecture series, Dr Mark Little (Senior Fellow in Interventional Radiology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Lecturer in Anatomy and Embryology at Keble College, University of[...]
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