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Reproducibility is a central principle of scientific research and its importance is now increasingly emphasised. Several fields such as cancer drug discovery, social psychology and computational science are said be undergoing a credibility crisis due[...]
How can we be confident that we have correctly understood someone – or that they, in turn, have understood us? Wittgenstein cryptically claimed that “if a lion could speak, we could not understand him”. In[...]
Dr Abril Saldaña Tejeda, University of Guanajuato(Mexico) & Collen Visiting Fellow at OIPA This presentation looks into the lived experiences of young mothers in higher education in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. It draws on[...]
The Annual Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture: Professor Tom Cook, Joan and Sarepta Harrison Chair in Ethics and Justice, Professor of Sociology, Psychology, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research, will be this[...]
In this talk by Tom Steinberg, we will explore how previous epochal technologies (e.g steam, nuclear) affected politics and government but didn’t require leaders to develop any brand new, specialist skills in order to govern[...]
cycle BOOM: Investigating how cities and bicycles shape older peoples’ experiences of cycling. cycle BOOM is a 3-year study by Oxford Brookes to understand cycling among the older population and how this affects independence, health[...]
Eating Restoration Glue to Stay Alive: A History of Hermitage With Dr Rosalind P. Blakesley, University of Cambridge Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Wed 22 Oct, 11am–12pm The Hermitage is an institute like no other,
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Tutankhamun and Revolution With Dr Paul Collins, Jaleh Hearn Curator for Ancient Near East and co-curator of ‘Discovering Tutankhamun’ Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Sat 25 Oct, 2‒3pm This talk considers three historical periods when the image[...]
Despite our extensive knowledge of the major challenges the world faces during coming decades, impasse exists in global attempts to address economic, climate, trade, security, and other key issues. The Chancellor will examine the implications[...]
The Time of the Gods: Myths from Ancient Egypt (STUDY DAY) With Dr Garry Shaw, Egyptologist and author Tue 28 Oct, 10.30am‒4pm An introduction to Egypt’s creation myths and a history of the reigns of[...]
The seminar is part of “Religion, Society & Politics” series, hosted by Oxford Orthodox Christian Student Society. The seminar is aimed at understanding developing global-local interactions between the religious and the secular and examining the[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. Understanding other people: a science of belief systems Speaker: Dr Edmund Griffiths, author of “Towards a Science of Belief Systems” (Palgrave Macmillan[...]
In Conversation: Sir Norman Rosenthal and Dr Georgina Paul ‘Joseph Beuys & Jörg Immendorff’ Exhibition Event Wednesday 5 November, 11.30am–12.30pm At the Ashmolean Museum Join the curator of the exhibition, Sir Norman Rosenthal, as he[...]
Craig Clunas, Professor of History of Art at the University of Oxford and co-curator of the British Museum’s blockbuster exhibition ‘Ming: 50 years that changed China’, will discuss the exhibition with an interdisciplinary panel of[...]
Professor Sarah Whatmore, head of School of Geography and the Environment, will speak about ‘Living with flooding: the science and politics of flood risk management’. Sarah Whatmore is Professor of Environment and Public Policy at[...]
The 35th Annual Barlow Lecture Yongle to Zhengtong: Fifty Years that Changed Chinese Art? With Professor Craig Clunas, University of Oxford Friday 7 November , 5-6 pm, Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Sir Alan Barlow (1881-1968) was[...]
Childhood in a New Age: Adults Look at Children, Children Look at Themselves in Russia, 1890‒1920 With Professor Catriona Kelly, University of Oxford Saturday 8 November, 11am–12pm At the Ashmolean Museum – Lecture Theatre During[...]
In May 1914 Polish anthropologist Marie Antoinette Czaplicka set off for Siberia in charge of an expedition to study the reindeer-herding Evenki people. She was twenty-nine years old, had recently completed a diploma in anthropology[...]
Globalisation has brought us vast benefits including growth in incomes, education, innovation and connectivity. Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School, argues that it also has the potential to destabilise our societies. In[...]
Prison Phoenix Trust Annual Lecture: Have you ever considered how someone convicted of murder perceives himself? What sense of identity the robber and the drink-driver convicted of manslaughter have as they serve their sentences? And[...]
Why Film Matters Part of the Why Philosophy Matters Series With Professor Stephen Mulhall, New College, Oxford University Wednesday 12 November, 6‒7.30pm, Ashmolean Education Centre Join esteemed scholars to talk about the hot topics in[...]
Oxford University Archaeological Society invites you to our annual undergraduate conference, the theme of which is: CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF ARCHAEOLOGY Papers will be presented by undergraduate students from across the country on the following[...]
Panel: Professor Charles Godfray, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food and author of the chapter How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050? Professor Ian Goldin, Director, Oxford[...]
Public Seminar: Thinking About the Brain With speakers: Professor Chris Kennard; Professor Glyn Humphreys; Professor David Lomas; Dr Joshua Hordern; Dr Ayoush Lazikani; Dr Matthew Broome; Dr Chrystalina Antoniades Thursday 20 November, 5.30-8.30pm Ashmolean Education[...]
The Anglo-Scottish Border: a Photographic Tour With Tim Porter, lecturer Medieval Scotland Afternoon Tea Lecture Series Tuesday 25 November, 2–4pm At the Ashmolean Museum (Lecture Theatre) With the 2014 referendum for Scottish independence, the historic[...]
Speaker: Dr Marat Shterin (King’s College London) The seminar focuses on how diverse assemblages of historical memories and religion are constructed and used as justifications for either including or excluding particular actors in civil society[...]
C.R.W. Nevinson in the 21st Century With Jan Cox, art historian Friday 28 November, 2–3pm At the Ashmolean Museum Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889‒1946) was one of the most famous British war artists working during[...]
Introduction to Anthropology. Sunday 30th November. 10 – 5pm The Knowledge Project is exciting and innovative workshops this November. For one day, you will be introduced to a subject by an Oxford postgraduate with bags[...]
The Colloquium is a seminar series at Kellogg College, Oxford. Sophie Haines is a Research Member of Common Room and James Martin Fellow at the Institute for Science, Innovation, and Society (InSIS). Her research interests[...]
Medieval Scottish Gothic: Glory and Excess With Tim Porter, lecturer (ticket includes tea & cake!) Friday 5 December, 2–4pm Ashmolean Museum Lecture Theatre With the 2014 referendum for Scottish independence, the historic relationship between Scotland[...]
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