Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
Non-fat, low-fat, saturated fat, trans fats, healthy fats – in an era where we seem to be constantly bombarded with often conflicting messages about our diets, is all this information actually making us any healthier?[...]
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[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. Animal rights: a human perspective Thursday 20 November, 7:30pm to 9:00pm The Mitre, corner of High St and Turl St (upstairs function[...]
The Oxford Climate Forum is the country’s largest student climate change conference, held right here in Oxford. This year, a fantastic line-up of leading academics, activists and environmentalists will discuss and debate topics ranging from[...]
The Oxford Climate Forum is the country’s largest student climate change conference, held right here in Oxford. This year, a fantastic line-up of leading academics, activists and environmentalists will discuss and debate topics ranging from[...]
This year’s Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food Lecture is by Michael Mack, CEO of Syngenta He will be talking about: “Technophobia vs. technophilia: The polarized debate about our food” This is the[...]
It is widely believed that humankind has disrupted the balance of nature. But what is the real evidence for this? Although nobody would dispute our influence on the world around us, Andrew will seek to[...]
Tuesday 3 February 2015, 5.30pm for 6pm start until 7.30pm, followed by a drinks reception This event will focus on managing the risks associated with water scarcity and droughts. Professor Jim Hall (Environmental Change Institute,[...]
Sustainable water resources development remains a key and complex challenge in programmes that promote economic growth; reduce poverty and increase equity; maintain aquatic ecosystem services; and address climate change at the global, regional, national and[...]
Almost a million people in Britain had to rely on food banks last year. Why, in the world’s fourth richest country, are there still people who cannot afford to eat?
What the World is losing in Iraq A special talk with Dr Paul Collins, Curator of the Ancient Near East Collections at the Ashmolean Museum Thursday 2 April, 1-2pm, Lecture Theatre Ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)[...]
As part of ECI’s commitment to educate the next generation of global leaders in sustainability, we will be hosting a three day workshop – April 21st-23rd. Our TBL: Training Better Leaders workshop aims to improve[...]
Part of Book at Lunchtime, a fortnightly series of bite size book discussions, with commentators from a range of disciplines. Free, all welcome – no booking required. Join us for a sandwich lunch from 12:45,[...]
The panel will share their fundraising experience with the audiences. The main topic of the discussion will be on how they managed to raise substantial amount of money in their campaigns. Answers will touch topics[...]
Helen McCrory, in conversation with Edith Hall (KCL), about her performance in the National Theatre’s recent production of Medea (2014). Free, all welcome, no booking required.
Have you thought about using crowdfunding to fund your next degree, innovation, entrepreneurial project, charitable work, creative arts or sports club? What support you need from your college, the university and the crowdfunding platform? Speak[...]
What the World is Losing, a talk with Dr Paul Collins, Dr Robert Bewley & Dr Emma Cunliffe A special talk with Dr Paul Collins, Curator of the Ancient Near East Collections at the Ashmolean[...]
The Oxford Architecture Society lecture series Lisa Finlay is coming to speak to us from Heatherwick Studio. Established by Thomas Heatherwick in 1994, Heatherwick Studio is recognised for its work in architecture, urban infrastructure, sculpture,[...]
To avoid dangerous climate change will require not only very steep cuts in emissions, but also the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Most of the models that avoid dangerous climate change do so[...]
The Earth Trust is an environmental learning charity based in Oxfordshire that reconnects people with their environment and encourages sustainable living, enhancing people’s quality of life as well as their environment. It believes that sustainability[...]
Over the last few decades there have been many initiatives to bring about the recovery of populations of scarce or declining bird species in the UK. This has resulted in some notable successes, with species[...]
Prof. Harberd will discuss the writing of his book ‘Seed to Seed’, in particular, the fusion of the experimental scientific approach to nature with more traditional ‘natural history’ writing. ‘Seed to Seed’, which shows how[...]
Under Mithradates II (c. 121-91 BC), the Parthian Empire reached its greatest extent, quickly transitioning into an eastern superpower to rival Rome. His coin iconography and monetary policy demonstrate a constant negotiation between the Hellenistic[...]
Ecohydrologist Prof David Gowing will speak on “Plant species diversity: the role of soil moisture”. He will discuss the conundrum of how up to 40 species can all sustain themselves in a single metre square[...]
‘How to feed 9 billion people?’ is a free public seminar as part of the NERC Environmental Research DTP Grand Challenges Seminar Series. FREE TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grand-challenges-seminar-series-tickets-19857062007?aff=ebrowse By the year 2050, it is estimated that the[...]
Come down and listen to Malcolm Graham, local historian, talk about Oxford’s involvement in the Great War period. Sponsored by the Oxford Castle Quarter and their Oxford Images in World War I Project.
The 2016 annual Heron-Allen lecture will be given by Dominic Johnson, Alastair Buchan Chair of International Relations, Director of Research, at the Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), Oxford. For millions of years, humans[...]
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[...]
For most of the world’s toughest challenges, there exists a tension between the needs of an individual and what is best for the common good. Income derived from fishing may be vital to one country’s[...]
There is increasing recognition over the last decade that conservation, while conserving biodiversity of global value, can have local costs. Understanding these costs is essential as a first step to delivering conservation projects that do[...]
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