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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/2561/-Science-What-does-is-really-mean-to-be-scientific From developing theories and[...]
OutBurst is the Oxford Brookes University festival at the Pegasus Theatre on Magdalen Road. Brookes will be bursting out of the university campus into the community, bringing great ideas, activities, and entertainment right to the[...]
Twenty minute talk, one hour discussion. Free entry, no need to book.
During a speech in 1957, Prime Minister Harold MacMillan declared “our people have never had it so good”. Now, more than half a century later, are we fundamentally any better off? Through discussion of technological[...]
A night of science comedy from Oxford’s funniest scientists. Highlights include the science of beer, the rise of the worm people and the end of the world. All profits go to TASTE, a small charity[...]
As adults can tell us when they are feeling pain we can often simply ask them whether pain medication is working. As babies cannot talk, we need to rely on other measures to find out[...]
To the Victorians, the newly understood sciences were the most exciting subjects of the century, and they wanted their children to learn about this wonderful new world, too. Writers from Hans Christian Andersen to Edith[...]
The inaugural Lorna Casselton Memorial Lecture, entitled “Science as Revolution”, will be at 5pm on Friday 15th May, in the main Lecture Theatre, L1, at the Mathematical Institute in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. It will[...]
Having seen the election results unfold, the topic of political strategy and communication is as relevant as ever in highlighting the ways in which politicians and organisations seek to influence public opinion and shape political[...]
Adam Divák and Tamás Nagy from Synetiq Ltd. Ádám Divák (CTO) and Tamás Nagy (lead researcher) will talk about Synetiq, a Hungarian start-up providing neuromarketing research and emotional insights for media companies. They will show[...]
Cyclox and the Oxford Pedestrians Association (OxPA) will be welcoming representatives of the bus companies that serve Oxford to a meeting to discuss the relationship between bikes, buses and pedestrians on the city’s busy streets.[...]
The next ‘Surgical Grand Rounds’ presentation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences will be given by Professor Fergus Gleeson, Professor of Radiology and Consultant Radiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
As part of this year’s community outreach program, Oxford Brookes University’s 150th anniversary, and as a way showing our appreciation to all participants, clinicians, researchers, members of the public and organisations that have supported our[...]
Pete Larson is one of the world’s most successful and sometimes controversial dinosaur hunters. Join Pete and palaeontologist Phil Manning to explore how dinosaurs are discovered, classified and sold in the global race to find[...]
Join us at the Museum of Natural History for an evening of talks and networking to celebrate the research behind our new exhibition,‘Biosense’. The exhibition features contemporary research, including how bacteria sense their micro-world, why[...]
So many of us are desperately busy doing what’s immediately in front of us rather than the things that make a real difference. Ben will tell the story of the GB men’s rowing 8+ in[...]
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/2570/No-Turn-Unstoned-The-harms-and-benefits-of-recreational-drugs The media love to[...]
The Psychology and Neuroscience Applications Society (PsyNAppS) is excited to bring you the biggest event on the neuroscience calendar! Register here to attend our inaugural symposium for FREE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/psynapps-inaugural-symposium-tickets-16983645541 The event boasts an exciting line[...]
This is a panel discussion organised in collaboration with ‘Oxford Refugee Week’ by the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford. Chairing will be Dr Jeff Crisp, with speakers Prof. Alexander Betts, Prof. Cathryn Costello, Dr[...]
Biomedical instrumentation challenges electronic engineers to create innovative circuits and systems that produce useful, reliable information about the human body. The electrical signals within the body can be monitored by biomedical equipment to diagnose a[...]
Human-caused global warming has been making headlines for over two decades, but people’s opinions on it often depend on what headlines they’re reading. How is it that a scientific theory has become so politicised? Join[...]
Two hour cycle ride with Max as he reveals some surprising facts about the science of cycling. Ride and demonstration. Please show up 10 minutes before departure at The Story Museum. The ride will finish[...]
Author and cyclist Max Gaskin explores the science of cycling from hydrogen to helmets! 6.30pm – 7.30pm £8/£5 concessions
International table tennis player, broadcaster and writer, Matthew Syed will reflect on the psychology of performance.
A discussion about the ethics of Arts Sponsorship with Jeremy Spafford, Director of Arts at the Old Fire Station, and representatives from arts activists Art Not Oil – a network is dedicated to taking creative[...]
Join our expert panel for an evening of debate exploring the subject of the United Kingdom’s place within the European Union.
Special Turner Event at the Ashmolean Museum Turner’s High Street, Oxford: a Unique Townscape With Colin Harrison Wednesday 8 July, 11am-12pm, Lecture Theatre Find out more about Turner’s most significant townscape and the greatest painting[...]
The AllTrials campaign calls for all past and present clinical trials to be registered and their full methods and summary results to be reported – half of all trials go unpublished. The AllTrials petition has[...]
Blackwell’s Bookshop and the Bodleian Library are delighted to welcome Sir Paul Nurse to Oxford to talk about John Milton and Charles Darwin. In this intriguing lecture, Paul Nurse will compare ‘Paradise Lost’ and ‘The[...]
The recent Ebola epidemic spread rapidly through Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone in 2014, killing thousands and endangering much of West Africa, and continues to pose a huge global health challenge. It has prompted unparalleled[...]
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