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For STEM Postgrads and Postdocs: Do you want to work with Science, Tech & Sustainable development companies, or start your own? Apply for Spyre’s LEEP into Business workshop: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Enterprise & Project Management. Delivered[...]
Abstract: The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) was created in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 (“9/11”). Its aim was to increase dialogue and reduce enmity between “civilizations,” notably between Christians and Muslims. In[...]
Culture’s role in hazard and climate change risk: worldviews, belief systems and ‘alternative facts’
Evidence from around the world indicates that culture can influence people’s vulnerability to climate variability and natural hazards, because expressions of culture include behaviour that results in exposure and sensitivity to hazards. Most studies have[...]
Peggy Seeger is a singer, song-maker, multi-instrumentalist, feminist icon and member of one of America’s most loved folk dynasties. Now in her 80s she continues to tour and record with her two sons. Her memoir[...]
Abstract: This presentation will consider the ethical dimensions of Brexit. Specifically the case will be made that there are profound ethical questions posed by Brexit that have not properly been considered. The focus of the[...]
Katharine Hayhoe has been named one of FORTUNE’s ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’, TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ and Huffington Post’s ‘20 Climate Champions’, and has shared the stage with Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio to talk[...]
Come to this session of the Abe Lazarus Society, where we will be discussing the 1917 October Revolution and what can be learned from it today.
‘Social Media and the New Language of Politics’ Professor Massimiliano Demata, St Cross alumnus, DPhil English Language & Literature, 1994 Digital communication has revolutionised politics. The importance of political information and propaganda spread on new[...]
HOW we fund impact as important as what we fund? What’s new in INNOVATIVE FINANCING using technology to allow investors to match their risk, return and impact preferences with specific investments and portfolios. Oxford Impact[...]
Abstract: In this talk Tiffany Page will consider what vulnerability is and what it does, and its role within the research process. As part of this she will raise the idea of ‘vulnerable writing’, and[...]
Abstract: In this talk Tiffany Page will consider what vulnerability is and what it does, and its role within the research process. As part of this she will raise the idea of ‘vulnerable writing’, and[...]
Business today is intensely focussed on innovation, but what do we mean when we talk about ‘innovation’ and how do people innovate in practice? Standard approaches tend to involve case studies of innovative companies, where[...]
Andrew Scheps is a multi-Grammy award winning music producer, engineer, mixer and record label owner based in Los Angeles and the UK. His production and mix credits include the likes of Jay-Z, U2, Beyoncé, and[...]
Research has established that there are improved outcomes for children in OOHC who have continuing involvement and positive relationships with parents and family. This is the case no matter how long children stay in care.[...]
CARU | Arts re Search Annual Conference 2017 “What does it mean to research art / to research through art?” CARU brings together artists and researchers for yet another day of cross-disciplinary exploration into arts[...]
Driverless cars are hitting the road, powered by artificial intelligence; robots can climb stairs, open doors, win Jeopardy, analyse stocks, work in factories, find parking spaces and advise oncologists. In the past, automation was considered[...]
Art has a bad reputation. It is elitist, exclusive and difficult for the wider public to access. But with an increased emphasis on creativity and its role in the ‘knowledge’ economy, perhaps art can contribute[...]
To offer Oxford students the warmest welcome back to Hilary Term, we have invited Director Jenny Lu盧謹明, to show her feature film The Receptionist接線員 (2017) (bilingual subtitles). This bilingual film is the first UK-Taiwanese film[...]
Our Marriages: When Lesbians Marry Gay Men 奇缘一生 —Documentary Screening and Talk with Director He Xiaopei and Dr Bao Hongwei The Oxford Chinese Studies Society welcomes all to an exclusive screening and discussion of “Our[...]
Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation – final conference Time: 09:00, 26 Jan 2018 Add to Calendar Location: Lecture Theatre VI Address: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HP Speakers/Lecturers:[...]
This lecture examines 21st-century social policies and what they tell us about Chinese politics. At the same time it makes the case for more rigorous qualitative policy research, and it argues that international influences show[...]
Revd. Kate Seagrave studied linguistics here at Oxford before becoming ordained, leading to her return to work with the postgrads at St Aldates and the Oxford Pastorate. In this research presentation we will get to[...]
Welcome to the Lincoln Leads Seminar Series 2018. The third seminar in the series explores the question: How is Technology Shaping the Future? Tickets are free, but must be booked in advance. All welcome. Panel:[...]
This is a joint lecture with INET Oxford From biology to technology, a powerful mechanism to create innovation is recombination – the formation of new systems by combining old parts in new ways. However, we[...]
This fifteen-year project has studied the fates and fortunes of 400 or so of the rarest plants in the county. The rate of loss of species has risen sharply from about one per decade to[...]
Dr Peter Lovatt (AKA Dr Dance) will talk about the relationship between movement, health, hormones and thinking. The simple act of dancing can change us in fundamental ways. It can make us more creative, improve[...]
Rediscovered Taiwanese Film Screening with Prof. Chris Berry: Dangerous Youth 危險的青春 (1966) 2018/Feb/07 Wednesday 7-9:30PM Lecture Theatre, Lecture Theatre, China Centre, St Hugh’s College, Oxford Supported by: Oxford Chinese Studies Society For our third film[...]
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