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‘Triboreacted materials as functional interfaces in internal combustion engines and medical implants’ Reducing CO2 and particulate emissions to halt global warming and improve the air cleanliness in developed and developing nations is urgent. A similarly[...]
Newspapers often feature studies that sound too good to be true and often they aren’t – they are myths. Some myths may be harmless but the phenomenon affects most kinds of research within evidence-based science.[...]
What defines a scientific discovery with market value? How are innovations evaluated by investors? What makes a successful investor pitch? How do I make personal impact? Other than good science, it takes young entrepreneurs so[...]
Cycling film ‘Why We Cycle’ Duration 57 minutes There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands. The film “Why We Cycle” gets cyclists and scientists to talk about Dutch cycling culture. These conversations uncover[...]
Talk followed by questions and discussion All welcome This is the latest in a series of eight weekly talks. The full list is: Brexit: archaic techniques of ecstasy Thursday 17 January: 7:30pm–9:00pm Wesley Memorial Church[...]
The day will consist of a range of events, hosted by speakers from different areas of STEM and industry. Expect to hear from keynote speakers, engage with panel discussions, and get hands on experience in[...]
Automation, AI and robotics are changing our lives quickly – but digital disruption goes much further than we realise. In this talk, Richard Baldwin, one of the world’s leading globalisation experts, will explain that exponential[...]
In 2013, Carl Frey and Michael Osborne published a paper titled ‘The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation?’ which estimated that 47% of jobs in the US are at risk of automation.[...]
This is a joint lecture with The Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health at the Oxford Martin School Cooling is critical for many of the sustainable development goals, including those relating to health, shelter,[...]
Currently limited tools exist to accurately forecast the complex nature of disease spread across the globe. Dr Moritz Kraemer will talk about the dynamic global maps being built, at 5km resolution, to predict the invasion[...]
This book talk is co-organised with the Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease Vaccination raises ethical issues about the responsibilities of individuals, communities, and states in preventing serious and potentially life-threatening infectious[...]
The raw but poignant story of a mother with young onset dementia and her daughter told through dance, music and poetry. After the dance, there will be a Q&A session with artists and dementia experts[...]
This talk has been cancelled. Sorry. Talk followed by questions and discussion
The Global Politics, Economy and Society (GPES) Research Centre at Oxford Brookes will be hosting its first annual lecture, given by the writer and activist George Monbiot. All welcome, but please book via the registration[...]
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. Should we prioritise the Green Belt or new homes for Oxford? In this, the first of a series of public debates to mark the 50th anniversary of Oxford Civic[...]
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. The ‘scientific’ study of ghosts from the 17th century onwards was followed by ‘scientific’ ghost-hunting in Victorian times. Historian Dr Allan Chapman of Wadham College lifts the lid on[...]
Carlos Lopes will deliver an overview of the critical development issues facing the African continent today. He will talk about a blueprint of policies to address issues, and an intense, heartfelt meditation on the meaning[...]
Join us at Blackwell’s to hear writer and campaigner, Caroline Criado-Perez discuss her latest book, Invisible Women. Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug[...]
In our first of two seminars on the future of work after automation Dr Brendan Burchell will investigate the potential for a five-day weekend society. Machine-learning and robotics technologies promise to be able to replace[...]
This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Climate Research Network (OCRN) Professor David Battisti, The Tamaki Endowed Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, will be talking about global climate sensitivity controlling[...]
The 11th Annual Human Welfare Conference is entitled ‘Innovate: Balancing Interests in Resource-Constrained Settings’. The conference will focus on solutions being developed at various scales to improve human wellbeing in areas as diverse as poverty[...]
This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food Dr Mike Hamm will explore the opportunity for regional food systems in-and-around cities for mutual benefit. He will approach a[...]
Is competition in the digital economy desirable? Does it currently exist? Is it possible? Is there anything policy can do? This talk addresses all of these questions and presents the recommendations of the Digital Competition[...]
On Wednesday 22 May, ScreenTalk Oxfordshire proudly presents Harnessing the Power of Video in Business Communications. An evening with Tim May, MD of Strange Films and Music, talking with Toby Low – MD of MerchantCantos[...]
Will a computer ever compose a symphony, write a prize-winning novel, or paint a masterpiece? And if so, would we be able to tell the difference? Marcus du Sautoy examines the nature of creativity, as[...]
Like the wind, knowledge can be difficult to see or grasp, but if well-harnessed, it can help us do extraordinary things. In this talk, Dr Penny Mealy will discuss how novel analytical tools are providing[...]
As part of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Open Day, a panel of experts will discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to benefit patients and the challenges that it presents. The discussion will[...]
As part of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Open Day, Professor Ian Pavord will discuss emerging treatments for asthma, a condition that affects 5.4 million people in the UK. Professor Pavord is an internationally[...]
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