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  • Updated 29 Apr 2024 | 10 open episodes

    Since coming on the market over a decade ago, e-cigarettes have divided opinion. A team of Oxford researchers are searching for new e-cigarette studies every month. In this podcast, Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Dr Nicola Lindson talk about what...

  • Updated 10 May 2013 | 29 open episodes

    Around the world, people face abuse, arbitrary arrest, extortion, violence, severe discrimination and lack of official protection because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. This latest issue of FMR includes 26 articles on the...

  • Updated 20 Nov 2019 | 1 open episode

    This podcast series is for the curious mind. Take a closer look at the Queen’s College Library's impressive collection through its eclectic exhibitions. Each episode features the recording of a talk associated with the Library's latest...

  • Updated 09 Apr 2019 | 2 open episodes

    Podcasts from Lincoln College, Oxford

  • Updated 29 May 2020 | 2 open episodes

    Welcome to the LinguaMania podcast. Produced by researchers from Oxford University-led Creative Multilingualism, the series explores some fascinating perspectives on languages and language learning, asking: Do we really need human translators?...

  • Updated 21 May 2012 | 4 open episodes

    Lecture series looking at key concepts in studying Literature; including lectures on the concept of unreliable narrators to theory of comparative literature. This series was filmed in the English Faculty in Trinity Term 2012

  • Updated 10 Jul 2013 | 5 open episodes

    Podcasts exploring the relationship between literary works and the artwork and Oxford. From J.R.R Tolkien to Philip Pullman, authors have been inspired by Oxford; the architecture, history and culture of the city. This podcast series includes...

  • Updated 13 Oct 2015 | 2 open episodes

    In this series of 11 short films Experimental Archaeologists, Oxford University Lecturers and Bushcraft specialists demonstrate a range of Stone Age crafts, skills and technologies as well as art and music. Each 5 minute film can be used in the...

  • Updated 16 Jul 2019 | 29 open episodes

    Malaria is an endemic disease in much of the world, and is a major contributor to child and infant mortality in many countries. Our malaria podcasts describe efforts by NDM clinicians and scientists, in Oxford and around the world, to treat and...

  • Updated 08 Mar 2019 | 10 open episodes

    Mansfield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. Our membership comprises approximately 50 academic staff, 220 undergraduates, 50 graduates and 35 visiting students. This small size engenders friendly and close...

  • Updated 23 Dec 2022 | 6 open episodes

    A podcast exploring the role of mathematics and statistics in cancer research – and the stories behind the people making it happen.

    Maths + Cancer is hosted by Dr Vicky Neale, a mathematician at the University of Oxford. Since March 2021,...

  • Updated 18 Dec 2013 | 8 open episodes

    Researchers, past and present colleagues of Professor Sir Andrew McMichael, gathered on the 21st September 2012 for a Symposium reflecting on the evolution of Immunology in Oxford.

  • Updated 18 Nov 2013 | 1 open episode

    A short training video for the MediaPub system for adding new podcasts to the University of Oxford media portals.

  • Updated 13 Apr 2015 | 1 open episode

    The Medical Sciences Division is the University's largest academic division and includes Biochemistry, Experimental Psychology and the clinical and preclinical departments of the Medical School. The Division is an internationally recognised...

  • Updated 08 Feb 2008 | 8 open episodes

    Podcasts of Medieval English lectures, and supporting material, presented at the English Faculty, University of Oxford.

  • Updated 27 Mar 2019 | 6 open episodes

    Medieval German Studies in Oxford cover the full range of the literary, cultural and linguistic heritage of the German speaking lands from 800 to 1600. Special areas of interests are the transmission of text in manuscript and early print,...

  • Updated 11 May 2017 | 6 open episodes

    A series of podcasts from Merton College, a vibrant and diverse intellectual community that has been at the forefront of education and research at Oxford University since 1264. Nobel Prize winners and other cultural and scientific leaders, such...

  • Updated 27 Jul 2016 | 17 open episodes

    This conference brings together an outstanding panel of scholars and experts in Mesoamerican studies. They will be sharing their knowledge and recent findings on the making and historical significance of the Bodleian's and other early,...

  • Updated 09 Oct 2015 | 4 open episodes

    A half-day symposium to mark the 350th anniversary of the publication of Robert Hooke’s Micrographia, thought to be the first handbook of microscopy, and also to applaud recent new developments in molecular-scale microscopy as recognised by the...

  • Updated 07 Mar 2024 | 51 open episodes

    The Middle East Centre, founded in 1957 at St Antony’s College is the centre for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East in the University of Oxford. Centre Fellows teach and conduct research in the humanities and social sciences...

  • Updated 07 Sep 2023 | 8 open episodes

    Welcome to Middle East Centre Booktalk – the Oxford podcast on new books about the Middle East. These are some of the books written by members of our community, or the books our community are talking about. Tune in to follow author interviews...

  • Updated 13 Oct 2019 | 31 open episodes

    The scientific study of consciousness is a young and thriving field, encompassing empirical and theoretical research of multiple disciplines. This conference aims to bring together researchers whose scientific activity relates to the theoretical...

  • Updated 17 Oct 2022 | 2 open episodes

    Inaugural lectures from the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages

  • Updated 27 Jul 2017 | 5 open episodes

    The Humanities Division at Oxford has developed an exciting relationship with the National Trust, culminating in the Trusted Source Knowledge Transfer Partnership.

    http://www.nationaltrust.org....

  • Updated 22 Feb 2016 | 4 open episodes

    A series of podcasts related to the MSc in Migration Studies. This interdisciplinary, 9-month Masters degree at Oxford University is jointly offered by the School of Anthropology and the Oxford Department of International Development. The course...

  • Updated 30 Oct 2012 | 5 open episodes

    Oxford’s English Faculty will offer students the opportunity to undertake a Master’s in English Language for the first time from October 2012. Learn more about this brand new course and gain an insight into the area from some of Oxford’s experts...

  • Updated 11 Nov 2020 | 2 open episodes

    This podcast series presents recordings of talks given at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History as part of its public programme of events. The Museum of Natural History was founded in 1860, and today it holds an internationally...

  • Updated 13 Apr 2015 | 3 open episodes

    Faculty at the Nuffield Department of Medicine have been carrying out ground-breaking research overseas for nearly thirty years. We are now working on new and established projects in China, South-East Asia and East Africa with several...

  • Updated 13 Jul 2023 | 5 open episodes

    The NDM recognises that public engagement is vital in order to educate, inform and build a relationship with the community. Our scientists are actively engaging in open discussion, and meeting people to debate, listen and learn.

  • Updated 13 Apr 2015 | 3 open episodes

    The Nuffield Department of Medicine is a large multi-disciplinary department that links high quality clinical research with medical application. NDM is based across multiple local sites, including the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals, and...

  • Updated 23 Aug 2011 | 10 open episodes

    An interdisciplinary conference focusing on new ideas and discoveries in research on the evolution of human cognition The conference focuses on genetic, developmental, and socio-cultural processes that have played a particularly significant role...

  • Updated 07 Apr 2016 | 21 open episodes

    The University of Oxford is one of the world's leading centres for the study of Japan. The Nissan Institute, within the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, acts as a focal point for graduate level work and faculty research on Japan in...

  • Updated 08 May 2013 | 21 open episodes

    The so-called Arab Spring continues to reverberate locally, regionally and geopolitically. The 20 articles in this issue of FMR reflect on some of the experiences, challenges and lessons of the Arab Spring in North Africa, the implications of...

  • Updated 16 Nov 2015 | 18 open episodes

    This series of six lectures introduces six plays from the Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre. Once popular and now little-known, they can tell us a lot about what their first audiences enjoyed, aspired to and worried about - from immigrants in...

  • Updated 24 Feb 2020 | 7 open episodes

    Lectures and seminars organised by the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences

  • Updated 13 Jun 2017 | 6 open episodes

    Every year, about 65 DPhil students start a life changing experience in the Nuffield Department of Medicine in Oxford. The Department offers highly competitive NDM Doctoral Prize Studentship to outstanding candidates of any nationality.

  • Updated 04 Mar 2014 | 5 open episodes

    2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the First World War, whose war dead still cascade down the north wall of the entrance to Christ Church Cathedral, and which continues to haunt the imagination of contemporary Britons, shaping our views...

  • Updated 05 Jul 2016 | 3 open episodes

    The OPDC Scientists and Clinicians talk about how their work is helping to improve the understanding of Parkinson's and drive us closer to a cure during the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre Participant Open Day, 18th March 2015.

  • Updated 24 May 2013 | 22 open episodes

    In this series of podcasts we consider the impact of opening up science: allowing both the research community and the public to freely access the results of scientific work. Individuals can be fully informed about medical or environmental...

  • Updated 15 Jul 2015 | 17 open episodes

    This podcast series explores the movement towards ‘Openness’ at the University of Oxford and beyond. Informational videos address topics ranging from ‘What is Openness?’, to ‘Open Educational Resources’, to ‘Podcasting’, while individual...

  • Updated 14 Nov 2017 | 1 open episode

    The Visiting Professorship of Opera is funded by New College, and invites leading figures in the operatic world to Oxford each year to give instruction and practice in their areas of expertise. Professors take up residence for short periods while...

  • Updated 30 Jul 2013 | 28 open episodes

    Anglican church services including sermons and choral music, produced by Oriel College, University of Oxford.

  • Updated 23 Jun 2014 | 2 open episodes

    Lectures from the Oriental Institute

  • Updated 12 Nov 2013 | 5 open episodes

    New lecture series on Oscar Wilde, his life, his works and his philosophy delivered by Dr Sos Eltis, lecturer in English

  • Updated 11 Jul 2022 | 1 open episode

    Our Mental Wellness is a seminar series organised by the Experimental Psychology Department. The series aims to inform, dispel myths and generate discussion on a range of mental health topics. This is a great opportunity for students, staff and...

  • Updated 22 May 2018 | 5 open episodes

    Many of us have phases where we have no idea what we’re doing, or everything feels like it’s going wrong: that we are failing, or even that we are failures. Sometimes such phases feel less like phases than a permanent default. And often we assume...

  • Updated 28 Feb 2012 | 4 open episodes

    Short interesting lectures from top Oxford academics. Includes a series of short lectures about love, held on Valentines Day 2011.

  • Updated 23 Sep 2016 | 1 open episode

    In this series, we present stimulating stories of science from the Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford.

  • Updated 11 May 2015 | 11 open episodes

    The Oxford Centre for the Study of Corruption and Transparency provides a forum for dialogue among academics, anti-corruption practitioners, business people, legal experts, and government officials. The Centre's research programme examines...

  • Updated 18 Nov 2014 | 2 open episodes

    A series of lectures looking at China's rapidly-changing economy and society, from the China Policy Forum organised by OXCEP at St Edmund Hall. The speakers examine four highly-topical policy issues: technology and industrial upgrading...

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