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QUADcast episode 1: Careers - an interview with Jonathan Black, Director of the Careers Service. |
In this episode, Richard and Tabitha visit Jonathan Black, Director of the Careers Service here at the University to talk about the benefits our alumni can still receive from the service. |
Jonathan Black |
03 Dec 2018 |
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Zoe de Toledo, Olympic silver medalist (St Catherine’s, 2010) |
Zoe de Toledo shares her extraordinary experiences of coxing at the highest levels, and her love of studying at Oxford in this podcast. |
Zoe de Toledo |
10 Feb 2017 |
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Chief Executive of Stonewall, Ruth Hunt (St. Hilda’s, 1998) |
Ruth Hunt discusses her current role at Stonewall and offers advice to students who are considering Oxford as a LGBT-friendly university |
Ruth Hunt |
09 Sep 2016 |
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Historian and Capability Brown expert, Dr Oliver Cox (Univ, 2006) |
Dr Oliver Cox shares his passion for England’s greatest landscape designer, Capability Brown, in an interview recorded for the tercentenary celebrations of Brown’s birth. |
Oliver Cox |
15 Aug 2016 |
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Freelance journalist and Broadcaster, Henry Bonsu (Magdalen, 1986) |
Freelance journalist and broadcaster Henry Bonsu shares his experiences studying Modern Languages at Magdalen College and offers an insight into what it was like to be a black student at Oxford in the late eighties. |
Henry Bonsu |
14 Jun 2016 |
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Comedian and broadcaster, Ruby Wax (Kellogg, 2010) |
Comedian and broadcaster Ruby Wax shares her experiences of studying mindfulness and cognitive behavioural therapy and why she taken on a mission to save the world’s mental health. |
Ruby Wax |
28 Apr 2016 |
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Marathon runner and coach, Mara Yamauchi (St. Anne’s, 1992) |
Interview with Olympic athlete and public speaker Mara Yamauchi as part of the Alumni Voices Podcast series. |
Mara Yamauchi |
21 Mar 2016 |
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Chief Executive of Oxfam, Mark Goldring CBE (Keble, 1976) |
Mark Goldring describes his distinguished career in international development, including his role as Chief Executive of Oxfam. Drawing upon his own experiences in Borneo, Bangladesh, Syria and beyond, he highlights the causes of poverty, and solutions. |
Mark Goldring |
12 Jan 2016 |
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Diseases of Modern Life |
Professor Sally Shuttleworth, Head of the Humanities Division, gives a talk for the St Anne's Alumni Weekend 2014 |
Sally Shuttleworth |
15 Oct 2014 |
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Richard Ovenden and Diarmaid MacCulloch in Conversation |
Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian and Fellow of Balliol, and Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church and Fellow of St Cross. |
Richard Ovenden, Diarmaid MacCulloch |
06 Oct 2014 |
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Maths in Music: The Secret Mathematicians - Marcus du Sautoy |
Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Marcus du Sautoy |
14 Jan 2014 |
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Translations as Literature |
Matthew Reynolds, Fellow and Tutor in English Language and Literature, Oxford, gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Matthew Reynolds |
29 Oct 2013 |
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Translation as Literature |
Matthew Reynolds, Fellow and Tutor in English Language and Literature, Oxford, gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Matthew Reynolds |
29 Oct 2013 |
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An Oxford Education |
Panel discussion led by Vice Chancellor Andrew Hamilton, with Mike Nicholson, Helen Swift, Priscilla Santos and Jenny Brennan. |
Andrew Hamilton, Mike Nicholson, Helen Swift, Priscilla Santos |
14 Oct 2013 |
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Medieval Romance and the Gift of Narrative |
Dr Perkins gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Nicholas Perkins |
14 Oct 2013 |
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The Secret Mathematicians |
Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Marcus du Sautoy |
08 Oct 2013 |
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Measuring Global Poverty |
Dr Sabina Alkire, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) gives a talk for the Oxford Alumni Weekend 2013. |
Sabina Alkire |
08 Oct 2013 |
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Writing Contemporary Fiction: From Inspiration to Publication |
James Benmore (Kellogg), Samantha Shannon (St Anne's) and Sam Thompson (St Anne's) talk about their work as writers. Chaired by Dr Clare Morgan (Kellogg), author and Director of the Master of Studies in Creative Writing. |
James Benmore, Samantha Shannon, Sam Thompson, Clare Morgan |
07 Oct 2013 |
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Physics in the 21st Century |
Dr John Wheater (Head of Physics Department), Emeritus Professor Derek Stacey and Dr Jay Watson (alumnus), give a talk about the Oxford Physics department and the study of physics today. |
John Wheater, Derek Stacy, Jay Watson |
07 Oct 2013 |
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A Successful Strategy for Building Normal Brains - Nature or Nurture? |
Dr Simon Butt (Keble), Fellow and Tutor in Neuroscience, gives a talk for the Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Simon Butt |
07 Oct 2013 |
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Against All Odds: Recovering the first climate data from the central Sahara |
Professor Richard Washington, Professor of Climate Science at the School of Geography and the Environment; Fellow and Tutor in Geography, Keble College, gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Richard Washington |
07 Oct 2013 |
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What the World Needs Now from the Environmental Movement |
Dr Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, gives a talk for the Oxford Alumni Weekend 2013. |
Kumi Naidoo |
03 Oct 2013 |
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The Spanish Golden Age |
A session chaired by Dr Frances Lannon that examines this period of flourishing arts and literature in Spain, which coincided with the political rise and subsequent decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. |
Frances Lannon, John Elliott, Jonathan Thacker |
22 May 2013 |
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Shakespeare's Fools |
Professor of English, Katherine Duncan-Jones, discusses the real life characters and contemporaries of Shakespeare that inspired, shaped, and on occasion performed the various roles of the 'fool' in much of his work. |
Katherine Duncan-Jones |
11 Dec 2012 |
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Physics in the 21st century - an exciting Time for Physics at oxford |
Dr John Wheater, Chairman of the Department and other members of the Oxford University Physics team about all the latest projects and ideas that they are working on. With Alan Barr and Henry Snaith. |
John Wheater, Alan Barr, Henry Snaith |
14 Nov 2012 |
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Mystical Northern Lights |
Dr Rob Simpson from Zooniverse talks about the awe-inspiring aurorae, the Northern Lights, and other effects the sun can have on the earth. Find out why 2013 will be a spectacular year for this phenomenon and how and where is best to view it. |
Rob Simpson |
14 Nov 2012 |
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Social Mobility - The Greatest Challenge of our Time? |
Sir Peter Lampi, founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust (which aims to improve social mobility through education) and founder of the Education Endowment Foundation. |
Sir Peter Lampi |
07 Nov 2012 |
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How the West Got it |
Professor Richard Jenkyns, Oxford University's Public Orator, looks at where what we call classical antiquity came from, whether it differed from other ancient civilisations and what it can tell us about Western Civilisation now and in the future. |
Richard Jenkyns |
17 Oct 2012 |
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Military Ethics Ancient and Modern |
A talk from Matthew Leigh, Fellow and Tutor from St Anne's College, Oxford University, on Military Ethics; taken from the Alumni Weekend 2012. |
Matthew Leigh |
15 Oct 2012 |
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Military Ethics Ancient and Modern |
A talk from Matthew Leigh, Fellow and Tutor from St Anne's College, Oxford University, on Military Ethics; taken from the Alumni Weekend 2012. |
Matthew Leigh |
15 Oct 2012 |
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On Stage and Screen: Defining Moments in Entertainment Since 1962 |
As St Catherine's was being built, in July 1962, the Telstar satellite was making history as the first to relay television pictures through space. A year later, Mary Whitehouse would launch her 'Clean Up TV' campaign. |
Michael Billington, Sara Ramsden, Libby Purves, Thelma Holt |
09 Oct 2012 |
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Renewable Energies in a Green Economy: Defining Developments |
It was with the chance of making 'a special contribution to the urgent national need for more scientists' that St Catherine's College was first contemplated. |
Nicholas Stern, Vivienne Cox, Erica Hope, Steve Groves |
09 Oct 2012 |
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Hard words, best words words in use, writing the inventory of english |
English, as its vocabulary confirms, is constantly on the move - both words and meaning act as witnesses to time and change, revealing the diverse pathways of contact and conflict with other nations, as well as changes in culture and identity. |
Lynda Mugglestone |
09 Oct 2012 |
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How to eat an Elephant: Why Climate Change Policy is in a Mess and How to Fix it |
For more than two decades, Professor Steve Rayner has led interdisciplinary research programmes on science technology and environment, specifically on global climate change. |
Steve Rayner |
09 Oct 2012 |
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Going into Politics? Tales from an Academic in Westminster |
Professor Marc Stears reflects on his experiences. Marc Stears is a Professor of Political Theory and fellow at University College. |
Marc Stears, Mark Philip |
09 Oct 2012 |
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The Constitutional Issues surrounding devolution in the UK |
Iain MacLean, Professor of Politics and fellow of Nuffield College, the British Academy and the Royal Society Edinburgh, has published widely on constitutional issues. MacLean is joined by Professor Will Hutton. |
Iain MacLean, Will Hutton |
09 Oct 2012 |
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After the Crash: Restoring Economic Growth |
Founding St Catherine's College in the 1960s required extensive appeals to industry to secure adequate funding to build and endow the new College. |
Tracy Corrigan, Clive Maxwell, Martin Heipertz, Paul Betts |
05 Oct 2012 |
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Sir Humphry Davy: Natural Philosopher, Discoverer, Inventor, Poet, Man of Action |
When St Catherine's College was first being envisaged, creating an undergraduate body with an equal number of science and arts students was at the forefront of our Founder's minds. |
John Meurig Thomas |
05 Oct 2012 |
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Defining Moments in International Relations Since 1962 |
The world of our Founders was one in which the space race heated up, and the Cold War froze over. In October 1962, as the College's first cohort of undergraduates arrived, Cuba was bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war. |
Marshall Cloyd, Jens Tholstrup, Clark Ervin, James Rodgers |
05 Oct 2012 |
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Revolutionising 21st Century Healthcare Through Technology |
A panel discussion on new techniques and applications in the emerging field exploring the boundaries between man and machine in medical imaging, drug delivery and taking healthcare from the hospital to the home. |
Constantin Coussios, Lionel Tarassenko, Alison Noble, Andrew Hamilton |
04 Oct 2012 |
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End of Life: Should Physician-Assisted Dying be Legalised? |
A debate on the whether the choice to end their own lives could be safely offered to some people with terminal illnesses. |
Fiona Randall, Richard Harries, Antony Kenny, Mary Warnock |
03 Oct 2012 |
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American election Prospects and Consequences: 2012 and Beyond |
Director of the Rothermere American Institute Dr Nigel Bowles' intellectual interests lie in American political history and, in particular, in the history of the US Presidency. |
Nigel Bowles |
02 Oct 2012 |
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Lumley's Children? The Nepali Community in Britain |
The Nepali community is one of the newest minorities in the UK, but already numbers more than 100,000, with the biggest concentrations around Farnborough, Ashford, Wembley and Plumstead. |
David Gellner |
02 Oct 2012 |
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Creating a 'John Lewis' economy? - encouraging Corporate Diversity for Sustainable Growth |
The Coalition Government is committed to greater corporate diversity in the financial services sector, and are promoting 'John Lewis' style mutuals to deliver public services. |
Jonathan Michie |
02 Oct 2012 |
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Creating a 'John Lewis' economy? - encouraging Corporate Diversity for Sustainable Growth |
The Coalition Government is committed to greater corporate diversity in the financial services sector, and are promoting 'John Lewis' style mutuals to deliver public services. |
Jonathan Michie |
02 Oct 2012 |
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Party Games: Coalition Government in British Politics |
Professor Hawkins will look at the history of coalition government in British politics over the past 200 years and discuss some of the constitutional implications of the current Conservative/Liberal Democrat government under David Cameron and Nick Clegg. |
Angus Hawkins |
02 Oct 2012 |
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The Flexible City: overcoming Lock-In and Path-Dependency |
Cities are epicentres of creativity and innovation but are also easily locked into patterns of infrastructure and behaviour that may not serve them best. |
Steve Rayner |
02 Oct 2012 |
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The Flexible City: overcoming Lock-In and Path-Dependency |
Cities are epicentres of creativity and innovation but are also easily locked into patterns of infrastructure and behaviour that may not serve them best. |
Steve Rayner |
02 Oct 2012 |
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How Hollywood Votes and Why it Matters |
Using 2012 as a starting point, Dr Tim Stanley goes back into history and considers the different ways that Hollywood has influenced US elections. |
Tim Stanley |
28 Sep 2012 |
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The Thomas Willis Oxford Brain Collection |
Professor Margaret Esiri, Professor of Neuropathology and Fellow of St Hugh's, will talk about the pivotal role Oxford has played in neuroscience - where the words neuron and cell were coined - and the relevance of this history today. |
Margaret Esiri |
24 Sep 2012 |
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Wobbles, warbles and fish the brain basis of reading difficulties |
John Stein gives a talk for the 2012 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
John Stein |
24 Sep 2012 |
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Ebooks, Reading and Scholarship in a Digital Age |
Niko Pfund, President of Oxford University Press (USA), discusses the ways in which technology affects reading, scholarship, publishing and even thinking. |
Niko Pfund |
24 Sep 2012 |
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Has the West Had It? |
In his keynote lecture at Alumni Weekend 2012, Lord Patten of Barnes attempts to shed light and his particular perspective on whether "the West has had it". |
Chris Patten |
20 Sep 2012 |
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Vaccines for Global Health |
Professor Adrian Hill gives a talk for the Oxford Alumni Weekend 2011 on the past, present and future of vaccines against diseases. |
Adrian Hill |
19 Jun 2012 |
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What Europe for our grandchildren? |
The keynote lecture from the Oxford European Reunion in Paris, 6-8 May 2011 on the European Union and its future. |
Timothy Garton Ash |
23 Jan 2012 |
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PPE Alumni in Conversation: April 2011 |
A conversation between Elizabeth Frazer (PPE, 1984; DPhil 1987), Matthew Powell (PPE, 2010) and Nick Alexander (PPE, 1976). Matthew and Nick discuss their learning experiences at Oxford across the internet divide, and find that they have much in common. |
Nicholas Alexander, Elizabeth Frazer, Matthew Powell |
19 Dec 2011 |
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Closing Questions and Answers |
Andrew Hamilton chairs the closing questions and answers session at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Andrew Hamilton |
09 Nov 2011 |
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India: The View from Oxford |
Sunali Rohra, Consultant, McKinsey and Company and Oxford Alumna, delivers a talk at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Sunali Rohra |
09 Nov 2011 |
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Kingship and the Roots of Indian Political Culture |
Dr Anna-Maria Misra, Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Keble College, delivers a talk at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Anna-Maria Misra |
09 Nov 2011 |
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Inclusive Economic Growth in India: Basic Policy Issues |
Vijay Joshi, specialist in international Economics and development Economics, delivers a talk at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Vijay Joshi |
09 Nov 2011 |
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India-Oxford Cancer Research |
Dr Raghib Ali, Director of the INDOX Cancer Research Network, delivers a talk at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Raghib Ali |
09 Nov 2011 |
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Nationwide Studies of Indian Mortality |
Sir Richard Peto, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, delivers a talk at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Richard Peto |
09 Nov 2011 |
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Why India is the World's Most Interesting Country |
Professor Ramachandra Guha, historian and biographer, delivers the second keynote address at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Ramachandra Guha |
09 Nov 2011 |
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Oxford and India - an Enduring Relationship |
Lord Patten of Barnes delivers the first keynote address at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Chris Patten |
09 Nov 2011 |
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Welcome to the Oxford-India Day |
Professor Andrew Hamilton delivers the Welcome Address at the inaugural Oxford-India Day, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on 17 June 2011. |
Andrew Hamilton |
09 Nov 2011 |
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Earthquake Science in the 21st Century |
Dr Richard Walker talks about the science behind earthquakes and the methods used to study them by giving examples from recent global disasters. |
Richard Walker |
11 Oct 2011 |
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900 years of making a difference: the history of philanthropy at the University of Oxford |
Chris Day reflects on how generous philanthropic support from organisations and individuals has inspired the success of the University of Oxford. |
Chris Day |
11 Oct 2011 |
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900 years of making a difference: the history of philanthropy at the University of Oxford |
Chris Day reflects on how generous philanthropic support from organisations and individuals has inspired the success of the University of Oxford. |
Chris Day |
11 Oct 2011 |
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The Population Paradox |
Professor David Coleman, Dr George Leeson and Dr Nando Sigona discuss the global issues relating to the world's rising population at the Alumni Weekend Conference 2011. |
David Coleman, George Leeson, Nando Sigona |
11 Oct 2011 |
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New Cells for Old Members: The Science of Stem Cells |
Dr Francis Szele gives a talk for the Oxford Alumni Weekend on Stem Cell science and looks at how they could be used in repairing brain disease and injuries. |
Francis Szele |
11 Oct 2011 |
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Geoengineering: Fantasy or Feasible Future? |
Richard Darton gives a talk for the 2011 Oxford Alumni Weekend on the developments in the science of Geoengineering and looks at how close we are to be able to do it. |
Richard Darton |
03 Oct 2011 |
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Geoengineering: Fantasy or Feasible Future? |
Richard Darton gives a talk for the 2011 Oxford Alumni Weekend on the developments in the science of Geoengineering and looks at how close we are to be able to do it. |
Richard Darton |
03 Oct 2011 |
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Why Robots Play Football |
Stephen Cameron gives a talk for the 2011 Oxford Alumni Weekend on robotics and new technological advances in the field. |
Stephen Cameron |
03 Oct 2011 |
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William Adams and the Samurai |
Oxford trip scholar Michael Jay is only the second non-Japanese man to hold a Samurai rank. Hear about his journey to becoming a Samurai. |
Michael Jay |
30 Nov 2010 |
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The future of the past; The Bodleian's great acquisitions |
Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Dr Ovenden looks at the Bodleian's great acquisitions, from Alan Bennett's gift of his literary archive to Cavalli's Erismena, the earliest surviving score of an opera in the English language. |
Richard Ovenden |
30 Nov 2010 |
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The infinitely expanding universe of memory; books, manuscript...pixels |
Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Bodley's Librarian Dr Sarah Thomas in conversation with Dr Alice Prochaska, Principal of Somerville, discussing the 'infinitely expanding universe of memory' and collections in the digital age. |
Sarah Thomas, Alice Prochaska |
30 Nov 2010 |
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The Future of Human Rights |
Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Timothy Endicott, Murray Hunt and Sandra Fredman discuss the future of human rights, looking at the human rights constitution, its critics and how to uphold human rights. |
Timothy Endicott, Murray Hunt, Sandra Fredman |
30 Nov 2010 |
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The Marlborough Gems at Blenheim Palace |
Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Sir John Boardman gives a talk on the antique gems held in Blenheim Palace; the history of the collection and the significance to researching the Classics. |
John Boardman |
23 Nov 2010 |
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The Ashmolean Collection and the Formation of Ancient Egyptian Art |
Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Professor john Baines gives a talk on the Ashmolean Museum and its collection of ancient Egyptian art. |
John Baines |
02 Nov 2010 |
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How to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease |
Part of the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Dr David Smith gives a talk on how to prevent Alzheimer's disease. |
David Smith |
02 Nov 2010 |
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Therapy for muscular dystrophy in the new genetics era |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscle wasting disease that causes great suffering to those experiencing it. Dr Kay Davies talks about the advances in molecular genetics which could help treat DMD. |
Kay Davies |
25 Oct 2010 |
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A Florence Nightingale for the 21st Century |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Marjorie Reeves Memorial lecture given in St Anne's College. Mark Bostridge, author of the first major biography of Florence Nightingale in 50 years talks about the great woman's life and character. |
Mark Bostridge |
25 Oct 2010 |
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A Florence Nightingale for the 21st Century |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Marjorie Reeves Memorial lecture given in St Anne's College. Mark Bostridge, author of the first major biography of Florence Nightingale in 50 years talks about the great woman's life and character. |
Mark Bostridge |
25 Oct 2010 |
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The anatomy of a scientific dispute |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Conrad Keating, biographer of Richard Doll, gives a talk on the difficulty scientists have at getting people to believe their results, as Richard Doll had when he published his findings on the dangers of smoking. |
Conrad Keating |
25 Oct 2010 |
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Early Tudor England: A People's Reformation? |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. The english Reformation has often been seen as am 'act of state', imposed on the people. How true was that? How soon did the English people buy into the huge success story that was he reformation in northern Europe? |
Diarmaid MacCulloch |
25 Oct 2010 |
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Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history. |
Phillip England |
25 Oct 2010 |
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Rocking the Cradle...6,000 Years of Geological Impact in Greece |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Phillip England talks about the history of Greece through its many earthquakes and seismic activity over the last 6000 years and shows how these events shaped the ancient world's history. |
Phillip England |
25 Oct 2010 |
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The Future of Humanity |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute gives a talk on ideas surrounding future scenarios on what might happen to the human race in the future, from ideas of total extinction to post-humanity. |
Nick Bostrom |
25 Oct 2010 |
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The Hidden History of the Wellcome Collection |
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Frances Larson gives a talk entitled 'Shared Treasures or Just Bits and Pieces? The Hidden History of the Wellcome Collection. Examining Sir Henry Wellcome's vast hoard of Art and Antiques he collected over his lifetime. |
Frances Larson |
25 Oct 2010 |
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Understanding Creativity |
Dr Chris Gosden gives a talk on creativity and artefacts and the development of tools and objects throughout human history. Delivered in Keble College as part of the OXford Alumni Weekend 2010. |
Chris Gosden |
20 Oct 2010 |
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Carbon Dating: The Science of When Things Happen |
Dr Thomas Higham gives a talk on Carbon Dating; the way in which scientists establish the age of ancient and prehistoric artefacts. This lecture was delivered at Keble College as part of the Oxford Alumni Weekend 2010. |
Thomas Higham |
20 Oct 2010 |
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Havens across the Sea |
Local historian Ann Spokes Symonds gives a talk on the Oxford children and mothers who were evacuated to Canada and the USA in July 1941. |
Ann Spokes Symonds |
12 Nov 2009 |
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Oxford and the Crime Novel |
Best-selling crime fiction writer of Wire in the Blood Val McDermind talks about what makes Oxford city so alluring to crime fiction writers. Part of the 2009 Oxford Alumni Weekend. |
Val McDermind |
12 Nov 2009 |
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Developing an improved TB vaccine |
Dr McShane talks about the University's work in creating an improved vaccine against tuberculosis and she also talks about the urgency of this research. |
Helen McShane |
10 Nov 2009 |
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HIV: Will there ever be a vaccine? |
A talk about the University's work in China and Africa and its attempts to identify the key determinants of protective immunology against HIV infection that should guide future vaccine design. |
Sarah Rowland-Jones |
10 Nov 2009 |
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Russia is Back: Jenifer Hart Memorial Lecture |
Professor MacFarlane gives a talk about modern Russia; from the fall of the Berlin Wall to today; including the rise of Vladimir Putin, the conflict between Chechnya, alleged human rights violations and Russia's relationship with the rest of the world. |
Neil MacFarlane |
28 Oct 2009 |
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Gutenberg and the digital revolution |
Bodley's head librarian, Sarah Thomas, talks about the history of the Bodleian Library and the changes that are taking place within it, particularly the digitisation project -creating electronic digital versions of books- currently underway. |
Sarah Thomas |
28 Oct 2009 |
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Understanding human pain, suffering and relief through brain imaging |
Using examples from her research, Professor Tracey illustrates some of the exciting developments in brain imaging -seeing exactly how the brain is affected by its environment-and discusses how this research impacts on modern medicine, law and society. |
Irene Tracey |
28 Oct 2009 |
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Women composers at Oxford: Cinderella (1858-1944) and other role models |
In the history of the University, women and music have shared a Cinderella-like status before the 20th Century. In this talk, Dr Wollenberg looks at how women composers have continued to change the face of Oxford music in new ways. |
Susan Wollenberg |
28 Oct 2009 |
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Developing an improved TB vaccine |
Dr McShane talks about the University's work in creating an improved vaccine against tuberculosis and she also talks about the urgency of this research. |
Helen McShane |
28 Oct 2009 |