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The BME Staff Network acts as a confidential discussion forum, and holds various meetings throughout the year, both social and work-related.
To find out more about the Network visit: edu.web.ox.ac.uk/bme-staff-network

בהסכית החדש של המרכז ללימודי יהדות מדברות המורה אסתר, והתלמידה אליסיה על השפה העברית, אנחנו לומדות אחת מהשנייה מילים חדשות ואיך באמת מדברים בישראל. A new podcast from the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies. We speak in Hebrew and about Hebrew, where do words came from into Hebrew, how we say and why we say. Idioms, expressions and slang. Esther And Alicia talk about Where Yiddish...

This series of three podcasts aims to help you reflect on how you are feeling about your time abroad as an undergraduate at the University of Oxford, to prepare you for some of the ups and downs of culture shock, and to encourage you to do some contingency planning so that the whole experience goes as smoothly and enjoyably as possible.

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A selection of seminars and special lectures on wide-ranging topics relating to practical ethics brought to you by the Uehiro Oxford Institute.

The annual public Uehiro Lecture Series captures the ethos of the Uehiro Centre, which is to bring the best scholarship in analytic philosophy to bear on the most significant problems of our time, and to make progress in the analysis and resolution of these issues to the highest academic standard, in a manner that is also accessible to the general public. Philosophy should not only create...

This series of video podcasts highlights some of the key moments of the Translation and Medical Humanities conference which took place at the University of Oxford on 5-6 September 2023. This international conference explored, for the first time and in an interdisciplinary fashion, the interzone between translation studies and medical humanities; it invoked the role of the arts, humanities and...

Welcome to Futuremakers from the University of Oxford, where our academics debate key issues for the future of society.

Season Four: Futuremakers is back for a fourth season focusing on Brain and Mental Health. Hosted by Professor Belinda Lennox, hear Oxford experts talk to guests about the science behind the human brain and the wide-reaching impacts of mental health.

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The Skills for Young Lives Podcast takes a deep dive into the topic of children’s skills in the Global South. In a series of absorbing conversations with academic, policy and programme experts, Young Lives Director Cath Porter unpacks the latest research on how girls and boys develop skills throughout childhood and adolescence; how poverty, gender and global crises shape their experiences; and...

A self-destructive collaborative artist’s book by Kevin Begos Jr, William Gibson and Dennis Ashbaugh (1992)
Held Thursday 18 and Friday 19 May 2023, Weston Library, Oxford
Organised by Justine Provino, PhD Candidate, Jesus College, Cambridge with Bodleian Libraries Centre for the Study of the Book and the Cambridge Centre for Material Texts.

The Bodleian Library in Oxford has books. Lots of books. But also books that don’t look like books. Books that self-destruct. Books that decay.
Join librarian Jo Maddocks and conservator Alice Evans to explore the wonderful world of the Bodleian’s artists’ books and discover what makes a book a book.
This podcast is for book lovers, book nerds and book makers.

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Biology is the science of the 21st Century and everyone should know the fundamentals. In this series, Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the Department of Biology will guide you through key concepts, building a big picture of what Biology is all about. Based on her recent book, this video series is perfect for GCSE or A-level students, especially those looking for a University perspective.

A series of podcasts from Oxford University's 'Their Finest Hour' project. Led by the Faculty of English, this project aims to collect stories, objects, and memories around British involvement in the Second World War using Oxford's Community Collection Model (OCCM). The podcasts will cover what the project is about, how it works, what it is trying to achieve, but also will...

The symposium A New Power: Photography 1800-1850 (18 March 2023) presents recent research which considers the history of photographic invention and innovation in a truly global context and addresses the mid-19th-century history of photography through current critical concerns such as ecological change, imperial power, ethnicity and gender. The symposium was held at the Bodleian’s Weston...

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.

The Slade Lectures, which were founded in pursuance of the will of Felix Slade in 1869, focused on art historical topics, as they continue to do so today. John Ruskin delivered his first lecture as the Slade Professor of Fine Art in 1870. The Slade Professorship in conjunction with the University's museums, libraries and college collections helped to foster a wider interest in the...

Investigating the relationship between magic and location/geography via folklore, history, archeology and literature, 'Magic and the Sense of Place' was a three-day conference held in 2022. The goal of the conference was to explore magic and the sense of place in four geographical locations – Britain, Northern Europe, Central Europe, and the Americas. Bringing together personnel from...

A podcast from Wadham College, University of Oxford. Bringing you interviews, seminars, and stories from our community.

Practice Makes is the podcast for the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities Reimagining Performance Network (https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/reimagining-performance-network). Each episode stages a discussion between a leading performance scholar and a theatre practitioner – actors, playwrights, directors and more — to crack...

Welcome to Oxford Political Thought - the Oxford podcast where each week guest speakers working on Islam, politics, and history to discuss their cutting-edge research on political thought. Our guests will each speak for 20mins, one after the other and a Q&A discussion will follow. The series convenors are Professor Faisal Devji (St Antony's College, University of Oxford) and Dr Usaama...

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, she has been receiving treatment for a rare form of cancer, prompting her to discover more about how her colleagues in the mathematical community are...

The Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) at the University of Oxford aims to bridge the gap between laboratory neuroscience and human health, by performing multi-scale studies spanning from animal models through to human populations. WIN spans three departments in the University's Medical Sciences Division (Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Experimental Psychology) and...

Mansfield hosts a lively and engaging series of free public talks, every Friday, during Oxford University term time. The Mansfield Public Talks are convened by College Principal, Helen Mountfield QC, and platform leading figures from varied fields, aimed at opening up ideas and debate in front of a wide audience. The talks are open to all and as such are an important element of the College’s...

Thinking Out Loud provides audio-podcasts based on a series of videos produced by Katrien Devolder in which she talks to leading philosophers from around the world on topics related to practical ethics. The podcast and videos are meant for a non-specialist audience. You can watch the videos on the Practical Ethics Channel. Katrien is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for...

The Oxford Martin School Programme on the Future of Cooling focuses on understanding and shaping sustainable cooling solutions. We aim to make access to cooling just and equitable in a warming world. This podcast series intends to raise awareness on relevant topics around the future of cooling to a broad audience. These include the development of super-efficient energy technologies, the use of...