| Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict |
Permissible Preventive Cyberwar |
Professor George Lucas (United States Naval Academy), gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 22 Nov 2011. |
George Lucas |
23 November, 2011 |
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| Bynum Tudor Annual Lectures at Kellogg College |
Learning and development in the public and private sectors: is there a difference? |
Lady Jay, Chairman of L'Oréal UK and Ireland, delivers the annual Bynum Tudor Lecture at Kellogg College. |
Sylvia Jay |
23 November, 2011 |
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| Green Templeton College |
Health economics in the policy fray: insights from US healthcare reform |
Professor Richard G Frank, Margaret T Morris Professor of Health Economics, Harvard Medical School gives a lecture on health policy in the US. |
Richard G Frank |
23 November, 2011 |
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| Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
Feeding the Financial Beast: Challenges of Reporting in Rumour Hungry Markets |
Jodie Ginsberg, Reuters Bureau Chief, UK and Ireland, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series. |
Jodie Ginsberg |
22 November, 2011 |
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| Oriel College Chapel Services |
Sermon: Christ the King: Shepherd and Judge |
Sermon for Christ the King delivered on 20th November 2011 by Monsignor Roderick Strange (Rector, Pontifical Beda College Rome) in Oriel College Chapel. |
Roderick Strange |
21 November, 2011 |
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| African Studies Centre |
Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform: Politics, Production and Accumulation |
Phillan Zamchiya (International Development/St Antonys), gives a talk for the African Studies Seminar Series. |
Phillan Zamchiya |
18 November, 2011 |
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| African Studies Centre |
Potency and the Role of the Environment in KhoeSan medicine |
Chris Low, African Studies, Oxford, gives a talk for the African Studies Seminar Series. |
Chris Low |
18 November, 2011 |
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| African Studies Centre |
African Local Knowledge: Natural, Biomedical and Supernatural Ideas about Livestock Health |
Karen Brown (Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine) and William Beinart (African Studies/St Antony's) give a talk for the African Studies seminar series. |
Karen Brown, William Beinart |
18 November, 2011 |
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| Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) |
How will climate change impact on migration? |
Allan Findlay, Professor of Population Geography, School of Geography and Geosciences, University of St. Andrews, gives a talk for the COMPAS breakfast briefing series. |
Allan Findlay |
18 November, 2011 |
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| Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) |
Where's your bloody pigtail?: Liberalism, Empire and the Chinese Labour Question |
David Glover, University of Southampton, gives a talk for the COMPAS seminar series on 10th November 2011. |
David Glover |
18 November, 2011 |
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| Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
Politicians and Journalists: Friends or Foes? |
Deborah Davies, Channel 4 Dispatches, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series on 2nd November 2011. |
Deborah Davies |
18 November, 2011 |
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| Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011 |
Population, inequality and global justice |
"Optimum population" is a subject long discussed in welfare economics. The talk will first discuss the framework for analysis of policy. |
Tony Atkinson |
18 November, 2011 |
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| Approaching Shakespeare |
Henry IV part 1 |
Like generations of theatre-goers, this lecture concentrates on the (large) figure of Sir John Falstaff and investigates his role in Henry IV part 1. Lecture 11 in the Approaching Shakespeare series. |
Emma Smith |
16 November, 2011 |
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| Oriel College Chapel Services |
Sermon: What shall we pray for those who died? |
Sermon for Remembrance Sunday delivered on 13th November 2011 by The Rt Revd Dr Gregor Duncan (Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway) in Oriel College Chapel. |
Gregor Duncan |
15 November, 2011 |
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| George Eliot |
George Eliot 2. Genre and Justice |
The second lecture in the series on George Eliot considers how narrative justice operates in relation to the genres of comedy and tragedy, particularly in 'Adam Bede' and 'Daniel Deronda'. |
Catherine Brown |
15 November, 2011 |
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| The New Psychology of Depression |
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: A new approach to treating depression |
Mindfulness therapy is an extremely effective treatment preventing relapse in depression. But what does it entail and how does it work? |
Mark Williams, Danny Penman |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market |
Getting Connected, Finding Partners or Investors |
A local support network is one of the most important tools for managing your business and personal interactions. In this session, we'll help you get connected. |
Placi O'Neill-Espejo |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Approaching Shakespeare |
The Tempest |
That the character of Prospero is a Shakespearean self-portrait is a common reading of The Tempest: this tenth Approaching Shakespeare lecture asks whether that is a useful reading of the play. |
Emma Smith |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market |
Problem Solving: Issue Analysis and Formulating Strategy |
PDFs to accompany 'Problem Solving: Issue Analysis and Formulating Strategy'.Using simple management tools to help you define your strategy, it's time to learn the solution to your real problems. |
Loren Griffiths |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market |
Introduction to Building a Business: Moving your Product to the Market |
Professor Peter Dobson, Academic Director of Begbroke Science Park, gives an introduction to the Building a Business: Moving your Product to the market conference. |
Peter Dobson |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market |
Making the Most of Your Website |
Your website is the public face of your business - does yours need a face lift? We'll show you how to keep your site fresh using all the latest analytical tools available. |
Jeremy Anderson |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market |
Marketing and Business Planning |
This session looks at business planning and market intelligence, understanding your market size and your competitors, and determining your USP. |
Marc Ventresca |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market |
Networking for Business Growth |
Oxford knows you're here - how about the rest of the world? Learn how to expand your networking, using national organisations. |
Ian Wenman |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Translational Medicine |
Specific Language Impairment |
Dr Dianne Newbury talks about the contribution of genetics to specific language impairment. |
Dianne Newbury |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Genetics |
Specific Language Impairment |
Dr Dianne Newbury talks about the contribution of genetics to specific language impairment. |
Dianne Newbury |
14 November, 2011 |
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| Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict |
The Shadow of the ICC: Positive Complementarity and the Situation in Kenya |
Professor Chandra Sriram (SOAS) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict/Changing Character of War Seminar Series. Introduced by Jennifer Welsh (Oxford). |
Chandra Sriram |
11 November, 2011 |
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| Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
From Coffeehouses to Online Communities: How the Public Engages with the News on the Web |
Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon (Oxford) gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Seminar Series. |
Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon |
11 November, 2011 |
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| Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict |
Does War Have a Meaning? |
Professor Michael Boylan (Marymount) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict/Changing Character of War Seminar Series. |
Michael Boylan |
11 November, 2011 |
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| Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011 |
Safe, effective and affordable healthcare for a bulging population |
Talk by Professor Robyn Norton, Co-Director, George Centre for Healthcare Innovation. The successes of the past century in reducing childhood mortality and eradicating many infectious diseases. |
Robyn Norton |
11 November, 2011 |
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| Christ Church |
Above All Liberties: Media Freedom in the Digital Age |
Adam Boulton, Political Editor of Sky News, gives the fourth lecture for the Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom. |
Adam Boulton |
10 November, 2011 |
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| George Eliot |
George Eliot 1. Intellect and Consciousness |
In this lecture Dr Catherine Brown brings her discussion to focus primarily upon Eliot's atypical novella 'The Lifted Veil' and her novel 'Middlemarch'. |
Catherine Brown |
10 November, 2011 |
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| Approaching Shakespeare |
Antony and Cleopatra |
What kind of tragedy is this play, with its two central figures rather than a singular hero? The ninth lecture in the Approaching Shakespeare series tries to find out. |
Emma Smith |
10 November, 2011 |
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| Oxford-India Day |
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 |
9 November, 2011 |
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| Oxford-India Day |
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 |
9 November, 2011 |
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| Oxford-India Day |
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 |
9 November, 2011 |
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| Oxford-India Day |
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 |
9 November, 2011 |
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| Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011 |
Scarce resources - problems and solutions |
Professor Guy Houlsby, Co-director, Programme on Globalising Tidal Power Generation (Member of Oxford Martin School). |
Guy Houlsby, Tony Hartwell |
9 November, 2011 |
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| Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011 |
How can 9-10 billion people be fed sustainably and equitably by 2050? |
Talk by Professor Charles Godfray, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food. |
Charles Godfray |
9 November, 2011 |
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| African Studies Centre |
Power, Ambition and Ideas in the political career of Apartheid Prime Minister H F Verwoerd |
Jonny Steinberg, (African Studies/St Antony's) gives a talk for the African Studies Centre Seminar Series. |
Jonny Steinberg |
8 November, 2011 |
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| Wolfson College Podcasts |
Sir Anthony Caro in conversation with Tim Marlow |
Wolfson College was privileged to welcome back esteemed honorary fellow Sir Anthony Caro on 2nd November, who, 'in conversation' with art historian Tim Marlow, recounted his fifty-year career as one of the key figures in contemporary sculpture. |
Sir Anthony Caro, Tim Marlow |
8 November, 2011 |
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| MSt English Language |
Shakespeare and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) |
Professor Charlotte Brewer introduces the methodology behind the creation of the OED and how current activity to update the Dictionary may reveal new evidence about Shakespeare's impact on the English Language. |
Charlotte Brewer |
8 November, 2011 |
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| Oriel College Chapel Services |
Sermon: Fireworks and Martyrs |
Sermon delivered on 6th November 2011 in Oriel College Chapel by The Revd Professor John Barton (Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of the Holy Scripture). |
John Barton |
8 November, 2011 |
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| The New Psychology of Depression |
Can treatments such as Cognitive Therapy help? |
Depression tends to return even if it has been successfully treated. Scientists now understand why this happens and have developed therapies that reduce the risks of relapse and help lift the burden of depression should it return. |
Mark Williams, Danny Penman |
7 November, 2011 |
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| Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) |
No rights for the wicked; human rights and foreign national prisoners |
Retired immigration lawyer Fran Webber goes through case law pre and post the entry into force of the Human Rights Act. |
Frances Webber |
2 November, 2011 |
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| Approaching Shakespeare |
Richard II |
Lecture eight in the Approaching Shakespeare series asks the question that structures Richard II: does the play suggest Henry Bolingbroke's overthrow of the king was justified? |
Emma Smith |
1 November, 2011 |
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| Bio-Ethics Bites |
Selling Organs |
Everyday people die in hospitals because there aren't enough organs available for transplant. In most countries of the world - though not all - it is illegal to sell organs. |
Tim Lewens |
1 November, 2011 |
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| HIV |
HIV immunology for Vaccine Design |
Dr Seph Borrow tells us how her research on HIV Immunology helps design better vaccines. |
Seph Borrow |
1 November, 2011 |
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| Translational Medicine |
HIV immunology for Vaccine Design |
Dr Seph Borrow tells us how her research on HIV Immunology helps design better vaccines. |
Seph Borrow |
1 November, 2011 |
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| African Studies Centre |
Climate Change and Conflict in Sudan: what if development is not the answer to save Darfur? |
Harry Verhoeven (Politics/St Cross) gives a talk for the St John's College Colloquium on Environmental Conflict and its Resolution (joint event with Oxpeace and Human Sciences). |
Harry Verhoeven |
31 October, 2011 |
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| African Studies Centre |
Ethnic violence, water scarcity and managing resources to promote peace |
Karen Witsenburg (Both ENDS and Max Plank Institute for Anthropology) gives a talk for the College Colloquium on Environmental Conflict and its Resolution (joint event with Oxpeace and Human Sciences). |
Karen Witsenberg |
31 October, 2011 |
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| African Studies Centre |
The Ecology of Conflict: Human-Wildlife Conflict on the Hwange National Park Boundary, Zimbabwe' |
Andrew Loveridge (Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Zoology) gives a talk for the St John's College Colloquium on Environmental Conflict and its Resolution (joint event with Oxpeace and Human Sciences). |
Andrew Loveridge |
31 October, 2011 |
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| Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
Networked Journalism and the Age of Social Discovery [2011] |
Nic Newman, RISJ Visiting Fellow, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism seminar series on the 12th October 2011. |
Nic Newman |
31 October, 2011 |
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| Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |
Business Models and their Uses in Media Companies |
Robert Picard, RISJ Director of Research, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism seminar series on 20th October 2011. |
Robert Picard |
31 October, 2011 |
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| Oriel College Chapel Services |
Sermon: A Glimpse of Heaven |
Sermon for All Saints delivered on 30th October 2011 in Oriel College Chapel by Dr Margie Tolstoy (University of Cambridge). |
Margie Tolstoy |
31 October, 2011 |
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| Christ Church |
Privacy in an open society: getting the balance right |
Max Mosley, Former President of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, give a talk for the Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom. |
Max Mosley |
28 October, 2011 |
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| The History of Science Museum |
Simon Forman: astrology, Medicine and Quackery in Elizabethan England |
The third in a series of public lectures linked to the Museum's 'Eccentricity' exhibition. |
Lauren Kassell |
26 October, 2011 |
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| Literature, Art and Oxford |
Walcott and Naipaul: History and Myth |
Catherine Brown, Lecturer in English Literature, compares West Indian writers Derek Walcott and Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul on their attitudes towards history and myth. |
Catherine Brown |
26 October, 2011 |
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| Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict |
Strategy for Action: Using Force Wisely in the 21st Century |
Commodore Steve Jermy (Royal Navy) gives a talk for the Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict seminar series. |
Steve Jermy |
26 October, 2011 |
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| Christ Church |
The Regulator's Tale |
Sir Christopher Meyer, Former Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, gives the second Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom. |
Christopher Meyer |
26 October, 2011 |
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| Christ Church |
Why Quality Journalism Still Matters in a Digital Age, or, who can you believe these days? |
Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC, gives the first lecture in the Christ Church Gorbachev Lectures on Press Freedom. |
Mark Thompson |
26 October, 2011 |
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| Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) |
Introduction to the Seminar Series 'A Chrysalis for every kind of criminal? Mobility, Crime and Citizenship' |
Bridget Anderson, COMPAS, Oxford University, gives a talk for the COMPAS seminar series entitled' 'A Chrysalis for every kind of criminal? Mobility, Crime and Citizenship'. |
Bridget Anderson |
26 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminars |
The Politics of International Criminal Law |
Courtenay Griffiths, Queen's Counsel (Joint-head of Garden Court Chambers), Defence Lawyer for Charles Taylor, gives a talk for the OTJR seminar series. |
Courtenay Griffiths |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
August 2011 Riots: The Making a British Black 'Underclass'? |
Nigel Carter, NHS Community Development Worker, Oxford, gives a talk for the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots. |
Nigel Carter |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
Introduction to the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots |
Dr Patricia Daley (Jesus College, Oxford) introduces the Oxford Symposium on the August Riots. |
Patricia Daley |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
Pause - Reflection on the August Riots |
Martin Glynn, Birmingham City University, gives a talk for the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots. |
Martin Glynn |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
The August 2011 Riots; What Lies Beneath? |
Tonica Hunter gives a talk for the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots. |
Tonica Hunter |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
The Rioters and their failed attempt to get their voices heard |
Dr Michael Williams, Sussex University, gives a talk for the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots. |
Michael Williams |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminars |
Book Launch: State Control over Private Military and Security Companies in Armed Conflict |
Hannah Tonkin, Lawyer at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, gives a talk to launch her new book on State control over private military companies in areas of armed conflict. |
Hannah Tonkin |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
Black Families in Britain as the continuing site of struggle |
Dr Carl Hylton, Leeds Bicentenary Transformation Project, gives a talk for the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots. |
Carl Hylton |
25 October, 2011 |
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| Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
Black Youth, Social Progression and Community |
Professor Cecile Wright, Nottingham Trent University and Jamaican Diaspora UK, gives a talk for the Oxford Symposium on the August 2011 Riots. |
Cecile Wright |
25 October, 2011 |
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| The New Psychology of Depression |
How is depression treated? |
Doctors and psychiatrists once believed that patterns of thinking played little or no role in depression, but this is now known to be wrong. Professor Williams and Dr Danny Penman discuss how the treatment of depression has evolved in recent years. |
Mark Williams, Danny Penman |
21 October, 2011 |
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| MSt English Language |
Introduction to the MSt in English Language |
Professor Deborah Cameron introduces the new Master's course in English Language offered by the University of Oxford. |
Deborah Cameron |
21 October, 2011 |
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| MSt English Language |
English and Gender |
Professor Deborah Cameron explores some of the key theories surrounding the use of language by women and men. Are we really so different? |
Deborah Cameron |
21 October, 2011 |
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| The New Psychology of Depression |
What is depression? |
Depression is expected to impose the second biggest health burden globally by 2020; greater even than heart disease, arthritis and many forms of cancer. Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman discuss the driving forces behind this startling trend. |
Mark Williams, Danny Penman |
21 October, 2011 |
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| Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011 |
Water Scarcity: a shortage of water or a shortage of ideas? |
'Water Crises', 'Water Wars', 'Peak Water' and many more phrases have been used in recent years to suggest that a growing population and increased per capita water use are leading inexorably to critical levels of water scarcity. |
Professor |
21 October, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Governing the 21st Century: Oxford's new Blavatnik School of Government |
With a generous donation from Len Blavatnik, the new Blavatnik School of Government has been set up. Professor Ngaire Woods explains the history and progress of this bold and high-profile new school. |
Ngaire Woods |
21 October, 2011 |
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| Approaching Shakespeare |
Twelfth Night |
The seventh Approaching Shakespeare lecture takes a minor character in Twelfth Night - Antonio - and uses his presence to open up questions of sexuality, desire and the nature of romantic comedy. |
Emma Smith |
20 October, 2011 |
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| Approaching Shakespeare |
Titus Andronicus |
Focusing in detail on one particular scene, and on critical responses to it, this sixth Approaching Shakespeare lecture on Titus Andronicus deals with violence, rhetoric, and the nature of dramatic sensationalism. |
Emma Smith |
19 October, 2011 |
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| Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011 |
Overpopulation or underpopulation? |
It is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, but do we really have too many people? Do we have an acceptable number? Or might we even have too few? |
Dr Toby Ord |
14 October, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
The Ethics of Climate Change |
Professor John Broome discusses the moral and ethical issues that coincide with the whole topic of climate change and challenges us as to how we should be acting. |
John Broome |
14 October, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
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 October, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
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 October, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
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 October, 2011 |
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| Cancer |
Renal Disease |
Professor Chris Pugh tells us about the links between genetics, renal disease and oxygen sensing. |
Chris Pugh |
11 October, 2011 |
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| Translational Medicine |
Renal Disease |
Professor Chris Pugh tells us about the links between genetics, renal disease and oxygen sensing. |
Chris Pugh |
11 October, 2011 |
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| Bio-Ethics Bites |
Bio-Ethics Bites |
Demand for health care is infinite, but money is finite. So how should we distribute resources? Whom should we help, and why? |
Jonathan Wolf |
3 October, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Energy in the Future: Brenda Boardman |
Part 3 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. |
Brenda Boardman |
30 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Energy in the Future: Nick Eyre |
Part 2 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. |
Nick Eyre |
30 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Energy in the Future: James Marrow |
Part 1 of 3. Some of Oxford's leading experts discuss the issue of energy in the future, one of the greatest challenges facing the world as we move through the 21st century. |
James Marrow |
30 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Philanthropy: Mega-trend of the 21st Century |
Dame Stephanie Shirley speaks about her personal philosophy of philanthropy, the importance of a social and cultural approach to giving, and her vision of the role of philanthrophy in the 21st century. |
Stephanie Shirley |
29 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Climate and Weather: The Ends of Acts of God? |
Professor Myles Allen explains how research at Oxford allows us to quantify just how much climate change caused by past emissions is costing individuals, corporations and potentially entire countries. |
Myles Allen |
28 September, 2011 |
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| Translational Medicine |
Dyslexia and Genetics |
Dr Silvia Paracchini talks about the influence of Genetics in Dyslexia. |
Silvia Paracchini |
27 September, 2011 |
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| Genetics |
Dyslexia and Genetics |
Dr Silvia Paracchini talks about the influence of genetics in dyslexia. |
Silvia Paracchini |
27 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Nanomedicine: Challenges and opportunities |
Nanotechnology has the potential to transform the way that medical and healthcare solutions are developed and delivered, this talk reviews the properties of nanomaterials for medical applications and the challenges and opportunities of their use. |
Sonia Trigueros, Sonia Contera |
27 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
What Next? Surviving the 21st Century |
For his keynote lecture the Chancellor, Lord Patten of Barnes, examines the rapidly-growing list of challenges facing the world, from climate change to nuclear proliferation, migration to water and energy shortage. |
Chris Patten |
26 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
The persistence of identity in the digital age: Living in social networks on and offline |
Social networks are now culturally bound to online software such as Facebook and Twitter, with a trend in personal persistent content. Bernie Hogan will review new empirical research on social networks and conclude with advice on future online policy. |
Bernie Hogan |
26 September, 2011 |
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| Alumni Weekend |
Building markets: Where innovation meets strategy |
Dr Marc Ventresca from Oxford University's business school reports on recent advances in economic sociology with examples from markets in high technology, microfinance in Bangladesh, and ecosystem services in Amazonian Peru. |
Marc Ventresca |
26 September, 2011 |
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| Department of Materials |
Towards a Quantum Computer: An interview with Dr Simon Benjamin |
Dr Simon Benjamin, a researcher at Oxford University, discusses his work in quantum computing. |
Simon C. Benjamin, Victoria Watson |
26 September, 2011 |
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| Translational Medicine |
Aiming for a HIV vaccine |
Professor Sir Andrew McMichael tells us about recent developments in the search for a vaccine against HIV. |
Andrew McMichael |
13 September, 2011 |
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| HIV |
Aiming for a HIV vaccine |
Professor Sir Andrew McMichael tells us about recent developments in the search for a vaccine against HIV. |
Andrew McMichael |
13 September, 2011 |
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