FRIDAY
11AM -12PM
PEMBROKE HORIZONS: THE POLITICS OF HISTORY AND MEMORY
Professor Adrian Gregory, Fellow in History at Pembroke College & Professor Stephen Tuck, Fellow in History at Pembroke College
Professor Adrian Gregory will be interviewed by Stephen Tuck (both Fellows in History) on the politics of history and memory, particularly focusing on how monuments represent commemoration.
Hosted by Pembroke College.
VIA ZOOM
11AM -12PM
RETHINKING DIET, WEIGHT AND HEALTH AFTER COVID-19
Professor Susan Jebb, Professor of Diet and Population Health at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
Snacking more, exercising less and gaining weight have been common experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown. We have also come to learn that being overweight increases the risk of serious complications of COVID-19. Can research point us towards effective solutions?
VIA ZOOM
11AM -12PM
CHEMISTRY AND CANCER RESEARCH: A TALK BY PROFESSOR STUART CONWAY
Professor Stuart Conway, E. P. Abraham Cephalosporin Fellow, St Hugh's College
More than 1 in 3 people in the UK will develop cancer, but survival rates have doubled in the last 40 years thanks to advances in treatment and research. Join Oxford Chemistry to discover how advances in fundamental research help to develop new ways to treat patients.
VIA ZOOM
12 - 1PM
ACTIVITY: ADVANCED ITALIAN
University of Oxford Language Centre
This class is now full.
Click here for information on future online classes. Discounts are available for alumni.
VIA TEAMS
7 - 8PM
AN INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN
Miriam Kuenzel (Mansfield, 2015)
In this introductory course you will gain a first insight into the German languages. This includes the German alphabet, greetings, introducing yourself to others, and numbers.
VIA ZOOM
7 - 8PM
CHASING GOLDILOCKS: THE PATH TO A MORE UNITED WORLD
Hassan Damluji, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The pandemic has been described both as "the last nail in globalisation’s coffin", and as a “Goldilocks' crisis”; bad enough to force radical change, not bad enough to make progress impossible. But what would it take to build a more united world that is better able to solve humanity’s common challenges?
VIA ZOOM
7 - 8PM
Q&A: HOW DOES STATISTICAL RESEARCH HELP US UNDERSTAND, CONTROL AND TREAT COVID-19?
Professor Charlotte Deane (Univ, 1993), Professor of Structural Bioinformatics; Professor Christl Donnelly CBE, Professor of Applied Statistics; Professor Chris Holmes, Professor of Biostatistics; Professor Garrett Morris (Jesus, 1984), Associate Professor of Systems Approaches to Biomedicine
Covid-19, a previously unidentified pathogen, has changed the world as we know it. Since January, researchers from the Department of Statistics have been busy contributing to the growing evidence base informing policy decisions in the UK and elsewhere around the world. Ask your questions and get answers directly from the researchers involved.
VIA ZOOM
MAKI SEKIYA RECITAL
Maki Sekiya, Green Templeton musician in residence
Now in her third year Maki Sekiya gives a recital specially recorded in the Common Room of the Radcliffe Observatory. To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, she plays his Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31, No. 1. This is followed
by Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28.
PITT RIVERS MUSEUM - A DREAM THAT FAILED
Professor Malcom Airs, Oxford Preservation Trust Vice-President
The proposal in 1966 to build a new Pitt Rivers Museum was greeted with great excitement in the architectural world. The University administration was less enthusiastic due to its size and form but went along with the vision of the newly-appointed curator.
Join us for this fascinating talk with OPT Vice-President, Professor Malcolm Airs about one of the most visited Oxford attractions.
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THE SIR WILLIAM DUNN SCHOOL OF PATHOLOGY AND THEIR COVID-19 RESPONSE
Professor William James (Brasenose, 1981), Professor of Virology
Join Professor William James and his team from the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology for an overview of how they've adapted and responded to researching COVID-19.