TUESDAY
9AM - 12PM (BST)
10 - 11.30AM
OXFORD CLIMATE ALUMNI NETWORK LAUNCH: IMPERATIVE FOR CHANGE: ALUMNI & THE CLIMATE CRISIS 1
Professor Cameron Hepburn, Institute of New Economic Thinking and the Smith School; Simonetta Spavieri, Royal London Asset Management, Alice Evatt, moderator, Oxford Climate Society
What is the potential of alumni to tackle the climate crisis? Join our expert panelists of alumni to delve into this question together and start building the Oxford Climate Alumni Network.
Registration may still be open for this event here.
VIA ZOOM
11AM - 12PM
THE ERTEGUN LECTURE: UNIFORMITY AND DIFFERENCE IN THE EARLY CULT OF THE SAINTS
Bryan Ward-Perkins, Emeritus Professor of Late Antique History and Emeritus Ertegun Director
Saints who could help you in this world and the next became important across the Christian world in the 4th century. This talk will present some of the most interesting results of a major project, funded by the European Research Council, into the emergence of the saints, and into the early development of their cult.
VIA ZOOM
11AM - 12PM
THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL SECURITIES
Henry Chong (Harris Manchester, 2011), CEO of Fusang Corp
Fusang Corp is the first fully-regulated platform in Asia providing end-to-end infrastructure to support Digital Securities, allowing both retail and institutional investors to access the digital asset markets in a secure, compliant, and convenient way. Learn about the future of digital investment as Henry covers the history of shares and what their digital transformation means for the future of investments; what are digital assets and how do they work; and the journey from Shareholder to Stakeholder Capitalism.
VIA ZOOM
12 - 4PM (BST)
12 - 1PM
ACTIVITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE
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
4 - 9PM (BST)
5 - 6PM
OXFORD MATHEMATICS ONLINE PUBLIC LECTURE: CAN MATHS TELL US HOW TO WIN AT FANTASY FOOTBALL?
Joshua Bull, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mathematical Institute, winner of the 2019-2020 Premier League Fantasy Football competition
Fantasy Football is played by millions of people worldwide, and there are countless strategies that you can choose to try to beat your friends and win the game. But what’s the best way to play? Should you be patient and try to grind out a win, or are you better off taking some risks and going for glory? Should you pick players in brilliant form, or players with a great run of fixtures coming up? And what is this Fantasy Football thing anyway?
As with many of life’s deep questions, maths can help us shed some light on the answers. We’ll explore some classic mathematical problems which help us understand the world of Fantasy Football. We’ll apply some of the modelling techniques that mathematicians use in their research to the problem of finding better Fantasy Football management strategies. And - if we’re lucky - we’ll answer the big question: Can maths tell us how to win at Fantasy Football?
VIA YOUTUBE
5 - 6.30PM
OXFORD CLIMATE ALUMNI NETWORK LAUNCH: IMPERATIVE FOR CHANGE: ALUMNI & THE CLIMATE CRISIS 2
Professor Myles Allen, School of Geography and the Environment, Pauline Anaman, Africa Centre for Energy Policy, and Kaya Axelsson, moderator, Oxford Net Zero
What is the potential of alumni to tackle the climate crisis? Join our expert panelists of alumni to delve into this question together and start building the Oxford Climate Alumni Network.
Registration may still be open for this event here.
VIA ZOOM
6 - 7PM
THE OSLER LECTURE: 2020: THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
Professor Sir John Bell (Magdalen, 1973), Regius Professor of Medicine
Join Regius Professor of Medicine, Professor Sir John Bell, for a discussion of how Oxford is transforming the way in which we research pandemics, vaccinology, immunology and associated fields to the maximum benefit of all peoples and societies. Since 2011, Sir John has been one of two UK Life Sciences Champions tasked with advising the Prime Minister, and has been at the forefront of the efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
VIA ZOOM
7 - 8PM
STICK FIGURES AND GOLDEN MONSTERS: CURATING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART AT THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
Dr Lena Fritsch, Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, Ashmolean Museum
This talk will provide a ‘behind the scenes view’, describing the joys as well as challenges of curating exhibitions and acquiring works of art at the Ashmolean Museum. The speaker is the museum's first Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art and has been in this post since August 2017.
VIA ZOOM
8 - 9PM
THE WINES OF EASTERN EUROPE
Caroline Gilby, Keble College Master of Wine
Presentation from Master of Wine Caroline Gilby on the wines of Eastern Europe, focusing on the three countries presented in her book, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria.
VIA ZOOM
PRE-RECORDED SESSIONS
THE MAGIC OF MAGNETISM: INTRIGUE AND ADVENTURE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE MODERN DAY
Dr Alexy Karenowska (Magdalen, 2003), Research Fellow Magdalen College
Magnetism is among the most mysterious of everyday phenomena. Take part in this whistle-stop tour for all ages of the fascinating two-thousand year history of magnetic science and an opportunity to explore some of its most recent developments.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/yoB7-bJr8yg
MERTON ORGAN RECITAL
Benjamin Nicholas (Lincoln, 1995)
Benjamin Nicholas plays a programme of popular organ music on the celebrated the Dobson Organ of Merton College Chapel, Oxford. Installed in 2013, the organ in Merton College Chapel is one of the finest instruments in the country. It is heard to its full advantage in a programme of music by Bach, Herbert Howells, Joséphine Boulay and César Franck.
