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Department of Education Public Seminars

Production tasks underestimate the grammatical abilities of sequential bilingual children

Department of Education Public Seminar delivered by Professor Theodoros Marinis on sequential bilingual children.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Anomalies" Part 1 - Tinnitus

Researcher Joshua Gold explains a condition called tinnitus, most often described as a persistent and annoying sound in one or both ears.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

How can eating chocolate teach us about chemistry? Celebrating the Year of Crystallography

A film produced as part of the Oxford Open Doors 2014 which examines some interesting research at Oxford Chemistry with some thoughts from the general public.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Can we starve tumours? Oxford Chemistry joins Cancer Research UK in the fight for the cure

A film produced as part of the Oxford Open Doors 2014, reflecting on some of the exciting cancer research being undertaken in the Oxford Chemistry Department. With Professor Chris Schofield, Oxford University, and Charlotte Richards, Cancer Research UK.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Hidden Worlds" Part 3 - The virtual universe

Dr Andrew Pontzen explains how chains of computers can be set up to simulate billions of years of development of the universe, but in a time period of weeks.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Hidden Worlds" Part 2 - Robert Robinson’s chemical box

Edward Imrie and Dr Stephen Johnston Edward Imrie and Dr Stephen Johnston talk about a surprising discovery – a collection of boxes, originally containing chocolates and soap, now full of tiny chemical vials thought to date back to the 1930s.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Hidden Worlds" Part 1 - Parallel Worlds

Dr David Wallace discusses the concept of the multiverse – a physical reality that contains lots of universes, each of which inhabited by different versions of ourselves.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"There's no place like home" Part 3 - Exoplanets

Ruth Angus talks about the search for life outside our solar system. In our own solar system, we have rocky planets towards the centre and gas giant planets further out.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"There's no place like home" Part 2 - The People of the British Isles

Bruce Winney describes the influx of humans to the British Isles, including the Romans, Anglo Saxons and Vikings. By comparing and contrasting the genetic make-up of patients, researchers can explore how genetics can influence disease.
Department of Education Public Seminars

Contrasting the dynamics of English  and Finnish education policy­making

A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Dr Jaakko Kauko, University of Helsinki.
The Secrets of Mathematics

What Maths Really Does: From modelling the brain to modelling the climate - Alain Goriely

How has mathematics emerged over recent decades as the engine behind 21st century science? Alain Goriely looks at this question and more.
Department of Education Public Seminars

English language policy and educational planning: Issues and concerns in Asian contexts

A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Dr Roger Barnard.
Department of Education Public Seminars

Effects of pre-school education on outcomes at age 16 and predicted lifetime earnings: Findings from the mixed method EPPSE study

A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Professors Pam Sammons and Kathy Sylva.
Department of Education Public Seminars

Are there some questions that can’t be answered? The limits of research in teacher education

A public seminar from the Department of Education, delivered by Dr Katharine Burn and Trevor Mutton.
Revolutionary Biology

Part 3: Advanced technology

Just over a decade ago the face of British farming changed forever. A devastating outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease led to the enforced slaughter and incineration of over 10 million livestock across the country.
Sidney Ball Memorial Lectures

The Major Assumptions of Evidence-Based Policy: Bringing Empirical Evidence to Bear

The Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture 2014 given by Professor Tom Cook.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Funding Museums

Heidi Kurtz and Hattie Warburton, Univesity of Oxford, give a talk on how Oxford museums get thier funding
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Converting academic research into education activities

Andrew McLellan, Pitt Rivers Musuem, gives a talk on how the Pitt Rivers Museum has been using academic research to create new educational activities
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Museums: a showcase for science

Sarah Lloyd, Botanic Gardens, gives a talk on how scientists can engage with the public about thier research through innovative events and learning experiences
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Matters of Scale" Part 3 - Nanomedicine

Dr Sonia Trigueros explains how she is using nanotechnologies to create targeted drug delivery systems. Chemotherapy is a particularly harmful treatment, with patients losing their hair and suffering from infections due to damage to their immune systems.

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