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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Matters of Scale" Part 2 - Biology and the Problem with Scale

Dr Sylvia MacLain talks about how water creates a problem when researching biology. Structures can be studied when they are in solid form, but approximately 60% of our bodies are made of water.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Matters of Scale" Part 1 - Extremes of Scale

Professors Pedro Ferreira and Alan Barr explain what scale means to them, from particle physics to the visible universe. At the subatomic level, gravity has a surprisingly large effect and particles are so small that they have no size.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Origins" Part 3 - Origins of Human Life

Drs Suzannah Williams and Dagan Wells explore the secrets and processes behind human fertilisation. Sperm and eggs must face huge challenges before they even meet. After fertilisation, they go on to form a small ball of cells with huge potential.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Origins" Part 2 - Origins of Earth and the Solar System

Professor Alex Halliday explains how planets form from nothing but an area of space full of dust. Tiny differences between the elements that make up meteorites can give you an idea of how old they are and which part of the solar system they came from.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Origins" Part 1 - Origins of the Universe

Professor Jo Dunkley explains how we can look back in time at the light from the early Universe. This ultra-cold light can be used to create a picture from soon after the Big Bang.
Alumni Weekend

What Maths Really Does: From modelling the brain to modelling the climate

How has mathematics emerged over recent decades as the engine behind 21st century science? Alain Goriely looks at this question and more.
Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School

Creating and Sustaining DH Teams: Scaling from the Smaller to the Larger, from the Individual to the Institution and Beyond

A talk given by Lynne Siemens, University of Victoria at DHOxSS 2014.
Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School

Obtaining the Unobtainable: The Holy Grail of Seed Funding for Small-Scale Digital Projects

A talk given by Emma Goodwin, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Oxford, at DHOxSS 2014.
Digital Sketchbooks: Using tablets to support a museum art visit

Conclusion - taking iPads and tablets into the classroom

In this film, Adrian and Helen give their personal reflections on the apps and how iPads and tablets can be best integrated into classroom art teaching as well as museum visits.
Digital Sketchbooks: Using tablets to support a museum art visit

Introduction - iPads as a learning and research tool

In this short introductory video, Helen and Adrian outline the key aims of the series of films and start to explain how iPads and tablets can effectively be used in a museum visit or in a classroom.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Beyond the Academy: Applying Medical History to Health Policy

Fifth and final talk given at the Half Day Workshop for Post-Graduate and Early Career Historians of Medicine
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Getting Published

Fourth talk given at the Half Day Workshop for Post-Graduate and Early Career Historians of Medicine
Chemistry for the Future: Incredible Machines

The Zeeman Decelerator and ultracold chemistry

The Zeeman Deceleator is used to do ‘ultracold chemistry’ – slowing down molecules in order to study reactions. Katrin Dulitz shows off her amazing machine.
Chemistry for the Future: Incredible Machines

Glassblowing: a beautiful, crucial, trade

Watch glassblower Terri Adams in action as she creates scientific tools from the flames.
Chemistry for the Future: Incredible Machines

Inside NMR Spectroscopy

Dr Tim Claridge takes apart an NMR machine to show us how this technique is used in research with application in human health and beyond.
Chemistry for the Future: Incredible Machines

The Stark Decelerator & ultracold chemistry

The Stark Decelerator was built from scratch in the basement of the Chemistry Department. Dr Brianna Heazelwood shows how this incredible device is used to study molecules.
Psychiatry

The mental health of refugee and asylum seeking children

An interview with Dr Mina Fazel, senior research fellow and consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry, discussing her research developing school-based mental health services.
Department of Education Public Seminars

Pronoun Interpretation in the Second Language

A talk from the Department of Education Public Seminar series given by Prof. Roumyana Slabakova (Universities of Southampton and Iowa) and Prof. Lydia White (McGill University).
Anthropology

Inspirations for publications - ISCA Anthropology Book Launch

Anthropologists from ISCA discuss the research and inspiration behind six recent publications
Psychiatry
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Assertive outreach in psychiatry

Dr Thurston is a psychiatrist at Oxford who has worked in assertive outreach for many years. He discusses the benefits of assertive outreach and their place in modern psychiatry and gives an overview of how psychiatry has changed over the past 20 years.

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