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Professor of Poetry
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Interview with Water

This is the first ever online lecture by a Professor of Poetry at Oxford. In the lecture, Alice Oswald explores the strange connection between water and grief.
Futuremakers

Climate change - who should we sue?

In this episode of Futuremakers, we’re asking what does a rise in litigious climate action mean for society as we race to meet climate targets?
Futuremakers

Climate change: do individual actions matter?

Is there still potential for actions on an individual level to shape the future of the planet?
The Global History of Capitalism

Water and the Economic History of India

Tirthankar Roy (Professor in Economic History, Department of Economic History, LSE) gives a lecture on ‘Water and the Economic History of India’.
Africa Oxford Initiative

Gender and water access- leveraging on social capital for inclusive access

AfOx Visiting Fellow Professor Salome Bukachi, University of Nairobi delivered this seminar co-hosted by AfOx and the African House at Christ Church College.
Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars
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City region food systems: potential for impacting planetary boundaries and food security

Dr Mike Hamm will explore the opportunity for regional food systems in-and-around cities for mutual benefit.
Earth Sciences

Curiosity’s Search for Ancient Habitable Environments at Gale Crater, Mars

4th Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor John Grotzinger, Caltech, USA
Oxford Physics Public Lectures
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Curiosity’s Search for Ancient Habitable Environments at Gale Crater, Mars

4th Annual Lobanov-Rostovsky Lecture in Planetary Geology delivered by Professor John Grotzinger, Caltech, USA
Drought and Water Scarcity

The impact of drought and water scarcity on ecosystems and their ecology

Dr Pam Berry gives a talk on water scarcity, drought and their impact on the environment.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

'Killers' part 2 - Keeping water flowing with smartphones

Water pumps are a lifeline for many communities in developing countries. But how can you monitor them all to know whether they're in working order? And can you collect data based on pump usage to provide useful insights into community health?
Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

The ‘perfect storm’ revisited: food, energy and water security in the context of climate change

Sir John Beddington, Senior Adviser at the Oxford Martin School, gives a talk on climate change
Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

Climate change and our oceans

Professor Gideon Henderson, Professor of Earth Sciences, and Professor David Marshall, Professor of Physical Oceanography, will explore the role of oceans in climate change.
Middle East Centre

The Water Crisis in Yemen: Managing Extreme Water Scarcity in the Middle East. Book Launch

Christopher Ward (University of Exeter) gives a talk for the Asian Studies Centre.
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

"Matters of Scale" - Complete Episode

The issues of scale are investigated – from how properties change at very small scales, to the vastness of the Universe. Includes parts 1, 2 and 3.
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.
Anthropology

Water, human evolution and diet

This public lecture on the role of water in human evolution took place at Somerset House in London as part of its 'Month of Water'. 17 June 2014.
School of Geography and the Environment Podcasts

Water Lives: forging a science-policy interface

Exploring the interface between science and policy-making at Water Lives - a science-policy symposium for Freshwater life in Brussels, January 2014. Listen to find out what every scientist should know about policy-making.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

An energy cost analysis of membranes in water treatment from alternative sources; will improvements to water security be sustainable?

Graeme K Pearce, Director, Membrane Consultancy Associates, gives a talk for the Water Security seminar series
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Membrane filtration: from critical to threshold flux

Robert Field, Engineering Science, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the Water Security Seminar series

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