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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Which technologies do Oxford University students use?

Melissa Highton, University of Oxford, presents the findings of the DIGE Project which investigated the use of technology by students from Oxford.
Engage: Social Media Talks

Is blogging and tweeting about research papers worth it?

Does using social media have an impact on disseminating your research papers? Dr Melissa Terras, UCL, gives her experiences and opinions on this question through her own personal findings.
Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Mark Thompson (Symposium): Politics and Language - Friends or Enemies?

Symposium following Mark Thompson's series of talks for the Humanitas Programme. With Polly Toynbee, Gus O'Donnell, David Willetts MP and chaired by Andrew Marr.
Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Mark Thompson: Not in my name

In his third lecture, Mark Thompson looks at what happens when modern rhetoric and morality collide, taking the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as his principal examples.
Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Mark Thompson: Consign it to the flames

Almost everyone accepts that science is our most authoritative guide to understanding the world so why is it so disputed when it comes to public policy? Mark Thompson examines what's happened to the 'argument from authority' in modern rhetoric.
Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

Mark Thompson: Inaugural Lecture - Is Plato winning the argument?

Drawing in particular on recent examples from American and British healthcare reform, Mark Thompson asks whether the language of politics is changing in ways which threaten public understanding of and engagement with the most important issues of the day.
Alumni Weekend

Physics in the 21st century - an exciting Time for Physics at oxford

Dr John Wheater, Chairman of the Department and other members of the Oxford University Physics team about all the latest projects and ideas that they are working on. With Alan Barr and Henry Snaith.
Alumni Weekend

Zooniverse: what to do with half a million scientists?

Dr Chris Lintott and Dr Rob Simpson explain using 'citizen power' to expand our knowledge of the Universe.
MSt English Language

Language and History

Prof. Simon Horobin examines how the English language has changed over time, addressing such vexed questions as whether Jane Austen could spell, the fate of the apostrophe and whether people who 'literally' explode with anger are corrupting the language.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Majorities and Minorities in Interwar Timişoara: Between Fictive and Ethnicity and Ideal Nation

Professor Victor Neumann (West University of Timisoara) delivers a lecture as part of the East and East-Central Europe Seminar Series at the Cantemir Institute.
Engage: Social Media Talks

Some people visit the Web. Other people live there.

Using his own research on what motivates individuals to become more 'Resident' online, David White will explore the pros and cons of developing a professional online persona and what it takes to get started.
Engage: Social Media Talks

Would you blog the truth?

Peter Gill discusses the power of the blog for knowledge exchange and communicating the truth behind health research findings to wider audiences.
Engage: Social Media Talks

What does Marcus du Sautoy do with Social Media?

At the launch of the 'Engage' programme, Professor Marcus du Sautoy discusses the role that digital technologies play in his work as the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University.
Alumni Weekend

How the West Got it

Professor Richard Jenkyns, Oxford University's Public Orator, looks at where what we call classical antiquity came from, whether it differed from other ancient civilisations and what it can tell us about Western Civilisation now and in the future.
St Anne's College

Military Ethics Ancient and Modern

A talk from Matthew Leigh, Fellow and Tutor from St Anne's College, Oxford University, on Military Ethics; taken from the Alumni Weekend 2012.
Alumni Weekend

Military Ethics Ancient and Modern

A talk from Matthew Leigh, Fellow and Tutor from St Anne's College, Oxford University, on Military Ethics; taken from the Alumni Weekend 2012.
Alumni Weekend

The Constitutional Issues surrounding devolution in the UK

Iain MacLean, Professor of Politics and fellow of Nuffield College, the British Academy and the Royal Society Edinburgh, has published widely on constitutional issues. MacLean is joined by Professor Will Hutton.
Alumni Weekend

Revolutionising 21st Century Healthcare Through Technology

A panel discussion on new techniques and applications in the emerging field exploring the boundaries between man and machine in medical imaging, drug delivery and taking healthcare from the hospital to the home.
Alumni Weekend

End of Life: Should Physician-Assisted Dying be Legalised?

A debate on the whether the choice to end their own lives could be safely offered to some people with terminal illnesses.
Alumni Weekend

The Flexible City: overcoming Lock-In and Path-Dependency

Cities are epicentres of creativity and innovation but are also easily locked into patterns of infrastructure and behaviour that may not serve them best.

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