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Events this person is hosting:
Thursday 15 October 2015 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Demographic change – the evolving health challenges
Professor Sarah Harper
(Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford)
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Professor Robyn Norton
(Co-Director of The George Institute for Global Health)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Monday 19 October 2015 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Why are we waiting? The logic, urgency, and promise of tackling climate change
Nicholas Stern
(I. G. Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics, Member of the Oxford Martin School Advisory Council; President of the British Academy, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, and former Chief Economist at the World Bank.)
Thursday 22 October 2015 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Powering the world: can solar energy tackle climate change?
Prof Malcolm McCulloch
(Head of the University of Oxford’s Electrical Power Group and Co-Director of The Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy)
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Prof Henry Snaith
(Co-Director of the Programme on Solar Energy: Organic Photovoltaics)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Friday 23 October 2015 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
14:00
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Rebuilding trust in the global economy: lessons from Chinese law
Professor Nicholas Morris
(INET at the Oxford Martin School)
14:00
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Rebuilding trust in the global economy: Lessons from Chinese law
This is a joint event with The Institute of New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, the Political Economy of Financial Markets Programme at St Antony’s, and the Global Economic Governance Programme.
Professor Nicholas Morris
(INET at the Oxford Martin School)
Political Economy of Financial Markets Programme
Tuesday 27 October 2015 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Infectious disease: are we in control?
Professor Jeffrey Almond
(Oxford Martin Programme on Vaccines )
General Talks
Wednesday 28 October 2015 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:15
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The internet and innovation: succeeding in a time of accelerating technological change
David Black
(Google UK)
Thursday 29 October 2015 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Facing the unknown: the future of humanity
Professor Nick Bostrom
(Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford Martin School)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Tuesday 3 November 2015 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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EU climate policy – where are we headed?
Dr Jos Delbeke
(Directorate-General for Climate Action)
Wednesday 4 November 2015 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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The future of the professions: how technology will transform the work of human experts
Professor Richard Susskind
(Society for Computers and Law)
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Daniel Susskind
(Balliol College, Oxford)
Thursday 5 November 2015 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Mind the gap: inequality and its impacts
Professor Brian Nolan
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
,
Professor John Muellbauer
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Tuesday 10 November 2015 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Behind the headlines: investigating the drivers and impacts of global migration
Hein de Haas
(University of Oxford)
Wednesday 11 November 2015 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:00
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The future of China’s economy
Bert Hofman
(World Bank)
Thursday 12 November 2015 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Understanding emerging infections
Professor Angela McLean
(Institute for Emerging Infections, Oxford Martin School)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Monday 16 November 2015 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:30
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Humans need not apply: a guide to wealth and work in the age of artificial intelligence
Professor Jerry Kaplan
(Stanford)
Wednesday 18 November 2015 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:15
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Systemic risk: is there a trade-off between uniformity and stability?
Christian Thimann
(AXA)
Thursday 19 November 2015 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Creating the perfect human? The ethics of enhancement
Professor Julian Savulescu
(Institute for Science and Ethics, Oxford Martin School)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Monday 23 November 2015 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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The Oxford Martin School 10th Anniversary Lecture - Will technology's dark side eclipse humanity's bright future?
Martin Rees, Lord Rees of Ludlow
(University of Cambridge)
Thursday 26 November 2015 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Prevent and protect: vaccines and immune responses
Prof Adrian Hill
(Jenner Institute, University of Oxford)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Thursday 3 December 2015 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Climate prediction in the 2020s
Professor Tim Palmer
(Programme on Modelling and Predicting Climate, Oxford Martin School)
Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
Thursday 21 January 2016 (1st Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'The impact of new technologies on healthcare research' with Prof Martin Landray
Professor Martin Landray
(Nuffield Department of Population Health)
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Tuesday 26 January 2016 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)
13:00
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Sugar Shift: Toward a Healthier and Fairer Food System
Dr Ben Richardson
(University of Warwick)
Future of Food Lunchtime Talk Series
Thursday 28 January 2016 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'Nanotechnology: the big picture' with Dr Eric Drexler and Dr Sonia Trigueros
Dr Eric Drexler
(Oxford Martin School )
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Dr Sonia Trigueros
(Oxford Martin School )
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Thursday 4 February 2016 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'Mind machines - the promise and problems of cognitive enhancement devices' with Prof Roi Cohen Kadosh and Dr Hannah Maslen
Professor Roi Cohen-Kadosh
(University of Oxford)
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Dr Hannah Maslen
(Oxford Martin School )
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Thursday 11 February 2016 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'The dawn of quantum technology' with Prof Simon Benjamin
Professor Simon Benjamin
(Oxford Martin School )
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Tuesday 16 February 2016 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
13:00
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Al Sulh (Domain of Conciliation): Iraqi-Jewish Cuisin's (Brief) Return to the Middle East
Status
: This talk is in preparation - details may change
DHil Candidate Sophie Chamas
(University of Oxford)
Future of Food Lunchtime Talk Series
Thursday 18 February 2016 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'Algorithms among us: machine learning and society' with Dr Michael Osborne
Dr Michael Osborne
(Oxford Martin School )
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Tuesday 23 February 2016 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
13:00
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Global and regional health impact of climate change mediated by changes in diet
Status
: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Dr Peter Scarborough
(University of Oxford)
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Dr Marco Springmann
(University of Oxford)
Future of Food Lunchtime Talk Series
13:00
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Global and regional health impact of climate change mediated by changes in diet
Status
: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Dr Peter Scarborough
(University of Oxford)
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Dr Marco Springmann
(University of Oxford)
Future of Food Lunchtime Talk Series
Thursday 25 February 2016 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'New and novel technologies for vaccine delivery' with Dr Christine Rollier
Dr Christine Rollier
(Oxford Martin Programme on Vaccines )
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Tuesday 1 March 2016 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
13:00
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Sweet Potato Wild Relatives
Dr Robert Scotland
(University of Oxford)
Future of Food Lunchtime Talk Series
Thursday 3 March 2016 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'Driverless vehicles: navigating an autonomous future' with Dr Ingmar Posner
Dr Ingmar Posner
(University of Oxford)
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Tuesday 8 March 2016 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
13:00
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Fungal Foodways: mushrooms and livelihoods in East Africa
Neil Carrier
(University of Oxford)
Future of Food Lunchtime Talk Series
Thursday 10 March 2016 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'Predicting technological progress' with Prof Doyne Farmer
Prof. Doyne Farmer
Technology for tomorrow - the research shaping our future
Thursday 13 October 2016 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Inequality and its discontents
Professor Brian Nolan
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
Inequality
Thursday 19 January 2017 (1st Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Panel Discussion: Gene editing revolution: should there be limits?
Various Speakers
New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology
Monday 23 January 2017 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)
17:30
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'Thank you for being late: an optimist’s guide to thriving in the age of accelerations' with Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman
(New York Times)
Wednesday 25 January 2017 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Panel Discussion: 'Is a post-truth world a post-expert world?'
Achim Steiner
(Oxford Martin School)
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Stefan Dercon
(DFID)
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Professor Sir Peter Gluckman
(International Network for Government Science Advice)
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Dr Gemma Harper
(DEFRA)
Thursday 2 February 2017 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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"Expanding frontiers in space exploration" with Dr Colin Wilson
TBA
New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology
Thursday 9 February 2017 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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"Exploring our inner space: discovering the deep sea and assessing human impact" with Prof Alex Rogers
Prof Alex Rogers
(Oxford Martin School)
New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology
Thursday 16 February 2017 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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"Can future energy needs be met sustainably?" with Professor Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith
Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith
(University of Oxford)
New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology
Tuesday 21 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
12:30
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'Climate change: what’s new, what’s next?' with Karen Florini
Karen Florini
17:00
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'Restoring trust in finance' with Gordon Menzies
Gordon Menzies
(University of Technology Sydney)
Wednesday 22 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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"The global refugee crisis and what to do about it" with Rt Hon David Miliband
Rt Hon David Miliband
(International Rescue Committee)
Thursday 23 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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"Knowing what not to know: sharing and hiding information in digital societies" with Dr Joss Wright
Dr Joss Wright
(Oxford Martin School)
New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology
Tuesday 7 March 2017 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'African Futures: navigating a profound transition' - panel discussion
Winnie Byanyima
(Oxfam)
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Achim Steiner
(Oxford Martin School)
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Dr Carlos Lopes
(Oxford Martin School)
Thursday 9 March 2017 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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"Africa’s health in transition" with Prof Kevin Marsh
Professor Kevin Marsh
(University of Oxford)
New frontiers: pushing the boundaries of science and technology
Thursday 20 April 2017 (0th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'The second wave of the second machine age' with Prof Erik Brynjolfsson
Professor Erik Brynjolfsson
(MIT)
Thursday 4 May 2017 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'Rebel’s or farmer’s best friend? The Janus face of ‘blood diamonds’ and other conflict minerals'
Dr Anouk Rigterink
The nature of conflict
Monday 8 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'The concept of time in biology, and the unity of life'
Professor Brian J. Enquist
Thursday 11 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'Climate Violence?'
Professor Clionadh Raleigh
The nature of conflict
Wednesday 17 May 2017 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'Moral outrage in the digital age'
Dr Molly Crockett
(University of Oxford)
Thursday 18 May 2017 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'Food security and conflict: narratives and interventions'
Professor Gunnar Sørbø
The nature of conflict
Monday 22 May 2017 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
12:30
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'Environment, conflict and peacebuilding: a personal journey of change within the United Nations'
David Jensen
(UNEP)
The nature of conflict
Thursday 25 May 2017 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'The ecology of war: an evolutionary perspective on conflict over resources and prospects for peace'
Dominic Johnson
(Department of Politics and International Relations)
The nature of conflict
Monday 5 June 2017 (7th Week, Trinity Term)
16:00
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'An age old problem? Exploring Britain’s new wealth divides'
Conor D'Arcy
(Resolution Foundation)
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Laura Gardiner
(Resolution Foundation)
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Professor John Muellbauer
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
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Professor Brian Nolan
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
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The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts
(Resolution Foundation)
Tuesday 6 June 2017 (7th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'Disruptive oil and electricity futures'
Amory Lovins
(Rocky Mountain Institute)
Tuesday 10 October 2017 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:15
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Can rapid technological progress decouple the economy from the environment?
Professor Christopher Magee
(MIT)
Monday 4 March 2019 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Chilling prospects: how to provide cooling for all without blowing the world’s carbon budget
Dan Hamza-Goodacre
(Executive Director, Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 5 March 2019 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
12:30
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Global maps of the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors
Dr Moritz Kraemer
(Department of Zoology, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 20 May 2019 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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City region food systems: potential for impacting planetary boundaries and food security
Dr Mike Hamm
(Michigan State University)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 21 May 2019 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Unlocking digital competition
Prof Jason Furman
(Harvard Kennedy School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 18 June 2019 (8th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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From pollution to solution: will China save the planet?
Barbara Finamore
(Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC))
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 20 June 2019 (8th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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New economic and moral foundations for the Anthropocene
Prof Eric Beinhocker
(INET Oxford Executive Director)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Thursday 5 September 2019 (19th Week, Trinity Term)
16:00
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Clouds and climate
Prof Tapio Schneider
(Caltech)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 14 October 2019 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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The technology trap - capital, labour and power in the age of automation
Dr Carl Benedikt Frey
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Friday 18 October 2019 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Psychologically informed micro-targeted political campaigns: the use and abuse of data
Dr Jens Koed Madsen
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 24 October 2019 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Sustainability scenarios for the global food and land-use system
Dr Michael Obersteiner
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Monday 28 October 2019 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Cartographic attributes of the invisible – the geographies of the platform economy
Prof Mark Graham
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 31 October 2019 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Linking nature, food and climate: progress and implications
Dr David Nabarro
(Imperial College London)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Thursday 28 November 2019 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Plant genetics from Mendel to Monsanto
Dame Ottoline Leyser
(University of Cambridge)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Monday 2 December 2019 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Why we need a fourth revolution in healthcare
Dr William Bird
(Intelligent Health)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 4 December 2019 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Nano comes to life: how nanotechnology is transforming medicine and the future of biology
Prof Sonia Contera
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 21 January 2020 (1st Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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A world without work: technology, automation and how we should respond
Dr Daniel Susskind
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 30 January 2020 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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British politics after Brexit: reflections on the last three years and the next fifty
Lord Sumption
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Thursday 6 February 2020 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Road to somewhere? Resilient infrastructure for sustainable development
Prof Jim Hall
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Tuesday 11 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:15
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Pyrrhic progress: the history of antibiotics in Anglo-American food production
Dr Claas Kirchhelle
(Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 13 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Powering the future: switching on the renewables
Prof Malcolm McCulloch
(Head of the University of Oxford’s Electrical Power Group and Co-Director of The Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Wednesday 19 February 2020 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Better doctors, better patients, better decisions: Risk literacy in health
Prof Gerd Gigerenzer
(Max Planck Institute for Human Development)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 20 February 2020 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Future options for making plastics more sustainable
Prof Charlotte Williams
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Wednesday 26 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
17:30
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The future of health in the UK – the next 20 years
This talk is fully booked
Prof Chris Whitty
(Chief Medical Officer)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Friday 28 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
11:15
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"Income insecurity in the 21st Century" with special guest speaker Andy Haldane (Joint Event with DSPI and INET)
Andy Haldane
(Bank Of England)
,
Jane Millar
(University of Bath)
,
Matteo Richiardi
(University of Essex)
,
Professor Brian Nolan
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 2 March 2020 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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What is Life? (James Martin Memorial Lecture)
Sir Paul Nurse, FRS
(Director, The Francis Crick Institute)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 28 April 2020 (1st Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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CANCELLED 'Data work: the hidden talent and secret logic fuelling artificial intelligence' with Prof Gina Neff
This talk has been cancelled
Professor Gina Neff
(Oxford Internet Institute, Department of Sociology, Senior Research Associate, Christ Church, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Thursday 12 November 2020 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Prof Tim Schwanen and Dr Jennie Middleton in Conversation, chaired by Prof Jim Hall: "Re-imagining urban mobility after COVID-19"
Professor Tim Schwanen
(Transport Studies Unit University of Oxford )
,
Jennie Middleton
(TSU, School of Geography & the Environment, University of Oxford)
Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Events this person is organising:
Thursday 10 March 2016 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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'Predicting technological progress'
Status
: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Prof. Doyne Farmer
Thursday 26 May 2016 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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'Our shared world: reconciling individual need and collective responsibility' - panel discussion
Status
: This talk is in preparation - details may change
Prof. Cameron Hepburn
,
Professor Ian Goldin
( Director, Oxford Martin School)
,
Professor Angela McLean
(Institute for Emerging Infections, Oxford Martin School)
,
Dr Nick Eyre
(University of Oxford)
,
Dr Richard Bailey
(School of Geography and the Environment)
Wednesday 12 October 2016 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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How population change will transform our world
Professor Sarah Harper
(Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford)
Monday 17 October 2016 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Global inequality: a new approach for the age of globalization
Professor Branko Milanovic
(City University of New Your)
Inequality
Thursday 27 October 2016 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Women's health: a new global agenda
Professor Robyn Norton
(Co-Director of The George Institute for Global Health)
Inequality
Thursday 3 November 2016 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Skills, education and work in the digital age
Dr Craig Holmes
(Institute of New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
Inequality
Thursday 10 November 2016 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Inequality, poverty and global development
Professor Stefan Dercon
(Blavatnik School of Government)
Inequality
Thursday 17 November 2016 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Urbanisation, migration and the future metropolis
Michael Keith
(COMPAS, University of Oxford)
Inequality
Thursday 24 November 2016 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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What influences intergenerational social mobility in Europe?
Dr Erzsébet Bukodi
(Institute of New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
,
Dr Marii Paskov
(Institute of New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
Inequality
Thursday 1 December 2016 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Tackling inequality: strategies, priorities and effects
Professor Brian Nolan
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
,
Professor Sir Paul Collier
(Blavatnik School of Government)
,
Professor Sandra Fredman
(Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations)
,
Professor John Goldthorpe
(Nuffield College)
,
Professor Simonetta Manfredi
(Oxford Brookes University)
Inequality
Tuesday 21 February 2017 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
12:30
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Climate change: what’s new, what’s next?
Karen Florini
(Former U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change)
Thursday 11 May 2017 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Climate Violence?
Professor Clionadh Raleigh
(Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sussex)
Thursday 25 May 2017 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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The ecology of war: an evolutionary perspective on conflict over resources and prospects for peace
Dominic Johnson
(Department of Politics and International Relations)
Tuesday 6 June 2017 (7th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Disruptive oil and electricity futures
Amory Lovins
(Rocky Mountain Institute)
Thursday 1 February 2018 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Transforming drug discovery – the pathway to innovation
Colin Bennett
(Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School)
,
Professor Chas Bountra
(Oxford Martin Programme on Affordable Medicines )
,
Dr Wen Hwa Lee
(Oxford Martin Programme on Affordable Medicines )
,
Dr Nick Scott-Ram
(Oxford Martin Programme on Affordable Medicines )
Health: fresh perspectives
Thursday 8 February 2018 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Prospects for new tools to control malaria
Professor Kevin Marsh
(Professor of Tropical Medicine, Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine)
Health: fresh perspectives
Wednesday 14 February 2018 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Antibiotics: to regulate or not?
Professor Julian Savulescu
(Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease)
,
Professor Steven J. Hoffman
(Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Global Strategy Lab at the University of Ottawa)
Health: fresh perspectives
Thursday 15 February 2018 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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The growing and ageing population: Implications and solutions
Professor Sarah Harper
(Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford)
Health: fresh perspectives
Tuesday 27 February 2018 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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The black hole of finance: creation and destruction in life, the economy, and the universe
Professor Seth Lloyd
(Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School)
Thursday 8 March 2018 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Planetary health: is human health at risk in the Anthropocene?
Sir Andrew Haines
(member of The Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health at the Oxford Martin School)
Health: fresh perspectives
Monday 30 April 2018 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Climate change: past, present and future
Prof Sir David Hendry
(INET Oxford, University of Oxford)
Tuesday 1 May 2018 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
12:15
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Organic chemistry’s role in the future of screens and energy conversion
Prof Seth Marder
(Georgia Institute of Technology)
Wednesday 2 May 2018 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Planetary health: does our planet have boundaries?
Professor Yadvinder Malhi
(University of Oxford)
,
Kate Raworth
(Environmental Change Institute)
Thursday 10 May 2018 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Government needs to get better at policy-making; more open and connected with people
Dr Andrea Siodmok
(Policy Lab, Cabinet Office)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Thursday 17 May 2018 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Science on the front line: getting good quality evidence into the news
Fiona Fox
(Science Media Centre)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Monday 21 May 2018 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
12:15
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Challenges on the freshwater availability and climate extremes for the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna rivers
Professor A.K.M. Saiful Islam
(Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow)
Wednesday 23 May 2018 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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The digital revolution and the distribution of income
Professor Jeffrey Sachs
(Columbia University)
Thursday 24 May 2018 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Putting science at the heart of society and culture - Panel Discussion
Professor Sarah Harper
(Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford)
,
Emily Wilson
(New Scientist)
,
Katherine Mathieson
(British Science Association)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Thursday 31 May 2018 (6th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Stats and studies are not enough: how to gain people's trust in scientific authority
Nicky Hawkins
(FrameWorks Institute)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Thursday 7 June 2018 (7th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Governments across Europe need to be more candid with their citizens
Robin Niblett
(Chatham House)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Thursday 14 June 2018 (8th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Creating opportunities to think deeply about science - Panel discussion
Dr Roger Highfield
(Science Museum Group)
,
Professor Sarah Harper
(Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford)
,
Professor Paul Smith
(Oxford University Museum of Natural History)
,
Dr Xa Sturgis
(Director of the Ashmolean Museum)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Tuesday 9 October 2018 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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"How science got women wrong" (Ada Lovelace Day Lecture)
Angela Saini
Thursday 18 October 2018 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Planetary warming: is a 1.5 degree target achievable?
Professor Myles Allen, Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Climate Pollutants
Planetary health: new technologies, ideas and values
Wednesday 24 October 2018 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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How useful and reliable is a simplified perspective on Technological Change?
Professor Christopher Magee
(Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow)
Planetary health: new technologies, ideas and values
Monday 29 October 2018 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:30
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What now? Next steps on climate change
Christiana Figueres
(former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010-2016)
Planetary health: new technologies, ideas and values
Tuesday 30 October 2018 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Conflicting truths. How does government listen to scientists?
Dr Claire Craig
(Director of Science Policy, Royal Society)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Tuesday 6 November 2018 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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What’s the point of engaging the public in science and health research?
Imran Khan
(Head of Public Engagement, Wellcome Trust)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Thursday 15 November 2018 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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The natural capital approach: ecological and economic perspectives
Dame Georgina Mace & Professor Ian Bateman
Planetary health: new technologies, ideas and values
Friday 16 November 2018 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Communicating robust science
Clive Cookson
(Science Editor, Financial Times)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Monday 19 November 2018 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Why science matters for policy
Dr Patrick Vallance
(Government Chief Scientific Adviser)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Thursday 22 November 2018 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Banking on nature’s assets: unlocking investment in nature for better planetary health
Dr Giulio Boccaletti
(The Nature Conservancy)
Planetary health: new technologies, ideas and values
Wednesday 28 November 2018 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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People and the frontiers of science: social science for the 21st Century
Prof Jennifer Rubin
(Executive Chair, ESRC)
Science and populism: from evidence to narrative (Oxford Martin School, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and University College Joint Series)
Thursday 29 November 2018 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Transforming food systems under a changing climate
Dr Ana María Loboguerrero
(CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security)
Planetary health: new technologies, ideas and values
Thursday 17 January 2019 (1st Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Losing it: the economics and politics of migration
Professor Ian Goldin
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Thursday 24 January 2019 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)
12:30
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Tackling the illegal wildlife trade from China's epicentre
Tien Ming Lee
(Sun Yat-sen University)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
17:00
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Wealth inequality in political perspective
Professor Ben Ansell
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Tuesday 29 January 2019 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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How lives change: Palanpur, India, and development economics
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Thursday 31 January 2019 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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The value of everything: rediscovering purpose in the economy (Joint Oxford Martin School/Blavatnik School of Government/INET Oxford Event)
This event is now fully booked
Mariana Mazzucato
(University College London)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Monday 11 February 2019 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Why do we spend so little on preventing ill-health and so much on treating it?
Professor Chris Dye
(Visiting Professor, Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 14 February 2019 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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The economics of 1.5°C climate change
Registration now closed
Professor Simon Dietz
(LSE)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Wednesday 27 February 2019 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work
Professor Richard Baldwin
(Graduate Institute, Geneva)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 28 February 2019 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
17:30
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Saving labour: automation and its enemies
NEW TIME
Dr Carl Benedikt Frey
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Monday 4 March 2019 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Chilling prospects: how to provide cooling for all without blowing the world’s carbon budget
Dan Hamza-Goodacre
(Executive Director, Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 5 March 2019 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
12:30
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Global maps of the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors
Dr Moritz Kraemer
(Department of Zoology, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
17:00
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The ethics of vaccination: individual, collective, and institutional responsibilities
Dr Alberto Giubilini
(Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 24 April 2019 (0th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Africa in transformation: economic development in the age of doubt
Professor Carlos Lopes
(University of Cape Town)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 9 May 2019 (2nd Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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How complexity can resolve the crisis in economics
Prof. Doyne Farmer
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Wednesday 15 May 2019 (3rd Week, Trinity Term)
16:00
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From global to local - the relationship between global climate and regional warming
David Battisti
(University of Washington)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 20 May 2019 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
-
City region food systems: potential for impacting planetary boundaries and food security
Dr Mike Hamm
(Michigan State University)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 21 May 2019 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
-
Unlocking digital competition
Prof Jason Furman
(Harvard Kennedy School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 23 May 2019 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
-
Navigating knowledge: new tools for the journey
Penny Mealy
(University of Oxford, INET)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Thursday 30 May 2019 (5th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Is the human species slowing down?
Danny Dorling
(Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, Oxford University )
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Thursday 6 June 2019 (6th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Changing technology, changing economics
Prof Diane Coyle
(University of Cambridge)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Tuesday 11 June 2019 (7th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Protecting the high seas (Oxford Green Week Talk)
Prof Alex Rogers
,
Dr Gwilym Rowlands
(Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 13 June 2019 (7th Week, Trinity Term)
17:15
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The future of the corporation, economy and society
Professor Sir Paul Collier
(Blavatnik School of Government)
,
Professor Colin Mayer
(Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Tuesday 18 June 2019 (8th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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From pollution to solution: will China save the planet?
Barbara Finamore
(Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC))
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 20 June 2019 (8th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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New economic and moral foundations for the Anthropocene
Prof Eric Beinhocker
(INET Oxford Executive Director)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Evolving economic thought
Thursday 5 September 2019 (19th Week, Trinity Term)
16:00
-
Clouds and climate
Prof Tapio Schneider
(Caltech)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 7 October 2019 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:30
-
Ending energy poverty: reframing the poverty discourse
Dr Rajiv J. Shah
(President, The Rockefeller Foundation)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 14 October 2019 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
The technology trap - capital, labour and power in the age of automation
Dr Carl Benedikt Frey
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Friday 18 October 2019 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Psychologically informed micro-targeted political campaigns: the use and abuse of data
Dr Jens Koed Madsen
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 24 October 2019 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Sustainability scenarios for the global food and land-use system
Dr Michael Obersteiner
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Monday 28 October 2019 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Cartographic attributes of the invisible – the geographies of the platform economy
Prof Mark Graham
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 31 October 2019 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Linking nature, food and climate: progress and implications
Dr David Nabarro
(Imperial College London)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Tuesday 12 November 2019 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Migration: the movement of humankind from prehistory to the present
Prof Robin Cohen
(University of Oxford)
Wednesday 13 November 2019 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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The protean character of protein: from Diet for a Small Planet to the Impossible Burger™
Prof Julie Guthman
(University of California)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Thursday 14 November 2019 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:30
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Tipping positive change to avoid climate tipping points
Tim Lenton
(University of Exeter)
Thursday 21 November 2019 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Diet, obesity and health: from science to policy
Prof Susan Jebb
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Thursday 28 November 2019 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Plant genetics from Mendel to Monsanto
Dame Ottoline Leyser
(University of Cambridge)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Monday 2 December 2019 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Why we need a fourth revolution in healthcare
Dr William Bird
(Intelligent Health)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 4 December 2019 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Nano comes to life: how nanotechnology is transforming medicine and the future of biology
Prof Sonia Contera
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 5 December 2019 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Brexit, agriculture & dietary risks in the UK
Dr Florian Freund
(Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Food futures: how can we safeguard the planet's health, and our own?
Tuesday 21 January 2020 (1st Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
-
A world without work: technology, automation and how we should respond
Dr Daniel Susskind
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 30 January 2020 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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British politics after Brexit: reflections on the last three years and the next fifty
Lord Sumption
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Thursday 6 February 2020 (3rd Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Road to somewhere? Resilient infrastructure for sustainable development
Prof Jim Hall
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Tuesday 11 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:15
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Pyrrhic progress: the history of antibiotics in Anglo-American food production
Dr Claas Kirchhelle
(Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 13 February 2020 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Powering the future: switching on the renewables
Prof Malcolm McCulloch
(Head of the University of Oxford’s Electrical Power Group and Co-Director of The Oxford Martin Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Wednesday 19 February 2020 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Better doctors, better patients, better decisions: Risk literacy in health
Prof Gerd Gigerenzer
(Max Planck Institute for Human Development)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 20 February 2020 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Future options for making plastics more sustainable
Prof Charlotte Williams
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Wednesday 26 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
17:30
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The future of health in the UK – the next 20 years
This talk is fully booked
Prof Chris Whitty
(Chief Medical Officer)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Friday 28 February 2020 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
11:15
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"Income insecurity in the 21st Century" with special guest speaker Andy Haldane (Joint Event with DSPI and INET)
Andy Haldane
(Bank Of England)
,
Jane Millar
(University of Bath)
,
Matteo Richiardi
(University of Essex)
,
Professor Brian Nolan
(Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 2 March 2020 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
-
What is Life? (James Martin Memorial Lecture)
Sir Paul Nurse, FRS
(Director, The Francis Crick Institute)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 12 March 2020 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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Recipes for transforming food production and beyond
Paul Clarke
(Chief Technology Officer, Ocado)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Tuesday 28 April 2020 (1st Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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CANCELLED 'Data work: the hidden talent and secret logic fuelling artificial intelligence' with Prof Gina Neff
This talk has been cancelled
Professor Gina Neff
(Oxford Internet Institute, Department of Sociology, Senior Research Associate, Christ Church, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Lecture Series: Shaping the future
Monday 6 July 2020 (11th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
-
Prof Phil Howard & Nicola Aitken in conversation: "Lie machines: misinformation in a Post-COVID world"
Prof. Phil Howard
(University of Oxford)
,
Nicola Aitken
(Full Fact)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Tuesday 21 July 2020 (13th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Prof Colin Mayer, Sir Paul Collier & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Reforming the UK financial system to promote regional development in post-COVID Britain"
Professor Colin Mayer, CBE
(Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
,
Professor Sir Paul Collier
(Blavatnik School of Government)
,
Professor Cameron Hepburn
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Tuesday 28 July 2020 (14th Week, Trinity Term)
16:00
-
Prof David Vines & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "Global macroeconomic cooperation in response to the Covid-19 pandemic"
David Vines
(Balliol College, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School, Smith School & OxREP Virtual Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic
Wednesday 29 July 2020 (14th Week, Trinity Term)
15:00
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Prof Chris Adam & Prof Cameron Hepburn in conversation: "After the lockdown: macroeconomic adjustment to the Covid-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa"
Professor Christopher Adam
(University of Oxford)
,
Prof Cameron Hepburn
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School, Smith School & OxREP Virtual Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 17 September 2020 (21st Week, Trinity Term)
13:00
-
COVID-19 in Africa: crisis and opportunity?
Benno Ndulu
(Blavatnik School of Government)
,
Stefan Dercon
(Blavatnik School of Government)
,
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Tuesday 22 September 2020 (-2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Resetting our relationship with nature in a post-COVID world
Prof E.J. Milner-Gulland
(University of Oxford)
,
Professor Charles Godfray
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Wednesday 7 October 2020 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)
16:00
-
Baby steps: the gender division of childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic
Professor Sarah Smith
(University of Bristol)
,
Professor Cameron Hepburn
Oxford Martin School, Smith School & OxREP Virtual Series: The economics of the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 5 November 2020 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Healthcare after the COVID-19 pandemic: the walls are coming down
Professor Chas Bountra
(NDM)
,
Professor Sir Charles Godfray
(Director, Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Monday 9 November 2020 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
13:00
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Panel discussion: Africa, capital flight and the bankers who help: evidence from the FinCEN files
William Fitzgibbon
(International Consortium of Investigative Journalists)
,
Agustin Armendariz
(International Consortium of Investigative Journalists)
,
Taiwo Hassan Adebayo
(Premium Times Nigeria)
,
Prof Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
(Department of Politics and International Relations)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 12 November 2020 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Re-imagining urban mobility after COVID-19
Professor Tim Schwanen
(Transport Studies Unit University of Oxford )
,
Professor Jim Hall
(Oxford Martin Programme on Transboundary Resource Management)
,
Jennie Middleton
(TSU, School of Geography & the Environment, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 19 November 2020 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Rethinking diet, weight and health in and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Professor Susan Jebb
(Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences)
,
Professor Sir Charles Godfray
(Director, Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Monday 23 November 2020 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Data work: the hidden talent and secret logic fuelling artificial intelligence
Professor Gina Neff
(Oxford Internet Institute, Department of Sociology, Senior Research Associate, Christ Church, University of Oxford)
,
Professor Ian Goldin
(Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Thursday 26 November 2020 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
The Web, internet and data during the pandemic: lessons learnt and new directions
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
(University of Oxford)
,
Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Monday 30 November 2020 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
21st century technologies for tackling 21st century pandemics
Professor Christophe Fraser
(University of Oxford)
,
Professor Oliver Pybus
( Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 3 December 2020 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: the arguments for and against
Professor Julian Savulescu
(Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics)
,
Dr Samantha Vanderslott
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 10 December 2020 (9th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Prof Yvonne Jones, Prof Phil Biggins & Prof Charles Godfray in conversation: "Protein structure & AI: the excitement about the recent advance made by Google DeepMind’s AlphaFold Programme"
Prof Yvonne Jones
(University of Oxford)
,
Professor Sir Charles Godfray
(Director, Oxford Martin School)
,
Prof Phil Biggin
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 21 January 2021 (1st Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
-
Building back healthier: climate change, health and the recovery from Covid-19
Sir Andy Haines
(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
,
Professor Chris Dye
(Visiting Professor, Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 11 February 2021 (4th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
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The challenge of anti-microbial resistance
Dame Sally Davies
(UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance)
,
Professor Chris Dye
(Professor of Epidemiology, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 18 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
-
Science communication in times of emergency
Fiona Fox
(Science Media Centre)
,
Tom Feilden
(Science & Environment Editor, Today Programme (BBC Radio 4))
,
Professor Sir Charles Godfray
(Director, Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 25 February 2021 (6th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
-
National infrastructure for the recovery and the long term
Sir John Armitt
(Chairman, National Infrastructure Commission)
,
Prof Jim Hall
(University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 4 March 2021 (7th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
-
Pandemics 101: Digital technologies, human values and building back better
CANCELLED: Due to Vittorio Caloa’s appointment as Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition in the new Italian Government, he has had to withdraw from this event
Status
: This talk has been cancelled
Vittorio Colao
(General Atlantic)
,
Prof Cameron Hepburn
(Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 11 March 2021 (8th Week, Hilary Term)
17:00
-
Emerging technology and systemic risk – maintaining a secure and resilient digital infrastructure as we build back better
Prof Sadie Creese
(Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre)
,
Dr Jamie Saunders
(Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre)
Oxford Martin School Virtual Series: Building back better - lessons and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic
Tuesday 18 May 2021 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:15
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The Great Health Dilemma: Is Prevention Better than Cure?
Professor Chris Dye
(Professor of Epidemiology, University of Oxford)
,
Professor Salim Abdool Karim
(Director, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA))
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 19 May 2021 (4th Week, Trinity Term)
17:00
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Book Launch: Ian Goldin: "Rescue: From Global Crisis to a Better World" chaired by Nik Gowing
Professor Ian Goldin
(Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change)
,
Nik Gowing
(Founder, Thinking the Unthinkable)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 6 July 2021 (11th Week, Trinity Term)
10:30
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Book Launch: Anne Schwenkenbecher: 'Getting our act together: collective moral obligations'
Dr Anne Schwenkenbecher
(Murdoch University)
,
Professor Julian Savulescu
(Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 20 October 2021 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:00
-
Online panel discussion: "National ‘fair shares’ in GHG mitigation, international environmental law & climate litigation"
Professor Dr Niklas Höhne
(Founding Partner, NewClimate Institute)
,
Dr Louise Jeffery
(Climate Policy Analyst, NewClimate Institute)
,
Gerry Liston
(Legal Officer, Global Legal Action Network (GLAN))
,
Lucy Maxwell
(Senior Legal Associate, Climate Litigation Network)
,
Professor Lavanya Rajamani
(Faculty of Law)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 27 October 2021 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
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Panel Discussion: "What does the future hold for cities, climate change and migration"
In-person attendance is fully booked, but you can watch online via Crowdcast or Youtube
Prof Susan Parnell
(PEAK Urban)
,
Professor Tim Schwanen
(Transport Studies Unit University of Oxford )
,
Prof Kazem Rahimi
(University of Oxford)
,
Prof Michael Keith
(COMPAS, University of Oxford)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 10 November 2021 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
Book talk: Cogs and Monsters: what economics is and what it should be' with Prof Diane Coyle (Online)
Prof Diane Coyle
(University of Cambridge)
,
Professor Ian Goldin
(Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Tuesday 16 November 2021 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)
12:15
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"Conflict resolution for the future of biodiversity conservation" with Dr Alexandra Zimmermann
Dr Alexandra Zimmerman
(Senior Research Fellow, WildCRU)
,
Prof David Macdonald
(Director, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU))
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Wednesday 24 November 2021 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:00
-
The political economy of Nigeria: challenges and opportunities for reform
Professor Kingsley Moghalu
(Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures
Monday 29 November 2021 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)
17:45
-
Book talk: "Exponential: how accelerating technology is leaving us behind and what to do about it" with Azeem Azhar
Azeem Azhar
(Exponential View)
,
Professor Ian Goldin
(Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change)
Oxford Martin School Public Lectures