Tuesday 5 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Get that grant
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)

Wednesday 6 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
  Regular meaningful Career Development Reviews are an important part of developing a positive research culture.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 12:30 - Research Data Management (in-person)
  Research data is often at the heart of scientific projects, it’s what you spend hours in the lab generating or in the field collecting. It forms the basis of your analysis and underpins your arguments in papers and theses.
  Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)

Thursday 7 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 10:00 - Viva practice and preparation
  Tailored for third and fourth-year doctoral students, gain insights into viva rules, proactive preparation, and the examiner's perspective. Sharpen your skills through practical exercises for a confident viva experience.
  Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)
• 13:00 - Hands on Science
  Dive into the world of experiential learning with our immersive course, 'Hands-On Science.' This programme is designed to equip you with the practical skills and insights needed to effectively communicate your research through engaging desktop activities.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
• 16:00 - Correlative microscopic analysis of nano-scale precipitate evolution and mechanical behaviour in Ni alloyed Fe-Mn-Al-C steel
  Online only (MS Teams)
  Associate Professor K. G Pradeep (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
  Materials Departmental Colloquia

Friday 8 November 2024 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 11:00 - Functional, neutral and selected heterogeneity in multi-cellular populations and human tissues
  Dr David Tourigny (University of Birmingham)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - Can we engineer our oceans to help deliver a safe, stable climate?
  Dr Paul Halloran (University of Exeter)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 11 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 12:00 - Digestion of photosynthetic symbionts by reef corals helps to explain the "Darwin Paradox"
  Professor Joerg Wiedenmann (University of Southampton)
• 17:00 - Title TBC
  David Geldbach (University of Oxford)
  Probability seminar
• 17:00 - The Seventeenth Brooke Benjamin Lecture 2024: The Elusive Singularity
  Professor Peter Constantin (Princeton University)

Tuesday 12 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Scientific writing: core skills
  This one day course provides a sound grounding in the core skills needed to produce accurate and effective scientific writing.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Michele Pizzochero (Harvard University)
  Oxford Advanced Materials Network
• 15:00 - Dropletronics: Microscale Droplet Assembly Enables Multifunctional Modular Iontronics
  Yujia Zhang (Oxford)
  Soft Matter, Biomaterials and Interfaces

Wednesday 13 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Project management: the essentials
  The focus of this course is to provide a practical ‘project management toolbox’ that you can use in your daily work.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 11:00 - Oxford Energy Lunch by the ZERO Institute
  TBA

Thursday 14 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 10:00 - Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story
  Discover more about how to craft and apply storytelling skills to communicate your research.
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)

Friday 15 November 2024 (5th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 11:00 - Lane formation and aggregation spots in foraging ant
  Dr Maria Bruna (University of Oxford)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - Vanadium isotopes: 15 years retrospective and future research prospects
  Prof Julia Pryulak (Durham University)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 18 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Will Fitzgerald (University of Manchester)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 19 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 13:00 - The New Age of Space Dirt: How Space Resources Power Humanity’s Green Future
  Having received an MSc at the ETH Zurich in Physics in 2006 and a PhD in Planetary Sciences at the University of Münster in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center in 2012 with a focus on interfaces between space sciences and geophysics, Dr Vlada Stamenković continued his research and career at MIT, Caltech, and the NASA Jet Propulsion laboratory before joining Blue Origin in 2020 to build the Space Resources Program. He is now the Senior Director of Space Resources at Blue Origin and leads the developments required to live off the land on the Moon and beyond and to use these new technologies to mine and process terrestrial resources sustainably whilst protecting our planet. He is particularly interested in connections between space resources, space exploration, terrestrial mining, green energies and brining more equity to the world.
  Dr Vlada Stamenkovic (Space Resources Programme, Blue Origin)
• 14:00 - How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
  A positive Career Development Review conversation can play a really positive role in your professional development.
  Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
• 15:00 - Strachey Lecture: From probabilistic bisimulation to representation learning via metrics
  Professor Prakash Panangaden (McGill University)

Wednesday 20 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Coaching Skills for Leaders
  This workshop will provide an introduction to key coaching concepts, approaches and skills. We will explore when and how coaching skills can be used to support effective leadership and management practice. Participants will take part in a practice coaching conversation using real-life examples, topics and challenges.
  Marc Adams (People and Organisational Development)
• 10:00 - Time Management
  Being able to manage time effectively will help you to be more successful in all aspects of your life.
  Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)
• 17:00 - Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers - David Spiegelhalter
  Professor David Spiegelhalter (University of Cambridge)
  Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures

Thursday 21 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Scientific Writing: Getting Your Paper Published (in-person)
  This course will look at the aspects you need to consider when constructing your paper; demystify peer reviewed journals by giving insider insights from science journal editors and show you what they really want.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 16:00 - From Waste to Wealth: Upcycling into Functional Materials
  Dr Francesco D'Acierno (Imperial College, London)
  Materials Departmental Colloquia

Friday 22 November 2024 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 11:00 - Bifurcations, pattern formation and multi-stability in non-local models of interacting species
  Dr Valeria Giunta (Swansea University)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology

Monday 25 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Cécile Mailler (University of Bath)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 26 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Thesis and report writing (in-person)
  The thesis and report writing course is relevant for research students at any stage.
  Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
• 14:00 - Title TBC
  Christoph Schran (University of Cambridge)
  Oxford Advanced Materials Network
• 15:00 - From suspensions to soils: an electrokinetic perspective
  Claire Chassagne (Delft)
  Soft Matter, Biomaterials and Interfaces

Wednesday 27 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Responsible Research and Innovation
  The aim of the course is to enable researchers to adopt a responsible approach when considering the positive and negative aspects of their research, including the moral, ethical and societal impacts of it. The course is a follow up to the online Research Integrity course developed by Research Services, which is a pre-requisite for this face to face course.
  Josimar Mendes (University of Oxford), Sarah Callaghan (Research Practice Group, University of Oxford)
• 17:00 - Truth Be Told: How To Interpret Past Mathematicians
  A. C. Paseau (University of Oxford), Fabian Pregel (University of Oxford)
  History of Mathematics Seminar

Thursday 28 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 10:00 - Putting stories to work
  This builds on the introductory workshop (Telling Stories that Matter) and introduces new elements of great storytelling including clarity, summary and message.
  Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
• 12:00 - OCIAM Speaker - Prof Anđela Šarić
  Prof Anđela Šarić (IST Austria)
  Industrial & Applied Mathematics Seminar

Friday 29 November 2024 (7th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 11:00 - Algebraic approaches in the study of chemical reaction networks
  Dr Murad Banaji (University of Oxford)
  Mathematical Biology and Ecology
• 12:00 - The Shuram anomaly: What caused the largest ever carbon isotope anomaly and what can it tell us?
  Prof Graham Shields (UCL)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars

Monday 2 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 17:00 - Title TBC
  Raphaël Forien (INRAE, Avignon)
  Probability seminar

Tuesday 3 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 16:00 - Advances in Thermoplastic Elastomers: Bringing Self-Networking Polymers into the 21st Century
  TBA
  Materials Departmental Colloquia

Wednesday 4 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 10:00 - Leading Collaboration - bringing people together to achieve the extraordinary
  This course forms part of the Innovation Leadership Programme Masterclass series as well as being a stand alone course.
  Kate Tapper (Your Research Matters)
• 12:30 - GROW: Meet the Science Founders with Wilbe (online)
  Discover how Wilbe is empowering scientists to launch successful ventures, learn about their initiatives, and get inspired by founders who are transforming science through entrepreneurship.
  Devika Thapar (Wilbe), Anna Vildaus (Wilbe), Ali Farzanehfar (Wilbe)

Thursday 5 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 09:30 - Interviewing for podcasts (online)
  You are behind the mic, ready to record your first podcast ... but wait! What do you ask? This hands-on training session helps you navigate the world of podcast interviews.
  Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
• 12:00 - Chaotic flows in polymer solutions: what’s new?
  Prof. Rich Kerswell (University of Cambridge)
  Industrial & Applied Mathematics Seminar

Friday 6 December 2024 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

• 11:00 - Spatial mechano-transcriptomics of mouse embryogenesis
  Prof Adrien Hallou (University of Oxford)
• 12:00 - X-ray computed tomography: A modern Aladdin’s lamp to discover orogenic gold deposits
  Dr Muhammad Sayab (The Geological Survey of Finland GTK)
  Earth Sciences departmental seminars