Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Talks:

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

Get that grant
Date: 5 November 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

How to do a Career Development Review, for reviewers (in-person)
Date: 6 November 2024, 9:30 - 11:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Research Data Management (in-person)
Date: 6 November 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Radcliffe Science Library Seminar Room, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Viva practice and preparation
Date: 7 November 2024, 10:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Molly Grace (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: TBC
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Hands on Science
Date: 7 November 2024, 13:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Radcliffe Science Library Seminar Room, Oxford
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Correlative microscopic analysis of nano-scale precipitate evolution and mechanical behaviour in Ni alloyed Fe-Mn-Al-C steel
Date: 7 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Associate Professor K. G Pradeep (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (adjacent to the reception foyer)
Organiser: Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host: Rajat Nama (Oxford NanoAnalysis)

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

Functional, neutral and selected heterogeneity in multi-cellular populations and human tissues
Date: 8 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Tourigny (University of Birmingham)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)

Can we engineer our oceans to help deliver a safe, stable climate?
Date: 8 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Paul Halloran (University of Exeter)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Digestion of photosynthetic symbionts by reef corals helps to explain the "Darwin Paradox"
Date: 11 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Joerg Wiedenmann (University of Southampton)
Venue: Biology Mansfield Road, 11a Mansfield Road OX1 3SZ
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Annabel Halfhead (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Gwilym Rowlands (Department of Biology)

The Seventeenth Brooke Benjamin Lecture 2024: The Elusive Singularity
Date: 11 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Peter Constantin (Princeton University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organiser: Gui-Qiang G. Chen (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)
Host: Gui-Qiang G. Chen (Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 11 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : David Geldbach (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Scientific writing: core skills
Date: 12 November 2024, 9:30 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 12 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Michele Pizzochero (Harvard University)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH
Organiser: Joseph Prentice (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Dropletronics: Microscale Droplet Assembly Enables Multifunctional Modular Iontronics
Date: 12 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Yujia Zhang (Oxford)
Venue: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road OX1 3QZ
Venue Details: PTCL Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Project management: the essentials
Date: 13 November 2024, 9:30 - 16:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Oxford Energy Lunch by the ZERO Institute
Date: 13 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
Venue Details: East Lab
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Telling stories that matter: Communicating your research through story
Date: 14 November 2024, 10:00 - 16:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Venue: Radcliffe Science Library, off Parks Road OX1 3QP
Venue Details: Seminar Room
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

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

Lane formation and aggregation spots in foraging ant
Date: 15 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Maria Bruna (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)

Vanadium isotopes: 15 years retrospective and future research prospects
Date: 15 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof Julia Pryulak (Durham University)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Title TBC
Date: 18 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Will Fitzgerald (University of Manchester)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

The New Age of Space Dirt: How Space Resources Power Humanity’s Green Future
Date: 19 November 2024, 13:00 - 14:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Vlada Stamenkovic (Space Resources Programme, Blue Origin)
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

How to prepare for a Career Development Review, for reviewees (in-person)
Date: 19 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Strachey Lecture: From probabilistic bisimulation to representation learning via metrics
Date: 19 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Prakash Panangaden (McGill University)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Coaching Skills for Leaders
Date: 20 November 2024, 9:30 - 13:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Marc Adams (People and Organisational Development)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence (MPLS Division)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Time Management
Date: 20 November 2024, 10:00 - 12:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford), James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Chance, luck, and ignorance: how to put our uncertainty into numbers - David Spiegelhalter
Date: 20 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor David Spiegelhalter (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre 1
Organisers: TBA
Host: Dyrol Lumbard (University of Oxford)

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

Scientific Writing: Getting Your Paper Published (in-person)
Date: 21 November 2024, 9:30 - 17:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

From Waste to Wealth: Upcycling into Functional Materials
Date: 21 November 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Francesco D'Acierno (Imperial College, London)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host: Dr Guillaume Matthews (Department of Materials, University of Oxford)

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

Bifurcations, pattern formation and multi-stability in non-local models of interacting species
Date: 22 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Valeria Giunta (Swansea University)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Yurij Salmaniw (University of Oxford)

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

Title TBC
Date: 25 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Monday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Cécile Mailler (University of Bath)
Venue: 24-29 St Giles', 24-29 St Giles' OX1 3LB
Venue Details: Department of Statistics, Small Lecture Theatre
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Thesis and report writing (in-person)
Date: 26 November 2024, 9:30 - 13:30 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr David Jones (Dr David Jones)
Organiser: James Cunning (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Title TBC
Date: 26 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Christoph Schran (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH
Organiser: Joseph Prentice (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

From suspensions to soils: an electrokinetic perspective
Date: 26 November 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 (Tuesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Claire Chassagne (Delft)
Venue: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road OX1 3QZ
Venue Details: PTCL Lecture Theatre
Organisers: Susan Perkin (Oxford), Dirk Aarts (Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Responsible Research and Innovation
Date: 27 November 2024, 9:30 - 16:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Josimar Mendes (University of Oxford), Sarah Callaghan (Research Practice Group, University of Oxford)
Organiser: Alison Trinder (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Truth Be Told: How To Interpret Past Mathematicians
Date: 27 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:30 (Wednesday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: A. C. Paseau (University of Oxford), Fabian Pregel (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Putting stories to work
Date: 28 November 2024, 10:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Robert Holtom (Narrative Coach)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

OCIAM Speaker - Prof Anđela Šarić
Date: 28 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof Anđela Šarić (IST Austria)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room 3
Organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Algebraic approaches in the study of chemical reaction networks
Date: 29 November 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Murad Banaji (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Dr Radek Erban (University of Oxford)

The Shuram anomaly: What caused the largest ever carbon isotope anomaly and what can it tell us?
Date: 29 November 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 7th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof Graham Shields (UCL)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Title TBC
Date: 2 December 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Raphaël Forien (INRAE, Avignon)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

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

Advances in Thermoplastic Elastomers: Bringing Self-Networking Polymers into the 21st Century
Date: 3 December 2024, 16:00 - 17:00 (Tuesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker
Venue: Hume-Rothery Building, Parks Road OX1 3PH
Venue Details: Hume-Rothery Lecture Theatre (adjacent to the reception foyer)
Organiser: Lorraine Laird (Department of Materials)
Host: Professor Hazel Assender (University of Oxford)

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

Leading Collaboration - bringing people together to achieve the extraordinary
Date: 4 December 2024, 10:00 - 15:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Kate Tapper (Your Research Matters)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

GROW: Meet the Science Founders with Wilbe (online)
Date: 4 December 2024, 12:30 - 14:00 (Wednesday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Devika Thapar (Wilbe), Anna Vildaus (Wilbe), Ali Farzanehfar (Wilbe)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser: Louisa Trevail (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Enterprise

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

Interviewing for podcasts (online)
Date: 5 December 2024, 9:30 - 12:30 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Emily Elias (Podcast Producer)
Venue Details: online
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed (University of Oxford)
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development (University of Oxford)

Chaotic flows in polymer solutions: what’s new?
Date: 5 December 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof. Rich Kerswell (University of Cambridge)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Lecture Room 3
Organiser: Alain Goriely (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Spatial mechano-transcriptomics of mouse embryogenesis
Date: 6 December 2024, 11:00 - 12:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof Adrien Hallou (University of Oxford)
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Venue Details: L5
Organiser: Sara Jolliffe (University of Oxford)
Host: Prof Ruth Baker (University of Oxford)

X-ray computed tomography: A modern Aladdin’s lamp to discover orogenic gold deposits
Date: 6 December 2024, 12:00 - 13:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Muhammad Sayab (The Geological Survey of Finland GTK)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Seminar Rooms
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA