Name: Professor Sir Charles Godfray
Director, Oxford Martin School

Events this person is speaking at:

Thursday 5 November 2020 (4th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Healthcare after the COVID-19 pandemic: the walls are coming down
Date: 5 November 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker s: Professor Chas Bountra (NDM), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 November 2020 (6th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Rethinking diet, weight and health in and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Date: 19 November 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker s: Professor Susan Jebb (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 10 December 2020 (9th Week, Michaelmas Term)

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"
Date: 10 December 2020, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 9th week, Michaelmas 2020)
Speaker s: Prof Yvonne Jones (University of Oxford), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School), Prof Phil Biggin (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 28 January 2021 (2nd Week, Hilary Term)

Thinking again about the future and prospects for humanity
Date: 28 January 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker s: Martin Rees, Lord Rees of Ludlow (University of Cambridge), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 18 February 2021 (5th Week, Hilary Term)

Science communication in times of emergency
Date: 18 February 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2021)
Speaker s: Fiona Fox (Science Media Centre), Tom Feilden (Science & Environment Editor, Today Programme (BBC Radio 4)), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 2 June 2021 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Should the future of food be global or local?
Date: 2 June 2021, 14:00 - 15:00 (Wednesday, 6th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Maryam Rahmanian (IPES-Food), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: ONLINE
Organiser: Table
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 3 June 2021 (6th Week, Trinity Term)

Rethinking planetary prosperity: are we measuring what we value?
Date: 3 June 2021, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Trinity 2021)
Speaker s: Professor Dame Henrietta L. Moore (Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Friday 3 December 2021 (8th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Panel discussion: 'Capitalism: what has gone wrong, what needs to change and how can it be fixed?'
Date: 3 December 2021, 17:00 - 19:00 (Friday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2021)
Speaker s: Professor Sir Paul Collier (Blavatnik School of Government), Professor Colin Mayer (Oxford), Martin Wolf CBE (Financial Times), Prof Diane Coyle (University of Cambridge), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 3 March 2022 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Modelling climate change: predicting the future
Date: 3 March 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 7th week, Hilary 2022)
Speaker s: Professor Tim Palmer (University of Oxford), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 25 May 2022 (5th Week, Trinity Term)

'P4 healthcare and precision population health - a transformation of healthcare' with Dr Leroy Hood
Date: 25 May 2022, 17:00 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 5th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Dr Leroy Hood (CEO, Phenome Health), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 8 June 2022 (7th Week, Trinity Term)

Book talk: 'Storylistening: Narrative Evidence and Public Reasoning'
Date: 8 June 2022, 17:00 - 18:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Trinity 2022)
Speaker s: Dr Claire Craig (Provost, The Queen's College), Professor Sarah Dillon (Professor of Literature and the Public Humanities, University of Cambridge), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 17 January 2023 (1st Week, Hilary Term)

The challenge of providing healthy, sustainable and equitable diets for all
Date: 17 January 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

The Challenge of Providing Healthy, Sustainable and Equitable Diets for All
Date: 17 January 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Hilary 2023)
Speaker : Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Marston Road OX3 0EE
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 October 2023 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

James Martin Memorial lecture: 'Time to look up – in conversation with Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma about the climate crisis'
Date: 26 October 2023, 17:00 - 18:00 (Thursday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker s: Right Honourable Sir Alok Sharma (MP & President for COP26), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street OX1 3AZ
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Friday 27 October 2023 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

AfOx Insaka with Professor Sir Charles Godfray & Dr Habibat Chahul
Date: 27 October 2023, 17:30 - 19:00 (Friday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2023)
Speaker s: Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School), Dr Habibat Chahul (Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi)
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road OX2 6PN
Venue Details: The Hub
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 26 February 2024 (7th Week, Hilary Term)

Book talk: 'Not the end of the world: how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet'
Date: 26 February 2024, 12:30 - 13:30 (Monday, 7th week, Hilary 2024)
Speaker s: Dr Hannah Ritchie (Head of Research, Our World in Data), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 10 September 2024 (21st Week, Trinity Term)

Panel Discussion: ‘Climate overshoot: devastating risks and possible responses’
Date: 10 September 2024, 16:45 - 18:15 (Tuesday, 21st week, Trinity 2024)
Speaker s: Kim Campbell (Climate Overshoot Commission), Pascal Lamy (Climate Overshoot Commission), Dr Michael Obersteiner (Environmental Change Institute), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 15 October 2024 (1st Week, Michaelmas Term)

Book talk: 'The Universal History of Us' with Tim Coulson in conversation with Charles Godfray
Date: 15 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Tim Coulson (Department of Biology), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Monday 28 October 2024 (3rd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Book talk: 'Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World' with Guru Madhavan (Online only)
Date: 28 October 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Monday, 3rd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Guru Madhavan (US National Academy of Engineering), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue Details: Online
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Masterclass: Navigating the Intersection of Science and Policy
Date: 7 November 2024, 14:00 - 15:30 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School), Professor Robin May (Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government’s Food Standards Agency)
Venue: Blavatnik School of Government, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter OX2 6GG
Venue Details: Tun Razak Lecture Theatre
Organiser: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Book talk: 'As If Human: Ethics and Artificial Intelligence' - Nigel Shadbolt in conversation with Charles Godfray
Date: 12 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:00 (Tuesday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Jesus College, Turl Street OX1 3DW
Venue Details: Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub, Jesus College (entrance on Market Street)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

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

Lab-grown, real, or plant/fungi-based meat – which is best for the environment?
Date: 15 November 2024, 17:00 - 19:15 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School), Dr Ivan Wall (Co-Founder and CEO at Quest), Rose Dale (Rose Dale’s Organic Farm, Chearsley), Jim Laird (Co-Founder and CEO at ENOUGH)
Venue: St Edmund Hall, Queen's Lane OX1 4AR
Venue Details: Doctorow Hall
Organiser: St Edmund Hall (University of Oxford)
Host: St Edmund Hall (University of Oxford)

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

'How innovation in the private sector can help address major 21st century challenges' Warren East in conversation with Charles Godfray
Date: 20 November 2024, 17:00 - 18:15 (Wednesday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker s: Warren East (Executive in Residence, Saïd Business School & former CEO Rolls-Royce & ARM), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre (and Online)
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA