Autumn Science Lectures 2024

This year, Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum’s Autumn Science Lectures will explore the use of plants in medicine.
Type: Seminar Series
Series organiser: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Timing: Thursdays in Michaelmas Term at 19:00
Web Address: https://go.glam.ox.ac.uk/OlHzklKi5
Organising department: Botanic Garden

Talks:

Thursday 10 October 2024 (0th Week, Michaelmas Term)

Plants and Medicine
Date: 10 October 2024, 19:00 - 20:00 (Thursday, 0th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor Julie Hawkins (University of Reading)
Organiser: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Host: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)

Thursday 24 October 2024 (2nd Week, Michaelmas Term)

Plants, Potions and Skin
Date: 24 October 2024, 19:00 - 20:00 (Thursday, 2nd week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Dr Sue Burge (University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts: TBA

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

From mulberry to rare diseases: a scientific journey
Date: 7 November 2024, 19:00 - 20:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Prof Frances Platt (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts: TBA

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

Autumn Science Lecture with Prof John Geddes
Date: 21 November 2024, 19:00 - 20:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Professor John Geddes (Head of University Department of Psychiatry, Oxford)
Organiser: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts: TBA

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

The historical and cultural importance of plants mentioned in the Qur'an
Date: 5 December 2024, 19:00 - 20:00 (Thursday, 8th week, Michaelmas 2024)
Speaker : Shahina Ghazanfar
Organiser: Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts: TBA

Editor: Ella Bedrock