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Episode Title	Description	People	Date
Social enterprisers and their role in addressing future challenges	Adopting a critical perspective, Dr Orsolya Ihasz outlines what makes social enterprisers valuable, and how could they contribute to the creation of important services and products to marginalised and disenfranchised communities.	Orsolya Ihasz	8 December, 2023
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Resource-Constrained Settings: A Case Study of Ghana	Dr Brian Adu Asare discusses Health Technology Assessment (HTA) using Ghana as a case study.	Brian Adu Asare	8 December, 2023
What kind of a problem is loneliness? Studying technology to understand policy concerns	This talk by Dr Gemma Hughes is intended to show how problems, such as loneliness, can be understood and researched in multiple ways.	Gemma Hughes	8 December, 2023
Ecology - Chapter 10	Learn the key concepts in ecology and what makes populations change over time, with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Plants - Chapter 9	Plants are awesome, with photosynthesis being the most disruptive invention ever! Join Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford to understand why	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Vertebrates - Chapter 8	Take a guided tour of the biology and ancestry of the vertebrates with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Animals - Chapter 7	Take a whistle-stop tour of the Animal Kingdom with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Eukarotyes - Chapter 6	Explore the mysterious origins of the cells all multicellular organisms are made from - eukaryotic cells - with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Bacteria - Chapter 5	Learn about the microbiome, the amazing flexibility of bacteria, and why we have an antibiotic resistance crisis with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsey Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Energy in Cells - Chapter 4	Learn how cells generate energy by harnessing chemical reactions, with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Sexual Reproduction - Chapter 3	Almost all species use sex to reproduce, but biologists struggle to understand why; join Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford as she explains the costs and benefits	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Evolution - Chapter 2	Learn the theory of evolution in a simpler, more intuitive way than ever before with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsay Turnbull	1 December, 2023
Information in Cells - Chapter 1	Learn how cells use the information in DNA and the key components that make up a cell, with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford	Lindsey Turnbull	1 December, 2023
The Dancing Master in Context: Playford’s publishing and music-making in 17th century England	In this session, we explore what Playford’s publishing activities can tell us about how music was incorporated into different social environments in seventeenth-century English society and the role music played in peoples lives.	Rebecca Herissone, Alice Little, Helen Cook	30 November, 2023
Human security versus national security: have we lost our capacity for collective action?	Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator, explores the implications of growing paralysis, polarisation and uncertainty for a world in a race against time to achieve systemic and transformational change.	Achim Steiner	24 November, 2023
The United Nations and the prevention of mass atrocities in the 21st Century: some challenges and opportunities	Adama Dieng, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, July 2012 to July 2020, discusses the UN's role in the global collective responsibility to prevent genocide and other mass atrocities.	Adama Dieng	24 November, 2023
The Bat Poet: Poetry as Echolocation	A.E. Stallings gave her inaugural lecture as the Oxford Professor of Poetry on 20 November 2023. She talked on 'The Bat Poet: Poetry as Echolocation'.	Alicia Stallings	23 November, 2023
Hegel's Enlightenment	Professor Richard Bourke delivers the 2023 Annual Besterman Lecture.	Richard Bourke	14 November, 2023
Recalibrating the Perspective on Tibetan and Himalayan History: Identity- and Nation-Building in Bhutan	In this talk, Dr. Dagmar Schwerk presents the work-in-progress of her current research project, an investigation into identity- and nation-building in eighteenth-century Bhutan	Dagmar Schwerk	13 November, 2023
Emptiness, War and Migration	In the UK, migration debates tend to be about the idea of fullness – concepts of arrivals, overcrowding, competition for resources – but what about emptiness? We learn why it is such an important part of understanding migration.	Maria Gunko, Volodymyr Artiukh, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead, Delphine Boagey	7 November, 2023
Time To Look Up – in conversation with Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma about the climate crisis	After a summer of extreme heatwaves, devastating wildfires and deadly flooding across the world, all made worse by climate change, the Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma, President of COP26 in Glasgow 2021, will discuss the ongoing climate crisis.	Alok Sharma, Charles Godfray	31 October, 2023
Pakistan & India: Common Origins, Divergent Trajectories	Pervez Hoodbhoy seminar given as part of the Modern South Asian Seminar series in October 2023	Pervez Hoodhboy	26 October, 2023
Automating Immigration in the Digital Age	What do advancements in AI mean for immigration? We discuss the current and emerging practices of new technologies in the field, and explore developments in the use of predictive analytics, automated risk assessment and profiling.	Derya Ozkul, Caterina Rodelli, Rob McNeil, Jacqui Broadhead	29 September, 2023
Book Launch - Russia and the GCC 'The Case of Tatarstan's Paradiplomacy'	Dr. Diana Galeeva introduces her book which examines the relations between the Gulf States and Russia from the Soviet era to the present day.	Diana Galeeva, Roy Allison, Eugene Rogan	7 September, 2023
Strachey Lecture - Use or Be Used: Regaining Control of AI	It’s said that Henry Ford’s customers wanted a “a faster horse”. If Henry Ford was selling us artificial intelligence today, what would the customer call for, “a smarter human”?	Neil Lawrence	4 September, 2023
11 - Estelle Paulus	DPhil Candidate and Vice Chair of General Meeting at Wolfson, Estelle studying sustainable food systems and is on a journey to make a real impact on the world.	Estelle Paulus, Femke Gow	25 August, 2023
Memorial in honour of Derek Hopwood OBE and Celia Kerslake	The Director and Fellows of the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College convened a memorial in honour of Derek Hopwood OBE, Emeritus Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies (1933-2020) and Celia Kerslake, Emeritus Fellow in Turkish (1946-2023).	Eugene Rogan, Roger Goodman, Gina Rowland, Rosie MacGregor, Michael Willis, Dimitris Antoniou, Linda Schilcher, Laurent Mignon, Ahmed al-Shahi	22 August, 2023
Indian Encounters with Early Photography: Camera, Cannon, and the ‘Exhibitionary Complex’	Sean Willcox: Indian Encounters with Early Photography: Camera, Cannon, and the ‘Exhibitionary Complex’	Sean Willcox	20 August, 2023
Materiality and ‘Substance’: Talbot’s experiments in photomechanical printing	Francesca Strobino: Materiality and ‘Substance’: Talbot’s experiments in photomechanical printing	Francesca Strobino	20 August, 2023
The early history of photography in relation to three notions of “fixity”: chemistry, politics, and meaning	Chitra Ramalingam: The early history of photography in relation to three notions of “fixity”: chemistry, politics, and meaning.	Chitra Ramalingam	20 August, 2023
Early descriptions of the process of photography	Michael Pritchard: Early descriptions of the process of photography.	Michael Pritchard	20 August, 2023
The global engagement of two British photographers, James William Newland (1810-57) and Louisa How (1821-93)	Elisa deCourcy: The global engagement of two British photographers, James William Newland (1810-57) and Louisa How (1821-93).	Elisa deCourcy	20 August, 2023
John Herschel’s earliest photographic trials in 1839	Olena Chervonik: John Herschel’s earliest photographic trials in 1839.	Olena Chervonik	20 August, 2023
Photographic images published in books and newspapers show how early British photographers represented racial and class differences in their work	Geoffrey Batchen: Photographic images published in books and newspapers show how early British photographers represented racial and class differences in their work	Geoffrey Batchen	20 August, 2023
Women’s Movements and Citizenship in the Middle East	Women's Rights Research Seminar where guest speaker, Dr Roel Meijer (Guest Lecturer in Islam Studies, Radboud Universiteit) presents on Women’s movements and citizenship in the Middle East.	Roel Meijer, Maryam Alemzadeh, Marilyn Booth	9 August, 2023
‘Treasures’ (gter ma) and treasure-finders in Yungdrung Bön: a Tibetan tradition spanning a thousand years	This talk presents an outline of the Yungdrung Bön ’Treasure’ tradition	Per Kværne	9 August, 2023
The Conflict in Syria, A Personal Story	Dr Haytham Alhamwi draws on his personal experiences to explain the story of the conflict in Syria.	Haytham Alhamwi	9 August, 2023
Israel's Covert Diplomacy in the Middle East	This lecture explores Israel’s secret relations with its neighbors during the years 1948-2022.	Elie Podeh, Eugene Rogan	3 August, 2023
Professor Sara Khalid	Georgina Ferry interviews Sara Khalid, Associate Professor, 31 March 2023.	Sara Khalid, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Professor David Eyre	Georgina Ferry interviews David Eyre, Professor of Infectious Diseases, 28 March 2023.	David Eyre, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Yi-Chun Wang	Georgina Ferry interviews Yi-Chun Wang, Research Scientist and PhD Student, 24 March 2023.	Yi-Chun Wang, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Dr Claas Kirchhelle	Georgina Ferry interviews Claas Kirchhelle, former Honorary Fellow in Vaccine History (Oxford Vaccine Group/Oxford Martin School), 22 March 2023.	Claas Kirchhelle, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Elizabeth Stafford	Georgina Ferry interviews Elizabeth Stafford, Clinical Research Nurse Manager, 22 March 2023.	Elizabeth Stafford, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Sam Foster	Georgina Ferry interviews Sam Foster, former Chief Nursing Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust), 22 March 2023.	Sam Foster, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Professor Mary Daly	Georgina Ferry interviews Mary Daly, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, 20 March 2023.	Mary Daly, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Sumali Bajaj	Georgina Ferry interviews Sumali Bajaj, DPhil student (Department of Biology), 17 March 2023.	Sumali Bajaj, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Dr Andrew Brent	Georgina Ferry interviews Andrew Brent, Consultant in Infectious Diseases & General Internal Medicine and Deputy Chief Medical Officer (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), 17 March 2023.	Andrew Brent, Georgina Ferry	1 August, 2023
Cheaters Dilemma: Iraq, WMD and the path to the 2003 war	Why did Iraq fail to prove its WMD absence before the 2003 invasion? This seminar examines new evidence from Iraq and United Nations sources to shed light on the internal debates leading up to the 2003 war.	Målfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Neil Ketchley	11 July, 2023
The Popular Mobilisation Units and their Pursuit of Power and Legitimacy within the Iraqi State	This talk examines the Shi‘ite political parties linked to Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU) and their influence over the state, exploring their strategies for legitimacy in politics, religion, and society.	Inna Rudolf, Maryam Alemzadeh	11 July, 2023
The Iraq Invasion and Transnational Jihadism	This talk explores the impact of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 on militant Islamism using new evidence.	Thomas Hegghammer, Neil Ketchley	11 July, 2023
Dr Xin Xu	Georgina Ferry interviews Xin Xu, Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Higher Education (CGHE) and Junior Research Fellow (Kellogg College), 15 March 2023.	Xin Xu, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Professor Kate Orkin	Georgina Ferry interviews Kate Orkin, Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy, 15 March 2023.	Kate Orkin, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Professor Daniel Prieto-Alhambra	Georgina Ferry interviews Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Professor of Pharmaco- and Device Epidemiology, 14 March 2023.	Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Dr Rajarshi Banerjee	Georgina Ferry interviews Rajarshi Banerjee, CEO Perspectum and former student of Oxford Medical School, 14 March 2023.	Rajarshi Banerjee, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Tony Brett	Georgina Ferry interviews Tony Brett, Director of Medical Sciences Division IT Services, 28 February 2023.	Tony Brett, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Professor Sheetal Silal	Georgina Ferry interviews Sheetal Silal, Associate Professor (Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town) and Honorary Visiting Research Fellow in Tropical Disease Modelling (Nuffield Department of Medicine), 28 February 2023.	Sheetal Silal, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Dr Ane Ogbe	Georgina Ferry interviews Ane Ogbe, former Senior Immunologist (Frater Lab) and Group Leader (Evox Therapeutics), 23 Febrauary 2023.	Ane Ogbe, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Professor Nicole Zitzmann	Georgina Ferry interviews Nicole Zitzmann, Professor of Virology and Principal Investigator (Department of Biochemistry), 22 February 2023.	Nicole Zitzmann, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Dr Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu	Georgina Ferry interviews Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu, Chief Operating Officer (SimCell) and former postdoctoral researcher (Institute of Biomedical Engineering), 20 February 2023.	Chia Chen (Jane) Hsu, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Chris Price	Georgina Ferry interviews Chris Price, Divisional Registrar and Chief Operating Officer for Medical Sciences, 8 February 2023.	Chris Price, Georgina Ferry	5 July, 2023
Analysis of Pigments on Painted Byzantine and Japanese Manuscripts	An introduction to the analysis of painted Byzantine and Japanese manuscripts by the Bodleian Libraries' new Heritage Scientist.	Kate Fulcher	4 July, 2023
Speedy or sloppy?: The opportunities and challenges of rapid qualitative research	Using a variety of examples of fast and slow qualitative research this talk explores the affordances of rapid methods, and help researchers decide if and where to use them in their own work.	Anna Dowrick	30 June, 2023
Harmohinder Bahl	Meet Worcester's Home Bursar.	Harmohinder Bahl, David Isaac	27 June, 2023
Queer Bibliography: A Discussion	What is queer bibliography? How does it intersect with other critical bibliographies, (feminist, Black and liberation bibliography)? How does it relate to traditional bibliographic practice? What opportunities might queer methods and approaches provide?	Sarah Pyke, James Sargan, Adam Smyth	26 June, 2023
Along The Path To Gandhi's Neighbor	Ajay Skaria - University of Minnesota, speaks at the Oxford South Asian Intellectual History Seminar on 1 May 2023.	Ajay Skaria	16 June, 2023
2023 Disability Lecture: Going beyond standards in technology and accessibility	Dr Jessica Boland shares her experiences as a hard-of-hearing/deaf academic in science and technology, and her passion for improving accessibility in higher education.	Jessica Boland, Tim Soutphommasane, Sarah Stephenson-Hunter	14 June, 2023
Realist inquiry in global health practice: trials, tribulations (& triumphs?)	Dr Sara Van Belle, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp gives a talk on the practice of realist inquiry in global health.	Sara Van Belle	8 June, 2023
Choreographing Sophocles	A podcast with Leo Aylen and David Wiles	Leo Aylen, David Wiles	5 June, 2023
How the weird and wonderful properties of magnetised laser plasmas could ignite fusion-energy research	Archie Bott explains how a promising scheme for fusion relies on a novel feature of hot laser-plasmas: introducing a magnetic field of the correct strength alters the plasma’s fundamental properties in a highly counterintuitive yet beneficial manner.	Archie Bott	2 June, 2023
Stellarators: twisty tokamaks that could be the future of fusion	Georgia Acton introduces stellarators, discusses the features that distinguish them from tokamaks, highlight the challenges we currently face, and discusses how we might overcome them.	Georgia Acton	2 June, 2023
Magnetic confinement fusion: Science that’s hotter than a Kardashian Instagram post	Michael Barnes introduces the basic concepts behind magnetic confinement fusion, he describes why it is so challenging and discusses possibilities for the future.	Michael Barnes	2 June, 2023
Shaping legacies	Lecture 5 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series	Ann M Blair	1 June, 2023
Complicating attributions	Lecture 4 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series	Ann M Blair	1 June, 2023
Mechanical and intellectual	Lecture 3 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series	Ann M Blair	1 June, 2023
Invisible and visible	Lecture 2 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series	Ann M Blair	1 June, 2023
Amanuenses in the longue durée	Lecture 1 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series	Ann M Blair	1 June, 2023
Testing usability and impact of the OxRisk prediction models	Professor Seena Fazel, University of Oxford gives a talk on recent advances in prognostic modelling in psychiatry.	Seena Fazel	22 May, 2023
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Is moderate drinking really beneficial for cardiovascular disease?	Dr Derrick Bennett, University of Oxford gives a talk on the epidemiological evidence of alcohol and cardiovascular disease.	Derrick Bennett	22 May, 2023
Pakistan: Political Economy of an Elite Captured State	Miftah Ismail Pakistan’s former Minister of Finance gives a lecture	Miftah Ismail	19 May, 2023
Slade Lecture Series 2023: Defiant Sculpture: Isek Bodys Kingelez and Mobutu Sese-Seko’s Authenticité, 1990s	Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu argues that the extravagant hypermodernity of Isek Bodys Kingelez’s architectural sculptures, as with segments of popular arts, constitute a distinctive form of imaginative resistance to official culture under Mobutu.	Chika Okeke-Agulu	18 May, 2023
Slade Lecture Series 2023: Drawing the Line: Obiora Udechukwu and Nigeria’s Smiling General 1980s-1990s	In the 1980’s, the painter and poet Obiora Udechukwu (b. 1946), a leading figure of the Nsukka School, was at the height of his powers, with drawings and paintings celebrated for their lyrical power and trenchant social commentary.	Chika Okeke-Agulu	18 May, 2023
Slade Lecture Series 2023: Prison Drawing: Ibrahim El Salahi in Al Nimeiry’s Sudan, 1970s	In this lecture, Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu focuses on the calligraphic figuration of Ibrahim El Salahi (b. 1930), the country’s leading modernist and onetime political prisoner.	Chika Okeke-Agulu	18 May, 2023
Slade Lecture Series 2023: To speak in Parables: Dumile Feni in Hendrik Verwoerd’s South Africa, 1960s	Chika Okeke-Agulu examines art & politics in 1960s South Africa paying particular attention to Hendrik Verwoerd, the self-styled “Great Induna,” & architect of Apartheid, whose assassination in 1966 slowed the triumphant march of Afrikaner racist ideology	Chika Okeke-Agulu	18 May, 2023
Slade Lecture Series 2023: Gazbia Sirry and Egyptian artists in the Nasserite State, 1950s-1960s	Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu follows the formal and tonal shifts in Gazbia Sirry’s work as it responded to, and was shaped by Nasser’s and post-revolutionary Egypt’s political fortunes.	Chika Okeke-Agulu	18 May, 2023
Sūtra in Early Buddhist Treasure Texts (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series)	Reinier Langelaar’s talk on early Tibetan treasure literature’s influences, inspirations, and narrative themes	Reinier Langelaar	15 May, 2023
Helen Parish	Meet Worcester's Senior Tutor.	Helen Parish, David Isaac	15 May, 2023
Russia and Christian nationalism: the background of a conflict	How the global resurgence of traditionalist, religion-based nationalism relates to the specifics of the present conflict between Russia and Ukraine.	Rowan Williams	12 May, 2023
Exiting Russia: the effects of multinational withdrawal	Can corporate action contribute to human rights, peace, and conflict prevention?	Bennett Freeman	12 May, 2023
The Global Food Crisis and the Ukraine War	Exploring the three elements that intersect and contribute to the global food crisis.	Alex de Waal	12 May, 2023
The early medieval history of Ukraine: mythology and historical logics	The history of early Slavs as a point for debunking historical misconceptions that benefit one state at the expense of another.	Andrii Pastushenko	12 May, 2023
Ukraine and the fragmentation of world order	Using the unfolding crisis of the Ukraine war as a lens to consider the drivers of conflict and transformation in the contemporary world order.	Luke Cooper	12 May, 2023
Being a Social Entrepreneur in a War Zone	How did I evacuate over 30,000 women and children from the warzone, not knowing Ukraine and not speaking a word of Ukrainian? I drew on my business, political and organisation skills to move quickly to save thousands of lives. This is my story.	Brooks Newmark	12 May, 2023
The work of the media during the Russian-Ukrainian war	How the media in Ukraine transitioned to covering the war with the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.	Yaroslava Bukhta	12 May, 2023
Understanding the Ukraine's Grassroots in the Russia-Ukraine War	The need to consider grassroots nuances in Ukraine in order to understand the Russia-Ukraine war, and possible strategies for peace going forward.	Marnie Howlett	12 May, 2023
Episode 1: Sleep, Light, Architecture	How can a neuroscientist and an architect help us to understand the world of sleep and the rhythms that govern our lives?	Russell Foster, Ian Ritchie, Sally Shuttleworth, Ruth Abrahams, Madeleine Morris	12 May, 2023
International crimes in Ukraine	Who can be held accountable and how?	Federica D’Alessandra	4 May, 2023
Components for Sustainable Peace in Ukraine	What are the necessary components of a peace process for Ukraine? Carne addresses that any such process must involve groups on the ground, such as those from the Donbass or Crimea, if it is to be effective and sustained in the long term.	Carne Ross	4 May, 2023
Making wood type then and now	Thomas Gravemaker explores the history of wood type printing as well as his own recent manufacture using digital design and a CNC router.	Thomas Gravemaker	19 April, 2023
Modern Times: Photography in Britain 1800–1850	Geoffrey Batchen explores the first fifty years of photography in Britain.	Geoffrey Batchen	6 April, 2023
Professor José Villar	Georgina Ferry interviews José Villar, Professor of Perinatal Medicine, 8 November 2022.	José Villar, Georgina Ferry	30 March, 2023