Events Forthcoming
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26th
INSIS Seminar Series: 'Model truths: modelling, evidence and truth in science and policy'
'The LIBOR market and its models: the emergence of the interest rate derivatives 'Quant' profession and its modelling practices' with Taylor Spears
26 Feb 2019 15:00
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27th
"The Globotics Upheaval: Globalization, Robotics, and the Future of Work" with Prof Richard Baldwin
27 Feb 2019 17:00 | Registration Required | Live Webcast
Automation, AI and robotics are changing our lives quickly - but digital disruption goes much further than we realise. In this talk, Richard Baldwin, one of the world's leading glo... -
28th
OIPA Seminar Series: 'Ageing populations: from cell to society'
'The changing characteristics and circumstances of the elderly in Russia: capabilities of birth cohorts, inequalities in health, and morbidity icebergs' with Prof Christopher Davis
28 Feb 2019 14:00
This seminar is organised by the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing All are welcome, no need to register to attend. Join us for coffee and cake afterwards. For queries plea... -
28th
"Saving labour: automation and its enemies" with Dr Carl Benedikt Frey
28 Feb 2019 17:00 | Registration Required | Live Webcast
In 2013, Carl Frey and Michael Osborne published a paper titled ‘The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation?’ which estimated that 47% of jobs in the US are a... -
4th
INSIS Seminar Series: 'Model truths: modelling, evidence and truth in science and policy'
'The science of modelling through' with Dan Sarewitz
04 Mar 2019 15:00
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4th
"Chilling prospects: how to provide cooling for all without blowing the world’s carbon budget" with Dan Hamza-Goodacre
04 Mar 2019 17:00 | Registration Required | Live Webcast
This is a joint lecture with The Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health at the Oxford Martin School Cooling is critical for many of the sustainable development goa... -
5th
"Global maps of the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors" with Dr Moritz Kraemer
05 Mar 2019 12:30 | Registration Required | Live Webcast
Currently limited tools exist to accurately forecast the complex nature of disease spread across the globe. Dr Moritz Kraemer will talk about the dynamic global maps being built, at 5km resolution,... -
5th
"The ethics of vaccination: individual, collective, and institutional responsibilities" With Dr Alberto Giubilini
05 Mar 2019 17:00 | Registration Required | Live Webcast
This book talk is co-organised with the Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease Vaccination raises ethical issues about the responsibilities of individuals, c... -
7th
'LitHits: An Oxford Humanities digital reading innovation to combat age-related isolation' with Prof Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
07 Mar 2019 14:00
This seminar is organised by the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing All are welcome, no need to register to attend. Join us for coffee and cake afterwards. For queries plea... -
18th
INSIS Seminar Series: 'Model truths: modelling, evidence and truth in science and policy'
'Critical appraisal of assumptions in model-based scientific assessment' with Jeroen van der Sluijs
18 Mar 2019 15:00
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25th
'Infrastructure tsunami, China’s belt & road, and the world’s rarest ape' with William Laurance
25 Mar 2019 16:15
This seminar is organised by the Oxford Centre of Tropical Forests (OCTF) and the Biodiversity Network and will be followed by a drinks reception - all welcome. Full information&n... -
30th
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
"On the future: prospects for humanity" with Lord Martin Rees
30 Mar 2019 16:00
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees, member of the Oxford Martin Scho... -
31st
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
Earthwatch Debate: "Food for thought: can veganism save the planet" with Charles Godfray and David Stanley
31 Mar 2019 10:00
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Population biologist Professor Sir Charles Godfray and livestock fa... -
31st
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
"Is democracy and freedom threatened by technology" with Ian Goldin, Martin Moore and Jamie Susskind
31 Mar 2019 12:00
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Academic Dr Martin Moore and barrister Jamie Susskind look at how t... -
31st
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
"Demography: a very short introduction" with Sarah Harper
31 Mar 2019 13:15
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Demography, literally the study of people, addresses the size, dist... -
2nd
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
"National wealth: what is missing, why it matters" with Cameron Hepburn and Kirk Hamilton Chaired by Ian Goldin
02 Apr 2019 12:00
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Economists Professors Cameron Hepburn and Kirk Hamilton look at wha... -
3rd
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
"Ethics, conflict and medical treatment for children" with Dominic Wilkinson and Julian Savulescu
03 Apr 2019 12:00
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Experts in medical ethics Professors Dominic Wilson and Julian Savu... -
4th
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
"It keeps me seeking: the invitation from science, philosophy and religion" with Prof Andrew Briggs
04 Apr 2019 16:00
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Physicist Professor Andrew Briggs blends science, philosophy and re... -
5th
Oxford Martin School at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019
"Dull disasters? How planning ahead will make a difference" with Prof Stefan Dercon
05 Apr 2019 18:00
This book talk is part of the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival 2019, the Oxford Martin School is the Festival Ideas Partner Government economist Professor Stefan Dercon argues that extreme ev... -
9thThis book talk is organised by The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School If you wish to attend the talk please email info@inet.ox.ac.uk Models of human behaviou...
