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A Leonardo Discovered: La Bella Principessa15-Mar-2010Martin Kemp discusses 'La Bella Principessa', a profile portrait of a Milanese lady, and the roles of himself, Pascal Cotte, and others including Paul Biro, in attributing this radiant and exciting picture to Leonardo da Vinci. Martin describes his story in coming across the picture, and moves on to the attribution process, first in terms of materials and technique, and then the new technology used in scientific investigation, and social and cultural aspects of the sitter. Martin is interviewed by Kathryn Barush and Maya Corry.
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History of Art Audio Podcasts27-Jan-2009History of Art at the University of Oxford draws on a long and deep tradition of teaching and studying the subject. The core academic staff of the History of Art Department work on subjects from medieval European architecture to modern Chinese art. Over fifty associated academic staff (e.g. in Anthropology, Classics, History, Oriental Studies, and the Ruskin School of Drawing) include teachers and researchers across the full global and historical range of art and visual culture. This offers students exciting possibilities to take courses and receive supervision on a very wide range of topics, and to develop their own interests in art history.
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The Beazley Archive - Classical Art Research Centre11-Mar-2010The art of ancient Greece and Rome, and its collection and reception since antiquity, the Beazley archive (established in 1956 by Sir John Beazley) studies the antiquities of ancient Greece and Rome, within the Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford. The archive has a collection of over a quarter of a million photographs, prints, books, catalogues and gem impressions.
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Faculty of Classics29-Jan-2010Podcasts from the Faculty of Classics.
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Censorship in Literature in South Africa25-Feb-2010The issues surrounding the state censorship of literature in Apartheid era South Africa are discussed in this series between Peter McDonald and other academics at Oxford University. In this series Peter discusses the legal, political and literary perspectives of censorship in literature in South Africa.
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Indian Traces in Oxford3-Mar-2010Indian Traces at Oxford focuses in close detail on Indians' impact on Oxford University's life and culture.
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Not Shakespeare: Elizabethan and Jacobean Popular Theatre17-Dec-2009This series of six lectures introduces six plays from the Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre. Once popular and now little-known, they can tell us a lot about what their first audiences enjoyed, aspired to and worried about - from immigrants in early modern London to the role of women in the household, from what religious changes might mean for attitudes to the dead to fantasies of easy money and social elevation.
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An Introduction to Old English27-Nov-2009A five-part lecture series delivered by Dr Stuart D Lee, Faculty of English, University of Oxford in October/November 2009. They are introductory lectures aimed at first-year students, taking them through Old English language and literature, its cultural importance, and an overview of the history of the Anglo-Saxon period.
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Oxford University: Podcasts from Medieval English lectures19-Oct-2009Podcasts of Medieval English lectures, and supporting material, presented at the English Faculty, University of Oxford.
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Tolkien at Oxford2-Dec-2008Podcasts that explore the relationship between J.R.R. Tolkien and Oxford University, where he both studied and worked.
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Interviews with Philosophers8-Oct-2008
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What is Tragedy?11-Mar-2010Tragedy has been around for over 2500 years, from its earliest manifestations in the huge open-air gathering-places of Athens and other Greek city-states, to the theatres of Renaissance England, Spain and France, right through to the twentieth century with its cinematic tragedies, and the disturbing works of Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. In four dialogues, Oliver Taplin, Emeritus Professor, and Joshua Billings, a graduate student in the Oxford Classics Faculty, ask and discuss what tragedy is, what tragedy does for people, whether tragedy teaches, and if tragedy is still alive today.
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Brazil week 200925-Jan-2010Podcast from Brazil Week 2009, presented by the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
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Romance Linguistics Lecture5-Jan-2010Podcast of a Romance Linguistics Lecture given in November 2009 at the Taylor Institution.
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Russian Ab Initio Students: Pre-Course Listening Material29-Jun-2009Podcasts of pre-course listening material for Russian Ab Inition presented by the sub-faculty of Russian at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford.
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Zaharoff Lecture 2009: Raconter avec des photos by Professor Antoine Compagnon2-Nov-2009Zaharoff Lecture 4 June 2009 The annual Zaharoff Lecture is always delivered in French. It was named after Sir Basil Zaharoff, whose benefaction to the University just after the end of the First World War enabled these lectures to take place.
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Philosophy - Ethics of the New Biosciences14-Sep-2009Audio podcasts from the program on Ethics of the New Biosciences, part of the James Martin 21st Century School. Looking at the ethical issues surrounding genetic testing and other new areas of biomedical sciences
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General Philosophy21-Feb-2010A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise the 8-week General Philosophy course and were delivered in late 2009.
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John Locke Lectures in Philosophy4-Nov-2008The John Locke Lectures are among the world's most distinguished lecture series in philosophy. The series began in 1950 and are given once a year.
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Nietzsche on Mind and Nature5-Jan-2010Keynote speeches and special session given at the international conference 'Nietzsche on Mind and Nature', held at St. Peter's College, Oxford, 11-13 September 2009, organized by the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford.
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Podcasts from The Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics4-Mar-2010Podcasts of events and lectures taking place at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
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Rothermere American Institute lectures and seminars5-Mar-2010Audio recordings of lectures and seminars held at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford
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Ruskin Art Show Podcasts25-Aug-2009Recent graduates of the Ruskin Art School talk about their Final Year Projects.
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Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies21-Dec-2009The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies is a Recognised Independent Centre of Oxford University. The principal aim of the Centre is the study of Hindu culture, religion, languages, literature, philosophy, history, arts, and society, in all periods and in all parts of the world. All Hindu traditions are included.
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An Introduction to Astrophysics24-Sep-2008An audio introduction to Astrophysics
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Chemistry Information Day - Sept 200825-Sep-2008Chemistry Information Day - find out about Chemistry, studying at Oxford, the course, admissions and Oxford interviews.
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Chemistry Research Talks25-Sep-2008Podcasts of the Department of Chemistry research staff talking about their recent research and future directions.
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Interview with Professor Steve Davies8-Oct-2008An introduction to Chemistry at Oxford
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Sutton Trust Chemistry Summer School13-Jan-2009A series of lectures for the Sutton Trust Chemistry Summer School, which gives Year 12 students a great opportunity to see what university life is really like.
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Alex Halliday on Geochemistry8-Oct-2008Professor Alexander Halliday FRS, Professor of Geochemistry, Oxford University discusses a broad range of science topics related to his background in Geochemistry, specifically using isotope geochemistry to understand the origins of planets and the present day natural behaviour of the Earth.
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Department of Engineering Science Centenary Lectures24-Oct-2008Podcasts of the Centenary of Engineering Science: 1908 - 2008. A series of Centenary Lectures in video.
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Department of Engineering Science Centenary Lectures3-Nov-2008Podcasts of the Centenary of Engineering Science: 1908 - 2008. A series of Centenary Lectures in audio.
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The Medtronic Lectures in Biomedical Engineering3-Aug-2009This annual lecture, sponsored by the Medtronic Foundation, is given by an internationally-renowned scholar in the field of Biomedical Engineering. In addition to giving the lecture, the lecturer spends a week in Oxford interacting with students, including thse sponsored by Medtronic, and with academics all who are working in biomedical engineering and medicine. There is a programme of meetings and presentations which culminates in the Medtronic Lecture.
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Caging Schrödinger's Cat - Quantum Nanotechnology20-Jan-2010Weird new possibilities emerge as we explore the nanoworld, the universe at the length scale of a billionth of a metre. Here the theory of quantum mechanics bewilders our everyday common sense, as Erwin Schrödinger famously expressed when he imagined a cat that was both dead and alive at the same time! Now Dr Simon Benjamin shows us how experts in physics, chemistry and materials science are working together to harness this strange reality. Underlying their research is the promise of building what may be the most exotic and powerful technology ever conceived: the quantum computer.
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Darwin 2005-Jun-2009Podcasts celebrating 200 years since Charles Darwin was born.
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Gero Miesenboeck on Fruit Flies and Neuroscience20-Aug-2009In this podcast, Professor Gero Miesenboeck begins with a discussion of DNA and neuroscience, and then talks about his experiments on the brain of the fruit fly.
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Inside Oxford Science7-Sep-2009A crack team of Oxford University scientists investigate the hottest new science topics. Presented by Professor Marcus du Sautoy.
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Quantum Mechanics10-Mar-2010In this series of physics lectures, Professor J.J. Binney explains how probabilities are obtained from quantum amplitudes, why they give rise to quantum interference, the concept of a complete set of amplitudes and how this defines a "quantum state".
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Alan Barr on Particle Physics27-Apr-2009Dr Alan Barr, University Lecturer in the Particle Physics group in the University of Oxford's Department of Physics, discusses particle physics.
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Department of Biochemistry7-Jul-2009Audio podcasts from the Department of Biochemistry
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Richard Doll Seminars in Public Health and Epidemiology24-Jun-2009A series of lectures on Epidemiology and Public Health, given in honour of Sir Richard Doll. This seminar series is organised by the Cancer Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford.
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Cancer in the Developing World17-Dec-2009This podcast series examines cancer in the developing world, and the research and work being done by Oxford University and spin-out organisations such as AfrOx and IndOx to improve cancer prevention and treatment.
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Functional Genomics Unit20-Aug-2009Podcasts from the Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit (FGU) at the University of Oxford. The FGU consists of five interacting groups who are using genetics and genomic approaches in model organisms to understand the function of genes involved in human neuromuscular and neurological diseases in order to develop novel therapeutic approaches.
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Jennifer Lau on Anxiety and Depression in Children20-Aug-2009An interview with psychologist Jennifer Lau on understanding anxiety and depression in children.
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Research Integrity11-Mar-2010A series of lectures looking at different aspects of research integrity and their application in biomedical research.
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Irene Tracey on FMRI and Pain23-Nov-2009Until recently it has been difficult to obtain reliable objective information from normal subjects and patients regarding their subjective pain experience. Relating specific neurophysiologic markers to perceptual changes induced by sensitisation, behavioural or pharmacological mechanisms and identifying their site of action within the CNS has been a major goal for scientists, clinicians and the pharmaceutical industry. With the advent of functional neuroimaging methods, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI), positron emission tomography (PET) and electroencephalography (EEG) this has been made feasible.
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Vaccine Research at Oxford2-Mar-2010Podcasts from the University of Oxford's vaccination research programmes, looking at innovative ways to vaccinate people against the world's most dangerous diseases.
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