| Oxford at Said: A human genome in minutes and what it will mean to you |
Oxford Nanopore is a British company, spun out of the University of Oxford in 2005 and founded on the science of Prof Hagan Bayley. It is developing new technology that has the potential to improve greatly the speed and cost of DNA sequencing. |
Hagan Bayley |
25 March, 2013 |
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| Oxford at Said Seminar: Oxford and Oxfam working together on the ethics of war, weapons and humanitarian aid |
The practice of protecting unarmed civilians amidst the fierce violence of international and non-international war contends with extreme political realities and rapidly developing robotic weapons technology. Hear how Oxford and Oxfam are working together. |
Hugo Slim, Jane Cocking, Alexander Leveringhaus |
14 March, 2013 |
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| Oxford at Said Seminar: Neuroscience |
This Oxford at Said seminar showcases some of Oxfords most exciting new research in the area of Neuroscience. |
Susan Greenfield, Zam Cader, Laura Suter-Dick |
13 August, 2012 |
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| Oxford at Said Seminar: Energy |
In this seminar three Oxford academics explore the role of energy demand in a low carbon future, fusion and solar energy. |
Nick Eyre, Steven Cowley, Henry Snaith |
4 July, 2011 |
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| Oxford at Said Seminar: Drug Discovery |
In this seminar two academics explore experimental medicine in early-phase clinical trials and reforming intellectual property. |
Vincenzo Libri, Chas Bountra |
4 July, 2011 |
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| Oxford at Said: Migration, Life on the Move |
An exploration of global migration and development and the economics of migrant labour. |
Hein de Haas, Carlos Vargas-Silva |
19 January, 2011 |
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| Second Sir Douglas Hague Annual Lecture: Professor Raymond Dwek |
Professor Dwek explores Oxford University's strong track record of interacting with the commercial world. |
Raymond Dwek |
19 January, 2011 |
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| Oceans research: News from the "Big Blue" |
This Oxford at Said seminar was dedicated to the subject of oceans. Three researchers from the University of Oxford cover the topics oceans and the impact of climate change, understanding ocean ecology and how to generate energy from the tides. |
Ros Rickaby, Martin Speight, Guy Houlsby |
8 June, 2010 |
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| The ageing society and its implications |
This Oxford at Said seminar was dedicated to the topic of Ageing. Three distinguished academics from Oxford University discuss the social, biological and ethical implications for an ageing society. |
Sarah Harper, Lynne Cox, Julian Savulescu |
10 February, 2010 |
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| Feeling stressed? |
This Oxford at Said seminar was dedicated to the phenomenon of stress. Sloan Mahone gives a historical perspective on the topic, Ian Brown presents latest findings on occupational stress and John Morris covers stress from a physiological perspective. |
Sloan Mahone, Ian Brown, John Morris |
9 December, 2009 |
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| Emerging Markets in a Nutshell |
Three leading academics discuss emerging markets and explore both the issues faced by the economies in China and Latin America and the challenges faced by companies looking to invest in or do business with them. |
Dana Brown, Eric Thun, Laurence Whitehead |
7 December, 2009 |
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| Complex systems in a Nutshell |
Three speakers from the University of Oxford, Felix Reed-Tsochas, Mark Fricker and Jukka-Pekka Onnela, give an introduction and overview of the science of networks focussing on two areas: social and biological networks. |
Felix Reed-Tsochas, Mark Fricker, Jukka-Pekka Onnela |
7 December, 2009 |
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| Inaugural Sir Douglas Hague Lecture: Lord Drayson |
Lord Drayson is currently Minister of Science and Innovation in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. In this lecture he will reflect on the opportunities and challenges the next generation of post credit crunch entrepreneurs will face. |
Paul Drayson, Marshall Young, Douglas Hague |
20 November, 2009 |
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| Business Taxation in a Nutshell |
Stephen Bond gives an overview over issues in business taxation; Michael Devereux discusses international issues in business taxation and Judith Freedman speaks on taxing small businesses. |
Stephen Bond, Michael Devereux, Judith Freedman |
4 November, 2009 |
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| Corporate Governance unveiled |
This Oxford at Said seminar was dedicated to the topic of corporate Governance. Professor Colin Mayer speaks on the role of investors in corporate governance; Professor Paul Davies covers the current debate about executive compensation. |
Colin Mayer, Paul Davies |
4 November, 2009 |
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| Mandelson: Enterprise-led Recovery |
Lord Peter Mandelson gave a key-note speech following an invitation by the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Said Business School. |
Lord Peter Mandelson |
30 October, 2009 |
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| Parties, Campaigns and Representation: The Political Impact of Blogs and Social Media |
Panel discussion during the Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 on whether the outcome of political careers and even campaigns is increasingly dependent on the successful mastery of new communication tools including social media. |
Helen Margetts, Iain Dale, Andrew Rasiej, Matthew McGregor |
30 October, 2009 |
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| Social Media, So What? Assessing the Impact of Blogs and Social Media |
Panel discussion during the Oxford Social Media Convention 2009 on the socially egalitarian and politically democratic potential of social media. Have they lived up to the promises? |
Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Stefan Niggemeier, Evgeny Morozov, Richard Allan |
30 October, 2009 |
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| Breaking News: The Changing Relationship Between Blogs and Mainstream Media |
Panel discussion during the Oxford Social Media Convention 2008 on whether social media necessarily threaten traditional news media, and what, if anything they may have to offer in return. |
David Levy, Richard Sambrook, John Kelly, Jonathan Ford |
30 October, 2009 |
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| Making Science Public: Data-sharing, Dissemination and Public Engagement with Science |
Panel discussion on how social media have changed the nature of the scientific debate among scientists, and how they have impacted on engagement with the public understanding of science. |
Felix Reed-Tsochas, Maxine Clarke, Ben Goldacre, Cameron Neylon |
30 October, 2009 |
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| Understanding cancer: News from the frontline |
This Oxford at Said seminar was dedicated to cancer research. Three researchers from the University of Oxford give insights into recent advances in the field of cancer cell biology, therapy and epidemiology. |
Jordon Raff, Gillies McKenna, Sir Richard Peto |
4 August, 2009 |
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| What can we learn from history about the current financial crisis? |
In this seminar, three Oxford academics will discuss what we can learn from business history about today’s financial crisis. |
Alan Morrison, Alan Bowman, Christopher McKenna |
30 July, 2009 |
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