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Strachey lecture - Symmetry and Similarity

An introduction to algorithmic aspects of symmetry and similarity, ranging from the fundamental complexity theoretic "Graph Isomorphism Problem" to applications in optimisation and machine learning
Maths + Cancer

6. The shape of data with Professor Heather Harrington

Vicky Neale and Heather Harrington look at how mathematical techniques are used to identify patterns in cancer data, and discuss the creative thinking required of mathematicians.
Maths + Cancer

5. Modelling cancer with Professor Helen Byrne

Vicky Neale sits down with Helen Byrne to discuss her research around mathematical modelling for tumour prediction, and her advice for researchers who want to apply their work to cancer research.
Maths + Cancer

4. Numbers don't tell the whole story with Professor Hannah Fry

Vicky Neale talks to Hannah Fry about the difficulties of using probabilities in medical statistics, and how their own experiences have shaped their perspectives on the tough choices facing those making decisions on cancer care.
Maths + Cancer

3. Medical imaging and radiotherapy with Tom Whyntie

Vicky Neale sits down with Tom Whyntie to look at how mathematics is being used in medical imaging to optimise cancer care, and the ‘epic amounts of data’ behind the technology.
Maths + Cancer

2. Communicating the evidence with Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter

Vicky Neale and David Spiegelhalter explore the role of statisticians in communicating risk to the public, and how patients can be empowered to engage with clinicians when weighing up the benefits and risks of treatment.
Maths + Cancer

1. The relevance of maths to cancer with Professor Philip Maini

Vicky Neale talks to Philip Maini about how mathematical modelling can help researchers and doctors to improve the quality of life for people receiving cancer treatment.
Department of Statistics

Metropolis Adjusted Langevin Trajectories: a robust alternative to Hamiltonian Monte-Carlo

Lionel Riou-Durand gives a talk on sampling methods.
Department of Statistics

Modelling infectious diseases: what can branching processes tell us?

Professor Samir Bhatt gives a talk on the mathematics underpinning infectious disease models.
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Mathemalchemy: a mathematical and artistic adventure

This lecture is a visual treat as Ingrid Daubechies celebrates the joy, creativity and beauty of mathematics.
The Secrets of Mathematics
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I is a Strange Loop - written and performed by Marcus du Sautoy and Victoria Gould

From the creative ensemble behind Complicité’s sensational A Disappearing Number, this two-hander unfolds to reveal an intriguing take on mortality, consciousness and artificial life.
Department of Statistics

A primer on PAC-Bayesian learning *followed by* News from the PAC-Bayes frontline

Benjamin Guedj, University College London, gives a OxCSML Seminar on 26th March 2021.
Department of Statistics

Approximate Bayesian computation with surrogate posteriors

Julyan Arbel (Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes), gives an OxCSML Seminar on Friday 30th April 2021, for the Department of Statistics.
Department of Statistics

Introduction to Bayesian inference for Differential Equation Models Using PINTS

Ben Lambert, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, gives the Graduate Lecture on Thursday 6th May 2021, for the Department of Statistics.
Department of Statistics

On classification with small Bayes error and the max-margin classifier

Professor Sara Van de Geer, ETH Zürich, gives the Distinguished Speaker Seminar on Thursday 29th April 2021 for the Department of Statistics.
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Ideas for a Complex World - Anna Seigal

Science and maths are full of smart tools for explaining the world around us. Those tools can feel far removed from the way the rest of us understand that world. Can we reconcile the two approaches? Oxford Mathematician Anna Seigal provides some answers.
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Henry Segerman - Artistic Mathematics: truth and beauty

Mathematicians get up to all sorts. Geometers and Topologists in particular occupy a world of inconceivable shapes, concepts and dimensions. But how do you visualise such ideas? Sure, there's computer graphics, but what about over here, in the real world?
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Mathematics Public Lecture: How Learning Ten Equations Can Improve Your Life - David Sumpter

Mathematics has a lot going for it, but David Sumpter argues that it can not only provide you with endless YouTube recommendations, and even make you rich, but it can make you a better person.
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures: How to Make the World Add Up - Tim Harford

You have to sympathise with statistics. Misunderstood and misused when all they want to do is accumulate. What they need is a little human understanding. Tim Harford's Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture does just that.
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Can maths tell us how to win at Fantasy Football? - Joshua Bull

Oxford Mathematician Josh Bull won the 2019-2020 Premier League Fantasy Football competition from nearly 8 million entrants. So how did he do it? Did he by any chance use mathematics?

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