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Bodies and Texts: Attitudes towards Ancient Tragedy

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Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD public lectures
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Professor Ruth Webb (Université Charles-de-Gaulle Lille III), examines attitudes towards tragedy from the Second Sophistic to Late Antiquity
An APGRD Public Lecture from November 2016

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Reimagining Ancient Greece and Rome: APGRD public lectures
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Ruth Webb
Keywords
tragedy; performers; actors; ancient pantomime; ancient history
Department: Faculty of Classics
Date Added: 10/01/2017
Duration: 00:51:03

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Book launch: Public Culture and Islam in Modern Egypt

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Middle East Centre
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Roundtable Discussion and Launch of Public Culture and Islam in Modern Egypt by Hatsuki Aishima (National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka) with Morgan Clarke (University of Oxford). The event will be chaired by Laurent Mignon (University of Oxford).
What does it mean to be an intellectual in Egypt today? What is expected from an "authentic scholar"? Hatsuki Aishima explores these questions by examining educated, urban Egyptians and their perceptions of what it means to be "cultured" and "middle class" - something that, as a result of the neoliberal policies of Egyptian government, is widely thought to be a shrinking sector of society. Through an analysis of the media representations of 'Abd al-Halim Mahmud (1910-78), the French-trained Sufi scholar and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar under president Anwar al-Sadat, Aishima discusses the connection of Islam to these middle-class considerations and makes an original contribution to the debate on the commodification of religious teaching and knowledge. Public Culture and Islam in Modern Egypt is thereby a unique addition to the fields of anthropology, Middle East and media studies.

Hatsuki Aishima is Associate Professor at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka, Japan. She read DPhil in Oriental Studies at St Antony's College (2005-11). Before arriving in Osaka in July 2016, she taught at Free University of Berlin and the University of Manchester. Her publications have appeared in the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and Die Welt des Islams.

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Middle East Centre
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Hatsuki Aishima
Keywords
egypt
middle east
politics
religion
ethnography
islam
Department: Middle East Centre
Date Added: 09/01/2017
Duration: 00:31:25

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Drawing the Line: Toward an Aesthetic of Transitional Justice

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TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
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This Postcolonial Writing and Theory Seminar is on 'Drawing the Line: Toward an Aesthetic of Transitional Justice' with speaker Carrol Clarkson (University of Amsterdam).

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TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
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Carrol Clarkson
Keywords
humanities
politics
justice
law
transitional justice
Department: The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)
Date Added: 06/01/2017
Duration: 00:56:50

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The Mathematics of Visual Illusions - Ian Stewart

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The Secrets of Mathematics
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Puzzling things happen in human perception when ambiguous or incomplete information is presented to the eyes.
In this lecture Ian Stewart demonstrates how these phenomena provide clues about the workings of the visual system. For example, illusions, or multistable figures occur when a single image can be perceived in several ways. In this talk Ian references recent research which has modelled simplified, systematic methods by which the brain can make decisions.

Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics in the University of Warwick.
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The Secrets of Mathematics
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Ian Stewart
Keywords
maths
illusions
visual perception
multistable figures
Department: Mathematical Institute
Date Added: 05/01/2017
Duration: 00:49:56

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How do you make scientific equipment space proof?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Since the 1960’s man has been sending missions to Mars. Some successes, some failures. This hasn’t stopped scientists trying to explore this incredible red planet.
The question though is, how do they design devices to survive millions of kilometres travel to planet Mars (it’s 54.6 million km) and yet be sensitive enough to measure something like wind on the surface of the planet? In this week’s episode of Oxford Sparks Big Questions podcast we speak to Colin Wilson, researcher at the atmospheric physics department at Oxford University, and ask: How do you make scientific equipment space proof?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Colin Wilson
Keywords
Physics
astro-physics
mars
engineering
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 21/12/2016
Duration: 00:12:43

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Writer and performer, Gyles Brandreth (New College, 1967)

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Alumni Voices
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Celebrated writer, broadcaster, performer and former politician, Gyles Brandreth, talks about his extraordinary career and varied interests in this podcast.
Celebrated writer, broadcaster, performer and former politician, Gyles Brandreth, talks about his extraordinary career and varied interests in this podcast. He describes his busy undergraduate years during the Swinging Sixties and highlights how his experiences at Oxford laid the foundations for his successful working life.
Brandreth speaks about being president of the Oxford Union, directing the Oxford University Dramatic Society, and even meeting Paul McCartney, Jane Asher and Tony Benn. He also refers to studying Modern History and Modern Languages at New College, and advises students to make the most of their youth.
The interview explores a range of diverse topics, from Brandreth’s role as a government whip during John Major’s administration to his appearances on Radio 4’s Just a Minute, and from writing about the secrets of happiness to his admiration for Noel Coward.
Interviewed by Guy Collender
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Alumni Voices
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Gyles Brandreth
Keywords
politics
comedy
modern history
modern languages
New College
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 19/12/2016
Duration: 00:15:44

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Optimising malaria treatment

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Translational Medicine
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Dr Georgina Humphreys coordinates the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) study groups by encouraging partner engagement and managing the data curation and development of publications.
WWARN is a network of research that analyses pooled data of numerous clinical trials. The sheer size of those data sets allows study groups to answer questions that couldn't be asked of a normal size clinical trial, such as the efficacy of an anti-malarial drug on malnourished or severely anaemic children. This research helps design policies to maintain the efficacy of current anti-malaria drugs, currently threatened by growing resistance.
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Translational Medicine
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Georgina Humphreys
Keywords
malaria
treatment
data curation
clinical trials
drug resistance
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 14/12/2016
Duration: 00:06:13

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Outbreak, the clinical research response

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Translational Medicine
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Dr Gail Carson is Head of ISARIC Coordinating Centre (International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium), a network of networks established in 2011 to ensure a rapid research response to outbreaks of pandemic potential.
A quick and efficient response to an outbreak requires strong central communication and coordination. Information needs to be shared quickly and then fed into patient care and policy. A wider approach, cutting across disciplines and specialities, helps limit the number of infected people and the impact on the economy.
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Translational Medicine
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Gail Carson
Keywords
clinical research
outbreak
network
pandemics
response
communication
data sharing
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 14/12/2016
Duration: 00:04:41

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Epigenetic modifications and cancer

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Translational Medicine
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Professor Skirmantas Kriaucionis aims to to elucidate the molecular function of DNA modifications in normal cells and cancer.
Although all cells in our body have the same genome, they look different and perform different functions. Epigenetic modifications such as methylations ensure which sets of genes are expressed in specific cells and how this specificity is inherited. Cancer cells show particular epigenetic abnormalities which can be targeted for cancer therapies.
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Translational Medicine
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Skirmantas Kriaucionis
Keywords
cancer
Epigenetics
DNA
molecules
cells
genome
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 14/12/2016
Duration: 00:05:44

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Fighting malaria in Myanmar

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Translational Medicine
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Professor Frank Smithuis is the director of MOCRU, Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit. MOCRU involves a network of 6 clinics and 650 community health workers in remote areas.
Up until now, Myanmar has spent little on heathcare and receive little assistance from rich countries. Prevention is difficult, which leaves diagnosis and treatment. MOCRU has set up a network of community health workers, trained and supplied with diagnostics and treatments, to help improve access to healthcare for remote communities.
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Translational Medicine
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Frank Smithuis
Keywords
malaria
myanmar
clinical research
community health
diagnosis
treatment
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 14/12/2016
Duration: 00:06:44

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