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Scientific Computing for DPhil Students

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Scientific Computing for DPhil Students
Nick Trefethen FRS, Professor of Numerical Analysis at Oxford University, teaches a course for DPhil (PhD) students across all the science departments at the university. The course is distinctive for its exceptionally strong conceptual basis, focussing on fundamental ideas of numerical algorithms and the world of science and engineering they sustain. Historical and philosophical notes on many subjects make these lectures unusual, offering deeper understanding and new perspectives for anyone involved with numerical analysis or scientific computing.

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5 - Border Crossings

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5
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How Laclos’ Les Liaisons dangereuses has been taken up by other cultures.
Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, in conversation with: Ritchie Robertson, Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature; and Cláudia Pazos-Alonso, Associate Professor in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies; on how Laclos’ Les Liaisons dangereuses has been taken up by other cultures.

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5
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Catriona Seth
Ritchie Robertson
Cláudia Pazos-Alonso
Keywords
literature
translations
Department: Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
Date Added: 29/09/2016
Duration: 00:12:51

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5 - Into C21

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A conversation about sequels to and e-book and twitter versions of Laclos' Les Liaisons dangereuses.
Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, in conversation with: Oxford graduate Philippa Stockley, author of A Factory of Cunning, a modern sequel to Les Liaisons dangereuses, now available as an e-book under the title Murderous Liaisons; and Marc Olivier, Associate Professor of French at Brigham Young University, Utah, who in collaboration with his students has produced Dangerous tweets, a translation of Laclos’ novel into ‘twitterspeak’.

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5
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Catriona Seth
Philippa Stockley
Marc Olivier
Keywords
twitter
french literature
translation
ebooks
Department: Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
Date Added: 29/09/2016
Duration: 00:07:09

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5 - From Page to Stage

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A conversation about about stage and screen adaptations of Les Liaisons dangereuses
Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, in conversation with Oxford graduate and playwright Christopher Hampton, whose award-winning stage and screen adaptations of Les Liaisons dangereuses have introduced Laclos’ novel to new audiences around the world.

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5
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Catriona Seth
Christopher Hampton
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drama
performance
french literaure
Department: Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
Date Added: 29/09/2016
Duration: 00:13:38

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Book Launch: 'Citizens' Wealth'

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Politics and International Relations Podcasts
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Author Angela Cummine gives a brief overview of her book on Sovereign Wealth Funds: what they are, and who actually owns them.
Dr Cummine then explains some of the political disagreements that can occur when the state sees itself as the primary owner of sovereign wealth, rather than the agent of the people, who she argues, are the principal-owners of these assets. It is citizens therefore, who must enjoy meaningful control over and benefit from these assets. If sovereign funds are managed and used in a way that respects this vision of them as community funds holding citizens' wealth, they could be used for a whole range of laudable public policy goals, for example, to plug budget deficits and to tackle economic inequality. You can learn more about the book by clicking here: http://citizenswealth.net
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Politics and International Relations Podcasts
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Angela Cummine
Charles Conn
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sovereign wealth fund
politics
government
deficit
Department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Date Added: 29/09/2016
Duration: 00:24:50

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The Canary in the Coal Mine: could seabirds be the warning signs for our oceans?

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Dr Annette Fayet tells us about the Manx Shearwater; a little seabird that makes a huge journey.
Every year they breed and raise their chicks in the UK before migrating to Argentina for winter, clocking up thousands of miles in their lifetimes. But what’s the price of parental devotion? Annette discusses how the harder parents have to works, the bigger the knock-on effects to their migration and breeding the following year are, and what this has to do with what’s going on in the oceans.

Podcast produced by Emliy Elias with music by John Lyons. Shearwater sounds provided by Magnus Robb, Killian Mull-arney & The Sound Approach.

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Annette Fayet
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seabirds
ornithology
birds
animals
zoology
oceans
climate change
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 28/09/2016
Duration: 00:11:22

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5 - In Performance

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A reading of Les Liaisons dangereuses (Lettres XLVII & XLVIII) and discussion of the art of deception (in French).
Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature, and Philippe Roussin, Visiting Professor in French Studies, read from Les Liaisons dangereuses (Lettres XLVII & XLVIII) and discuss the art of deception (in French).

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Les Liaisons dangereuses in 5x5
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Catriona Seth
Philippe Roussin
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french literature
deception
letters
Department: Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages
Date Added: 27/09/2016
Duration: 00:14:03

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British Press Coverage of the EU Referendum

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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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Launch of RISJ report on the press coverage of the EU referendum, Tuesday 20th September at European Parliament Office Europe House. David Levy (Director, RISJ) presented the of key findings of the report.
Followed by a panel discussion with Matthew Elliott (Chief Executive, Vote Leave), Lucy Thomas (Deputy Director, Britain Stronger In Europe), Jonathan Isaby (Editor, BrexitCentral and former journalist), Richard Corbett (Labour MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, and Founder of mythbusters); moderated by Dr Sara Hagemann (Assistant Professor, European Institute).

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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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David Levy
Matthew Elliott
Lucy Thomas
Jonathan Isaby
Richard Corbett
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politics
reuters
journalism
media
europe
EU
Brexit
EU referendum
Department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Date Added: 27/09/2016
Duration: 01:35:48

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X-rays for drug discovery

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Translational Medicine
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Professor Frank von Delft works to ensure that X-ray structures can serve as a routine and predictive tool for generating novel chemistry for targeting proteins.
In the process of drug discovery, X-ray crystallography is the most sensitive way to find out which compounds bind to a target protein. Recent advances in technology allow researchers to test many more compounds, much more rapidly. The ultimate aim is to bring much needed new treatments to patients.
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Translational Medicine
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Frank von Delft
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x-ray crystallography
drug discovery
proteins
protein structure
compounds
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 23/09/2016
Duration: 00:07:40

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X-rays for drug discovery

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Translational and Clinical
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Professor Frank von Delft works to ensure that X-ray structures can serve as a routine and predictive tool for generating novel chemistry for targeting proteins.
In the process of drug discovery, X-ray crystallography is the most sensitive way to find out which compounds bind to a target protein. Recent advances in technology allow researchers to test many more compounds, much more rapidly. The ultimate aim is to bring much needed new treatments to patients.
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Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK (BY-NC-SA): England & Wales; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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Translational and Clinical
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Frank von Delft
Keywords
x-ray crystallography
drug discovery
proteins
protein structure
compounds
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 23/09/2016
Duration: 00:07:40

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