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Galaxy Zoo project

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Becky Smethurst from the Zooniverse team outlines the Galaxy Zoo project that allows members of the public to classify new galaxies.

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Stargazing
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Becky Smethurst
Keywords
galaxy
classification
stars
space
planets
astronomy
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 31/01/2014
Duration: 00:09:40

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Zooniverse: Live

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Grant Miller and Becky Smethurst give a live demonstration of the Zooniverse tool and explain how it works.

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Stargazing
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Becky Smethurst
Grant Miller
Keywords
astro-physics
stars
clusters
constellations
classification
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 30/01/2014
Duration: 00:18:42

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Atmospheres in the solar system ... and beyond!

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What is it like on the planets in our solar system? How hot are they? Is there any water? Jo Barstow explains this and more in her talk.

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Stargazing
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Jo Barstow
Keywords
atmosphere
planet
sun
solar system
life form
temperature
space
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 30/01/2014
Duration: 00:14:15

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Spin Doctors: Creating a planet's atmosphere in the lab

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Roland Young discusses his work on studying and recreating the atmospheres of different planets in our solar system.
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Stargazing
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Roland Young
Keywords
planet
galaxy
mars
venus
particle physics
atmosphere
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 30/01/2014
Duration: 00:13:56

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Ancient Astronomies - 7000 years in the Kennett Valley

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Charles Barclay gives a brief overview of the history of Astronomies and some of the fascinating insights that can be gained from these Ancient practices.

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Stargazing
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Charles Barclay
Keywords
astronomy
ancient history
stars
planets
space
universe
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 29/01/2014
Duration: 00:17:51

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Colonisation of Mars - the Great Debate

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Will there be humans living on Mars in the next 50 years? Is this a good thing, or something that should be completely avoided? Chris Lintott and Colin Wilson debate the pros and cons of this interesting topic.

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Stargazing
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Chris Lintott
Colin Wilson
Keywords
mars
colonisation
planets
space
astronauts
sci-fi
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 29/01/2014
Duration: 00:13:55

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Restoring rights: forced displacement, protection and humanitarian action

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Refugee Studies Centre
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Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture 2010 by António Guterres (UN High Commisioner for Refugees) recorded on 13 October 2010 at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History
The RSC was delighted to host António Guterres, High Commissioner for Refugees, to present the eleventh Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture. The lecture examines current trends in relation to forced migration with a specific focus on the challenges and opportunities confronting the UNHCR.

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Refugee Studies Centre
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António Guterres
Keywords
harrell-bond
refugees
forced migration
unhcr
Department: Oxford Department of International Development
Date Added: 28/01/2014
Duration: 00:36:00

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Dark Matter - Are we still in the dark?

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Kathryn Boast gives a talk about dark matter: what it is, what we know about it, and what the limitations of our knowledge are.

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Stargazing
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Kathryn Boast
Keywords
dark matter
dark energy
space
matter
particle science
astronomy
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 28/01/2014
Duration: 00:11:13

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Inflation - The "BANG" in Big Bang

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Luke Jew talks about inflation, the process that scientists believe happened at the very start of our universe and is responsible for all the large scale structures that we see around us.

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Stargazing
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Luke Jew
Keywords
big bang
astronomy
research
planets
collision
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 28/01/2014
Duration: 00:09:44

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'Live Dangerously Brothers': Liberia's Ex-Combatants and their place in the post war city

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Danny Hoffman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Washington, gives a talk for the African Studies seminar series
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African Studies Centre
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Danny Hoffman
Keywords
Africa
liberia
social science
war
armed conflict
african studies centre
Department: Centre for African Studies
Date Added: 28/01/2014
Duration: 00:52:53

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