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Complex systems in a Nutshell

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Entrepreneurship
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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.
Consider the following phenomena - the spread of a fungus to acquire nutrients, links between venture capital funders and innovative ideas, the pattern of email and phone traffic within organisations. It has been dicovered that some of these phenomena can be understood, modelled and applied to the design of more effective business networks and systems.

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Entrepreneurship
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Felix Reed-Tsochas
Mark Fricker
Jukka-Pekka Onnela
Keywords
diffusion
biological networks
group formation
collective decision making
fungal spread
complex systems
six degrees of separation
social networks
transport networks
communication systems
networks
online networks
Department: Saïd Business School
Date Added: 07/12/2009
Duration: 01:10:45

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Technological innovations: Perspectives on medical innovation in Less Industrialised Countries

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Medical Innovation
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Technological innovations can bring health benefits to many people in Less Industrialised Countries. How do you find the right organisations to partner with?
The Medical Innovation lecture series has been conceptualized to bring together students, researchers, academics, practitioners and managers to debate the cross-cutting issue of innovation in the healthcare sector. The lectures explore the challenges of innovation within complex healthcare organisations and provided nuts-and-bolts advice for healthcare professionals and researchers to build businesses around their innovative ideas.

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Medical Innovation
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Adam Stoten
Matthew Harris
Keywords
health challenges
infrastructure challenges
malaria
hiv
The Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium Ltd (OETC)
developing world
licensing
tuberculosis
vaccines development
pollution
technology
patents
sanitation
Department: Saïd Business School
Date Added: 07/12/2009
Duration: 00:54:05

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What does it take to make a good idea successful?

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Medical Innovation
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Successful medical innovation requires knowing how to secure resources and support.
The Medical Innovation lecture series has been conceptualized to bring together students, researchers, academics, practitioners and managers to debate the cross-cutting issue of innovation in the healthcare sector. The lectures explore the challenges of innovation within complex healthcare organisations and provided nuts-and-bolts advice for healthcare professionals and researchers to build businesses around their innovative ideas.

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Medical Innovation
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Oliver Bernath
Mark Taylor
Keywords
Medical
innovation
idea
knowledge transfer
USP
business proposition
market
Department: Saïd Business School
Date Added: 07/12/2009
Duration: 00:58:06

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Economics: Poised to Change?

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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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First panel discussion on 'Economics and the Idea of Justice'. Discussing questions such as Do we need a new economic framework? And should economics change fundamentally in light of the financial crisis?

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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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Ngaire Woods
Sabina Alkire
Avner Offer
Angus Richie
Amartya Sen
Keywords
credit crunch
justice
economics
recession
politics
sen
Department: Social Sciences Division
Date Added: 03/12/2009
Duration: 00:51:45

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Weaknesses of the Current System

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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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Second panel discussion on 'Economics and the Idea of Justice'. Discussing questions such as do we need a new economic framework? And should economics change fundamentally in light of the financial crisis?

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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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Ngaire Woods
John Broome
Stefan Dercon
James Purnell
Amartya Sen
Keywords
credit crunch
justice
economics
recession
politics
sen
Department: Social Sciences Division
Date Added: 03/12/2009
Duration: 00:56:43

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The Political Economy of Change

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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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Third and final panel discussion on 'Economics and The Idea of Justice'. Discussing questions such as do we need a new economic framework?And should economics change fundamentally in light of the financial crisis?

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Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative
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Frances Cairncross
Alison Evans
Peter Lilley
Marcel Fafchamps
Amartya Sen
Keywords
credit crunch
justice
economics
recession
politics
sen
Department: Social Sciences Division
Date Added: 03/12/2009
Duration: 00:53:07

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He's got the whole world in his hands: US History and its discontents in the Obama Era

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Rothermere American Institute
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Robin Kelley's inaugral lecture comments on the absence of discussion about race as connected to Barak Obama's presidency, particularly in light of American history and politics.

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Rothermere American Institute
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Robin D Kelley
Keywords
us
race
world
politics
obama
history
Department: Rothermere American Institute
Date Added: 01/12/2009
Duration: 00:45:17

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Questionable research practices and how to respond to them

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Research Integrity
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Seminar looking at questionable research practices, particularly within medical research and why we as scientists, we need to pay more attention to questionable research practices.
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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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Research Integrity
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Nick Steneck
Keywords
ethics
integrity
research
Department: Medical Sciences Division
Date Added: 30/11/2009
Duration: 00:46:29

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Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth

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Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences at the Department for Continuing Education
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"Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth" - the Inaugural Lecture of the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, 2009.

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Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences at the Department for Continuing Education
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Marcus du Sautoy
Keywords
maths
mathematics
public understanding
science
simonyi
Department: Oxford Lifelong Learning
Date Added: 30/11/2009
Duration: 00:52:27

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Who Cares About Research Integrity?

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Research Integrity
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Seminar looking at the importance of integrity within medical research. Part of the Research Integrity Seminar Series organised by Research Services, in collaboration with the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre.
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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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Research Integrity
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Mark Sheehan
Keywords
Medicine
ethics
integrity
research
Department: Medical Sciences Division
Date Added: 30/11/2009
Duration: 00:45:12

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