The ZERO Institute (Zero-carbon Energy Research Oxford) brings together researchers from across the University of Oxford to tackle questions surrounding zero-carbon energy systems, and to accelerate multi-disciplinary research on the zero-carbon transition.

Science in the Age of Algorithms: Rethinking Discovery in the AI Era

Participants:

  • Sendhil Mullainathan, Peter de Florez Professor of Economics & Computer Science, MIT (and Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor, Oxford)
  • Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Principal of Jesus College and Professor of Computer Science, Oxford
  • Dr Raia Hadsell, VP of Research, Google DeepMind
  • Chair: Professor Johannes Abeler, Professor & Head of Economics Department, Oxford

5 pm, 19 May, Andrew Wiles Building

Blockchain technology, asset digitisation and AI are reshaping the future of the financial landscape and challenging traditional stakeholders. The conference will provide an opportunity for industry experts and junior and senior leading academics in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, and industry to discuss the emerging challenges in this field.

25–26 June 2026 - Saïd Business School (day 1) & Oxford-Man Institute (day 2). With Drinks Reception & Dinner at Balliol College.

Join us for a lively one-day event bringing together researchers, professional staff, community partners, and anyone interested in public and community engagement with research. The conference is open to University of Oxford members, as well as the wider public, including community organisations and colleagues from other universities. 

Thursday 11 June 2026, 9 am to 6 pm, Life and Mind Building, Oxford

Register

Start Trinity term with a spring in your step. Staff and students are invited to join a series of biodiversity walks through University Parks and Park Farm. Learn about trees, bees, and local conservation work, while contributing to citizen science initiatives, guided by our very own specialists. Starting on 27 April.

Participation is free, but registration is essential.

As part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford, the Blavatnik School of Government is hosting a lecture by Professor Shun-ichi Amari, a leading figure in artificial intelligence and mathematical neuroscience now in his 90th

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