News From Elsewhere in the University

Wednesday 12^th March.

It would be great to have as many teams as possible racing in this idyllic 4-leg relay around Oxford, encompassing the River Thames and Christ Church Meadow and beginning and ending at Iffley Road track where Roger Bannister ran the first ever sub-4-minute mile. Each leg is approximately 7km in length. Further details can be found on the Facebook event page.

In person and livestreamed

Saturday 22nd February 2025 from 10.30 am - 5.00 pm GMT

In the Mathematical Institute, organised by St Cross College

Details and registration

Image: The Melting Watch - Salvador Dali

Monday 3 March - Thursday 13 March 2025

What in the world is going on with open access and open research?

Organised by the Bodleian Libraries the Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship (OxFOS) is a programme of talks, panels, workshops and events. Every event is free.

Registration is now open

Professor David Stainforth, London School of Economics and Political Science - Climate prediction: what is it and what is achievable?

Friday 31^st January, 11.00 am – 12 noon

Large Lecture Theatre, Department of Statistics

A reminder that applications for Professorial Merit Pay close on 10 February.

If you wish to apply or know more, there are full details here.

Image: Money Dress, Susan Stockwell, 2010, international currency notes, cotton thread, canvas & mannequin frame

Over the next 3 months there are many opportunities to find out about more about Research Data Management at Oxford.

A reminder that you can find a full list of events around the University (and there are loads and loads) including Kabuki Legends, a series of stencil prints by Japanese artist Takahashi Hiromitsu (including Dancing Cranes below) at the Ashmolean.

Full list

It's not too late to enrol onto our term-time courses commencing in Week 2 of Hilary term. Enrolment will stay open for our General and Academic courses until the end of next week (Week 2).

Saïd Business School are delighted to extend an invitation to attend the annual Rewley Lecture. 

The lecture will this year be held on the 19^th February in the Sheldonian Theatre.  We’ll be joined by Biz Stone (pictured), co-founder of Twitter, and Evan Sharp, co-founder of Pinterest to deliver the lecture titled ‘Reconnecting with the Sacred in a Technology-Driven World’.   

Rainbow is the theme for food, decor and dress.

Find  out more, more, more.