News From Elsewhere in the University

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.

Green Templeton's annual Ceilidh is in our building again this year on the evening of Friday 24th January at 9.30 pm and we have been reserved 30 free tickets which you can access using the following link and access code.

Burns Night Tickets[ Code: GTCMATHS25

Please use your maths email addresses when booking tickets.

Join us online on 21st January at 1 pm for the official launch of the EDI Hub+

The mission of our EDI Hub+ is to drive systemic change, to deliver an Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences (EPMS) research and innovation system that is equitable and inclusive for everyone – irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability, or socio-economic status.

There are less than two weeks left until the Hilary Term deadline for the Public and Community Engagement with Research (PCER) Fund. This internal grant scheme offers up to £6,000 per project to support researchers and public engagement facilitators at the University of Oxford in conducting public and community engagement with research activities. Applications are accepted each term, with the next deadline on 20 January.