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Oxford Academic Paper Writing Retreat for Nurses and AHPs
Headinghton Hill Hall Oxford Brookes University, Headington Road, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom18, 19 and 20 October 2023 This three-day Academic Paper Writing Retreat is sponsored by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Oxford cognitive health Clinical Research Facility (CRF), and the Oxford Institute for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research (OxInAHR). It is open to all nurses and AHPs at any career stage, working at...
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Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Autumn Science Lecture: Have plants tapped into the fountain of eternal youth?
OnlineThe Autumn Science Lecture series invites distinguished academics to deliver lectures on plant sciences and related areas of research. These lectures are online and are free for all to attend. Aging is irreversible…or is it? Vitality declines with age in humans and other animals, but do plants experience the same trajectory? Join Dr Roberto Salguero-Gómez,...
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IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival – Science @ the Shops
Templar Square Shopping Centre Pound Way, Cowley, OxfordIF Oxford captures interest in ‘science and ideas’ topics through educational projects and its quality October Festival. Events and long-term community programmes develop meaningful skills while sharing the positive impacts of innovation. Authentic connections with public audiences at the Festival increase science confidence and trust among adults and families in many venues across Oxford. IF Oxford...
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Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Autumn Science Lecture: Prescribing Nature
OnlineThe Autumn Science Lecture series invites distinguished academics to deliver lectures on plant sciences and related areas of research. These lectures are online and are free for all to attend. Katherine Willis CBE is Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford and is Principal of St Edmund Hall. She is also a crossbench peer...
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Working effectively with public contributors
OnlineMost of us know that patient and public involvement (PPI) is essential to high quality research. But what should researchers consider when working with public contributors? In this hour-long online seminar, you will hear from four long-serving ARC West public contributors - two adults and two young people - about their experiences of being involved...
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NIHR Webinar: Creative problem solving
OnlineDiscover how to solve problems effectively and use critical thinking to find the best solution. This 60-minute webinar will explore the DIG framework which follows three simple steps to effective problem solving: Defining the problem Identifying the root cause Generating the solution that creates the most value and has lasting impact It aims to help...
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Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Autumn Science Lecture: Professor Ilina Singh
OnlineThe Autumn Science Lecture series invites distinguished academics to deliver lectures on plant sciences and related areas of research. These lectures are online and are free for all to attend. Professor Ilina Singh is Professor of Neuroscience and Society at the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Ethics...
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Alzheimer’s Research UK’s annual Clinical Conference
Royal College of Physicians 11 St Andrews Place, London, United KingdomThis year’s ARUK Clinical Conference, called “A New Era for Dementia Clinical Practice: Beyond Business as Usual”, is taking place at the Royal College of Physicians in London, and online, on 10 November 2023. The conference is an opportunity for clinicians to hear about the latest developments in clinical practice and progress in the dementia...
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Involving patients and the public in research
OnlineAre you a researcher who wants to know more about patient and public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for support and information? If so, NIHR...
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Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Autumn Science Lecture: Fruit development, morphology and evolution driven by a hormonal and genetic pas de deux
OnlineThe Autumn Science Lecture series invites distinguished academics to deliver lectures on plant sciences and related areas of research. These lectures are online and are free for all to attend. How do molecular signalling mechanisms evolve to affect plant development? Join Professor Lars Østergaard, the new Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford, as...
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Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Autumn Science Lecture: Tropical forests and planet Earth
OnlineThe Autumn Science Lecture series invites distinguished academics to deliver lectures on plant sciences and related areas of research. These lectures are online and are free for all to attend. The twin key environmental challenges of our times are to stabilise our climate system and reverse the decline of biodiversity. Tropical forests play an important role...
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Join Q&A webinar into depression research
OnlineThe public are invited to a webinar to ask questions of leading specialists about the latest research into treatment and management of depression. The University of Oxford’s Prof Michael Browning and the University of Essex’s Prof Barney Dunn will take questions in an online ‘ask the expert’ event on Tuesday 16 January from 7pm to 8pm. ...
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Involving Patients and the Public in Research
OnlineAre you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for support and information? If so, NIHR...
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PUBLIC TALK: How can sleep point the way to better Parkinson’s care?
Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education 1 Wellington Square, OxfordLocation: Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA FREE entry, no booking required. Refreshments at 5.40pm for a 6pm start. Event Overview: Long before symptoms appear, the body can give us clues if someone will develop Parkinson’s disease. In this talk, Professor Michele Hu will explain how research has shown that people with REM sleep behaviour disorder...
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NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network launch meeting
OnlineWe are excited to announce the launch of the NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network. The NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network is open to all staff working as part of NIHR (such as staff in coordinating centres, LCRN core teams, delivery staff in LCRN partner organisations and staff in NIHR infrastructure eg. ARCs and BRCs) who identify as...
