Research Themes
IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival – Perceiving things differently: psychosis
New Road Baptist Church Bonn Square, 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...
PUBLIC TALK: Technology for acute medical care at home -can we really replace the hospital?
Said Business School Park End Street, OxfordFREE entry, no booking required. Refreshments at 6.15pm for a 6.30pm start. Event Overview One of the emerging priorities of the UK’s health and care system is allowing people to access care closer to home, even receiving hospital-level care in their own homes and care homes. But can we truly replace the hospital with innovative technology?...
NIHR Oxford BRC & Oxford Health BRC Symposium
Richard Doll Lecture Theatre Richard Doll Building HERC, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Old Road Campus,, Headington, OxfordThe Health Economics Research Centre (HERC), University of Oxford, will be hosting NIHR Oxford BRC & Oxford Health BRC Symposium - Making the economic case to NICE for new health technologies. Background: Before they can be adopted into the NHS, new interventions and technologies are formally evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)....
IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival – Tech Works
Oxford Works ARC Oxford, off Garsington RoadIF 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...