Podcast
Alumni Weekend
Hosted by Oxford University · EN
The annual Oxford University Alumni Weekend aims to showcase the Collegiate University as a whole, giving prominence to a range of current research and its application to real world situations, as well as recognising the achievements of Oxford men and women.
This series also includes podcasts from other alumni events including study days and the Oxford European Reunion.
Past themes include "A Global Oxford" (2008), "Equal Citizenship" (2009) and "Shared Treasures" (2010).
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Sacred Landscapes, Buddhist Temples: A case study from Central Tibet
Nov 11, 201400:54:39Tap to summarizeThis talk illustrates how Tibetan Buddhism relates to the landscapes of the Tibetan plateau, to form a unique, truly Himalayan blend.
Transcribe →Choice or Accident? The outbreak of the First World War
Nov 4, 201400:39:43Tap to summarizeThe causes of the First World War have long been controversial and remain so. The Warden of St Antony's College, Oxford, and author of The War that Ended Peace (2013) brings us up to date on the debate.
Transcribe →The Commercial Evolution of Microfinance: From donor dependence to sustainable social investment institutions
Oct 22, 201400:41:23Tap to summarizeIra Lieberman provides an expert analysis on the evolution of micro-finance institutions. Followed by Juan Guerra, founder of StudentFunder – a case study.
Transcribe →Oxford’s Global Leadership in Social Enterprise: A panel discussion
Oct 22, 201400:38:17Tap to summarizeSocial finance and social investment is creating a global buzz, with estimates that the sector will grow over the next decade – an emerging trend that may lead to both vibrant social change and financial returns on investment.
Transcribe →Innovation in Financing Human Well-being
Oct 22, 201400:24:53Tap to summarizeSir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine and Will Hutton, Principal of Hertford, in conversation.
Transcribe →Why is Oxford Determined to Change the Way We Discover New Medicines?
Oct 7, 201400:43:13Tap to summarizeChas Bountra, a popular speaker at the recent Meeting Minds: Alumni Weekend in Asia, will explain how Oxford is creating a new ecosystem for drug discovery.
Transcribe →Richard Nixon’s Reputation: 40 years after Watergate
Oct 7, 201400:55:14Tap to summarizeNigel Bowles explores Nixon’s politics that achieved a synthesis of strategy, imagination, ideologies, and calculation rare among Presidents.
Transcribe →Richard Ovenden and Diarmaid MacCulloch in Conversation
Oct 6, 201400:59:25Tap to summarizeRichard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian and Fellow of Balliol, and Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church and Fellow of St Cross.
Transcribe →What Maths Really Does: From modelling the brain to modelling the climate
Oct 6, 201400:58:55Tap to summarizeHow has mathematics emerged over recent decades as the engine behind 21st century science? Alain Goriely looks at this question and more.
Transcribe →Understanding Fracking for Shale Gas
Oct 6, 201400:48:46Tap to summarizeJoe Cartwright provides a geological perspective into the exploration of shale gas reserves.
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