Meeting Minds Oxford 2024
Meeting Minds is a stimulating weekend of academic talks and tours organised by the University for Oxford alumni. There are a wide variety of live talks, panels and tours on offer, plus opportunities to network with fellow alumni. All sessions are in-person this year, with no live online content.
Members of Univ appearing at include:
Friday 20 September
Professor Charlotte Dean MBE (1993, Chemistry)
鈥淥xford’s Research and Impact in AI鈥�
Oxford is a leading global centre for AI research, from computational sciences to robotics. We will hear from leading Oxford professors at the cutting edge of applied AI on the impact they鈥檙e having, from drug discovery to health and new materials.
Saturday 21 September
Alastair Lack (1964, History)
鈥淥xford Blue Plaque Tour鈥� (Two tours)
Oxford has been the 182t福利 of many and varied interesting personalities, often commemorated in blue plaques and memorials dotted around the city. Join Alastair to hear about the lives of a founder of a great charity, an archbishop and saint, a nineteenth century muse and many others.
Professor Tamsin Mather FRS, Supernumerary Fellow
“From Fuming Volcanic Vents to Extinction Events鈥�
This presentation will explore how studying volcanoes on the present-day planet can unlock new knowledge about Earth鈥檚 deep history including major environmental crises like mass extinction events.
Andrew Seton (1970, Modern Languages)
鈥淎 Reflection on Pembroke鈥檚 400 Years of History鈥�
Greg Neale, editor of the College鈥檚 new history, Pembroke College, Oxford: The First 400 Years, is joined by panellists including Andrew Seton, to tell the story of how the College鈥檚 new, celebratory history came about, and reflect on what it tells us of Pembroke鈥檚 past and present.
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Published: 4 September 2024