From Chaucer to the latest detective fiction, Oxford has been the setting for stories of all kinds. This walking tour, plus lunch, will examine Oxford's literary pre-eminence, discover literary connections and share some tall tales.
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This lecture will explore the growth of the commercial cyber espionage market, examining demand for private hacking services, how surveillance contracts are structured, and efforts to limit the global proliferation of cyber capabilities.
Plants all over the world tell their own unique stories of survival. Join us on this walking tour of Oxford Botanic Gardens, which houses plants from different geographies, to reveal secrets of how plants adapt to live.
Addiction is a complex construct in which an individual takes a substance or engages in behaviour that is pleasurable but eventually becomes compulsive with harmful consequences. This day offers interesting multidimensional explanations of addiction.
This lecture will examine the history and practice of cyber warfare, exploring how influence, espionage, and sabotage operations are used before and during conflict to support military strategy and conventional warfare.
This lecture will examine how states counter cyber threats, exploring measures from criminal prosecutions to offensive cyber operations, while analysing the risks, escalation challenges, and effectiveness of different response options.
Oxford's WWII history is little known but quite extraordinary. The city and the University both had key roles in helping Britain to win the war, though much of what they did was secret. This walking tour examines Oxford's contribution to winning the war.
Join the curators and others from ‘behind the scenes’ of the Ashmolean’s major exhibition, 'Renaissance Worlds: Art and the Senses’, to discover the stories behind the show.
Positive Psychology offers a direct approach to help people create strategies towards wellbeing. Changing our interpretation of the world can help us feel happier, healthier, more positive, and become more resilient. Join us in Oxford to learn more.
Discover theories of attachment, stress, personality and grief from a neuropsychological perspective. This online day school presents experimental and theoretical information for clinical and experimental psychologists, therapists and other clinicians.
What was life like in Oxford during its time as Royalist Capital from 1642-46? Which key players were shaped in Oxford and how did they influence the politics of the day and the outcome of the War? Discover this and more on this walking tour.
An overview of this inspiring subject, suitable for beginners. Discover how fossils become preserved and learn about key events in the evolution of life, from microbes through extinct groups such as trilobites, dinosaurs and mammoths to today’s biosphere.