Ancient DNA is reshaping our understanding of human and animal pasts. Join us to explore the science, major archaeological discoveries, and ethical dilemmas of using genetics to reconstruct our past and shape future debates.
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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.
Explore the social and cultural history of gardens, uncover how their design and creation have reflected wider social and economic forces – from politics and religion to travel and conflict with ideas inherited from a multitude of countries and cultures.
Have you been wanting to trace your family history, but are unsure where to start? This course will guide you through the process. You will learn how to use civil registration records, censuses, newspapers, and hands-on archival skills.
This course examines some of the most influential and important ideas and discoveries (and the people behind them) in the history of science between the years 1400-1700, finishing with a visit to Oxford’s History of Science Museum.
Social media is full of criticism of politicians and military leaders, but that is nothing new. The same thing happened during the British Civil Wars - it just took a bit longer to get things published. What was the X, Facebook, and tabloid of the 1640s?
Rediscover Renaissance art through a sensory history
Cancer is a devastating disease where what used to be a normal cell yesterday transforms into a tumour cell today. Understanding the disease biology is the first learning step towards discovering new treatments. This course introduces cancer biology.
Explore the rich natural history of Port Meadow through five guided field sessions. Discover wildflowers, insects and other wetland species while learning how flooding and grazing shape this unique Oxford landscape.
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.
Discover a unique blend of theory, applications and numerous hardware demonstrations to describe effective PCB design strategies to eliminate EMC problems, and improve the low- and high- frequency signal integrity of analog and digital sensors.
Examine problems encountered in designing and troubleshooting challenging EMI problems through demonstrations using working hardware on this intense course.