To Celebrate our 700 year history, we’re bringing together Oriel’s wider community for a day of thought-provoking conversation and the chance to explore the College’s hidden treasures, including our Magna Carta!
On Saturday 2 May, experience the first of our Inspiration Days, a varied programme of talks and activities, lead by Oriel’s research fellows and academics around the theme Being Human.
Talks are designed to be engaging for anyone of secondary-school age and above, making it a great opportunity to bring family members considering Oxbridge — or simply anyone curious about the ideas shaping our future.
Across two lively sessions, Oriel’s academics will unpack their research through short accessible talks and discussion. Expect ideas ranging from how to age well and the future of biotechnology, to consciousness, creativity, and the modern crisis of attention.
The session will be broken up into mini talks on the following topics:
How to Age Well: Restoring Health Resilience
Lynne Cox (Biochemistry)
Bias and Fairness in Medical Image Analysis
Irina Voiculescu (Computer Science)
Q&A
The session will be broken up into mini talks on the following topics:
Learning from Cultural and Literary History to Understand the “Crisis of Attention” in Our Own Time
Alessandra Aloisi (French)
Scientific Approaches to Consciousness
Kobi Kremnitzer (Mathematics)
Q&A
Short refreshment break
Attention Deficit Disorder: Crypto-Structure and the Listener in Beethoven’s Symphony No 3, Eroica
David Maw (Music)
Attention and Intensity: Aspects of Aesthetic Experience
Nicholas Gaskill (English)
Q&A
Tours of Oriel and it’s treasures will run between the following times:
11:00am – 12:00pm
2:00pm – 3:00pm
3:00pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Please meet at the Lodge in 1st Quad, to be met by one of our ambassadors where you will be allocated a time slot. Please note that the treasures display will be up a flight of stairs.
Tickets are free and include:
See also:
Oriel Inspiration Day – “Past & Future”, 16 May
Oriel Inspiration Day – “Risks & Opportunities”, 6 June
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