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Hilary Term Events, February - April 2019
Oxford Martin School Hilary Term Lecture Series
Evolving economic thought
Following talks from Prof Ian Goldin, Prof Ben Ansell, Lord Nicholas Stern, Prof Mariana Mazzucato and Prof Simon Dietz, we conclude this term's lecture series with a final talk on automation:
Saving labour: automation and its enemies
- Speaker: Dr Carl Benedikt Frey, Co-Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment
Time and Date: Thursday 28 February, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Venue: Oxford Martin School, Corner of Catte and Holywell Streets, Oxford
Further details & registration
Chilling prospects: how to provide cooling for all without blowing the world’s
carbon budget
Joint event with Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health at the Oxford Martin School
Cooling is critical for many of the sustainable development goals, including those relating to health, shelter, livelihoods, education and nutrition. As the world’s population grows, as disposable incomes grow and as urban areas grow, the need for cooling is booming. However cooling uses super polluting gases and large amounts of energy and is therefore a significant cause of climate change. More efficient, clean cooling has the potential to avoid up to a degree of warming by the end of the century and recently all governments came together to agree action to try to maximize this opportunity. Cooling sits at the intersection of the UNFCCC, the SDGs and the Montreal Protocol, but can these forces ensure success?
Dan Hamza-Goodacre will explain the risks and possibilities in the search for sustainable cooling for all.
- Speaker: Dan Hamza-Goodacre, Executive Director, Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program
Time and Date: Monday 4 March, 5pm - 6.15pm, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Oxford Martin School, Corner of Catte and Holywell Streets, Oxford
Further details & registration
Global maps of the spread of infectious diseases and their vectors
Currently limited tools exist to accurately forecast the complex nature of disease spread across the globe. Dr Moritz Kraemer will talk about the dynamic global maps being built, at 5km resolution, to predict the invasion of new organisms under climate change conditions and continued unplanned urbanisation.
- Speaker: Dr Moritz Kraemer, Associate, Oxford Martin Programme on Pandemic Genomics
Time and Date: Tuesday 5 March, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Venue: Oxford Martin School, Corner of Catte and Holywell Streets, Oxford
Further details & registration
The ethics of vaccination: individual, collective, and institutional responsibilities
In this talk Dr Alberto Giubilini aims at offering a defence of compulsory vaccination taking into account not only the importance of preventing the harms of infectious diseases, but also the value of fairness in the distribution of the burdens entailed by the obligation to protect people from infectious diseases.
- Speaker: Dr Alberto Giubilini, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease
Time and Date: Tuesday 5 March, 5pm - 6.15pm, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Oxford Martin School, Corner of Catte and Holywell Streets, Oxford
Further details & registration
Oxford Martin School Academics at the FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival
In 2019, following five successful years working together, the Oxford Martin School is pleased to once again be acting as Festival Ideas Partner to the Financial Times Weekend Oxford Literary Festival. Throughout the festival from 30 March - 7 April, the School will host a wide range of Festival lectures and events, including book talks from academics working at the Oxford Martin School. Our academics will also appear at various events across the other festival venues.
Further information and list of events featuring Oxford Martin School Academics
Please note these events are organised by the Oxford Literary Festival and take place at various festival venues. Tickets must be purchased via the Festival website: http://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/
Can't make it?
Many of our events are streamed live on the web (excluding Oxford Literary Festival events). You can check what live streams we have coming up at www.youtube.com/user/21school or catch up with the videos at a later date.
Catch up on this term's events
Video Series: Evolving economic thought
Video: "Why do we spend so little on preventing ill-health and so much on treating it?" with Prof Chris Dye
Video: "Cumulative emissions of carbon - a path to halting climate change?" with Dr Joeri Rogelj
Video: "Tackling the illegal wildlife trade from China's epicentre" with Prof Tien Ming Lee
There are also a variety of events coming up which are hosted by our member Institutes and Programmes. Find a lecture, seminar or workshop to inspire, explore and debate the topics of interest to you: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/ |
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