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Against All Odds: Recovering the first climate data from the central Sahara

Professor Richard Washington, Professor of Climate Science at the School of Geography and the Environment; Fellow and Tutor in Geography, Keble College, gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend.

What the World Needs Now from the Environmental Movement

Dr Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, gives a talk for the Oxford Alumni Weekend 2013.

The Spanish Golden Age

A session chaired by Dr Frances Lannon that examines this period of flourishing arts and literature in Spain, which coincided with the political rise and subsequent decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty.

Shakespeare's Fools

Professor of English, Katherine Duncan-Jones, discusses the real life characters and contemporaries of Shakespeare that inspired, shaped, and on occasion performed the various roles of the 'fool' in much of his work.

Physics in the 21st century - an exciting Time for Physics at oxford

Dr John Wheater, Chairman of the Department and other members of the Oxford University Physics team about all the latest projects and ideas that they are working on. With Alan Barr and Henry Snaith.

Mystical Northern Lights

Dr Rob Simpson from Zooniverse talks about the awe-inspiring aurorae, the Northern Lights, and other effects the sun can have on the earth. Find out why 2013 will be a spectacular year for this phenomenon and how and where is best to view it.

Social Mobility - The Greatest Challenge of our Time?

Sir Peter Lampi, founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust (which aims to improve social mobility through education) and founder of the Education Endowment Foundation.

How the West Got it

Professor Richard Jenkyns, Oxford University's Public Orator, looks at where what we call classical antiquity came from, whether it differed from other ancient civilisations and what it can tell us about Western Civilisation now and in the future.

Military Ethics Ancient and Modern

A talk from Matthew Leigh, Fellow and Tutor from St Anne's College, Oxford University, on Military Ethics; taken from the Alumni Weekend 2012.

Military Ethics Ancient and Modern

A talk from Matthew Leigh, Fellow and Tutor from St Anne's College, Oxford University, on Military Ethics; taken from the Alumni Weekend 2012.

On Stage and Screen: Defining Moments in Entertainment Since 1962

As St Catherine's was being built, in July 1962, the Telstar satellite was making history as the first to relay television pictures through space. A year later, Mary Whitehouse would launch her 'Clean Up TV' campaign.

Renewable Energies in a Green Economy: Defining Developments

It was with the chance of making 'a special contribution to the urgent national need for more scientists' that St Catherine's College was first contemplated.

Hard words, best words words in use, writing the inventory of english

English, as its vocabulary confirms, is constantly on the move - both words and meaning act as witnesses to time and change, revealing the diverse pathways of contact and conflict with other nations, as well as changes in culture and identity.

How to eat an Elephant: Why Climate Change Policy is in a Mess and How to Fix it

For more than two decades, Professor Steve Rayner has led interdisciplinary research programmes on science technology and environment, specifically on global climate change.

Going into Politics? Tales from an Academic in Westminster

Professor Marc Stears reflects on his experiences. Marc Stears is a Professor of Political Theory and fellow at University College.

The Constitutional Issues surrounding devolution in the UK

Iain MacLean, Professor of Politics and fellow of Nuffield College, the British Academy and the Royal Society Edinburgh, has published widely on constitutional issues. MacLean is joined by Professor Will Hutton.

After the Crash: Restoring Economic Growth

Founding St Catherine's College in the 1960s required extensive appeals to industry to secure adequate funding to build and endow the new College.

Sir Humphry Davy: Natural Philosopher, Discoverer, Inventor, Poet, Man of Action

When St Catherine's College was first being envisaged, creating an undergraduate body with an equal number of science and arts students was at the forefront of our Founder's minds.

Defining Moments in International Relations Since 1962

The world of our Founders was one in which the space race heated up, and the Cold War froze over. In October 1962, as the College's first cohort of undergraduates arrived, Cuba was bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.

Revolutionising 21st Century Healthcare Through Technology

A panel discussion on new techniques and applications in the emerging field exploring the boundaries between man and machine in medical imaging, drug delivery and taking healthcare from the hospital to the home.

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