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St Anne's College
by Oxford University
St Anne's stands out in Oxford as a college that is down to earth, modern, informal and open to the world. It also has a determined sense of its academic purpose.It began in 1879 offering a university education to women who otherwise would have found it unaffordable. It became a full College of the University in 1952. It has taken both men and women since 1979, and is now one of Oxford's largest colleges, with over 400 undergraduates and 150 graduates.
Episodes
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How bad is the current crisis of American democracy?
Professor Adam Smith gives a talk to alumni entitled "How bad is the current crisis of American democracy?" The current sense of crisis is driven by the anxiety about creeping authoritarianism and corruption, a dis-informed electorate and unaccountable social media giants. But American democracy...
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At the Frontlines of Change: Feminist Leadership Transforming Lives - Devaki Jain Lecture
Noeleen Heyzer gives the 2016 Devaki Jain Lecture. Noeleen Heyzer is former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Born in Singapore, she was the first woman from the South to head the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the first woman to head the Economic and Social Commission...
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Our built heritage: a gem or a millstone? What's worth keeping and why? - St Anne's Gaudy Seminar 2016
The 2016 St Anne's Gaudy Seminar. With Helen Ghosh (Director-General of the National Trust), Caroline Stanford (Historian and Head of Engagement at The Landmark Trust), Liane Hartley (Co-Founder of Mend) and Dr Michael Fradley (Research Assistant on ‘Endangered Archaeology’ project).
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The UK, Germany, and the European Union
Talk given by the former German Ambassador, Georg Boomgaarden, at St Anne's College in November 2014. Part of the inaugural international seminar and dinner at the College.
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Is the printed word dead?
Kathryn Sutherland, Drummond Moir and Sara Lloyd give talk for the St Anne's college Alumni Weekend 2014
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Diseases of Modern Life
Professor Sally Shuttleworth, Head of the Humanities Division, gives a talk for the St Anne's Alumni Weekend 2014
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Mathematics in Medicine and Biology
Dr Sarah Waters (Fellow and Tutor in Applied Mathematics) gives a talk for the St Anne's College Maths reunion
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A History of Maths at St Anne's
Dr Graham Nelson (Supernumerary Fellow and Lecturer in Mathematics), gives a talk for the St Anne's College Maths reunion
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Scaling Hilary: A world-class maths education for all
Junaid Mubeen (Mathematics, 2004), gives a talk for the St Anne's College MAthematics reuion
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Translation as Literature
Matthew Reynolds, Fellow and Tutor in English Language and Literature, Oxford, gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. Translations are never as good as their originals - or so we tend to think. But why should that be? Surely translation can involve gain as well as loss? But, if it does...
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Where will Tomorrow's Food Come From - and What will be the Consequences?
The St Anne's Gaudy Seminar explores the topic of food security, focusing in particular on sustainability, supply and demand, and aid and trade. How will science, ecology and consumers have an impact on how food is produced and distributed?
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Rich and Poor in Britain in the Age of Dickens and Today
A lecture exploring the differences and similarities between the rich and poor of Dickens' era and that of today. Alison Jackson, Jane Humphries, Helen Small and Paul Donovan bring forward their views in a panel discussion.
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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.
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St Anne's and the Sciences
A discussion with Professor Dame Linda Partridge and Professor Jean Golding which took place on Saturday 19th May as part of St Anne's 60th anniversary celebrations.
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St Anne's and the Imagination
A discussion with Dame Penelope Lively and Professor Patrick McGuinness which took place on Saturday 19th May as part of St Anne's 60th anniversary celebrations.
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Introduction to Project Management
Samantha Ackermere, a student at St Anne's College, Oxford, gives a talk on project management relative to large, complex projects.
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Metaphor and Synesthesia: Some Considerations on Expressive Blending
April Pierce, DPhil Researcher at St Anne's College, Oxford, gives a talk on Metaphor and Synesthesia, a neurological condition.
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Philosophy Reunion Seminar: Emotion, Imagination and Education
Kathleen Lennon, Philosophy, University of Hull gives a Special Philosophy Seminar at St Anne's. Introduced by Roger Crisp, Oxford and featuring responses from Constantine Sandis and Dawn Wilson.
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An interview with Gabriele Taylor by Dr Nigel Bowles
An interview with the philosopher Gabriele Taylor (Senior Research Fellow at St Anne's) conducted by Dr Nigel Bowles (Director of the Rothermere American Institute).
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Costume in Roman Comedy
From the St Anne's Classics Reunion. The role of costume in Roman comedy by Professor Matthew Leigh.
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Costume in Greek Tragedy
From the St Anne's Classics Reunion. The role of swords in Greek tragedy by Dr Rosie Wyles.
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A Florence Nightingale for the 21st Century
From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Marjorie Reeves Memorial lecture given in St Anne's College. Mark Bostridge, author of the first major biography of Florence Nightingale in 50 years talks about the great woman's life and character.
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In Defense of Business Ethics - Said Business School Centre for Corporate Reputation
Roger Crisp gives a talk on business ethics as part of the Said Business School's Seminar - The ethics of reputation and the reputation of ethics: oxymoron or research subject?
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Interview with Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College
Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College and former managing editor of The Economist talks about the role of a College in teaching and research.
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Interview with Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College
Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College and former managing editor of The Economist talks about the role of a College in teaching and research.
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Genetics of Common Human Diseases
Peter Donnelly, one of the UK's leading statisticians and geneticists, discusses his involvement in recent projects aimed at understanding the genetics of common human diseases.
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St Anne's stands out in Oxford as a college that is down to earth, modern, informal and open to the world. It also has a determined sense of its academic purpose.It began in 1879 offering a university education to women who otherwise would have found it unaffordable. It became a full College of the University in 1952. It has taken both men and women since 1979, and is now one of Oxford's largest colleges, with over 400 undergraduates and 150 graduates.
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