The medieval period (11-16c) in Japan was a moment of great creativity in the religious and political sphere. Shaped by Tantric Buddhism, new notions of attainment emerged, articulated through distinctive practices and unconventional visual forms. This talk re-reads a curious portrait of Go-Daigo Tenno in light of an influential ritual of Tantric consecration that was constructed anew in the medieval period.

Surgeon Commander Charlotte Evans MBChB MSc MRCPsych RN is the Royal Navy Hudson Visiting Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford. She recently served as the Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry to the Head of Royal Navy Healthcare, where she provided subject matter expertise in her clinical role as a consultant psychiatrist, as well as non-clinical support and advice on mental health and illness on strategic, operational and tactical levels.

Lieutenant General Richard Nugee CB CVO CBE was appointed as Non-Executive Director for Climate Change and Sustainability at the Ministry of Defence in March 2021. Before this appointment, Lt Gen Nugee wrote the review of the Ministry of Defence’s approach to climate change and sustainability, leading directly to the 2021 Ministry of Defence Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach.

HE Jukka Siukosaari is the serving Ambassador of Finland to the United Kingdom. Prior to being appointed to the post in 2021, he had previously served in the Office of the President of the Republic of Finland, as well as various diplomatic roles in Japan, Argentina, South Africa, Italy and the Republic of Ireland.

The United Kingdom intends to position itself as a leader in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem, both in its innovation and development as well as its regulation. The government has released their proposal for “A Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation”, intending to offer a middle-path between the prevailing “hands-off” approach to AI regulation in the USA and the stronger regulatory approach of the European Union.

Robert F. Trager is Co-Director of the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, International Governance Lead at the Centre for the Governance of AI, and Senior Research Fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. He is a recognised expert in the international governance of emerging technologies, diplomatic practice, institutional design, and technology regulation. He regularly advises government and industry leaders on these topics.

You are invited to join other DPIR DPhils, post-docs and staff for a Researcher Meet-Up at 17:00-18:45 on Thursday, 19 October in the Manor Road Building Common Room to get to know each other and learn what others are working on.

This event aims to foster the culture of academic exchange at DPIR. It brings DPhil students, post-docs, and DPIR staff together, to exchange what they work on and research ideas to promote academic collaboration among peers.