Join us for a discussion on the role of journalism in the 21st Century, featuring Frank Gardner, the BBC's Security Correspondent. This will be followed by a tea tasting by the founder of Dorje Teas, and an informal chat on the event and topic more broadly amongst attendees.

This paper will reveal the entanglements of timber trade and deforestation issues under the auspices of the League of Nations. As the discussion will show, forests and timber merged two intertwining threads. As an international forum for industrial cooperation, the League was focused on supporting and ensuring efficient global production of a variety of raw materials. Due to different circumstances, timber received a special attention on behalf of different players involved.

Engagement describes the many ways that we can share our research and its value by interacting with wider public audiences, generating mutual benefit. We look at what public engagement is and some of the reasons why you might want to do it. We'll highlight the multitude of different approaches you can take, including real examples from the University and further afield. We'll provide tips on getting started and where to get support. Our face to face sessions typically include researchers presenting their experiences and answering your questions.

Join us for a fantastic panel event bringing together representatives from academia, business, the UN World Tourism Organisation and Just a Drop - an NGO that has helped deliver sustainable water solutions to over 1.9 million people in 32 countries - to discuss how organisations can work together to progress sustainable tourism and delivery of the sustainable development goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more and put your questions to sector leaders.

Verified is an initiative of the United Nations, in collaboration with Purpose, to provide content that cuts through misinformation to deliver life-saving information, fact-based advice and stories from the best of humanity.

Over the last 2 years, Verified has developed into a model for how the the UN can communicate and respond quickly and effectively to emerging global challenges. The Verified communications infrastructure, networks, and partnerships can be rapidly activated for future communications on public health and other issues.

CVs and cover letters are read very quickly (think seconds!) yet are crucial for getting an interview. We will share tips on how to tailor your CV, articulate relevant skills and experience, and deliver an effective application. Through individual and group exercises, you will apply the learning to your own application materials.

This session will cover applications to a wide range of sectors, including academia.

Workshop objectives:

Rajesh Thakker is the May Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. His main research interests include the molecular basis of disorders of calcium homeostasis and he has authored over 450 publications, which have included peer-reviewed papers in the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Nature Genetics, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Lancet Journals. He is a Consultant Endocrinologist who provides expertise in the fields of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), and disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism.

How does economics compare to other social sciences in its study of issues related to race and ethnicity? Join us for the first 'What Economists Really Do' talk of the academic year with Arun Advani.

Arun is an Associate Professor at the University of Warwick and co-chair of the Discover Economics campaign, which aims to increase the diversity of people who study and work in economics.

Arun will describe his research on this topic in which he studied the themes of over 500,000 academic publications in economics, political science, and sociology since the 1960s.

About 2% of natural gas production (13 billion kilograms of methane) is estimated to leak from US oil and gas (O&G) facilities each year. Methane contributes aggressively to climate change, with 34 times greater short-term global warming potential than carbon dioxide. We use a vehicle-mounted gas analyzer 1) to assess the extent of fugitive emissions from the O&G sector in Weld County, Colorado, and 2) to evaluate policies to reduce these emissions.

Hybrid event

Please join either in person or online. For in-person attendees, the talk will be preceded by a light lunch at 12.15pm.

Please email comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk with any questions or to receive the Microsoft Teams link.