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Lorna Casselton Memorial Lectures

talks

Date & Time

Sun, 15 Nov 2026

19:00

Venue

Mathematical Institute

University of Oxford

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On St Cross College

About this event

Attend the Lorna Casselton Memorial Lectures for thought-provoking discussions on science and society.

Why you should come

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• Hear Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse discuss science as revolution

• Learn from Professor Ada Yonath on modern medicine challenges

• Explore AI insights with Professor Fei-Fei Li from Google

Event Highlights

  • Keynote addresses from Nobel Laureates
  • Focus on groundbreaking research in biology
  • Annual commemoration of Professor Lorna Casselton
  • Diverse topics from AI to planetary crises
  • Networking with leading scientists and researchers

Speakers

Professor Sir Paul Nurse

President of the Royal Society

Professor Ada Yonath

Nobel Laureate, Weizmann Institute of Science

Dr Ellen Stofan

Former NASA Chief Scientist

Professor Fei-Fei Li

Google Chief Scientist of AI

Professor Matthew Botvinick

Director of Neuroscience Research, DeepMind

Dr Andrea Hinwood

Chief Scientist, United Nations Environment Programme

Professor Jeff Dahn

Dalhousie University, former Head of Tesla Advanced Battery Research

Professor George Church

Harvard University, co-initiator of the Human Genome Project

Professor Ingrid Daubechies

Duke University, first woman President of the International Mathematical Union

Dr Bryan Wells

NATO Chief Scientist

Professor Pavel Kabat

Chief Scientist and Research Director of the World Meteorological Organization

Programme

14:00-15:00

Science as Revolution

14:00-15:00

Global Challenges in Modern Medicine

14:00-15:00

The International Search for Life Beyond Earth

14:00-15:00

Artificial Intelligence: A Deeply Human Pursuit

14:00-15:00

AI and the Challenge of Human Cooperation

14:00-15:00

The Role of Fungi in Solving Planetary Crises

Organized by: St Cross College

Contact: contact@stx.ox.ac.uk

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