Lorna Casselton Memorial Lectures
About this event
Attend the Lorna Casselton Memorial Lectures for thought-provoking discussions on science and society.
Why you should come
AI-powered• 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
Science as Revolution
Global Challenges in Modern Medicine
The International Search for Life Beyond Earth
Artificial Intelligence: A Deeply Human Pursuit
AI and the Challenge of Human Cooperation
The Role of Fungi in Solving Planetary Crises
Organized by: St Cross College
Contact: contact@stx.ox.ac.uk