The Westminster Model in UK Politics
In this lecture, Dr Patrick Diamond (Queen Mary, University of London) explores the central characteristics of the Westminster Model in UK politics, focusing in particular on: (i) the fact that the UK operates under an unwritten constitution; (ii) the concepts of the sovereignty of parliam
From playlist Government and Politics
Mathematical Models of Financial Derivatives: Oxford Mathematics 3rd Year Student Lecture
Our latest student lecture features the first lecture in the third year course on Mathematical Models of Financial Derivatives from Sam Cohen where students learn that the aim of any financial model is not to make money but to avoid being exploited. We are making these lectures available
From playlist Oxford Mathematics 3rd Year Student Lectures
Structure of Oxford and Cambridge explained!
You can follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/simonoxfphys Because so many people have asked me questions about how the college and department structure works in Oxford (/Cambridge) I thought I would answer such questions in a video. Please let me know in the comments if anything is s
From playlist Oxbridge Admissions
Riemannian Geometry - Definition: Oxford Mathematics 4th Year Student Lecture
Riemannian Geometry is the study of curved spaces. It is a powerful tool for taking local information to deduce global results, with applications across diverse areas including topology, group theory, analysis, general relativity and string theory. In these two introductory lectures
From playlist Oxford Mathematics Student Lectures - Riemannian Geometry
Introduction to University Mathematics - Oxford Mathematics 1st Year Student Lecture
This course is taken in the first two weeks of the first year of the Oxford Mathematics degree. It introduces the concepts and ways of mathematical thinking that students need in the years ahead. Much of the context will be familiar from high school but the way we think and write about i
From playlist Oxford Mathematics Student Lectures - Introduction to University Mathematics
Differential Equations 1 - Maximum Principle: Oxford Mathematics 2nd Year Student Lecture
This is the final lecture from Melanie Rupflin's Second Year Differential Equations Course. In this lecture we prove the parabolic maximum principle and discuss how it can be used also for nonlinear versions of the heat equation to control the behaviour of solutions in terms of the initial
From playlist Oxford Mathematics Student Lectures - Differential Equations
This is one of the easier questions on the exam, and it is a fun one to solve. 2020 Oxford MAT 1C https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/attachments/test20_0.pdf solutions https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/system/files/attachments/websolutions20_1.pdf Twitter sqrt https://twitter.com/mathisstil
From playlist Math Puzzles, Riddles And Brain Teasers
American rager, stochastic modelling, and student press - HT2013 Week 3
In which I possess the enthusiasm of a sponge. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave your stories about Oxford in the comments section, or if you want to do so anonymously send me a message! So much work going on, but for some reason I only seem to attribute my tiredness to last night's party (For tu
From playlist Oxvlogs
What's it like studying string theory at Oxford?
What is string theory, and how do you study it? Learn more about the equations of the theory in the bonus video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/simonclark-extra-detail-on-thomas-phd-in-string-theory (link updated March 2023) String theory and machine learning - two hot topics in physi
From playlist PhD stories
What does Oxford look for in international applicants?
What qualifications does Oxford expect from international applicants? What about GCSEs and A levels? I sat down with YOUR questions and the lovely Dan Pugh-Bevan from my old college at Oxford University, St Peters! Dan's job is to help people apply to Oxford, and to dispel any myths that
From playlist Oxbridge Admissions
Transnet: Understanding traffic with open data and visualization
Abstract: Contemporary urban policy makers face a critical challenge over the next decade or so: transport infrastructure needs to be able to cope with growing (and increasingly mobile) populations, yet central and local governments are operating in an era of austerity where major new inv
From playlist Turing Seminars
What is my PhD all about? And what have I been up to? - Exvlog #6
I've decided to stop worrying about the length of these videos because #YOLO... In this video I talk about my specific research question, my recent excursions to Oxford and Vienna and also some upcoming videos. This is classic content, right here. My EGU playlist - https://www.youtube.co
From playlist Exvlogs
Riemannian Geometry - Examples, pullback: Oxford Mathematics 4th Year Student Lecture
Riemannian Geometry is the study of curved spaces. It is a powerful tool for taking local information to deduce global results, with applications across diverse areas including topology, group theory, analysis, general relativity and string theory. In these two introductory lectures
From playlist Oxford Mathematics Student Lectures - Riemannian Geometry
Richard Dawkins: The Making of a Scientific Legend
New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's it like to be worshipped by the Alt-Right? Not good, especial
From playlist Richard Dawkins | Big Think
Quidditch, the Bodleian, and snow - HT2013 Week 1
First week's offering from Oxford! I meet Oxford University's (muggle) quidditch team, visit the Bodleian library and talk a bit about the work that I've been doing. There was so much stuff to talk about this week that I had to cut out loads of material, hopefully I'll be able to include i
From playlist Oxvlogs
SDS 451: Translating PhD Research into ML Applications — with Dan Shiebler
Dan Shiebler joins us to discuss his category theory Ph.D. program, his full-time job at Twitter, and how the two crossover and combine in his overall data work. In this episode you will learn: • Dan’s neuroscience undergrad and MATLAB [2:38] • Dan’s Ph.D. timeline and research [12:27] •
From playlist Super Data Science Podcast
The Ashmolean, poetry, and punishment - HT2013 Week 4
WARNING - CONTAINS ONE USE OF STRONG LANGUAGE In which I seem to have hit a second wind of vlogging enthusiasm. I visit one of the best museums in the world, am privileged enough to see one of the best young poets in the world and eat some of the best cake in the world. I also do some scie
From playlist Oxvlogs
643: A.I. for Medicine — with Charlotte Deane
#AIForMedicine #MachineLearningInMedicine #AIinMedicine AI prediction tools for antibodies and using statistics to prepare healthcare systems for pandemics: host @JonKrohnLearns speaks with Chief Scientist of Biologics AI for Exscientia Charlotte Deane about the variety of potential partn
From playlist Super Data Science Podcast
Joss Whedon, balls and stochastic processes - TT2013 Week 1
In which past (pre-ball) Simon cheats, and future (post-ball) Simon is incredibly grateful for him doing so. I talk about handing in my masters project, the work that I've been doing in theoretical and atmospheric physics, and discuss the Oxford Union. Some links: The Oxford Union: http:/
From playlist Oxvlogs
Introduction to University Mathematics: Lecture 7 - Oxford Mathematics 1st Year Student Lecture
This course is taken in the first two weeks of the first year of the Oxford Mathematics degree. It introduces the concepts and ways of mathematical thinking that students need in the years ahead. Much of the context will be familiar from high school but the way we think and write about i
From playlist Oxford Mathematics Student Lectures - Introduction to University Mathematics