Discussion Groups
The MCR runs a series of Discussion Groups for all members of College, but primarily aimed at graduate students.
There's always something happening in our MCR during term! Check back soon for a copy of this term's discussion_groups termcard.
The original idea behind the Sciences Discussion Group was to get graduate students away from the lab/computer/library to think and talk about wider issues than their own research. We now have a successful Arts and Humanities Discussion Group too. We invite academics, artists, authors, scientists, and others who are all experts in their field. Previous speakers include Lord John Krebs, Lord Robert Winston, Edwina Currie, and Philip Pullman.
The Discussion Groups are informal and relaxed and take place on either a Thursday or Friday lunchtime. The numbers of attendees is limited to 25 students. Guests engage the audience in their topic however they choose, as long as it is interactive; most have given a short slide and/or or video presentation, and all have answered (and often asked us) numerous questions and generated a lively discussion.
Participants generally rate the sessions as "excellent" and sign up with comments like "Last week was brilliant!" or "Count me in!" If you need further persuasion, College provides a free lunch as well!
The organisers of each Discussion Group are as follows:
- Arts and Humanities (Thursday): Gavin Jamieson (gavin.jamieson [at] st-annes.ox.ac.uk)
- Sciences (Friday): Christina Mayer (christina.mayer [at] st-annes.ox.ac.uk)
