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Sunday 10 October
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Holy Communion
The Revd Dr Alex Popescu, Psychiatrist and Deacon. Welcome service for all Balliol newcomers. Dinner follows in the Old Common Room
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Thursday 14 October
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Doug's Lunch
D.R. Thorpe, author of Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan. Note venue: to be held in the OCR, 1.00-2.00pm.
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Sunday 17 October
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Evensong*
The Chaplain
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Sunday 17 October
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Musical Society Concert***
1800th Concert – The Ernest Walker Concert. The Nash Ensemble. Music by Beethoven, Poulenc, Ibert and Mozart
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Wednesday 20 October
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Research Consilium
Dr. Toby Ord "Positive Ethics: Looking at the Bigger Picture". Old Common Room, 6.00pm.
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Thursday 21 October
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Doug's Lunch**
Young Lives’ Senior Policy Officer, Paul Dornan, explains more about the project of studying 12,000 children as they grow up in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam.
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Thursday 21 October
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar
Dr. Theodore Piepenbrock, MIT, "The Evolution of Business Ecosystems: Models, Metaphors and Myths." Master's Lodgings or Lecture room 23 (TBC), 5.30pm.
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Sunday 24 October
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Evensong*
The Revd Professor Judith Brown, Fellow of Balliol
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Tuesday 26 October
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Oliver Smithies Lecture
Professor Bengt Fornberg, "Numerical Solution of the Painlevé Equations". Mathematical Institute, Gibson Building RI.0.48, 2.00pm.
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Tuesday 26 October
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar: Tense and Time Group
Mr. Bob Hargrave and Dr. Mark Thakkar (Balliol) "The English Tense Code Explained." Lecture Room 23, Balliol College, 1.45pm. Coffee at half-time. Details available at http://burnellus.com/tense/the-seminars/
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Thursday 28 October
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Doug's Lunch**
Yuan Yang, PPEist in her final year at Balliol and OUSU’s Women’s Officer – "Raising Consciousness: Feminism in discussion".
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Sunday 31 October
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Holy Communion*
The Revd Dr Anthony Rustell Vicar (designate) of Osney
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Sunday 31 October
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Musical Society Concert***
1801st Concert. Harriet Adie (harp) and Caroline Adie (oboe). Music by Granados, Debussy, Fauré and Saint-Saëns and many others
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Tuesday 2 November
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar: Tense and Time Group
Details to be announced. Lecture Room 23, Balliol College, 1.45pm
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Wednesday 3 November
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Roman Catholic Mass
The termly Roman Catholic Mass will be held at 6.00pm in Chapel
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Thursday 4 November
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Doug's Lunch**
Bridget Walker – "Transforming Conflict, Waging Peace: Quaker approaches to social and political change". Bridget has a background in international development – with Oxfam, Quaker Peace and Social Witness and Christian Aid.
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Thursday 4 November
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar
Dr. Sophie Marnette "Discourse Analysis: Stakeholder Rhetoric and Organizational Myths." Master's Lodgings or Lecture room 23 (TBC), 5.30pm. CANCELLED.
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Thursday 4 November
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Oliver Smithies Lecture
"Jim Rogers in Conversation." Lecture room 23, Balliol College, 5.45pm. Entry by ticket only – available in advance from the Lodge
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Sunday 7 November
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Evensong*
The Revd Marie-Elsa Bragg, Said Business School. Dinner follows in the Old Common Room
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Sunday 7 November
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Media Society Lecture
Simon Kelner, Editor of The Independent will talk about his time editing the paper and the current state of the media. Massey Room, 8.00pm
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Tuesday 9 November
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar: Tense and Time Group
Dr. Mark Thakkar and Mr. Bob Hargrave will lead a seminar: "Secondary Messages – The Sexy Stuff". Lecture Room 23, Balliol College, 1.45pm. Coffee at half-time.
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Thursday 11 November
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Doug's Lunch**
Andrew Copson, Vice President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) and Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association (BHA) – "Working at the BHA".
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Sunday 14 November
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Evensong*
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY The Revd John O’Connor, OP, Prior of Blackfriars
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Sunday 14 November
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Musical Society Concert***
1802nd Concert. The Jack Liebeck Piano Trio. Music by Mendelssohn and Brahms
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Tuesday 16 November
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar: Tense and Time Group
Dr. Mark Thakkar will lead a seminar on Romance. Lecture Room 23, Balliol College, 1.45pm. Coffee at half-time.
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Thursday 18 November
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Doug's Lunch**
Danny Chivers –"And now for the good news: how we can still ward off the worst of the climate crisis". Danny will discuss the importance of grassroots organising and campaigning in the struggle to control climate change.
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Thursday 18 November
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar
Dr. Andy Gardner – "Social Adaptation". Master's Lodgings or Lecture room 23 (TBC), 5.30pm
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Sunday 21 November
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Holy Communion*
Professor Yorick Wilks, Oxford Internet Institute
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Tuesday 23 November
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar: Tense and Time Group
Dr. Adrian Kelly will present on The Future in Ancient Greek. Lecture Room 23, Balliol College, 1.45pm. Coffee at half-time.
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Thursday 25 November
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Doug's Lunch**
Dr. Stuart White, a leading left-wing political theorist and director of The Public Policy Unit – "Can liberalism survive the coalition?"
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Thursday 25 November
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St Catherine's Day: The College Feast
Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8.00am in Chapel
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Sunday 28 November
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Carol Service
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Sunday 28 November
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Musical Society Concert***
1803rd Concert. Balliol Members' Concert. A selection of Balliol's finest young and old musicians
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Wednesday 1 December
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Oliver Smithies Lecture
Professor Bengt Fornberg, "Radial Basis Functions: Developments and Applications to Planetary Scale Flows", Lecture Room XXIII, Balliol College, 5.00pm
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Thursday 2 December
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Doug's Lunch**
Anna Sander, Balliol archivist (read: ‘Historian-come-bouncer-at-the-doors-of-Balliol-Past’) – "The Balliol Archives". Expect photos to be passed round and sandwich filling NOT to be spilt on ancient documents.
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Thursday 2 December
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Balliol Interdisciplinary Institute Seminar
Prof. Jonathan Michie – "Business Ecosystems and Corporate Diversity". Master's Lodgings or Lecture room 23 (TBC), 5.30pm.
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