Charlotte Gruender 1st year DPhil student in Synthetic Biology
Theresa Lieb 2nd year MPhil student in Environmental Change & Management
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How should states reconcile the competing demands of democratic legitimacy within their borders and the ethical obligation to admit outsiders in need of their protection? This seminar will examine how states ought to act when their duty towards needy outsiders is challenged by citizens within their borders whose political judgment they are putatively required to respect.
The panellists for this session are David Miller, Mollie Gerver and Christopher Bertram. The session will be chaired by Matthew Gibney.
Economics has always been part of a broader humanist project, but that connection is often lost in the oversimplified version that dominates the public discourse. Professor Banerjee and Professor Duflo argue that a deeper understanding of modern economics and its insights is essential for reclaiming that connection. They will illustrate this by drawing on some of the key issues of today, such as immigration, trade, growth, poverty and inequality.
Jack Rowbotham EPA Cephalosporin Fellow and Research Fellow in Bioinorganic Chemistry
Célestine Fünfgeld 2nd year MPhil student in Modern Middle Eastern Studies
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Tim Revell MSt student in History of Art and Visual Culture
Paul Amayo 4th year DPhil student at the Oxford Robotics Institute
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Standing pendulums and cables upside down: the ‘Indian Rope Trick’ in the laboratory
It has been known for around a century that vibrating the pivot point of a pendulum can cause it to stand upside down. The effect is often referred to as the ‘Kapitza pendulum’. Here we will broaden the idea and apply the concepts to inverting sets of pendulums and flexible cables. The talk will include vivid live demonstrations of the effects.
A Linacre dinner will be held in central New York at Tommy Bahama, Fifth Avenue, on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Drinks will be at 7.00 pm with dinner at 7.30 pm. Linacre's Principal, Dr Nick Brown, will be present.
A secure online booking can be made through the Oxford University Online Store here .
A Linacre dinner will be held at Momed Restaurant, Atwater, on Sunday, April 8, 2018, with drinks at 7.00 pm, and dinner at 7.30 pm. Booking can be made securely through the Oxford University Online Store here
The next Oxford University North American Reunion will be held the weekend of April 6 and 7, 2018 in San Francisco, incorporating a Linacre dinner on Saturday, April 7 at Piperade Restaurant (drinks at 7.30 pm; dinner at 8.00 pm). All Linacre Members are welcome to book for the Linacre dinner--to be attended by the Principal, Dr Nick Brown--regardless of whether they are able to attend the full University weekend. A secure online booking for the Linacre dinner can be made here
The University will hold events over the weekend of March 16-18, 2018, including a Gala Dinner on Saturday, 17th March. Full details and online booking are now available here:
Linacre will also hold a dinner, attended by the Principal, for Linacre Old Members on Friday, 16th March, at 8.30 pm at Hostaria da Vincenzo. You can make a secure online booking for the Linacre dinner on March 16th here Please note that the University Reunion events, and the Linacre dinner, are booked separately.