In this session we will draw together researchers and clinicians who have an interest in modulating the ways that fractured bones heal. Attendees are looking at this issue from different spheres of basic and clinical science and the cluster aims to identify areas of common interest and novel collaboration. Hosted by the oxford trauma research group the session will look to raise awareness of the multi faceted possibilities to augment bone healing, which in turn might reduce the pain and disability associate with sustaining a fractured bone and return patients to function earlier.

The event is BSL interpreted. This workshop is a cross-disciplinary exploration of the relationships between gesture and language, and the role of signifying embodied movements more broadly, in culturally Tibetan and related linguistic areas of the Himalayas. We consider: 1. How Tibetan repertoires of gesturing, speaking and signing are related to patterns of visual and bodily communication in everyday life and other domains; 2. The use of gesture, specifically, and how it relates to other forms and functions of speech and text, dance and Buddhist debate. How do such forms of expression create social relations, distinct ways of being and forms of knowledge? Furthermore, without losing sight of the wider social processes and political history of the region, we consider affordances of visual-gestural modality for communicative purposes, and how they are modified to accommodate diverse sets of meanings and recreate asymmetrical relations.

This Trauma Cluster session is hosting the NIHR/Orthopaedic Trauma Society Musculoskeletal Trauma Research Network Meeting. This is to discuss new trials and those in the pipeline. There are normally around 40 delegates in attendance which consist of mostly researchers/chief investigators.

The Wolfson College Welfare Team is organising a 'walk-about' the college as a means of assessing the extent to which Wolfson's buildings and infrastructure are truly welcoming for students and staff with various disabilities. We encourage all common room members particularly those with disabilities or special knowledge and experience with accessibility issues in the College to join us for this event. For this event we will convene at the Lodge, and make our way through different parts of the college to try and identify areas where there is a scope for improvement. 

This event also hopes to create greater awareness about the challenges faced by students and staff with disabilities, and to foster a sense of solidity within the College. 

For further queries and/or suggestions, please contact the Welfare Officers (welfare@wolfson.ox.ac.uk). 

Join us for a day conference in celebration of Sanskrit studies, in honour of Dr Jim Benson; with eminent speakers presenting on topics including Pāṇinian grammar, Vedic, philosophy, religion, history, poetics and culture. Speakers: Dr Fabrizia Baldissera, University of Florence Professor Johannes Bronkhorst, University of Lausanne Dr Don Davis, University of Texas at Austin Dr Paul Dundas, University of Edinburgh Dr Elisa Freschi, Austrian Academy of Sciences Professor Stephanie Jamison, UCLA Professor Jim Laine, Macalester College Dr James Mallinson, SOAS Dr Nina Mirnig, Austrian Academy of Sciences Dr Bihani Sarkar, Oxford Professor Gary Tubb, University of Chicago Lunch and refreshments are provided. Attendance is free, but please register in advance, if at all possible. For the full programme, and to register, visit: https://mahopadhyayamahotsava.eventbrite.co.uk.

Alain George, I.M.Pei Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture will deliver his Inaugural Lecture, "A Crossroads of History: The Domed Treasury at the Great Mosque of Damascus", on Tuesday 28 May 2019 in the Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, at 5.30pm. Please be seated by 5.15pm. Members of the University wear black gowns. Please contact Gillian Cane: krc.office@orinst.ox.ac.uk , 01865 (2)78222, to book your place.

Are you or someone you know looking for childcare now or in the future? Wolfson College Day Nursery are hosting our first ever OPEN DAY on Saturday 25th May from 10am until 1pm and would like to invite you to attend. This is a great opportunity to visit our nursery, meet the team of educators, ask questions and join our waitlist. Please contact us to register your attendance