Oxford 2018 -- Thursday 8 February 2018
We are delighted that our Oxford 2018 championship is being hosted by Magdalen College School and supported by Immunocore.
Immunocore is the world’s leading T cell receptor (TCR) company, a global biotech striving to transform medical practice in the most challenging disease areas. Immunocore’s world-leading science has led to discovery collaborations with major pharmaceutical companies and recent investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Magdalen College School was founded in 1480 by William Waynflete: schoolmaster, bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor of England. Being of humble origins, Waynflete was determined that others of ability should be given the opportunity to learn, to serve and to prosper as he did. Now well into its sixth century, the school’s former pupils include scholars, war heroes, musicians, Olympians, a Nobel Prize laureate, a Hollywood film director, and a saint.
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09:00-09:30 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
09:30-09:45 WELCOME
09:50-11:00 DEBATE 1
"We should accept the risk inherent in contact sports"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Robin Aitken
journalist; author
Geoff Kidder
Academy of Ideas
Jo Rice
Ashmolean Museum
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Alison Boulton
University of Oxford
Andrea Keegan
Oxford University Press
Martin Wynne
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 3
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Tim Abrahams
Machine Books
Sarah Dowding
Immunocore
Sandy Starr
Progress Educational Trust
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 4
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Elizabeth Frazer
New College, University of Oxford
Roger Goodman
University of Oxford
Austin Williams
Kingston University, London
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
11:05-12:15 DEBATE 2
"Social media sites should filter out fake news stories"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Peter Hunter
Dominican Friar
Karen Leeder
New College, University of Oxford
Austin Williams
Kingston University, London
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Roger Goodman
University of Oxford
Andrea Keegan
Oxford University Press
Martin Kemp
University of Oxford
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 3
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Tim Abrahams
Machine Books
Robin Aitken
journalist; author
Sarah Dowding
Immunocore
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 4
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Elizabeth Frazer
New College, University of Oxford
Ceri Thomas
University of Oxford
Nigel Warburton
freelance philosopher
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
12:20-13:25 DEBATE 3
"We should not eat meat"
GROUP 1
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Peter Hunter
Dominican Friar
Karen Leeder
New College, University of Oxford
Mark Lees
Immunocore
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 2
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Martin Kemp
University of Oxford
Andrew McLellan
Pitt Rivers Museum
Andrew Wilson
broadcaster; journalist
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 3
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Alison Boulton
University of Oxford
Sandy Starr
Progress Educational Trust
Sue Townsend
Immunocore
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
GROUP 4
FOR:
AGAINST:
CHAIR
JUDGES
Naomi Firsht
freelance journalist and columnist
Jill Kirby
writer and broadcaster
Andrew Knox
Immunocore
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
13:30-14:30 LUNCH
14:30-14:50 RESULTS
15:00-16:20 SEMI-FINALS AND RESULTS
"Monuments to controversial historical figures should remain"
SEMI-FINAL 1
FOR:
Winner Group 1
AGAINST:
Winner Group 2
CHAIR
JUDGES
Andrew Billen
The Times
Jill Kirby
writer and broadcaster
Sandy Starr
Progress Educational Trust
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
SEMI-FINAL 2
FOR:
Winner Group 3
AGAINST:
Winner Group 4
CHAIR
JUDGES
Naomi Firsht
freelance journalist and columnist
Alan Hudson
Kellogg College, University of Oxford
Nigel Warburton
freelance philosopher
INDIVIDUAL JUDGES
16:20-16:50 AFTERNOON TEA-BREAK
17:00-19:00 FINAL DEBATE, RESULTS AND THANK YOUS
"Medical data sharing is a threat to our privacy"
FOR:
Winner Semi-Final 1
AGAINST:
Winner Semi-Final 2
CHAIR
JUDGES
Pamela Dow
Catch 22
Mark Lees
Immunocore
Ceri Thomas
University of Oxford
