Oxford Digital Festival 2024
Celebrating Oxford's Digital Innovators
The Oxford Digital Festival will be returning on Thursday 14 November 2024, this year at Rhodes House. We’ll once again be gathering digital innovators from across Oxford under one roof to inspire colleagues about the potential of digital Oxford.
Hosted by Professor Anne Trefethen, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, People and Digital, the day will feature plenary talks, interactive sessions, exhibition stands and offer attendees the opportunity to network.
REGISTER TO ATTEND EXHIBITORS PROGRAMME VENUE 2023 FESTIVAL
REGISTER TO ATTEND
Registration is now closed for the Oxford Digital Festival 2024. We will be recording all sessions on-site and making them available to view on-demand after the event, so watch this space!
EXHIBITORS
Get hands-on with the latest digital tools being developed by colleagues in Oxford and beyond. There will be 35+ exhibitors from across divisions, departments, and colleges. Our confirmed exhibitors include:
| Exhibitor | Further information |
|---|---|
| Digital Scholarship at Oxford | Digital Scholarship website |
| Centre for Digital Scholarship | Sustainable Digital Scholarship Electronic Enlightenment Centre for Digital Scholarship Events |
| Research Data Oxford | Research Data Oxford website |
| FAIRsharing | FAIRsharing website |
| User Experience | UX Centre of Excellence website |
| Digital Accessibility | UX Centre of Excellence website |
| Transforming Oxford's Digital Communications | Transforming Oxford's Digital Communications Programme |
| Synchrony: interactive digital art inspired by cell behaviours in the embryonic heart | Artist website Project website |
| AI and ML Competency Centre | AI and ML Competency Centre website |
| Workflow and Automation Competency Centre | Workflow and Automation Competency Centre website |
| Cloud Computing for Research Competency Centre | Cloud Computing for Research Competency Centre website |
| Cyber Security Competency Centre | Cyber Security Competency Centre website |
| Eyemmersive | Eyemmersive project website Eyemmersive introductory video Eyemmersive showcase |
| GLAM - Exhibit | Exhibit website |
| GLAM - MARCO (Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University) | MARCO website |
| GLAM - Bes - Creating Identities | Bes website |
| GLAM - 3D at the Museum of Natural History | Megalosaurus 200 website |
| GLAM - About Time | About Time website |
| GLAM - Wandering in Other Worlds | Wandering in Other Worlds website |
| Taylor Editions | Taylor Editions website |
| ARCHiOx - Analysis and Recording of Cultural Heritage in Oxford | ARCHiOx website |
| IMPRESA | The IMPRESA project aims to transform Nuffield Department of Medicine's operations by developing a comprehensive web application designed to streamline various workflows within NDM. The platform integrates multiple workflows into a single system, addressing inefficiencies from using separate platforms. |
| Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub events programme (Jesus College) | Cheng Kar Shun Digital Hub website |
| MyOxford | MyOxford project website |
| Online Education Hub | Online Education Hub explainer |
| Oxford Saïd Online (EdTech of Saïd Business School) | Saïd Online Programmes website |
| Digital Education Service (by CTL) | Centre for Teaching and Learning website |
| Online courses development | Continuing Education's online courses |
| Headless Web Development | Merton College website |
| Hands on experience of VR and 3-D modelling medical image segmentation (winners of a VC Award in 2024) |
VC Awards announcement |
| DGscope.id | DGscope is an affordable digital stethoscope designed to aid telemedicine, telemonitoring, medical training, and research while minimizing auscultation errors that might otherwise result in inaccurate diagnoses. |
| Train Your Eyes, Train Your Brain – Amblyopia Virtual Reality | Train Your Eyes, Train Your Brain – Amblyopia Virtual Reality webpage |
| Mung! Digital Grandchild | Mung! LinkedIn |
| Quantifying Parkinson's using digital wearable technology | OxQUIP study website |
| Laing O’Rourke (inc Schwarzman Centre) | Read about the building of the new Schwarzman Centre |
| Improving Wireless Programme | Improving Wireless programme website |
| Opportunities List |
A centralized, filtered, database of humanities-relevant opportunities accessible to members of the university. Hosted on SharePoint page through a Microsoft List. Communications Officers and/or professional services staff can add opportunities that may be of shared interest throughout the Humanities Division. This eliminates duplication of work and allows us to share information between faculties. |
| PixselChat - Follow lectures in your own language | PixselChat website |
PROGRAMME
Running from 09:30 to 16:30, Oxford Digital Festival offers a day filled with sessions from leading industry experts, along with exciting and interactive workshops led by colleagues here at the University.
| 09:30 | Registration opens |
| 10:00 - 10:15 McCall MacBain Hall |
Opening address from Professor Anne Trefethen, PVC People and Digital |
| 10:15 - 11:00 McCall MacBain Hall |
AI and climate
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| 11:05 - 11:35 McCall MacBain Hall |
OPTIONAL Workshop 1 – ‘AI and me’ – Hear from colleagues in the Gen AI pilot |
| 12:15 - 13:00 McCall MacBain Hall |
The future of education – facilitated by Anne Trefethen
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| 13:05 - 14:00 McCall MacBain Hall |
OPTIONAL Workshop 2 - 'AI and music’ – with Professor Dave de Roure and Rob Laidlow |
| 15:00 - 15:45 McCall MacBain Hall |
Sustainable computing - for people and planet - How the UK must harness the heat from data centres
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| 16:30 | End of festival |
Also get involved with:
- DigiTalks - 5 minute pitches from colleagues
- XR Lab Experience - with the Atlantic Institute XR Lab, pre-registration required
VENUE
Rhodes House
Address
Rhodes House
South Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3RG
United Kingdom
Rhodes House does not have visitor parking and we would encourage attendees to arrive by foot, bicycle, public transportation or by using one of the convenient Park & Rides.
For more information on finding Rhodes House, please review the venue website.
RELIVE LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL
You can browse our 2023 Digital Festival page for video highlights of last year's event, along with recorded playbacks of plenaries and a list of past exhibitors.
Register to attend
Registration is now closed for the Oxford Digital Festival 2024.
Visitor Guide
View our visitor guide for full information on venue, speakers, and exhibitors.
Oxford Digital Festival 2024 Visitor Guide
