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Rotary Club of Oxford Spires

3 days ago

At our club meeting on Tuesday 26th November we were pleased to welcome our two current Rotary Scholars Jelka and Emilia. Both are studying for a PhD at the University of Oxford and both are hosted by our club and funded in part by our Rotary District across the Thames Valley.

Jelka is just starting her PhD in the Department of Experimental Psychology and she explained her interest in emotions and emotional expressions in our faces, how we interpret those expressions and then adjust our own behaviour accordingly. Jelka is interested in how this works in groups, when social identities take over individual identities, such as among football fans. Jelka will be testing some eye tracking software in the lab, watching which parts of a face people look at when shown a photo, and then she will take this out into the field.

Emilia is in her third year of her PhD in the Department of International Relations. Her research is also related to her home country, Mexico, looking at economic development in rural areas. Since Emilia had already spoken to us about her research, she instead told us about an amazingly ambitious project being led by her sponsor Rotary Club, Uruapan Rotary, west of Mexico City. Emilia spoke about the club’s project focussed on the Santa Barbara River and the Santa Catarina Dam. ...

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Rotary Club of Oxford Spires

5 days ago

Take the weight of your feet and come in out of the cold on the dates below and let us look after you with a lovely cuppa and a cake. #ChristmasCafe Invites you in from 10.00am to 12.00pm St Michael and all angels church Lonsdale Road Summertown. ...

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Rotary Club of Oxford Spires

2 weeks ago

We have an exciting meeting tomorrow evening (26th November) starting at 7.30pm at St Michael and all angels Lonsdale Road where we get to hear from two of our Rotary scholars and their journey so far. Come along and meet us. #Summertown oxfordspiresrotary.org.uk ...

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Rotary Club of Oxford Spires

2 weeks ago

Watch out for news of our Christmas Cafe coming soon at St Michaels and all angels church Saturday, December 7th, 14th & 21st. 10am till 12.00pm #Summertown. Coffee cakes and tea lovely! 😍🥞🧁🍰🥮 Save the dates don't miss out. ...

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3 weeks ago

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