{"id":1770,"date":"2024-08-23T05:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T05:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1770"},"modified":"2024-08-23T05:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T05:52:49","slug":"the-oxley-college-centre-for-ethics-7","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/oxley\/article\/the-oxley-college-centre-for-ethics-7\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oxley College Centre for Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Oxley College Centre for Ethics is the home of ethical inquiry and critical thinking at Oxley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its inaugural year, it will be delivering an ambitious program of events for both our students and the local community in the Southern Highlands. These events will feature distinguished speakers and leaders from diverse fields, including philanthropy, higher education, non-governmental organisations and industry. You can find out more here: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxley.nsw.edu.au\/news-events\/oxley-college-centre-for-ethics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oxley College Centre for Ethics \u2013 Oxley College<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, FCRP (Hon)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/CTPNY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2024\/07\/Centre-for-Ethics-Speaker-tiles-No-Link.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Future of the Brain, The Brain of the Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE, FCRP (Hon)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The wonderful thing about being a human being is that although we are born with a full complement of brain cells, it is the growth of <em>connections between the cells<\/em> that accounts for the growth of the brain after birth. These connections reflect the unique sequence, &#8211; a life-story, of individual experiences and interactions with the outside world: a phenomenon known as \u2018plasticity\u2019 that leads to the personalisation of the physical brain, amounting to a \u2018mind\u2019. Given the unprecedented challenges posed by the digital world to thinking, emotions and well-being, we need to devise the best ways for optimising fulfilment of each individual\u2019s potential. The biggest shift in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century mind-set is towards one trapped as never before in the present, needing constant stimulation from the immediate, external world. This transformational change is already having deep implications in the workplace for interpersonal relations, notions of identity, and even the thought process itself. Given the unprecedented challenges posed by the digital world, we need to devise the best ways for optimising fulfilment of each individual\u2019s potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baroness Greenfield, Founder and CEO of Neuro-Bio Ltd (www.neuro-bio.com) is a neuroscientist, writer and broadcaster. She has published over 220 papers in peer-reviewed journals, based mainly at Oxford University but has held research fellowships at the College de France Paris, NYU Medical Centre New York and Melbourne University. She holds 32 honorary degrees from UK and foreign universities, has received numerous honours including the Legion d\u2019Honneur from the French Government, an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians, The American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award, and The Australian Medical Research Society Medal. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHEN: <\/strong>Wednesday 28 August, 6.30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHERE:<\/strong> Oxley College, Burradoo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COST<\/strong>: $15 (free admission for students)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BOOKINGS<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/CTPNY\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/CTPNY&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oxley College Centre for Ethics is the home of ethical inquiry and critical thinking at Oxley. In its inaugural year, it will be delivering an ambitious program of events for both our students and the local community in the Southern Highlands. 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