Michaelmas Term 2025

OAISI is running a range of programmes and events to help students engage with AI safety, some OAISI-specific, some in collaboration with Encode.

Please note that a number of details are still being finalized (marked with a *). More details can be found on our currently running programmes page. To stay up to date with our upcoming events, we recommend you sign up to our weekly mailing list.

Recurring Events

  • Technical Roundtable: A discussion of AI safety research papers, held weekly on Mondays 5pm. Apply here.

  • Governance Roundtable: Conversations on the latest in AI governance and policy, held biweekly on Tuesdays, starting in week 3. Apply here.

  • Tech & Tea: Informal discussions of AI policy and governance over tea, every other Tuesday, alternating with the governance roundtable.

  • Office Hours: Common Ground Cafe, 1:00-1:45pm. An informal space to drop in, ask questions, and meet the team, held weekly from Week 2.

One-off Special Events

  • Encode Start of Year Pub Social: Tuesday, October 14th.

  • ★ Introduction to AI Safety, OAISI and Encode: Wednesday, October 15th. (6:15pm, Gillis Lecture Theatre, Balliol College).

  • ★ Neel Nanda Talk: Friday, October 17th, (6:30pm, Bill Roscoe Lecture Theatre, Department of Computer Science)

  • Encode AI Policy Workshop: Monday, October 27th.

  • ★ AI Safety Hackathon: Saturday, October 25th (10am-8pm, venue shared with attendees). Apply here.

  • *Encode Games Night: Thursday, November 6th.

  • *Strategy Workshop: Saturday, November 8th, and a *Governance Workshop: Saturday, November 22nd.

  • *Wargame Event: Saturday, November 29th.

Go to our get involved page to book 1-1 sessions with our committee to chat about AI safety, OAISI, and how you can get involved.