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

• AI Strategy Series: a three-part workshop introducing students to key strategic issues in AI safety and governance. Running Saturdays of Weeks 4 (8 November), 6 (22 November), and 7 (29 November). Learn more and apply here.

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

• Governance Roundtable: Conversations on the latest in AI governance and policy, held biweekly on Tuesdays, starting in week 5. Apply here.

• Tech & Tea: Informal discussions of AI policy and governance over tea, held biweekly on Tuesdays, alternating with the governance roundtable.

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

One-off Special Events

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

• ★ Introduction to AI Safety, OAISI and Encode: Week 3 Wednesday, 15th October. (6:15pm, Gillis Lecture Theatre, Balliol College).

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

• ★ AI Safety Hackathon: Week 1, 25th October, Saturday, (10am-8pm, venue shared with attendees).

• Encode AI Policy Workshop: Week 3, Monday, 27th October.

• *Encode Games Night: Week 4, Thursday, 6th November.

• *Strategy Workshop: Week 4, Saturday, 8th November, and a *Governance Workshop: Saturday, 22nd November.

• *Wargame Event: Week 7, Saturday, 29th November.

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.