Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.

Sep
21
Sat
Lord Nuffield’s great generosity to Oxford colleges @ St Peter's College Chapel
Sep 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Lord Nuffield’s great generosity to Oxford colleges @ St Peter's College Chapel

St Peter’s College welcomes you to a talk about Lord Nuffield, a leading figure in St Peter’s early history.

William Morris, Lord Nuffield, probably did more than any other individual to transform Oxford in the twentieth century, physically, economically and socially. His success as an industrialist allowed him to become one of Britain’s most generous benefactors; he gave away the equivalent of £1.5 billion in today’s money, to causes including health, education and academic research. This talk looks specifically at Lord Nuffield’s vital support to various Oxford colleges, including the saving of St Peter’s from closure, andhttps://interestingtalks.in/Oxford/# the founding of the college which bears his name, Nuffield College. It also explores his complex and sometimes difficult relationship with the university.

St Peter’s College Chapel
Free to attend
All welcome

Oct
8
Tue
Kaja Odedra, Change.Org; author of Do Something: Activism for Everyone @ Simpkins Lee Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall
Oct 8 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Kaja Odedra, Change.Org; author of Do Something: Activism for Everyone @ Simpkins Lee Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall

Kajal Odedra has always been passionate about helping other people affect change.
She is Executive Director of Change.Org and author of ‘Do Something: Activism for Everyone’. Change.org is the world’s largest petition platform with 15 million UK users and 200 million globally.

Oct
18
Fri
Life Times: experiencing change through mind, body and place @ Weston Library
Oct 18 @ 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Life Times: experiencing change through mind, body and place @ Weston Library

How do our minds and bodies alter as we age? Can attitudes change from one generation to the next? How have the built and natural environments around us changed in the last 200 years? What are our hopes and fears for the future and how different will it be? Join researchers at the Bodleian’s Weston Library to look into the past, present and future. This event includes hands-on activities all day and a Living Library of researchers and talks in the evening.
The shop and cafe will be open until 9pm.

Oct
22
Tue
Joris Luyendijk In Conversation with Alan Rusbridger @ Monson Room, Lady Margaret Hall
Oct 22 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Joris Luyendijk In Conversation with Alan Rusbridger @ Monson Room, Lady Margaret Hall

Joris Luyendijk was born in Amsterdam and studied in Kansas, Amsterdam, and Cairo. He is a writer, journalist and anthropologist. He has written about the Middle East, the banking crisis and Brexit.

Nov
28
Thu
Battle of Ideas Satellite – The Rise of Toxic Politics – Can we be civil? @ Andrew Wiles Building
Nov 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Battle of Ideas Satellite - The Rise of Toxic Politics - Can we be civil? @ Andrew Wiles Building

Are we witnessing a new, more toxic kind of politics around the world? If so, what is the alternative? Should we lament a supposedly lost civility, or is the emergence of more forthright and angry disagreements in fact a good thing? What is the line between passionate disagreement and toxic bile? Who gets to decide what are acceptable and unacceptable forms of discourse? Ultimately, how do we live together when we disagree profoundly on major issues?
Topic: Politics
Format: Debate and Q&A session

Feb
3
Mon
A vision for Oxford city centre @ Rewley House
Feb 3 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm

Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. The Society’s Louise Thomas and Ian Green discuss the history of the city centre, emerging trends and their implications and present a vision which seizes opportunities and mitigates threats.. https://www.oxcivicsoc.org.uk/programme/

Feb
6
Thu
Think Human 2020 – Mind the gap: the jump from school to university @ Glasgow Room, Harcourt Hill Campus, Oxford Brookes University
Feb 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

A panel exploring how universities can best support new students as they transition to University

Feb
19
Wed
DEBATE: This House believes gender should be abolished @ Oxford Town Hall
Feb 19 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

6 speakers from 6 countries debate the proposition – chaired by Sir Trevor McDonald. All welcome.