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

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The Egyptian Myths:A Guide to Ancient Gods and Legends 1:00 pm
The Egyptian Myths:A Guide to Ancient Gods and Legends @ Ashmolean Museum
May 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Egyptian Myths:A Guide to Ancient Gods and Legends @ Ashmolean Museum | Oxford | United Kingdom
The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to Ancient Gods and Legends With Garry J. Shaw, historian Thursday 1 May, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre In this introduction to the mysteries of Egyptian mythology, learn about gods, goddesses,[...]
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Kendal Mountain Film Festival 6:00 pm
Kendal Mountain Film Festival @ Blue boar lecture theatre, Christ Church College
May 3 @ 6:00 pm
An event showcasing an unmissable two and a half hours of the best action and adventure films from around the world. Excess proceeds generated by ticket sales will be donated to the England and Wales[...]
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Deconstruction and Biblicism 6:30 pm
Deconstruction and Biblicism @ The Mitre (function room)
May 5 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Deconstruction as Old Testament midrash, with New Testament implications. Valentine Cunningham is a University Lecturer (CUF) in English, Professor of English Language and Literature and Vice-President of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. He has[...]
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Global Health 2035: A World Converging within a Generation 4:15 pm
Global Health 2035: A World Converging within a Generation @ Edmund Safra Lecture Theatre, Said Business School
May 6 @ 4:15 pm – 5:30 pm
Join us in the Edmund Safra Lecture Theatre, Saïd Business School, for a talk by Dr Gavin Yamey MD MPH, a physician and medical journal editor with training in public health who leads the Evidence[...]
ANUSHKA ASTHANA -POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT 7:00 pm
ANUSHKA ASTHANA -POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT @ Lecture Room B, Queens College
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
 ANUSHKA ASTHANA -POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT @ Lecture Room B, Queens College | Cumnor | United Kingdom
We are delighted to welcome Anushka Asthana to Oxford on the 6th of May! She is the Political Correspondent for Sky News, the Policy Editor at The Observer and was formerly the Chief Political Correspondent[...]
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William Kelly: Artist of Conscience 5:30 pm
William Kelly: Artist of Conscience @ Ashmolean Museum
May 8 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
William Kelly: Artist of Conscience @ Ashmolean Museum | Oxford | United Kingdom
William Kelly: Artist of Conscience Thursday 8 May 2014, 6.30-7.30pm (drinks from 6.15pm) Ashmolean Museum Education Centre (Evening entrance via St Giles) Internationally acclaimed US artist William Kelly talks about his life and work. Kelly’s[...]
Divided Brain and Spiritual Sense of Scripture 7:15 pm
Divided Brain and Spiritual Sense of Scripture @ The Sutro Room, Trinity College
May 8 @ 7:15 pm – 8:15 pm
Divided Brain and Spiritual Sense of Scripture @ The Sutro Room, Trinity College | Oxford | United Kingdom
The spiritual and second-order sense of scripture, according to which, for example, the crossing of the Red Sea denotes Baptism, and Jacob’s ladder denotes the cross, presents at least two epistemological challenges. First, the history[...]
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Between the artist and the museum 3:45 pm
Between the artist and the museum @ Ashmolean Museum
May 9 @ 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Between the artist and the museum Friday 9 May 2014, 5-6.30pm (doors will open at 4.45pm) Ashmolean Museum Headley Lecture Theatre A symposium with Michael Govan (Humanitas Visiting Professor in Museums, Galleries & Libraries at[...]
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India: A Short History 1:00 pm
India: A Short History @ Ashmolean Museum
May 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
India: A Short History @ Ashmolean Museum | Oxford | United Kingdom
India: A Short History With Andrew Robinson, author Saturday 10 May, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre India is the world’s largest democracy and a fast-growing economy. It is also a civilization with roots more than four[...]
Philosophy in the Dungeon 5:00 pm
Philosophy in the Dungeon @ Pegasus
May 10 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Led by David Aldridge, an academic philosopher, educationalist and experienced role-playing enthusiast, this evening is intended for curious or experienced gamers alike to sample Dungeons and Dragons, celebrating collaborative storytelling and raising serious questions about[...]
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Places of Religion in Contemporary Society 5:00 pm
Places of Religion in Contemporary Society @ Roy Griffiths Room, ARCO Building
May 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Places of Religion in Contemporary Society @ Roy Griffiths Room, ARCO Building | Oxford | United Kingdom
In this lecture series, Naomi Richman explores the evolution of the ideas central to major global belief-systems such as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Marxism, and their status in the modern world from a social-scientific[...]
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Open journalism: bringing people together to tell richer stories 2:30 pm
Open journalism: bringing people together to tell richer stories @ Oxford Martin School
May 15 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Open journalism: bringing people together to tell richer stories @ Oxford Martin School | Oxford | United Kingdom
Dr Philippa Law, Community Coordinator at GuardianWitness, will demonstrate how harnessing the wisdom and, more importantly, the personal experiences of the crowd can improve journalism and create a richer picture of the world. The Guardian[...]
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Magnificence, Love and Scaffolds: Politics at the Court of Henry VIII 10:00 am
Magnificence, Love and Scaffolds: Politics at the Court of Henry VIII @ Ashmolean Museum
May 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Magnificence, Love and Scaffolds: Politics at the Court of Henry VIII @ Ashmolean Museum | Oxford | United Kingdom
Magnificence, Love and Scaffolds: Politics at the Court of Henry VIII, With Dr Suzannah Lipscomb Saturday 17 May, 11am–12pm, Ioannou Centre Historian, author, and broadcaster Dr Suzannah Lipscomb will speak on the politics of spectacle,[...]
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Roger Scruton discussing “The Soul of the World” 6:00 pm
Roger Scruton discussing “The Soul of the World” @ Blackwell's Bookshop
May 20 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Roger Scruton discussing "The Soul of the World" @ Blackwell's Bookshop | Oxford | United Kingdom
In “The Soul of the World”, renowned philosopher Roger Scruton defends the experience of the sacred against today’s fashionable forms of atheism. He argues that our personal relationships, moral intuitions, and aesthetic judgments hint at[...]
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Film Showing – An Amazing Experiment in Conscious Living 7:00 pm
Film Showing – An Amazing Experiment in Conscious Living @ Tara Yoga Centre
May 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Film Showing - An Amazing Experiment in Conscious Living @ Tara Yoga Centre | Oxford | United Kingdom
You are warmly welcome to attend a film showing and after-talk about a spiritual community in Germany, living life with a focus on meditation, and the true nature of our reality as human beings. You[...]
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Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness
Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness @ Saskatchewan Room, Exeter College
May 26 – May 27 all-day
Peace of the Heart - The Way to Happiness @ Saskatchewan Room, Exeter College | Oxford | United Kingdom
The questions that will be addressed are those that are dearest to us all: How can we lead a life in serenity and peace? How can we maintain a state of contentment even in the[...]
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Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness 4:30 pm
Peace of the Heart – The Way to Happiness @ Saskatchewan Room
May 27 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Peace of the Heart - The Way to Happiness @ Saskatchewan Room | Oxford | United Kingdom
The questions that will be addressed are those that are dearest to us all: How can we lead a life in serenity and peace? How can we maintain a state of contentment even in the[...]
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Why Oxford is a complacent establishment 4:45 pm
Why Oxford is a complacent establishment @ Exeter College
May 28 @ 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
Luke Johnson, entrepreneur and Financial Times columnist, on why Oxford is “a complacent establishment that is refusing to re-invent itself”. All welcome. Please report to the Porters’ Lodge on arrival.
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Workshop: As You Like It / Othello 12:45 pm
Workshop: As You Like It / Othello @ T. S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College
May 30 @ 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Workshop: As You Like It / Othello @ T. S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College | Oxford | United Kingdom
It is an honour for us to welcome the man who must surely have the most extensive knowledge of modern British theatre: Michael Billington, The Guardian’s lead theatre critic, will be attending the Oxford University[...]
Ancient Egyptian Biographies: From Living a Life to Creating a Memorial 4:30 pm
Ancient Egyptian Biographies: From Living a Life to Creating a Memorial @ Wolfson College
May 30 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
The 2014 Roger Moorey Memorial Lecture Ancient Egyptian Biographies: From Living a Life to Creating a Memorial With Professor John Baines, University of Oxford Friday 30 May, 5.30–6.30pm, Wolfson College More than in most civilizations,[...]
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Jeremy Paxman in conversation with The Rev’d Mpho Tutu 5:00 pm
Jeremy Paxman in conversation with The Rev’d Mpho Tutu @ Harris Manchester College
May 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join Revd Mpho Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as she discusses The Book of Forgiving, written jointly with her father. In the book, Desmond and Mpho Tutu offer guidance from their own lives and[...]