Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
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Reading Groups, Interactional Interpretation and the Stylistics of Literary Texts
4:30 pm
Reading Groups, Interactional Interpretation and the Stylistics of Literary Texts
@ JHB.202, John Henry Brookes Building
May 4 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
![]() The discussions held within reading groups (or book clubs) typically involve participants sharing, comparing and co-creating responses to literary texts. While reading is often thought of as a solitary process, reading groups constitute a form[...]
Marina Warner on The Sanctuary of Stories: Enclaves and Moorings
5:30 pm
Marina Warner on The Sanctuary of Stories: Enclaves and Moorings
@ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre
May 4 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
![]() Humanitas Weidenfeld Visiting Professorship in Comparative European Literature Lecture Marina Warner is an award winning novelist, short story writer, historian and mythographer, who works across genres and cultures exploring myths and stories. Recent work has[...]
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E.M. Forster’s Tragic Interior
2:15 pm
E.M. Forster’s Tragic Interior
@ Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre
May 9 @ 2:15 pm – 3:45 pm
![]() David Scourfield (Maynooth) delivers the second annual joint Classics and English Lecture. Free public lecture, all welcome, no booking required. Lecture followed by Q&A and refreshments.
‘Governance of 21st century challenges: is the UN fit for purpose?’ by Baroness Amos
5:30 pm
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Marina Warner on The Sanctuary of Stories: Asylums and Edges
5:30 pm
Marina Warner on The Sanctuary of Stories: Asylums and Edges
@ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre
May 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
![]() Humanitas Weidenfeld Visiting Professorship in Comparative European Literature Lecture Marina Warner is an award winning novelist, short story writer, historian and mythographer, who works across genres and cultures exploring myths and stories. Recent work has[...]
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‘A world powered by renewable energy’ with Prof Nick Eyre & Prof Malcolm McCulloch
5:00 pm
Gleaming spires: Old ideas for new universities?
6:00 pm
Gleaming spires: Old ideas for new universities?
@ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road
May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
![]() Stefan Collini is Professor of Intellectual History and English Literature at the University of Cambridge. His research interests include the relation between literature and intellectual history from the early 20th century to the present.
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‘The human factor: collective responsibility for infectious disease’ with Prof Mark Harrison and Dr Hannah Maslen
5:00 pm
Educating for climate justice after the Paris climate agreement
6:00 pm
Educating for climate justice after the Paris climate agreement
@ The Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
![]() For the third lecture of the Trinity Term Annual Lecture Series on ‘Global Education’, Dr Mary Robinson, will discuss ‘Educating for climate justice after the Paris climate agreement’. Speaker Dr Mary Robinson founded The Mary[...]
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‘Representing the Ghost of Shakespear’: summoning the spirits for Balliol’s spring exhibition
1:00 pm
‘Representing the Ghost of Shakespear’: summoning the spirits for Balliol’s spring exhibition
@ Balliol Historic Collections Centre
May 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
![]() As we can’t help but be aware, Shakespeare died 400 years ago. But does the Bard haunt Balliol? A behind-the-scenes talking tour of Balliol’s spring exhibition will elucidate. The talk will last about 30 minutes[...]
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‘Age of discovery: navigating the risks and rewards of our new renaissance’ with Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna
5:00 pm
From health care training to overcoming structural barriers: can technology help?
5:00 pm
From health care training to overcoming structural barriers: can technology help?
@ Kellogg College - Mawby Room
May 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are characterised by an acute shortage of trained doctors and nurses, and a strong reliance on community health workers. In this talk, drawing on recent research in urban and[...]
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‘Our shared world: reconciling individual need and collective responsibility’ – panel discussion
5:00 pm
Hope for a better future: Education and jobs as a response to the Syrian refugee crisis
6:00 pm
Hope for a better future: Education and jobs as a response to the Syrian refugee crisis
@ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
![]() In the fourth and final lecture of the Trinity Term Annual Lecture Series on ‘Global Education’, Prof Stefan Dercon will discuss ‘Education and jobs as a response to the Syrian refugee crisis’. Speaker Prof Stefan[...]
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