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

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Life-Writing in the Digital Age 5:30 pm
Life-Writing in the Digital Age @ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College
May 3 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Life-Writing in the Digital Age @ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College | Oxford | United Kingdom
Robin Dunbar (Professor of Evolutionary Psychology, University of Oxford), Lorna Hughes (Professor in Digital Humanities, University of Glasgow) and Max Saunders (Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Life-Writing Research, Kings College London)[...]
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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
Reading Groups, Interactional Interpretation and the Stylistics of Literary Texts @ JHB.202, John Henry Brookes Building | Oxford | United Kingdom
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
Marina Warner on The Sanctuary of Stories: Enclaves and Moorings @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre | Oxford | United Kingdom
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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‘How can we achieve a sustainable future for the global oceans?’ with Prof Richard Bailey, Prof Catherine Redgwell & Prof Alex Rogers 5:00 pm
‘How can we achieve a sustainable future for the global oceans?’ with Prof Richard Bailey, Prof Catherine Redgwell & Prof Alex Rogers @ Oxford Martin School
May 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
The world’s oceans are a global commons that provide a wealth of services vital to human and societal wellbeing. As global demands on these services increase, and pressure grows from multiple threats such as climate[...]
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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
E.M. Forster's Tragic Interior @ Lecture Theatre, Ioannou Centre | Oxford | United Kingdom
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
‘Governance of 21st century challenges: is the UN fit for purpose?’ by Baroness Amos @ Oxford Martin School
May 9 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Is international governance facing a pivotal moment? Seventy years on from the creation of the UN, the list of issues requiring international co-operation is lengthy and complex, ranging from the conflict in Syria to infectious[...]
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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
Marina Warner on The Sanctuary of Stories: Asylums and Edges @ Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre | Oxford | United Kingdom
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
‘A world powered by renewable energy’ with Prof Nick Eyre & Prof Malcolm McCulloch @ Oxford Martin School
May 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Mitigating climate requires a transition to low carbon energy systems and renewable energy looks increasingly likely to play a key role, but the most important resources are intermittent. This lecture will describe the research of[...]
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
Gleaming spires: Old ideas for new universities? @ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road | Oxford | United Kingdom
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 pursuit of development: economic growth, social change and ideas’ with Ian Goldin 5:00 pm
‘The pursuit of development: economic growth, social change and ideas’ with Ian Goldin @ Oxford Martin School
May 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School, looks at what we mean by development and what citizens, governments and the international community can do to encourage it. Goldin explains how the notion of[...]
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‘The clean energy revolution: science and policy’ with Prof Daniel Kammen 5:00 pm
‘The clean energy revolution: science and policy’ with Prof Daniel Kammen @ Oxford Martin School
May 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
In this talk Professor Daniel Kammen, Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow at INET Oxford, will discuss the strategies emerging to cost-effectively decarbonise energy systems worldwide. This work integrates elements of the science and engineering of energy[...]
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‘The human factor: collective responsibility for infectious disease’ with Prof Mark Harrison and Dr Hannah Maslen 5:00 pm
‘The human factor: collective responsibility for infectious disease’ with Prof Mark Harrison and Dr Hannah Maslen @ Oxford Martin School
May 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Prevention and management of infectious diseases remains one of this century’s biggest challenges. As drugs and vaccinations have proliferated, protection from disease has increasingly been seen as an individual problem, requiring individual action. But due[...]
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
Educating for climate justice after the Paris climate agreement @ The Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road | Oxford | United Kingdom
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
‘Representing the Ghost of Shakespear’:   summoning the spirits for Balliol’s spring exhibition @ Balliol Historic Collections Centre | Oxford | United Kingdom
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
‘Age of discovery: navigating the risks and rewards of our new renaissance’ with Ian Goldin and Chris Kutarna @ Oxford Martin School
May 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School, and fellow author Chris Kutarna preview their forthcoming book about the risks and rewards of a new Renaissance taking place in our modern world. They will[...]
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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Lost in Translation: The Rise of Translated Fiction 7:00 pm
Lost in Translation: The Rise of Translated Fiction @ The Harold Wilson Room, Jesus College
May 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Lost in Translation: The Rise of Translated Fiction @ The Harold Wilson Room, Jesus College | Oxford | United Kingdom
There’s a whole world of wonderful literature out there to enjoy. From Scandi success stories Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbø, and Jonas Jonasson to the Japanese bestselling author Haruki Murakami, readers are devouring translated fiction from[...]
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‘Our shared world: reconciling individual need and collective responsibility’ – panel discussion 5:00 pm
‘Our shared world: reconciling individual need and collective responsibility’ – panel discussion @ Oxford Martin School
May 26 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
For most of the world’s toughest challenges, there exists a tension between the needs of an individual and what is best for the common good. Income derived from fishing may be vital to one country’s[...]
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
Hope for a better future: Education and jobs as a response to the Syrian refugee crisis @ Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College, Linton Road | Oxford | United Kingdom
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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