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

May 6 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre, St. Anne's College
Professor of Caribbean Literature and Culture at Goldsmiths University, Joan Anim-Addo brings us her voice on Black Women’s Writing and the place of the Black figure in the Humanities. This event will be hosted in[...]
May 7 – May 9 all-day Mathematical Institute (Room L3)
An Interdisciplinary Conference sponsored by Las Casas Institute at Blackfriars Hall and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH). The conference. In a time when globalization emphasizes the free flow of ideas, goods, and[...]
May 7 @ 4:30 pm Mary Ogilvie Foyer, St. Anne's College
Writer of autobiography, poetry, fiction and journalism and Professor of Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths University Blake Morrison brings some of his latest work and interesting discussion to St. Anne’s.
May 7 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Pegasus
Dr Simon Underdown (Oxford Brookes University) will explore how we made the journey from small-brained African apes to the dominant animal on the planet, answering questions such as ‘why are humans so smart?’, ‘why is[...]
May 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Pegasus
Professor Roger Griffin (Oxford Brookes University), author of ‘Terrorist’s Creed’, will draw upon actual examples of terrorist attacks and a number of films in this talk to help explain why ‘ordinary’ individuals carry out violent[...]
May 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Jesus College, Ship Street Lecture Theatre
Alumni Lecture 2014. In the Department of Social Policy and Intervention’s Centenary year, Jacqueline Bhabha, Harvard, will deliver the Alumni Lecture, followed by a drinks reception. Make a booking by sending an email to events@spi.ox.ac.uk
May 8 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, St. Anne's College
Novelist Ali Smith, author of Artful, Hotel World, and The Accidental, returns to St. Anne’s after holding the Weidenfeld Visiting Professorship in European Comparative Literature in 2012.
May 9 @ 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm Ashmolean Museum
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[...]
May 10 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Pembroke College, Oxford
The inaugural Oxford Education Conference is taking place in Pembroke College, Oxford on the 10th May 2014. Specialists from all over the UK will be gathering to discuss educational inequality – one of the most[...]
May 10 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
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[...]
May 10 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Pegasus
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[...]
May 12 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Wolfson College, Haldane Room
The following three papers will be presented around the theme of dreams and sleep, and their different interpretations across cross disciplinary research studies: ANKE EHLERS: ‘Haunted by Trauma: Flashbacks and Nightmares in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder’[...]
May 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Roy Griffiths Room, ARCO Building
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[...]
May 13 @ 3:45 pm – 5:30 pm Ashmolean Museum
A view from the Pacific: re-envisioning the art museum Tuesday 13 May 2014, 5-6.30pm (doors will open at 4.45pm) Ashmolean Museum Headley Lecture Theatre A lecture by Michael Govan (Humanitas Visiting Professor in Museums, Galleries[...]
May 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
Tour: Joseph Beuys & Jörg Immendorff With Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art 3–3.45pm on Wednesday 14 May and Wednesday 11 June Tours are free, no booking is required. Please meet in Gallery 2.[...]
May 15 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm The Launchpad
Join us for a lunchtime talk by Geoff Kistruck – Associate Professor and Ron Binns Chair in Entrepreneurship at Schulich School of Business, York University. Geoff’s primary research interests involve social entrepreneurship and innovation, principally[...]
May 16 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
Magic Museums at Night Special Ashmolean Late Night Opening Friday 16 May 7–10pm FREE ENTRY For 2014’s Museums At Night event, the Ashmolean is putting on an evening of magic. Curators will be presenting the[...]
May 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Oxford Retreat
How does the brain work? And how can we switch on and off specific neurons? Join us for a Pint of Science with top academics from Oxford University.
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Wig and Pen
You ever wanted to understand more about climate change? Is it real? what are the consequences? Come join us for an expert panel from Oxford University who will shed some light on this highly debated[...]
May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Wig and Pen
When is a volcano going to erupt and how do you measure that? What is Magma and how can we start studying it? These questions and more will be explained by top academics from Oxford[...]
May 20 – May 21 all-day Saskatchewan Room, Exeter College
https://www.facebook.com/events/575525219212880/ Associate Professor Jake Lynch is fighting a case in Australia’s Federal Court to uphold his right not to take part in institutional collaborations between the University of Sydney, where he directs the Centre for[...]
May 20 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Senior Common Room, Faculty of Law
Intellectual Property Discussion Group (IPDG)
May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Wig and Pen
How can we rewild animals to today’s environment? How does the future of lethal viruses is going to be? Are they going to stick around with us as long as humanity exists
May 22 @ 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Simpkins Lee Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall
On Thursday 22nd at 6pm the Simpkins Lee will host a panel discussion exploring the battle for women’s education. Featuring a heavyweight line-up of Jane Robinson (author of the bestselling ‘Bluestockings’), Sarah Pine (OUSU VP[...]
May 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Ashmolean Museum
Cézanne and the Modern Exhibition Lecture Gauguin’s Paradise Lost With Alastair Wright, Fellow of St John’s College Friday 23 May, 11am-12pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Like many Western visitors to Tahiti in the later 19th century,[...]
May 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
Of Dogs and Men: Gilbert Cannan and his Mill (1916) by Mark Gertler With Jan Cox, art historian Friday 23 May, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre This lecture explores and analyses Mark Gertler’s apparently innocent painting[...]
May 29 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm JCR Lecture Theatre, St Catherine's College
This talk will confront an enduring Western belief in the supernatural power of images: the conviction that a statue or painting of the Madonna can fly through the air, speak, weep or produce miraculous cures.[...]
May 30 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Wolfson College
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,[...]
Jun 3 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Convocation House, Bodleian Library
 
Jun 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
The Art of Witnessing War With Dr Sue Malvern, Reading University Thursday 5 June, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Sue Malvern looks at the role of war artists and photographers as witnesses to conflicts and wars.[...]