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A short talk followed by questions and discussion. All welcome, whether you want to take part in the discussion or just listen.
As part of the Oxford University Shakespeare Festival, singers from across the university will present settings of Shakespeare texts for solo voice and choir. Solo settings by Quilter, Gurney and Finzi will be followed by[...]
Speaker: Professor Richard Sennett Professor of Sociology at the LSE & Professor of the Humanities at NYU. His work studies the social ties in cities and the effects of urban living on individuals, and entails[...]
The Psalms in England With Prof M J Toswel, University of Western Ontario Tuesday 10 June, 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre This lecture introduces the Anglo-Saxon psalter, and especially the interlinear vernacular versions in Latin psalters[...]
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.[...]
This lecture is hosted by the Oxford Martin School and the International Migration Institute, an Oxford Martin School Institute If Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress can agree that eleven million unauthorized immigrants are[...]
Joseph Reeves, a contributor to Humanitarian OpenStreetMap, will talk about the importance of crowd sourcing and open data in providing information during a humanitarian crisis. Free, collaborative maps are uniquely valuable to humanitarian work, especially[...]
A short talk followed by questions and discussion. “The Dalai Lama: a study in bourgeois rationality” All welcome
The Self-Portrait: a Cultural History With James Hall, author Saturday 21 June , 2-3pm, Headley Lecture Theatre Recounting the history of the self-portrait, this lecture offers insights into artists’ psychological and creative worlds. James Hall[...]
Weekend of films screenings, talks and workshops about public health. Kicks off on Friday at 18.00 with a screening of Dallas Buyers Club at the Phoenix Picturehouse in Jericho. All welcome. Please visit our website[...]
In 2014 Barnett House is celebrating its centenary. The celebrations culminate with the Reunion Weekend on 12-13 July 2014. This includes: – Keynote talk from Magdalena Sepulveda, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and[...]
Simon Singh will be discussing ‘Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial’. The World Humanist Congress is taking place from Friday 8th August until Sunday 10th August in Oxford. Held every three years in different[...]
Sue Bolton and Fiona Ruck, smoking cessation specialists, look at the effects of passive smoking and their campaign for smoke-free homes and cars across Oxfordshire. The talk will include myth-busting statistics and facts covering the[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. The anti-war movement Thursday 21 August, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates All welcome Organised by Oxford Communist Corresponding Society.[...]
Maybe an asteroid hit Earth. Perhaps a nuclear war reduced our cities to radioactive rubble. Or avian flu killed most of the population. Whatever the cause, the world as we know it has ended and[...]
Join us for an evening at Corpus Christi College with the composer Robert Saxton, as he discusses his lifetime achievements in music with his fellow composer Thomas Hyde. Robert Saxton has worked with many experts[...]
A discussion on the need for more affordable homes in Oxford and what can be done to deliver them. Speakers Ed Turner ( Oxford City Council), Danny Dorling ( Oxford University), Bob Colenutt (Northampton University[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. The end of violence Thursday 25 September, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates All welcome Organised by Oxford Communist Corresponding[...]
COIN are hosting the launch of international best-seller Naomi Klein’s new book “This Changes Everything”. Tickets for the 8 October event are on sale now.
Christian Fuchs, Professor of Social Media at Westminster University, will lead the discussion of his recently published book Social Media: A Critical Introduction, which navigates the controversies and contradictions of the complex digital media landscape.[...]
Join Professor Nick Bostrom for a talk on his new book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, and a journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. The difficulty of imagining a free society Thursday 16 October, 7:30pm to 9:00pm The Mitre, corner of High St and Turl St[...]
Part of the Oxford Internet Institute’s Bellwether Lectures series. Speaker: Caroline Haythornthwaite Learning has left the classroom. It is being re-constituted across distance, discipline, workplace, and media as the social and technical interconnectivity of the[...]
Speaker: Lina Molokotos-Liederman (Uppsala University) The first part of the seminar will look at the Orthodox Christian approach of addressing social issues of poverty, injustice and inequality, and the concept of Orthodox diakonia. The second[...]
Why is intergenerational equity not better reflected in our policies? Why are calls on policymakers to extend their concern beyond short-term election cycles so ineffective? On 21 October, a year on from the release of[...]
cycle BOOM: Investigating how cities and bicycles shape older peoples’ experiences of cycling. cycle BOOM is a 3-year study by Oxford Brookes to understand cycling among the older population and how this affects independence, health[...]
Directed by the Oscar Award winning documentary maker Alex Gibney, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks tells the story of Julian Assange’s rise and fall as the founder of Wikileaks and self-proclaimed defender of[...]
Eating Restoration Glue to Stay Alive: A History of Hermitage With Dr Rosalind P. Blakesley, University of Cambridge Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Wed 22 Oct, 11am–12pm The Hermitage is an institute like no other,
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Professor Virginia Held, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Hunter College, City University of New York, USA speaks on ‘Care and Justice in Society’ More info: http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/events/ethics-of-care
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. I for one welcome our new robot overlords Thursday 23 October, 7:30pm to 9:00pm The Mitre, corner of High St and Turl[...]
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