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David Mitchell, author of ‘Cloud Atlas’, will be discussing his new book ‘The Bone Clocks’.
Over the past years, China’s role in global climate negotiations has become ever more crucial and controversial. While these years have also seen the ethical debate on global climate policy grow and flourish, the debate[...]
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[...]
Simon Singh has been unearthing scientific and mathematical mysteries for more than 20 years. Here he will introduce his new book, The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets, which explores the vast amount of mathematics smuggled[...]
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.
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[...]
‘Tutankhamun and Co. Ltd’: Arthur Weigall and the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb With Julie Hankey, author of ‘A Passion for Egypt: Arthur Weigall, Tutankhamun and the Curse of the Pharaohs’ Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Tue 14[...]
Speakers: Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (University College London) and Professor Gil Loescher (Refugee Studies Centre) Refugee and Forced Migration Studies has grown from being a concern of a relatively small number of scholars and policy researchers[...]
In this lecture, Rory O. Millson, Partner at Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP, will explore the legality and ethics of the increasingly common use of military drones to kill ‘enemy combatants’ in the ongoing fight[...]
The Emma Press is celebrating the launch of Stephen Sexton’s new pamphlet, ‘Oils’, with a special event featuring Stephen and three other Emma Press poets. STEPHEN SEXTON studies at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry[...]
We have yet to discover other life in our Galaxy, but we have a good idea where it might be! Join the astrophysicists Chris Lintott (BBC’s Sky at Night) and Grant Miller from Zooniverse, the[...]
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[...]
Nick is Central Europe Correspondent for BBC news. He will introduce his new book, published by Yale University Press, which documents centuries of civilization along Europe’s great waterway, and has been compared to the classic[...]
What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone’s life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? How do you live[...]
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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Tutankhamun and Revolution With Dr Paul Collins, Jaleh Hearn Curator for Ancient Near East and co-curator of ‘Discovering Tutankhamun’ Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Sat 25 Oct, 2‒3pm This talk considers three historical periods when the image[...]
Lord Butler of Brockwell KG, former Cabinet Secretary, former Master of University College, Oxford, and current member of the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee will discuss the subject of spying. There is no charge to[...]
Despite our extensive knowledge of the major challenges the world faces during coming decades, impasse exists in global attempts to address economic, climate, trade, security, and other key issues. The Chancellor will examine the implications[...]
This lecture is a joint event by the Oxford Martin School and The Oxford International Relations Society (IRSoc) Speaker: Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK The lecture is free and open to all and will[...]
Book Launch: Bread, Freedom and Social Justice Workers and the Egyptian Revolution speakers: Anne Alexander and Mostafa Bassiouny with contributions from Miriyam Aouragh, Mohamed-Saleh Omri, Peter Dwyer Accounts of the Arab Spring often focus on[...]
Professor Sarah Whatmore, head of School of Geography and the Environment, will speak about ‘Living with flooding: the science and politics of flood risk management’. Sarah Whatmore is Professor of Environment and Public Policy at[...]
Globalisation has brought us vast benefits including growth in incomes, education, innovation and connectivity. Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School, argues that it also has the potential to destabilise our societies. In[...]
Panel: Professor Charles Godfray, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food and author of the chapter How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050? Professor Ian Goldin, Director, Oxford[...]
Professor David Vines, Director, Ethics & Economics, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, will talk about his new book Capital Failure: Rebuilding Trust in Financial Services. The book talk will[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. Animal rights: a human perspective Thursday 20 November, 7:30pm to 9:00pm The Mitre, corner of High St and Turl St (upstairs function[...]
What can our celestial neighbours tell us about life on Earth? Space is positively buzzing with comets and asteroids but what might they reveal about how life on our planet first began? As scientists from[...]
We are delighted to welcome Michael S. Malone to Saïd Business School on Monday 24th November. Mike has covered Silicon Valley and high-tech for more than thirty years, and was twice nominated by the San[...]
This year’s Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food Lecture is by Michael Mack, CEO of Syngenta He will be talking about: “Technophobia vs. technophilia: The polarized debate about our food” This is the[...]
Legendary Science-Fiction author Brian Aldiss will be celebrating the re-release of his mythological novel, ‘Jocasta’. In ‘Jocasta’, Aldiss brings vividly to life the ancient world of dreaming Thebes: a world of sun-drenched landscapes, golden dust,[...]
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