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William Buckland: Geologist, theologian, palaeontologist. What rules the world? The stomach, according to William Buckland. He’s the man who described the first dinosaur from a jaw bone found in Oxfordshire and named it the Megalosaurus.[...]
Fossils are not just a thing of the past – every year more prehistoric discoveries are made that inform our knowledge of Dinosaurs. In the concluding talk of our Palaeontology mini-season Dr Tim Ewin, from[...]
Reproducibility is a central principle of scientific research and its importance is now increasingly emphasised. Several fields such as cancer drug discovery, social psychology and computational science are said be undergoing a credibility crisis due[...]
The seminar will focus on the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the modern inter-Orthodox and inter-Christian relations, and the role of the Patriarchate in global politics.
The Future of the Church of England: A debate on the future of the Church of England, featuring speakers Revd Dr Andrew Davison, Professor Robin Gill, Lord Mawson, and Revd Canon Anna Norman-Walker. Chaired by[...]
Egyptomania: The Allure of Ancient Egypt With Henrietta McCall, Department of the Middle East, British Museum 2pm Saturday, 11 October 2014 at Ashmolean Museum | Venue Information Henrietta McCall talks about the enduring appeal of[...]
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[...]
Globalized finance poses major challenges for emerging economies. The Gobal Economic Governance Programme’s Annual Lecture provides an exciting chance to hear from one of Latin America’s leading policy makers. Governor Vergara will share his experiences[...]
Sue Thomas, ‘Ghostly Presences: James Potter Lockhart and Jane Maxwell Lockhart in Jean Rhys’s Writing’. Sue Thomas, Professor of English at La Trobe University, Australia, is a Visiting Scholar at OCLW in October 2014. In[...]
Weekly seminars on the ubiquitous but underexplored phenomenon of procrastination, the ‘thief of time’. Today’s seminar sees Professor Vince Crawford (Economics) on ‘Now or Later?’
Seminar by Prof Beverly Clack, Professor in the Philosophy of Religion, Oxford Brookes University.
The Jerash and Decapolis Cities With Linda Farrar, historian and archaeologist Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Thurs 16 Oct, 2–4pm (inc. tea & cake), Today, the ancient Greco-Roman Decapolis region straddles the countries of Jordan, Israel and[...]
Overture to the Oxford Ceramics Fair With Janice Tchalenko, potter Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Fri 17 Oct, 2–3.30pm Janice Tchalenko is an award-winning potter whose work has been exhibited internationally and commissioned for retail outlets such[...]
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[...]
“Everywhere the Glint of Gold”: Colourising Tutankhamun’s Tomb With Liam McNamara, Ashmolean Keeper for Ancient Egypt and Sudan and co-curator of ‘Discovering Tutankhamun’ exhibition Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Sat 18 Oct, 2‒3pm Howard Carter’s evocative description[...]
Eye of Horus Necklace workshop With London based jewellery design company Tatty Devine Ashmolean Museum Sat 18 Oct, 2 – 3.30pm Influenced by the ‘Discovering Tutankhamun’ exhibition, join esteemed independent design company Tatty Devine and[...]
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[...]
As the dust settles after the Scottish referendum and the UK gears up for the next general election, the Oxford Martin School and the Department of Politics and International Relations bring constitutional experts together to[...]
The Annual Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture: Professor Tom Cook, Joan and Sarepta Harrison Chair in Ethics and Justice, Professor of Sociology, Psychology, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research, will be this[...]
Tutankhaten ‒ Prince and King With Dr Marianne Eaton-Krauss, independent scholar Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Tue 21 Oct, 2.30‒ 3.30pm The name of Tutankhamun is familiar throughout the world, yet academics continue to dispute not only[...]
Lucy Hughes-Hallett, ‘The Poet Who Doesn’t Know: Gabriele D’Annunzio’. British cultural historian and biographer Lucy Hughes-Hallett will be delivering a lecture on her award-winning biography of Gabriele D’Annunzio, The Pike. The Pike tells the story[...]
The Colloquium is a seminar series at Kellogg College, Oxford. Ian Berryman is currently reading for a DPhil in Engineering Science. His thesis builds on work to bring a cheap solar powered oven to the[...]
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[...]
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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Five weekly seminars on the ubiquitous but underexplored phenomenon of procrastination. This week, Professor Diane Purkiss on ‘The writer’s brain: Ernest Hemingway’s traumas and addictions’.
The Future of the Church of England: A debate on the future of the Church of England, featuring speakers Andrew Mackie, Bishop John Pritchard, Dame Fiona Reynolds and Sir Barney White-Spunner. Chaired by Professor Linda[...]
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[...]
Peter Parsons explores the evidence for physical comedy in a ‘new’ Greek papyrus, with respondent Richard Hunter and chair Edith Hall.
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[...]
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