Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
Public Seminar: Thinking About the Brain With speakers: Professor Chris Kennard; Professor Glyn Humphreys; Professor David Lomas; Dr Joshua Hordern; Dr Ayoush Lazikani; Dr Matthew Broome; Dr Chrystalina Antoniades Thursday 20 November, 5.30-8.30pm Ashmolean Education[...]
The Future of the Church of England: A debate on the future of the Church of England, featuring Very Revd June Osborne, Canon David Porter, Andrew Symes and Bishop Alan Wilson. Chaired by Christopher Landau.
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[...]
The Oxford Climate Forum is the country’s largest student climate change conference, held right here in Oxford. This year, a fantastic line-up of leading academics, activists and environmentalists will discuss and debate topics ranging from[...]
The Oxford Climate Forum is the country’s largest student climate change conference, held right here in Oxford. This year, a fantastic line-up of leading academics, activists and environmentalists will discuss and debate topics ranging from[...]
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[...]
Speaker: Dr Marat Shterin (King’s College London) The seminar focuses on how diverse assemblages of historical memories and religion are constructed and used as justifications for either including or excluding particular actors in civil society[...]
Oxford C.C.S. talk and discussion Some horror and some relief: the aesthetics of the ghost story Thursday 27 November, 7.30pm to 9.00pm Upstairs function room, the Mitre (junction of High St and Turl St). A[...]
The Future of the Church of England: A debate on the future of the Church of England, featuring Vicky Beeching, Revd Canon Rosie Harper, Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch and Christina Rees. Chaired by Martyn Percy.
Oxford C.C.S. talk and discussion All welcome. For more information about the C.C.S. you can visit our website,www.communistcorrespondingsociety.org or follow us on Twitter, http://twitter.com/CCSoc.
Speaker: The Revd Canon Professor Martyn Percy, the Dean of Christ Church and the former Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon. The reflection on challenges and sources of inspiration for contemporary Christian Churches from the newly[...]
21CC is a multidisciplinary conference, which unites leading minds to explore the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century. Led by Oxford students it is partnered with the Oxford Martin School, which pioneers research, policy[...]
Join members from across the LWOB student divisions, academics and practitioners for a day of critical reflection and creativity. On Saturday 7th of February at the apt location of the Oxford Martin School in the[...]
The Rt Hon the Lord Woolf, former Lord Chief of Justice of England and Wales, will give a lecture on “The Rule of Law as the Foundation of Good Inter-Faith Relations”
God, Faith, and Science: Why the Big Questions still Matter (Theology Workshop with Alister McGrath)
Alister McGrath, Oxford’s new Professor of Science and Religion, is a well-known theologian, intellectual historian, apologist and debater of questions of faith and reason. For this workshop at Keble he will be revisiting the ‘big’[...]
s Islam a religion of peace? Does Islam have a place in the West? Is Islam at odds with Liberalism? Has Muslim integration failed? Is Islam really the biggest threat we face today? In the[...]
John Milton Annual Lecture, Mansfield Lecture Series (Convener Baroness Helena Kennedy QC). Biography: Author and commentator. Books include A History of God: The 4,000 Year Quest of Judaism Christianity and Islam. Winner of the TED[...]
Members of the University are warmly invited to a lecture by Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, which forms part of Exeter College’s 700th Anniversary Lecture series. Dr Williams will speak on the subject[...]
On Wednesday, OxPolicy will host a panel discussion on the prevention of radicalisation of children in schools. This discussion will include teachers with years of experience in the area and Nigel Fancourt, an academic researching[...]
At a time when perceptions are everything, setting a good example is far more powerful than mere words. At a time when the coverage of Muslims in the media hinges on events like Charlie Hebdo[...]
“Against the Flow: The Inspiration of Daniel in an Age of Relativism” Daniel’s story is one of extraordinary faith in God lived out at the pinnacle of executive power under Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of Babylon. What[...]
Almost a million people in Britain had to rely on food banks last year. Why, in the world’s fourth richest country, are there still people who cannot afford to eat?
Psychology professor Christopher French explains why some people think they have been abducted by aliens or that they have seen a ghost. He looks at the reasons why belief in the paranormal has been reported[...]
Keith Ward and Stephen Law One of the UK’s bestselling authors on religion Professor Keith Ward talks religion and belief in God with well-known atheist and humanist writer Stephen Law. In his latest book, The[...]
Interdisciplinary conference to commemorate the quincentenary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Avila, featuring talks about various aspects of her life and work. To include three events open to the public: a talk by[...]
What the World is losing in Iraq A special talk with Dr Paul Collins, Curator of the Ancient Near East Collections at the Ashmolean Museum Thursday 2 April, 1-2pm, Lecture Theatre Ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)[...]
As part of ECI’s commitment to educate the next generation of global leaders in sustainability, we will be hosting a three day workshop – April 21st-23rd. Our TBL: Training Better Leaders workshop aims to improve[...]
The newly launched Oxford Society for Sufi Studies launches on Wednesday of 2nd Week (6th May), with a talk from renowned author Robert Irwin on his book Memoirs of a Dervish, which chronicles his experiences[...]
Twenty minute talk, one hour discussion. Free entry, no need to book.
This is a one-day event providing an in-depth look at at the world of documentary production in TV, Radio and Film, with five sessions exploring the areas of observational documentaries, wildlife, radio, feature-length and how[...]
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