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During 2010, 18 workers attempted suicide at Taiwanese-owned Foxconn Technology Group’s Chinese facilities, where Apple and other high profile branded products are produced and assembled. They ranged in age from 17 to 25 — the[...]
Science Oxford and the Manchester Science Festival team would like you to join us in unlocking the secret science of songs, an evening of science and music featuring a discussion with the experts on why[...]
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[...]
Data has invaluable applications to ensure organisations like Oxfam are needs driven and responsive, meanwhile there are also huge risks to communities if the related processes are not designed and managed in a responsible manner.[...]
Sustainable water resources development remains a key and complex challenge in programmes that promote economic growth; reduce poverty and increase equity; maintain aquatic ecosystem services; and address climate change at the global, regional, national and[...]
Prof Wielenberg will make the case for a character trait that (i) is a virtue and (ii) is appropriately characterized as a secular version of humility. The connection with Lewis would be that the account[...]
Global Politics, Economy and Society Seminar with Dr Seán Molloy (University of Kent) on “Kant and the Political Theology of Perpetual Peace” Venue: John Henry Brookes Building, room JHB206 Date: Monday 2 March 2015 Time:[...]
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo murders and the ensuing debate on freedom of religion vs freedom of expression, Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College Professor Sir Richard Sorabji CBE will deliver this timely lecture[...]
Wayne McGregor, Resident Choreographer, The Royal Ballet; Director, Random Dance, talks about his choreographic practice with Dr Phil Barnard, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (Cambridge) and Eckhard Thiemann (Arts Producer). Free but booking essential.
“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[...]
In this talk I explain the nature of national security interest in the burgeoning field of neuroscience and its implications for military and counter-intelligence operations. All welcome but booking is required.
Professor Neil Davidson (Glasgow) ‘Why wasn’t England like China? Western absolutism and the road to the tributary state’ Professor David Parker (Leeds) ‘Absolute Monarchy: Recharging Feudalism’
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)[...]
In response to the Ashmolean Museum’s Love Bites exhibition, Dr Naomi Wolf, author of among other books The Beauty Myth and Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries, and a graduate of Yale University[...]
Co-hosted with the Oxford Finance Society and the Oxford University Engineering Society. Technology has changed rapidly in the last 30 years; in order to survive businesses have had to evolve or otherwise face extinction. As[...]
On Wednesday of Week 2, we will be hosting Dr Joao Pedro Magalhaes who leads the Integrative Genomics of Aging Group at the Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool. As usual, our talks cost[...]
OutBurst is the Oxford Brookes University festival at the Pegasus Theatre on Magdalen Road. Brookes will be bursting out of the university campus into the community, bringing great ideas, activities, and entertainment right to the[...]
https://www.facebook.com/events/495653777253176/ The Oxford Guild is very excited to welcome Larry Hirst CBE, former Chairman of IBM EMEA, to speak on Thursday 7th May. This will be an incredibly insightful talk and is not one to[...]
During a speech in 1957, Prime Minister Harold MacMillan declared “our people have never had it so good”. Now, more than half a century later, are we fundamentally any better off? Through discussion of technological[...]
Adam Divák and Tamás Nagy from Synetiq Ltd. Ádám Divák (CTO) and Tamás Nagy (lead researcher) will talk about Synetiq, a Hungarian start-up providing neuromarketing research and emotional insights for media companies. They will show[...]
This symposium offers an innovative and exciting ‘coming together’ of language teachers and teachers of the creative arts, asking the questions: What does creativity mean to me? What do I do about it as a[...]
This book talk is a joint event between the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict This book talk will see author Chris Woods discuss his new book Sudden[...]
Free, all welcome, no booking required. After a week long residency choreographing to the ancient Greek text of Odyssey Book XI, Cathy Marston will discuss her approaches to adapting works of literature into dance performances[...]
Twenty minute talk, Q&As, and an hour of discussion. Free entry, no need to book. You’re welcome to come along just to listen, or to take part actively in the discussion.
Six members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), including comedian and journalist Mark Thomas are taking legal action against the Metropolitan Police’s monitoring and keeping of their information on a database that deals with[...]
What the World is Losing, a talk with Dr Paul Collins, Dr Robert Bewley & Dr Emma Cunliffe A special talk with Dr Paul Collins, Curator of the Ancient Near East Collections at the Ashmolean[...]
A one-day free exhibit featuring powerful children’s drawings from Burma and Sudan. The event is co-sponsored by Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) and Waging Peace. The drawings from Burma were collected on visits by HART[...]
In conjunction with The Angus Library and Archive’s exhibition, ‘Navigating the Congo’, Bandi Mbubi, will be joining us to speak about conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and his work in demanding the development[...]
The Oxford Architecture Society lecture series Lisa Finlay is coming to speak to us from Heatherwick Studio. Established by Thomas Heatherwick in 1994, Heatherwick Studio is recognised for its work in architecture, urban infrastructure, sculpture,[...]
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