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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[...]
The Annual Zola Skweyiya Lecture
Twenty minute introductory talk, Q&As, one hour of discussion. Free entry, no need to book, all welcome.
Having seen the election results unfold, the topic of political strategy and communication is as relevant as ever in highlighting the ways in which politicians and organisations seek to influence public opinion and shape political[...]
Delivered by Astor Visiting Lecturer Dr Mary McKay, NYU
Delivered by Professor Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain
Join us at the Museum of Natural History for an evening of talks and networking to celebrate the research behind our new exhibition,‘Biosense’. The exhibition features contemporary research, including how bacteria sense their micro-world, why[...]
‘TRADE IN UK-AFRICA RELATIONS’: Event taking place on July 1st at Oxford Brookes University. This is part of an ESRC seminar series on British Policy after Labour: Coalition, Austerity, Continuity and Change. This seminar, the[...]
Special Turner Event at the Ashmolean Museum Turner’s High Street, Oxford: a Unique Townscape With Colin Harrison Wednesday 8 July, 11am-12pm, Lecture Theatre Find out more about Turner’s most significant townscape and the greatest painting[...]
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[...]
Are there gender differences in attraction? What are we looking for in a potential mate? Can you find someone attractive online? What other features make us more or less attractive? Join us to hear Dr[...]
The chemical elements, the fundamental ingredients of all matter, have fascinated people for centuries. Their stories have been richly described in Hugh Aldersey-Williams’ bestselling book, Periodic Tales, which forms the basis for a major exhibition[...]
Actress, performer and researcher, Dr Naomi Paxton explores the importance of theatre, performance and propaganda in the campaign for Votes for Women. In 1908, the Actresses’ Franchise League was founded to support the suffrage movement.[...]
This conference will consider the various ways in which libraries have served as generators of professional knowledge, and examine how they succeeded in doing so. Keynote Address by Anthony Watkinson, Honorary Lecturer (UCL) and Principal[...]
In parodying the paranormal chartered psychologist and performer Rob Bailey discovered he was replacing audiences’ beliefs in psychic powers with unwarranted beliefs in psychological ones. So his new show sees Rob perform mindreading and psychological[...]
This talk is FREE! Wine reception, snacks, and £5 year membership to PsyNAppS available after the talk. Venue: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Experimental Psychology ******************** Andrew Przybylski is an experimental psychologist based at the[...]
In enabling the creation and rapid spread of social media, the internet has created a new social arena in which vast numbers of people are engaged. In common with other social arenas, such as the[...]
After 1989, capitalism has successfully presented itself as the only realistic political-economic system – a situation that the banking crisis of 2008, far from ending, actually compounded. So, what do you do about capitalism if[...]
Demographic changes across the world pose one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. Longer lifespans and shifting fertility rates bring with them an array of global health issues. In this lecture, Professor Sarah[...]
Centre for Global Politics, Economics and Society seminar series
What’s the deal about coins? How do I read them? What can I do with them? Join us for an introductory coin-handing session at the Heberden Coin Room, where Jerome Mairat demonstrates how we can[...]
Join Brookes’ social work society for an interactive discussion on Transgender identities and realities with Kae Smith of Ruskin College. A talk to raise awareness about Trans Liberation history, today’s realities and how you can[...]
Wine reception, snacks, and £5 year membership to PsyNAppS available. Alternatively, pay £2 for a single event! Venue: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Experimental Psychology ******************** We are at the cusp of some far-reaching technological[...]
Most modern democracies punish hate speech. Less freedom for some, they claim, guarantees greater freedom for others. But that view confuses democracy with liberalism, as if the two assume identical norms in principle, or entail[...]
Come listen to a curator with the Smithsonian Institute, Dr. Ellen Feingold, talk about the ongoing fascinating ‘Money in Arica’ project at the British Museum, which aims to piece together African monetary history and its[...]
Venue: John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane OX3 0BP Time: Sunday 8 November (Week 5), 9:30 am – 5:30pm *********************************** The ‘Symposium in Applying Psychology & Neuroscience to Business’[...]
Timbuktu is the Palme D’Or-nominated film from the Mauritanian master director Abderrahmane Sissako, which depicts with heartfelt lyricism the crippling effects of extremist ideology on the lives of those visited by instability and war. The[...]
Mass Circulation: Writing about Art in a Daily Newspaper With Richard Dorment, art critic, and Dr Alexander Sturgis, Director, Ashmolean Museum A special Ashmolean evening In Conversation event Wednesday 18 November 6‒7pm Lecture Theatre As[...]
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