Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.

Nov 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre
A talk by Seán Donlon, the former Irish ambassador to the United States.
Nov 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies
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[...]
Nov 13 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am John Radcliffe Hospital, Academic Centre, Lecture Theatre 1
Mr Richard Guy, Mr Roel Hompes and Mr Bobby Bloemendaal from the Colorectal Department at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be presenting: “Surgery for advanced rectal cancer – crossing the boundaries”.
Nov 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Thretre
In this Inaugural Gaza Lecture, Professor Karma Nabulsi, Assiociate Professor in Politics and International Relations from University of Oxford, will explore the politics, history and current predicaments faced by Palestinians in Gaza – particularly in[...]
Nov 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Helena Kennedy Student Centre
o mark Inter Faith Week 2015 (15 – 21 November) and the 150th anniversary of Oxford Brookes University, the University Chaplaincy will host a panel discussion on the role of faith, belief, and non-belief in[...]
Nov 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Mansfield College
Mansfield Lecture Series, Convener Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.Laurie Taylor is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of York and Visiting Professor in Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck. He is the author of 14 books[...]
Nov 24 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Thretre
Sir David Tang will reflect on recent developments in Chinese society and on the UK’s changing relationship with the Asian super-power. As a pre-eminent figure in fashion, hospitality, media and the arts, in both the[...]
Nov 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Blue Boar Theatre, Christ Church College
**OxPolicy and #periodpositive are ready to launch their report on the state of menstruation education in the United Kingdom!** Join us on the evening of November 30th for a bloody good time (haw haw). We’ll[...]
Dec 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Thretre
For much of the last nearly 200 years, a huge amount of work has been undertaken to record, analyse and characterise gait – the patterns of movement when we walk. The common objectives were to[...]
Dec 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Thretre
Ten years after the creation of the world’s first statutory-based national ombudsman service for higher education, Rob Behrens will mark his forthcoming departure from the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) with a frank appraisal[...]
Jan 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Centre for Digital Scholarship, Weston Library, Broad Street
The use of data capture and visualisation technologies has grown dramatically, embracing the needs of researchers, stakeholder communities, cultural resource managers, tourists and the general public. This paper previews the types of techniques being used[...]
Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Museum of the History of Science
Henry Moseley’s work brought X-ray physics to bear on the chemists’ periodic table. Join us at the Museum to hear Professor Russ Egdell (Chemistry) and Professor Justin Wark (Physics) reveal both the history and rich[...]
Jan 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Threatre
“We all have something of each other’s lives in the palms of our hands” (Martinsen 2006). The connected nature of caring relationships is well-established in nursing theory and indeed nurses in Oxfordshire have historically been[...]
Jan 27 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Saïd Business School
When the Fat Lady Sings: Leadership and Creativity in Opera In the world of opera, many experts work together to create an amazing show: everyone from costume and lighting to singers and conductor need to[...]
Jan 28 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Seminar D, Department of Education
As researchers, we aim to develop knowledge that will improve the human condition. This goal is hampered, however, if research is not consumed, interrogated, and used by those implementing policy. How then does research enter[...]
Jan 28 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Saïd Business School, Oxford
Nothing is different but everything has changed While the landscape of marketing is no doubt changing, the importance of cultivating and keeping diverse, creative talent remains as important today as it has been for centuries.[...]
Feb 4 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Saïd Business School, Oxford
Driving Business Performance Peter Tufano and Antony Jenkins will discuss how leadership and culture drives business performance, including the tools that leaders can deploy to improve performance. They will also examine how technology is profoundly[...]
Feb 9 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Merton College
Millions of people worldwide are affected by natural hazards ranging from devastating but localised events such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis to the more subtle but global effects of climate change. It is therefore[...]
Feb 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Oxford Martin School
Thirty years ago, an untapped potential in nature was revealed by an Oxford-based theoretical physicist called David Deutsch. He showed that if a computer could be built to harness the deepest features of quantum physics,[...]
Feb 17 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Saïd Business School, Oxford
‘What’s aught but as ‘tis valued?’: Shakespeare’s value This talk considers a number of different ways to value Shakespeare: personal, educational, economic, aesthetic – by focusing on the life stories of the first collected edition[...]
Feb 18 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Manor Road Building, Seminar Room B
The Oxford Children’s Rights Network invites you to join us for a lunch time seminar with Jonathan Herring, Professor of Law at the University of Oxford. Abstract: Those who argue that children should not have[...]
Feb 18 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Saïd Business School, Oxford
How to create growth companies in a no growth world Vernon Hill’s clarion call “Fans not Customers” stems from his belief that your competitive edge comes down to service. The better it is the more[...]
Feb 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Manor Road Building, Seminar Room E
Join the Oxford Children`s Rights Network, in association with the Refugee and Migration Law Discussion Group at Oxford, for a lunch time seminar with Jason Pobjoy, Barrister at Blackstone Chambers. Abstract: The Convention on the[...]
Feb 27 @ 10:30 am – 5:00 pm St Cross College
This conference is intended to challenge the commonly held view of the prolonged gap in the progress of Western civilisation’s understanding of the natural world between the theories of the Ancient Greeks, led in particular[...]
Feb 29 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Manor Road Building, Seminar Room E
The Oxford Children’s Rights Network invites you to join us for a lunch time seminar with Laura Lundy, Professor of Education Law and Children’s Rights at Queen’s University Belfast. Abstract: Children’s right to participate in[...]
Mar 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm The Mitre (upstairs function room)
An introductory talk of about twenty minutes, followed by Q&As, and an hour or so’s discussion. All welcome. No need to book.
Mar 4 @ 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm L2, Andrew Wiles Building, Mathematical Institute,
In his talk, Kerry will explore the pressing practical problem of how hurricane activity will respond to global warming, and how hurricanes could in turn be influencing the atmosphere and ocean.
Mar 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Fuller Lecture Theatre
Gita Sahgal is the executive director of the Centre for Secular Space. She is also a writer and documentary film maker, and the co-editor of Refusing Holy Orders: Women and Fundamentalism in Britain. She has[...]
Mar 9 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Saïd Business School, Oxford
Global change in the 21st century: Time for a fresh look at the Past, Present and Future. The world is changing: from dramatic changes in the distribution of global GDP to the US ‘pivot’ to[...]
Mar 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Green Templeton College, EP Abrahams Lecture Theatre