Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, Richard Sambrook, David Levy Tom[...]
Three high-profile SPC alumni return to their college to discuss the impending EU Referendum in a forum chaired by the Master, Mark Damazer CBE. Join the Editor of the Sunday Times, Martin Ivens (BA Modern[...]
Meeting on the politics of LGBT liberation with Noel Halifax author of “Out, Proud and Fighting: Gay Liberation and the Struggle for Socialism”.
Is there anything wrong with putting a price on health, education, citizenship, and the environment? Where do markets serve the public good, and where do they not belong? Join us for a lively discussion with[...]
An introductory talk of about twenty minutes, followed by Q&As and an hour or so’s discussion among the audience. You’re welcome to come along just to listen, or to take an active part in the[...]
The political, economic and social landscape is changing and, as in similar circumstances in the past, the Fabian Society is at the cutting edge. As Andrew Harrop, General Secretary of the Fabian Society, recently wrote[...]
Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, Richard Sambrook, David Levy Hannah[...]
Drawing primarily on his own research, interviews and observations, David Timberman will address three topics: 1) the May 9 elections and what they reveal about contemporary Philippine politics, 2) the Aquino administration’s accomplishments and likely[...]
Join us for our final pre-Referendum meetup – a social event to present our campaigning activities, and to convince your undecided British friends! RSVP here or on our Meet-up page: http://www.meetup.com/New-Europeans-Oxford/events/231400152/
An introductory talk of about twenty minutes, followed by Q&As and an hour or so’s discussion among the audience. You’re welcome to come along just to listen, or to take an active part in the[...]
Reuters Institute seminars “The business and practice of journalism” The following seminars will be given at 2pm on Wednesdays, normally in the Barclay Room, Green Templeton College. Convenors: James Painter, Richard Sambrook, David Levy Yulia[...]
An introductory talk of about twenty minutes, followed by Q&As and an hour or so’s discussion among the audience. You’re welcome to come along just to listen, or to take an active part in the[...]
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 16:30 Venue: Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 16+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Apocalypses and politics go hand in hand as University of Oxford physicist Fran Day takes a break[...]
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 17:00 Venue: Oxford Town Hall, Long Room Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Why do people move? How do you decide between the risk it takes to make the journey,[...]
Date/Time: Sunday 26 June, 14:30 Venue: Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sun-opening-weekend.html How to assess potential treatments for a disease such as Ebola, during the largest outbreak in history?[...]
Ludo, snakes & ladders and draughts are all popular pastimes, but in the past couple of decades a new generation of board games from designers with backgrounds in maths and science has begun to break[...]
On 23 June, in a historic referendum, the UK voted for Brexit – that is, to leave the European Union. The vote has triggered an extraordinary chain of events, including the resignation of the Prime[...]
Join us for a sensational evening of cabaret – an alchemy of acts delivered by Science Oxford’s network of creative science performers. If you love science, stage and stand up, you’ll be in your element[...]
Nicola Blackwood, local MP, is Chair of the Science and Technology Committee of the House of Commons. Science and technology are central for the development of the region, and fundamental for the country: boosting innovation[...]
With a bruising new leadership contest underway and member set against member, Labour looks to be on the verge of splitting. Who is to blame? Would British politics benefit from a reconfiguration? And what other[...]
Speakers: -Jonathan Scheele (Senior Member, St Antony’s College and Head of Representation at the European Commission Representation in the UK, 2010-12) -Michael Weatherburn (Imperial College and Foundation for European Progressive Studies) -Lise Butler (Pembroke College[...]
Dr Duncan Green of Oxfam will launch his new book on global problems ‘How Change Happens’ at Oxford Brookes.This book bridges the gap between academia and practice, bringing together the best research from a range[...]
Nic Newman, digital media strategist and research associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism 12 Oct: ‘How journalism faces a second wave of disruption from technology and changing audience behaviour’
Geoffrey Davison, the great nephew of Emily Wilding Davison, will open the seminar with a personal insight into Emily’s life and the Suffrage movement. He will be joined by panel members who will include Professor[...]
Operation Black Vote’s Simon Woolley gives an open lecture on the state of politics in Britain.
Between 1995 and 2011, remittances to developing world economies, that is, money sent by emigrants to family and friends in their country of origin, grew from US$55 billion to over US$372 billion, to exceed all[...]
2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of the Cultural Revolution in China, where controversy over its meaning and its legacies continues to wage. Although the Communist Party’s unequivocal condemnation labelling the entire movement[...]
The First Amendment has had a mixed pedigree and a difficult birth. In this lecture, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Dan Robinson will demonstrate that, in offering protection of the basic liberties — freedom of[...]
The event is organised in collaboration with the International Gender Studies Centre based at Lady Margaret Hall and whose Patron is St Hugh’s alumna Aung San Suu Kyi (PPE 1964). Sylvie Brieu’s new book portraying[...]
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