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

Feb 8 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Rewley House
Newspapers often feature studies that sound too good to be true and often they aren’t – they are myths. Some myths may be harmless but the phenomenon affects most kinds of research within evidence-based science.[...]
Feb 14 @ 3:30 pm – 6:15 pm Iris Classics Centre at Cheney School
We are delighted to welcome Professor Greg Claeys, lecturer from Royal Holloway University, and author of “Dystopias: A Natural History” to speak at the Classics Centre about Dystopian Fiction. He will speak between 3.30 –[...]
Feb 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm New Biochemistry New Seminar Room
What defines a scientific discovery with market value? How are innovations evaluated by investors? What makes a successful investor pitch? How do I make personal impact? Other than good science, it takes young entrepreneurs so[...]
Feb 23 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Lady Margaret Hall
The day will consist of a range of events, hosted by speakers from different areas of STEM and industry. Expect to hear from keynote speakers, engage with panel discussions, and get hands on experience in[...]
Feb 27 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Oxford Martin School
Automation, AI and robotics are changing our lives quickly – but digital disruption goes much further than we realise. In this talk, Richard Baldwin, one of the world’s leading globalisation experts, will explain that exponential[...]
Feb 28 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Oxford Martin School
In 2013, Carl Frey and Michael Osborne published a paper titled ‘The Future of Employment: How Susceptible Are Jobs to Computerisation?’ which estimated that 47% of jobs in the US are at risk of automation.[...]
Mar 1 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Christ Church, Lecture Room 2
Chief Philologist of the Oxford English Dictionary Edmund Weiner will be presenting his talk, “Thew Grew out of their Name” to the Oxford Tolkien Society Entry free for members, £2 for non-members “Many words and[...]
Mar 4 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Oxford Martin School
This is a joint lecture with The Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health at the Oxford Martin School Cooling is critical for many of the sustainable development goals, including those relating to health, shelter,[...]
Mar 5 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Oxford Martin School
Currently limited tools exist to accurately forecast the complex nature of disease spread across the globe. Dr Moritz Kraemer will talk about the dynamic global maps being built, at 5km resolution, to predict the invasion[...]
Mar 7 @ 6:00 pm History of Science Museum
The raw but poignant story of a mother with young onset dementia and her daughter told through dance, music and poetry. After the dance, there will be a Q&A session with artists and dementia experts[...]
Mar 16 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sheldonian Theatre
VAL MCDERMID – A Life Of Crime, chaired by Nicolette Jones (The Sunday Times) Dubbed the Queen of Crime, Val McDermid has sold over 15 million books to date across the globe and is translated[...]
Apr 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Worcester College Lecture Theatre
St Hilda’s Writers’ Day 2019 marks its 10th year as the only College to hold its own day of lectures at the Oxford Literary Festival. All authors are College members or alumnae. CLAIRE HARMAN –[...]
Apr 6 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Worcester College Lecture Theatre
KIRSTY GUNN – Action Writing, chaired by Claire Armitstead (The Guardian and the Observer) Kirsty Gunn is an internationally awarded writer who published her first novel with Faber in 1994 and since then eight works[...]
Apr 6 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Worcester College Lecture Theatre
TESS STIMSON – From Adultery to Murder: A Shorter Journey Than You Think, chaired by Nicolette Jones (The Sunday Times) Tess Stimson is the British author of ten novels, including top-ten bestseller ‘The Adultery Club’.[...]
Apr 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Blackwell's Westgate Oxford
Anthony Horowitz will be talking about his latest James Bond novel Forever and A Day at Blackwell’s Westgate on Tuesday 9th April at 7pm. Anthony will be talking about talking about 007 and taking up[...]
Apr 17 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm Magdalen College Auditorium
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. The ‘scientific’ study of ghosts from the 17th century onwards was followed by ‘scientific’ ghost-hunting in Victorian times. Historian Dr Allan Chapman of Wadham College lifts the lid on[...]
Apr 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop
Blackwell’s are delighted to be hosting one of Britain’s most influential literary critics, Terry Eagleton, to talk about his latest book, Humour. A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humour and comedy within Western[...]
Apr 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Oxford Martin School
Carlos Lopes will deliver an overview of the critical development issues facing the African continent today. He will talk about a blueprint of policies to address issues, and an intense, heartfelt meditation on the meaning[...]
Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop
Blackwell’s are delighted to once again invite you to Short Stories Aloud. Listen to actors perform short stories written by Stacey Halls and Jess Kidd. Afterwards, author Sarah Franklin will be interviewing both authors about[...]
May 7 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm St Anne's College, Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre
Tuesday 7th May 2019: The Violet Postage Stamp Thursday 9th May 2019: Landscape in Chains Tuesday 21st May 2019: The Aerial Warfare of Images Thursday 23rd May 2019: For the Dying Calves The lectures will[...]
May 7 @ 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm Pusey House
In a recent anthropological discussion on the concept of person in Ancient Israel R. Di Vito claimed that in the Old Testament the person is “lacking … ‘inner depths’” and is “’authentic’ precisely in their[...]
May 9 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm St Anne's College, Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre
Tuesday 7th May 2019: The Violet Postage Stamp Thursday 9th May 2019: Landscape in Chains Tuesday 21st May 2019: The Aerial Warfare of Images Thursday 23rd May 2019: For the Dying Calves The lectures will[...]
May 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Oxford Martin School
This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Climate Research Network (OCRN) Professor David Battisti, The Tamaki Endowed Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, will be talking about global climate sensitivity controlling[...]
May 20 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Oxford Martin School
This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food Dr Mike Hamm will explore the opportunity for regional food systems in-and-around cities for mutual benefit. He will approach a[...]
May 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Oxford Martin School
Is competition in the digital economy desirable? Does it currently exist? Is it possible? Is there anything policy can do? This talk addresses all of these questions and presents the recommendations of the Digital Competition[...]
May 21 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm St Anne's College, Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre
Tuesday 7th May 2019: The Violet Postage Stamp Thursday 9th May 2019: Landscape in Chains Tuesday 21st May 2019: The Aerial Warfare of Images Thursday 23rd May 2019: For the Dying Calves The lectures will[...]
May 23 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm St Anne's College, Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre
Tuesday 7th May 2019: The Violet Postage Stamp Thursday 9th May 2019: Landscape in Chains Tuesday 21st May 2019: The Aerial Warfare of Images Thursday 23rd May 2019: For the Dying Calves The lectures will[...]
May 24 @ 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Lecture Theatre 2, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
As part of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Open Day, a panel of experts will discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to benefit patients and the challenges that it presents. The discussion will[...]
May 24 @ 2:30 pm – 3:10 pm Lecture Theatre 2, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
As part of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Open Day, Professor Ian Pavord will discuss emerging treatments for asthma, a condition that affects 5.4 million people in the UK. Professor Pavord is an internationally[...]