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

Apr 29 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Blue Boar Lecture Theatre
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[...]
May 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Oxford Martin School
This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin Programme on Nanotechnology With the daunting energy challenges faced by mankind in the 21st century, revolutionary new technologies will be the key to a clean, secure[...]
May 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Oxford Launchpad
The panel will share their fundraising experience with the audiences. The main topic of the discussion will be on how they managed to raise substantial amount of money in their campaigns. Answers will touch topics[...]
May 7 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Habakkuk Room, Jesus College
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[...]
May 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Oxford Launchpad
The presenter will introduce different crowdfunding platforms which serve different purposes, for instance education-related initiatives, charitable works, new products and start-ups. Presenter: Shan Huang, D.Phil student at Department of Education, Founder of OxFund
May 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Weiskrantz Room, Department of Experimental Psychology
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[...]
May 26 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Oxford Launchpad, Saïd Business School
Have you thought about using crowdfunding to fund your next degree, innovation, entrepreneurial project, charitable work, creative arts or sports club? What support you need from your college, the university and the crowdfunding platform? Speak[...]
Jun 9 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 10 @ 5:00 pm Saïd Business School
How do the humanities engage with business, and vice-versa? And what might this relationship lead to in the future? This panel will explore the reciprocity – existing and potential – of business and the humanities,[...]
Jun 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Oxford Launchpad
• Mike set up the volunteer organisation Smile Kids Japan (website under reconstruction…) in 2007 to promote sustainable and local volunteering at institutional care facilities (sometimes called orphanages) in Japan. This grew and has helped[...]
Jul 2 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Oxford Town Hall
If you run a small business and have been thinking about taking on an Apprentice, this event is for you. In a relaxed forum, experts will be on hand to answer all your questions and[...]
Jul 25 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
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[...]
Aug 18 @ 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm Said Business School
Since the discovery that our genes hold the keys to our health, the race has been on to find a precise method to edit our genomes. CRISPR provides the tools to precisely edit genomes with[...]
Aug 26 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm St Aldates Tavern
The Oxford HubSpot User Group is a community for HubSpot customers and Inbound marketers in the Oxford area. This group meets 4-6 times a year to share best practices, insights and a combination of informal[...]
Sep 17 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am Colin Sanders Innovation Centre
If you run a small business and have been thinking about taking on an Apprentice, this event is for you. In a relaxed forum, experts will be on hand to answer all your questions and[...]
Sep 22 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, Oxford Brookes University
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,[...]
Sep 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Oxford Martin School
To avoid dangerous climate change will require not only very steep cuts in emissions, but also the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Most of the models that avoid dangerous climate change do so[...]
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lecture Room 2, Thom Building, Engineering Department
Oxbotica are an Oxford University Spin-Out Company from the mobile robotics group. Oxbotica specialize in mobile navigation and perception – allowing robots to precisely map, navigate and interact with their surroundings.” Graeme Smith, Oxbotica’s Chief[...]
Nov 8 @ 9:30 am – 5:30 pm John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane OX3 0BP
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’[...]
Dec 1 @ 7:45 pm – 9:15 pm The Old School Room, , St Peter’s Church, First Turn, Wolvercote
Prof. Harberd will discuss the writing of his book ‘Seed to Seed’, in particular, the fusion of the experimental scientific approach to nature with more traditional ‘natural history’ writing. ‘Seed to Seed’, which shows how[...]
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 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Hertford College
This free one-day workshop will bring together participants from academia, the public sector, national infrastructure organizations and social enterprises. We’ll explore how best to build capacity in the social enterprise sector in a way that[...]
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 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm The Turf Tavern
This meet up is for everyone interested in inbound marketing, from the expert to the simply curious. This is an informal, friendly meetup where we can meet and talk all things inbound, whilst also visiting[...]
Feb 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm TS Eliot Lecture theatre, Merton College
‘How to feed 9 billion people?’ is a free public seminar as part of the NERC Environmental Research DTP Grand Challenges Seminar Series. FREE TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grand-challenges-seminar-series-tickets-19857062007?aff=ebrowse By the year 2050, it is estimated that the[...]
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 @ 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 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm The Sheldonian Theatre
Dr. Demis Hassabis is the Co-Founder and CEO of DeepMind, the world’s leading General Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, which was acquired by Google in 2014 in their largest ever European acquisition. Demis will draw on[...]
Feb 27 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am Mathematical Institute
21CC is a multidisciplinary conference, which unites leading minds to explore the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century and is partnered with the Oxford Martin School. This major institute unites the world leaders in[...]
Mar 4 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College
Oxford Fabian Society presents ‘The Future of Work’ What is work? How will digital technology transform the economy and the workforce? And how should progressive politics respond to technological change? This event will bring together[...]