Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
David Mitchell, author of ‘Cloud Atlas’, will be discussing his new book ‘The Bone Clocks’.
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. The end of violence Thursday 25 September, 7:30pm to 9:00pm Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates All welcome Organised by Oxford Communist Corresponding[...]
Simon Singh has been unearthing scientific and mathematical mysteries for more than 20 years. Here he will introduce his new book, The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets, which explores the vast amount of mathematics smuggled[...]
COIN are hosting the launch of international best-seller Naomi Klein’s new book “This Changes Everything”. Tickets for the 8 October event are on sale now.
Christian Fuchs, Professor of Social Media at Westminster University, will lead the discussion of his recently published book Social Media: A Critical Introduction, which navigates the controversies and contradictions of the complex digital media landscape.[...]
Join Professor Nick Bostrom for a talk on his new book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, and a journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent[...]
Speakers: Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (University College London) and Professor Gil Loescher (Refugee Studies Centre) Refugee and Forced Migration Studies has grown from being a concern of a relatively small number of scholars and policy researchers[...]
The Emma Press is celebrating the launch of Stephen Sexton’s new pamphlet, ‘Oils’, with a special event featuring Stephen and three other Emma Press poets. STEPHEN SEXTON studies at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry[...]
We have yet to discover other life in our Galaxy, but we have a good idea where it might be! Join the astrophysicists Chris Lintott (BBC’s Sky at Night) and Grant Miller from Zooniverse, the[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. The difficulty of imagining a free society Thursday 16 October, 7:30pm to 9:00pm The Mitre, corner of High St and Turl St[...]
Part of the Oxford Internet Institute’s Bellwether Lectures series. Speaker: Caroline Haythornthwaite Learning has left the classroom. It is being re-constituted across distance, discipline, workplace, and media as the social and technical interconnectivity of the[...]
Nick is Central Europe Correspondent for BBC news. He will introduce his new book, published by Yale University Press, which documents centuries of civilization along Europe’s great waterway, and has been compared to the classic[...]
Speaker: Lina Molokotos-Liederman (Uppsala University) The first part of the seminar will look at the Orthodox Christian approach of addressing social issues of poverty, injustice and inequality, and the concept of Orthodox diakonia. The second[...]
Why is intergenerational equity not better reflected in our policies? Why are calls on policymakers to extend their concern beyond short-term election cycles so ineffective? On 21 October, a year on from the release of[...]
What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone’s life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? How do you live[...]
cycle BOOM: Investigating how cities and bicycles shape older peoples’ experiences of cycling. cycle BOOM is a 3-year study by Oxford Brookes to understand cycling among the older population and how this affects independence, health[...]
Directed by the Oscar Award winning documentary maker Alex Gibney, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks tells the story of Julian Assange’s rise and fall as the founder of Wikileaks and self-proclaimed defender of[...]
Eating Restoration Glue to Stay Alive: A History of Hermitage With Dr Rosalind P. Blakesley, University of Cambridge Ashmolean Lecture Theatre Wed 22 Oct, 11am–12pm The Hermitage is an institute like no other,
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Professor Virginia Held, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Hunter College, City University of New York, USA speaks on ‘Care and Justice in Society’ More info: http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/events/ethics-of-care
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. I for one welcome our new robot overlords Thursday 23 October, 7:30pm to 9:00pm The Mitre, corner of High St and Turl[...]
Lord Butler of Brockwell KG, former Cabinet Secretary, former Master of University College, Oxford, and current member of the Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee will discuss the subject of spying. There is no charge to[...]
Despite our extensive knowledge of the major challenges the world faces during coming decades, impasse exists in global attempts to address economic, climate, trade, security, and other key issues. The Chancellor will examine the implications[...]
This lecture is a joint event by the Oxford Martin School and The Oxford International Relations Society (IRSoc) Speaker: Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK The lecture is free and open to all and will[...]
Author of Chavs and The Establishment, Owen Jones discusses the current problems that Britain faces with Harry Leslie Smith. Harry is the author of this year’s bestselling Harry’s Last Stand and a 91 year old[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. Understanding other people: a science of belief systems Speaker: Dr Edmund Griffiths, author of “Towards a Science of Belief Systems” (Palgrave Macmillan[...]
Dress up to party like it’s 1922 and discover the decade’s fascination with Ancient Egypt at an evening of Jazz Age performances, workshops and talks. – – – – – – – – – –[...]
This public lecture is held by the Oxford Martin School in conjunction with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Wittgenstein Centre Programme: A new view on humans in the 21st century: selected[...]
Book Launch: Bread, Freedom and Social Justice Workers and the Egyptian Revolution speakers: Anne Alexander and Mostafa Bassiouny with contributions from Miriyam Aouragh, Mohamed-Saleh Omri, Peter Dwyer Accounts of the Arab Spring often focus on[...]
Professor Sarah Whatmore, head of School of Geography and the Environment, will speak about ‘Living with flooding: the science and politics of flood risk management’. Sarah Whatmore is Professor of Environment and Public Policy at[...]
A public meeting with a short introductory talk followed by questions and discussion. Theodor Adorno (1903–1969) and ‘pleasure hardening into boredom’ Thursday 6 November, 7:30pm to 9:00pm The Mitre, corner of High St and Turl[...]
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