Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
Join Katherine Clough, Assistant Curator (Photograph and Manuscript Collections) for an interactive introduction to some of the photograph collections in the Museum. Visitors are encouraged to bring along their web-enabled mobile phones for use in[...]
Adobe’s Richard Curtis will join us in Oxford to provide a guided tour of Photoshop’s 3d tools. He will demonstrate how to work with virtual models to enhance photos, explain 3d printing functions, look at[...]
A round-table discussion. Taking the lecture of the same name from the previous evening as the starting point, judges from diverse jurisdiction and traditions, and academics reflect on the wider issues relating to judicial decision-making. They[...]
The world’s oceans are a global commons that provide a wealth of services vital to human and societal wellbeing. As global demands on these services increase, and pressure grows from multiple threats such as climate[...]
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[...]
This event is held in association with the Refugee and Migration Law Discussion Group Abstract: The Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the best interests principle codified in Article 3 in particular, is[...]
in association with the Refugee and Migration Law Discussion Group
Prof. Encarna Roca, Magistrate of the Spanish Constitutional Court, will be talking on ‘Family Law as a Right to Freedom: The Protection of Gay Marriage in Spain’. The talk will be held at the Old[...]
Tea/coffee at 18.00 Lecture from 18.30 German archaeologists excavated extensively at Babylon, but were unable to find credible remains of the fabled Hanging Garden. Recent research has shown that the much later Greek texts describing[...]
Dr Barghouti will talk about the situation in Palestine, concentrating on the Palestinian strategy of non-violent resistance, and the exposure of the grave violations of human rights in occupied Palestine. Speaker: Dr Mustafa Barghouti, General[...]
Speaker: Dr Rita Giacaman, Founding Director, Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, Palestine Rita Giacaman will present research findings on the impact of the 2009 and 2014 assaults on the health of the[...]
Clare Harris, Curator for Asian Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum and Professor of Visual Anthropology, will give an illustrated presentation on her forthcoming book on the history of photography of Tibet from the mid-nineteenth[...]
Introductory Speaker and Chair: ▪Karl Sabbagh, British-Palestinian writer, documentary maker, and publisher Panel members: ▪ Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine National Initiative (Mubadara), Ramallah, Palestine ▪ Rita Giacaman, Birzeit University, Palestine ▪ Jeremy Moodey, Embrace the Middle[...]
(Image credit: Josh Pesavento / Flickr) Join the Oxford Children’s Rights Network for our third Trinity lunhctime seminar with Lucinda Ferguson (Associate Professor of Family Law, University of Oxford) for a talk entitled “The Convention[...]
How has humanities scholarship influenced biomedical research and civil liberties and how can scholars serve the common good? Entrepreneur and scholar Donald Drakeman will discuss his new book exploring the value and impact of the[...]
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[...]
We’ve all seen it: A renegade detective pores over the scene of a grizzly murder. They find an overlooked clue; a hair, a footprint, a shell casing. Detailed forensic analysis matches the clue to the[...]
Sir Nicholas Stadlen is a former Barrister (Fountain Court Chambers) and High Court Judge and is currently a Visiting Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford. As a QC he was voted Barrister of the Year[...]
A free chance to see the 2015 film directed by Stephen Spielberg and based on a true story. Bridge of Spies stars Tom Hanks, who plays Jim Donovan, an American lawyer recruited by the CIA[...]
Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah, Professor of Philosophy and Law, New York University, will deliver the annual Wolfson Berlin Lecture. Speaker Kwame Anthony Appiah is a philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist whose interests include political and[...]
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[...]
Bookseller and chef turned food writer for The Telegraph, Xanthe Clay shares her tips for successful food writing whilst demonstrating a recipe from The Contented Cook.
Join Great British Bake Off winner, Frances Quinn, as she demonstrates how to decorate gorgeous Confetti Cupcakes with beautiful Marzipan Bees while talking about her design background and Quinntessential Baking cookbook. Save up your questions[...]
Award-winning chef and restaurateur specialising in Italian, vegetarian and seafood cuisine discusses some of his favourite Italian dishes.
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[...]
This Spotlight will showcase the Japanese theatre form kabuki, with the presentation of a filmed performance.
As part of our annual museum day-festival, PittFest, archaeologists and museum professionals will be joining us to give short talks sharing insights into their current research. Event info: If you like your archaeology experimental, join[...]
Join Photograph Collections curatorial staff for a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the Pitt Rivers Museum’s dedicated research area. A special opportunity to receive a guided tour of the climate-controlled storerooms and to view collections[...]
Paul Griffith, co-author of ‘A Guide to the Japanese Stage’ will speak about the history and traditions of kabuki theatre.
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