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The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) are pleased to announce a public lecture by world renowned art historian Simon Schama as part of his Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Historiography[...]
The Bapsybanoo Marchioness of Winchester Lecture with Dr Neil MacGregor, Former Director of the British Museum and currently Chair of the Steering Committee for Humboldt Forum, Berlin. Neil MacGregor explores the stories and representations of[...]
How can global history can be applied instead of advocated? The new volume The Prospect of Global History examines this question and explores the fast growing field of global history across a wide geographical and[...]
Famed for its hauntingly beautiful architectural remains, the ancient city of Palmyra was an oasis and important stop on the caravan route across the Syrian desert. Linda Farrar talks about Palmyra’s tombs and archaeological remains[...]
The Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH) are pleased to announce a roundtable conversation with world renowned art historian Simon Schama as part of his Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Historiography[...]
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[...]
Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Oxford Martin School, looks at what we mean by development and what citizens, governments and the international community can do to encourage it. Goldin explains how the notion of[...]
Is crowdsourcing a viable tool for literary historians and critics to use in their research? How might the fruits of crowdsourced projects be used for both close and ‘distant’ reading in the humanities? This talk[...]
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[...]
The Technology and Management Centre for Development at the Oxford Department of International Development invites you to our upcoming research seminars. These research seminars are intended to connect active researchers and students on the topics[...]
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[...]
As we can’t help but be aware, Shakespeare died 400 years ago. But does the Bard haunt Balliol? A behind-the-scenes talking tour of Balliol’s spring exhibition will elucidate. The talk will last about 30 minutes[...]
British proposals to reform the EU aim to reduce European integration. One may agree or disagree, but these proposals should not be ignored because they put forward dilemmas about the nature of the EU, a[...]
Join Mats Fridlund (Aalto University, Finland) at the Museum as he examines the power of terrorizing things and the containment of British emotions from the 19th century to the present day. Doors open at 18:30.
For most of the world’s toughest challenges, there exists a tension between the needs of an individual and what is best for the common good. Income derived from fishing may be vital to one country’s[...]
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[...]
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[...]
The decade following the turn of the millennium may have seen an epochal shift in the nature of the discussion of religion in public life in the UK. The 9/11 attacks in the USA, and[...]
On Thursday, 9th June, we will welcome Ms. Clara Roquet, one of Spain’s most promising film makers. We will be hosting a conversation with Ms. Roquet before screening her last short film, “El adiós” (The[...]
Natural languages are highly structured, but they are never perfectly regular. In language contact situations, learners face the challenge of learning inconsistent input. Inconsistent input is a major factor in language change, like in the[...]
When the Elizabethan gentleman John Sadler sat down to copy his music partbooks little did he know that he had chosen an overly acidic ink. He filled his manuscripts with Latin sacred music from throughout[...]
Drawing upon sociology of culture and digital rhetoric literature, this talk will illuminate the persuasive function of hashtags in the context of the UK EU membership referendum. What makes a hashtag more influential, or more[...]
Welcome to Future Debates, a series of public events supported by the British Science Association. A genome is an entire set of DNA; all the instructions for making every part of a living thing. Research[...]
Professor of History at Oxford University, Laurence Brockliss, discusses the ups and downs of Magdalen College School’s fortunes since its foundation in 1480.
What would it have been like to visit your physician in the 19th century? Researcher Melissa Dickinson takes you on a time travel to discover how the sounds of the body helped determine medical diagnoses[...]
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 15:00 Venue: Oxford Town Hall, Long Room Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Neural implants, nanomedicine, brain enhancing drugs, genetic engineering… Many human enhancement technologies are emerging and raise ethical[...]
Date/Time: Sunday 26 June, 18:00 Venue: Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford Admissions: Free, book online Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sun-opening-weekend.html Henry Moseley is regarded as one of the most important scientific heroes that never was. Just one[...]
In the era of the development of technologies like robotics and artificial intelligence, machines are more and more capable of outperforming human beings at work tasks. What will be the decline of today’s professions? What[...]
From King George III’s private observatory to the origins of the National Physical Laboratory, Lee Macdonald reveals new research on the remarkable story of Kew Observatory in this lecture at the Museum of the History[...]
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