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To celebrate the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, Master of St Cross Carole Souter and Alfredo Pérez de Armiñán, President of Patrimonio Nacional, will be talking about the challenges faced by the preservation of[...]
In this presentation, Professor Howard provides an overview of a 4-year global ethnography of the lessons students are taught through global citizenship education about their place in the world, their relationships with others, and who[...]
Possibilities and Limitations of Global Citizenship Adam Howard, Director and Professor of Education, Colby College *** All Are Welcome *** Please RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/presentation-possibilities-and-limitations-of-global-citizenship-tickets-44381238479?aff=es2 Adam Howard is Professor of Education and Director of the Education[...]
Alex Farrow: Philosophy, Schools and British Values Alex Farrow is a philosophy teacher and stand-up comedian who will be exploring what he learnt from teaching philosophy in a 6th form college to Muslim and Christian[...]
Alternative Housing Models: How housing providers can realise the potential of community-led housing
After a short introduction to the session’s four sub-topics; custom-splitting, Oxford Community-Led Housing’s research project, co-housing and Homemaker Oxford; an interactive discussion will involve participants in the discussion of how we can work with housing[...]
Book Launch with Author & Translator: Yan Ge (顏歌)’s The Chilli Bean Paste Clan, translated by Nicky Harman https://www.facebook.com/events/605485149803274/ 2018/May/07 Monday 5-7PM Ho Tim Seminar Room, China Centre, St Hugh’s College, Oxford Open and free[...]
How do we define a sound or a taste for which our language does not have a dedicated word? Typically, we borrow words from another sensory modality. Wines, for example, are often described by words[...]
As part of Think Human Festival, this one-off pop-up event is a unique opportunity for visitors of all ages to interact with leading academics from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes[...]
Speaker: ANAND MENON, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at Kings College, London, directs the ESRC Initiative ‘The UK in a Changing Europe’. Anand Menon has written for the Financial Times, Prospect, The Guardian,The[...]
The mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is increasingly recognised as a national priority, as issues related to behavioural and emotional disorders within society have escalated over recent years. Particular focus has[...]
Saturday drop In session for everyone. Think art is just about looking? Think again! Join this session to find out how hearing, taste, smell and touch are activated in our encounters with painting and sculpture.
Professor Mary Wild will bring a welcome dose of evidence-based argument to the debate on the future of education. Education develops the potential and talent of individuals to thrive and succeed in future economic and[...]
Join Transition by Design & guests for an interactive session on green building and sustainable architecture. A short panel discussion with experts on planning, building, managing and living in low-impact housing will be followed by[...]
A newly awarded programme grant by Kinder (Ferrero International) will facilitate research around the educational content of Kinder’s Magic Kinder App – a fun and kid-friendly space that brings families together with a wide variety[...]
The Re-Imagining Cole symposium will examine the background, context and depictions of previously unseen caricatures of Christian Frederick Cole, Oxford University’s first Black African Scholar 1873, and the first Black African to practise Law in[...]
Dr Marwa Al-Sabouni considers the impact of conflict on urban environments, and the opportunity to rethink the colonist-imposed town planning of her home city of Homs, which cut off neighbourhoods and replaced courtyard houses with[...]
Dr Marwa Al-Sabouni considers the impact of conflict on urban environments, and the opportunity to rethink the colonist-imposed town planning of her home city of Homs, which cut off neighbourhoods and replaced courtyard houses with[...]
Charlie Luxton is an architectural designer who combines his design work with writing and presenting TV programmes. He is best known for ‘Treehouses’, ‘Our Homes and Property’ and ‘Build a New Life in the Country’.[...]
Anna Milon, Education Secretary of the Tolkien Society will be joining us to give her talk, Neurodivergent Middle-earth: Existing scholarship on Tolkien and mental health has largely focused on the aftermath of trauma or the[...]
This is a great opportunity to find out more about the IB Diploma and Pre-IB courses. There will be a presentation to help debunk myths about the IB and why it is an option against[...]
Sunday, 25th November 2018 11am – 6.15pm (Registration starts at 10.30am) Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre & JHB207, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus, Oxford Brookes University, Headington Road, Oxford OX3 0BP “What does it mean to[...]
“As a student in the 1980s I paid £9 a week in rent. I was given a mortgage by a building society to buy a family home in the 1990s despite having a temporary low[...]
Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin is a master of collage, and has made a treasure trove of films that testify to his profound knowledge and love of cinema, and of re-purposing found footage. Originally commissioned by[...]
Talk followed by questions and discussion. All welcome. This is the first of a series of weekly talks. The full list is: Brexit: archaic techniques of ecstasy Thursday 17 January: 7:30pm–9:00pm Wesley Memorial Church (New[...]
Abstract: Although early modern artistic connections between India and Ethiopia are reasonably well documented, there is little or no epigraphic or textual evidence for earlier histories of circulation across the Indian Ocean. Yet, architectural and[...]
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. Architectural historian Professor William Whyte of St John’s College will reflect on the North Oxford Conservation Area, designated just over 50 years ago.. https://www.oxcivicsoc.org.uk/programme/
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[...]
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[...]
In 2018, first year architecture students at Oxford Brookes University (OBU) took on a unique real-life design challenge (rather than tackling a fictional brief): to design a treehouse classroom for children; one that might sit[...]
Talk followed by questions and discussion. All welcome
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