Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
Think Human Festival is proud to host this panel on Writing Working-Class Fiction. Kerry Hudson, Kit de Waal and Alex Wheatle are celebrated contemporary British novelists who have all written working-class experience into their fiction.[...]
Butterflies and moths are suffering impacts from changes in climate, habitats and plant communities, alongside wider challenges to nature. The talk will describe these challenges, some of the actions being taken to tackle them, locally[...]
Anna Espínola Lynn, MSt in History of Art and Visual Culture (Wadham College, Oxford), will be speaking on the transmission of style in fifteenth-century Catalan manuscript production. All welcome! Feel free to bring your lunch.[...]
This is a joint event between the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Climate Research Network Managing the risk to coastal populations, infrastructure, and ecosystems resulting from sea level rise presents unique and daunting challenges.[...]
This talk draws on findings from applying novel empirical approaches to understanding climate change and its impacts in the past, present, and future. The talk will highlight the impact major ‘natural’ changes in global climate[...]
Geoengineering, the practice of artificially altering the climate, has long been a contentious topic. Its attractiveness to scientists and policy makers who aim to engineer alternative solutions to mitigate the dangers of climate change is[...]
This presentation covers the highlights of almost half a century of observing local wildlife. It includes dormice, reptiles, rare orchids, rare butterflies, moths and other insects, great-crested newts and other amphibians, moths and wildlife observed[...]
There is mounting evidence that the planet’s capacity to sustain a growing human population, expected to be over 8 billion by 2030, is declining. The degradation of the planet’s air, water and land, combined with[...]
Widely acclaimed for his sculpture, installations and public artworks Sir Antony Gormley’s work has been exhibited throughout the UK and internationally.
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[...]
Johan Eliasch, Swedish Billionaire CEO and Chairman of Head N.V (a global sporting goods group) since 1995, a global philanthropist and former special representative to the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on clean energy and[...]
American Cool Modernism Series: ‘State of the Nation’ with Bonnie Greer and Sarah Churchwell What does America stand for in the twenty-first century? What is the true story behind the ‘American dream’? What does ‘America[...]
As part of the Surgical Grand Round lecture series, Professor David Cranston from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences at the University of Oxford will discuss ‘Medicine in Art’.
Film Screening with Director: Kit Hung’s Soundless Wind Chime (無聲風鈴) The Shulman Auditorium, The Queen’s College, Oxford *Multilingual dialogue with English subtitles Open and free of charge for all, please register on Eventbrite Supported by:[...]
“3.5 million cyber-crimes recorded, true figure could be 20.5 million” – this is just one of the headlines that exemplify how significant cybercrime is today. Cybercrime has been ruthless, victimising everyone from corporations to charities[...]
We are now in the Anthropocene – human activity has become a major influence on the climate and ecosystems of the earth. It has never been more important that the public are aware of the[...]
About the talk Using examples from his recent exhibition in the Musee D’art Moderne in Paris, Ian thinks through how we might come to a painting, image, object or model with little information or prior[...]
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[...]
Power Trip: Fracking in the UK (2018 / 63mins) takes you onto the frontlines of UK resistance in the battle to stop the controversial energy extraction process known as ‘Fracking’. Undercurrents productions show what happens[...]
Former Member of the European Parliament, author, journalist and environmental campaigner. Founder and co-chair Environmentalists for Europe.
The Paris Agreement has provided an opportunity to strengthen the global action on climate change. The Paris Agreement emphasizes for limiting global temperature at 2°C and even at 1.5°C above pre-industrial conditions to avoid the[...]
From palaeolithic shamanism to the politics of classical Rome, interpreting the movements and sounds of birds was highly valued as a way of learning what forces might be influencing the events of our world, whether[...]
Come and experience an installation exploring journeys from childhood to adulthood and the hopes, fears and aspirations of young adults. People from around the world – students, teachers, visitors, asylum-seekers, newly arrived or long-established –[...]
American Cool Modernism with Miguel de Baca and Eric White, chaired by Tara Stubbs. ‘America’s Cool Modernism’ is an exhibition which has garnered critical acclaim and captured the imagination of many, bringing together some of[...]
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.
Join us for our Blackwell’s Open Mic Night, where there will be performances from an array of talented local performers, across a wide mix of creativity. Everyone is welcome to come along and listen, places[...]
American Literature in 1920s-30s with Alex Goody and Diana Leca chaired by Kristin Grogan. These literary experts get under the skin of American Literature in the 1920s and 1930s. This was the era of Gertrude[...]
Reserve your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/devouring-the-earth-how-to-feed-10-billion-in-the-face-of-climate-change-tickets-42786532671 “Food is the new oil and land is the new gold” Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute The planet’s poorest 2 billion people spend over 50% percent[...]
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