Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.

Apr 4 @ 7:30 pm St Aldates Tavern
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[...]
Apr 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm The Jericho Tavern
Stand-up Philosophy is a night of academics and stand-ups looking at the funnier side of Philosophy. Some of it might be serious, lots of it will be silly. It’s like a bit like a TED[...]
Apr 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Andrew Wiles Building (Mathematical Institute), Lecture Theatre 3
Award-winning composer Jonathan Dove talks to broadcaster Kate Kennedy about music, war and commemoration. Their discussion will be illustrated with excerpts from his compositions. Dove’s works include In Damascus, To An Unknown Soldier and the[...]
May 1 @ 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Oxford Martin School
Plastics (polymers) and other organic materials are typically thought of as insulating materials that surround conducting metals (e.g. copper) to protect us from shocks. However, through careful design, a class of so-called “pi-conjugated” organic compounds[...]
May 1 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
Carrie Gracie grew up mostly in North-East Scotland and set up a restaurant before taking a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford. She spent a year teaching in two Chinese universities and then[...]
May 3 @ 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
May 9 @ 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm TORCH - The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (Colin Matthew Room)
This paper aims to provide a close reading of passages from Maurice Blanchot’s early fictional writing in the light of phenomenology. This will involve following various threads. For instance, is greater emphasis placed upon the[...]
May 10 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Mary Ogilvie Lecture Theatre, St Anne's College
St Anne’s College is proud to host an inspiring group of entrepreneurs to demystify the field of entrepreneurship and explain some of the paths to a career in this field. Our speakers will present their[...]
May 10 @ 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
May 10 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm St Cross College
Speaker: Carlo van de Weijer Digitisation has entered the mobility arena. The car has evolved from a mechanical device into a “data producing embedded software platform”, and the internet is quickly linking the supply and[...]
May 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:15 pm Wytham Woods
True to our name, we bring opera anywhere! Our latest new Puccini production goes into the woods at Wytham! Puccini’s Heroines at Wytham Woods! – 12th May Puccini’s Heroines – 1.30pm to 3.30pm – FREE[...]
May 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Bonn Square
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[...]
May 17 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm St John's College Auditorium
Professor Linda McDowell, CBE, DLitt, FBA (The School of Geography and St John’s College) presents Moving Stories: the working lives of migrant women in post-war Britain. “Migration and employment are central issues in understanding the[...]
May 17 @ 5:45 pm – 7:15 pm Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
May 21 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Lecture Theatre
Loss of memory is a central feature of dementia. On a Lockean picture of personal identity, as memory is lost, so is the person. But the initial effect of dementia is not the simple destruction[...]
May 21 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Oxford Brookes University, Headington Campus, John Henry Brookes Building
Join us for live music in the John Henry Brookes Building – Forum before the panel discussion at 18:00 in the Lecture Theatre. Most political movements are accompanied by protest songs. This Think Human Festival[...]
May 21 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Oxford Brookes University John Henry Brookes Building Forum and Lecture Theatre
Join us for live music in the Forum of the John Henry Brookes Building from 17:00 before the panel discussion in the John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre at 18:00. Most political movements are accompanied by[...]
May 22 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Lecture Theatre
Much recent work on addiction has stressed the importance of cues for the triggering of desire. These cues are frequently social. We have a plausible theory of this triggering at the neurophysiological level. But what[...]
May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2AQ
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[...]
May 23 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Union Hall
You are a German citizen living under the Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler—do you resist or comply? Featuring dramatic monologues and explanatory interludes this event introduces the audience to two real-life historical characters: Dietrich[...]
May 23 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Oxford Martin School
The digital revolution marks a profound transformation of society, on par with the great general purpose technologies of the past two centuries: the steam engine, internal combustion engine, and electrification. Each reshaped the economy, nature[...]
May 24 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Grove Auditorium
ENTRANCE VIA LONGWALL STREET ONLY. Many illnesses have been thought—controversially—to have a psychosomatic component. How should we understand this? Sometimes a contrast is made between organic illness and mental illness: psychosomatic illnesses are the latter[...]
May 24 @ 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road
Seminars open to all academics and clinicians, examining what it is to lost contact with reality, the meaningfulness of dreams and psychotic experience, the nature of transference, and other themes. Details available on the website.
May 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Oxford Town Hall
Talk followed by questions and discussion
May 26 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, Christ Church College
The international Psychiatry film festival, Medfest, is back again for another year. This time, through three bespoke short films, we hope to challenge your ideas and perceptions on the concept of ‘silence’. After each showing,[...]
May 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop
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[...]
Jun 1 @ 7:45 pm – 10:00 pm Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Stand-up Philosophy is a night of stand-ups and experts looking at the funnier side of Philosophy. Some of it might be serious, lots of it will be silly. It’s a bit like a TED talk[...]
Jun 2 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Blackwell's Bookshop
We are delighted to announce our free series of monthly philosophy talks, Philosophy in the Bookshop. This month, host Nigel Warburton will be in discussion with Galen Strawson. Galen Strawson philosopher and literary critic who[...]
Jun 5 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Oxford Martin School, Seminar Room 1
Cost-benefit analysis has become the dominant methodology for assessing governmental policy. It has given rise to a vast academic literature, and is now officially required as part of the policymaking process in a number of[...]
Jun 8 @ 5:15 pm – 7:30 pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Love makes the world go round. We live in a society that constantly talks about romantic love: about the importance of finding our one true love and of being loved in return. Love has served[...]