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

Feb 5 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm St Margaret's Institute
Warburg Memorial Lecture – Joint with BBOWT Bryophytes in Cambridgeshire have been recorded continuously since 1927 and with increasing intensity in recent decades. A detailed analysis of the records reveals the remarkably dynamic nature of[...]
Feb 8 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Rewley House
Newspapers often feature studies that sound too good to be true and often they aren’t – they are myths. Some myths may be harmless but the phenomenon affects most kinds of research within evidence-based science.[...]
Feb 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Fellows' Dining Room, St Antony's College
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[...]
Feb 14 @ 5:15 pm – 6:45 pm Saïd Business School
The challenges of setting up a business in the art world. Philip Hoffman Founder and CEO of The Fine Art Group, will discuss changing attitudes around art as an asset class. He will discuss the[...]
Feb 19 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm New Biochemistry New Seminar Room
What defines a scientific discovery with market value? How are innovations evaluated by investors? What makes a successful investor pitch? How do I make personal impact? Other than good science, it takes young entrepreneurs so[...]
Feb 20 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm Magdalen College Auditorium
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/
Feb 21 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Oxford Town Hall
Join 6 young people from 6 different countries to debate: ‘This House believes countries should restrict immigration to preserve national culture’ chaired and presented by the BBC’s Jonny Dymond (former BBC Correspondent Brussels, Istanbul and[...]
Feb 22 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Ashmolean Museum
Jeff Koons’s recent works explicitly reference appropriate works of art of the ancient or more recent past. This special talk, with Ashmolean Director Dr Xa Sturgis, will explore the work of Jeff Koons throughout his[...]
Feb 23 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Lady Margaret Hall
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[...]
Feb 23 @ 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm St. Edmund Hall, Oxford
Join us at Teddy Hall next week for a fantastic event on the ‘Neuroscience of Dance’ brought to you by the Centre for the Creative Brain! Science, dance and wine – what more could you[...]
Feb 28 @ 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm Saïd Business School
Brands across the UK are missing an opportunity to add up to $1bn to their brand value by failing to meaningfully reflect, represent and champion women in their marketing and advertising efforts. In this session,[...]
Mar 4 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Oxford Martin School
This is a joint lecture with The Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health at the Oxford Martin School Cooling is critical for many of the sustainable development goals, including those relating to health, shelter,[...]
Mar 5 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Oxford Martin School
Currently limited tools exist to accurately forecast the complex nature of disease spread across the globe. Dr Moritz Kraemer will talk about the dynamic global maps being built, at 5km resolution, to predict the invasion[...]
Mar 7 @ 6:00 pm History of Science Museum
The raw but poignant story of a mother with young onset dementia and her daughter told through dance, music and poetry. After the dance, there will be a Q&A session with artists and dementia experts[...]
Mar 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm Magdalen College Auditorium
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. Wildlife today faces many serious threats and is in general decline. Estelle Bailey, Chief Executive of the largest local wildlife conservation charity in our area, the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and[...]
Mar 27 @ 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Cheney School
Chief Arts Correspondent Will Gompertz: “The importance of Art and Museums”
Apr 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm The Anchor
We’d like to invite you to join our Oxford group to share some food and hear a thought-provoking talk by Leah Maclean on Intuitive Eating. INTUITIVE EATING: freedom from diet mentality Intuitive Eating is a[...]
Apr 2 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm St Margaret's Institute
Dung beetles in the British Isles are a vital part of their associated ecosystems but have been historically rather overlooked probably due to their chosen habitat. Now our native dung beetles are finally beginning to[...]
Apr 4 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Brookes, Gipsy Lane Campus - Clerici Building - SKW Hall (Flat)
The Global Politics, Economy and Society (GPES) Research Centre at Oxford Brookes will be hosting its first annual lecture, given by the writer and activist George Monbiot. All welcome, but please book via the registration[...]
Apr 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Assembly Room, Oxford Town Hall
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. Should we prioritise the Green Belt or new homes for Oxford? In this, the first of a series of public debates to mark the 50th anniversary of Oxford Civic[...]
Apr 17 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm Magdalen College Auditorium
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. The ‘scientific’ study of ghosts from the 17th century onwards was followed by ‘scientific’ ghost-hunting in Victorian times. Historian Dr Allan Chapman of Wadham College lifts the lid on[...]
Apr 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop
Jennifer Eberhardt, associate professor at Stanford University, joins us for the next in our Let’s Discuss series. She will be discussing unconscious racial bias in the context of her new book Biased. The talk will[...]
May 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm St Margaret's Institute
The ecology and history of one of the largest atolls in the world. Aldabra, situated in the South West Indian Ocean, supports the largest population of giant tortoises worldwide. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it[...]
May 9 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Thatcher Business Education Centre
Saïd Business School is pleased to welcome Freya Stewart, Fine Art Group’s in house lawyer on Art and Law – provenance, title and all various things that come with that. [Originally scheduled for 15th November[...]
May 9 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Saïd Business School
Saïd Business School is pleased to welcome Freya Stewart, Fine Art Group’s in house lawyer to talk on Art and Law. About the talk Art-secured financing is not new, but leverage in the art market[...]
May 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Oxford Martin School
This is a joint event with the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Climate Research Network (OCRN) Professor David Battisti, The Tamaki Endowed Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, will be talking about global climate sensitivity controlling[...]
May 16 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Assembly Room, Oxford Town Hall
Organised by Oxford Civic Society @oxcivicsoc. Council proposals to allow only electric taxis, cars, light commercial vehicles and buses to enter parts of central Oxford from 2020 proved controversial. In this second debate to mark[...]
May 17 @ 9:30 am – May 18 @ 4:00 pm Green Templeton College
The 11th Annual Human Welfare Conference is entitled ‘Innovate: Balancing Interests in Resource-Constrained Settings’. The conference will focus on solutions being developed at various scales to improve human wellbeing in areas as diverse as poverty[...]
May 24 @ 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm Lecture Theatre 2, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
As part of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Open Day, a panel of experts will discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to benefit patients and the challenges that it presents. The discussion will[...]