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

Jul 13 @ 11:30 am – 6:30 pm The Jam Factory
For this event, 12 artists from all over the country will be presenting work that they have been making as part of the Sound Diaries open call. The presenting artists are: Richard Bentley, Hannah Dargavel-Leafe,[...]
Oct 7 @ 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Oxford Brookes - John Henry Brookes Building (JHB202)
This paper explores the connectivities between violence, memory, personhood, place and human substances after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It explores the practice of ‘care-taking’ at genocide memorials – the preservation and care of human[...]
Oct 8 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Simpkins Lee Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall
Kajal Odedra has always been passionate about helping other people affect change. She is Executive Director of Change.Org and author of ‘Do Something: Activism for Everyone’. Change.org is the world’s largest petition platform with 15[...]
Oct 10 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Wolfson College - Leonard Wolfson Auditorium
Tenor Mark Padmore is preparing to take on the role of Aschenbach in David McVicar’s production of Benjamin Britten’s Death in Venice at the Royal Opera House. Join Mark and a panel of experts, including[...]
Oct 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Wolfson College - Leonard Wolfson Auditorium
2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the Brazilian composer Claudio Santoro (1919-1989), one of the major figures in twentieth-century Brazilian music. His musical legacy includes nearly five hundred compositions. Among them there are fourteen symphonies,[...]
Oct 15 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Magdalen College Auditorium
Edward Higginbottom was Director of Music at New College from 1976 – 2014. In a talk for Oxford Civic Society he reflects on music making in the University and how, sometimes in spite of itself,[...]
Oct 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Martin School
Data-driven micro-targeted campaigns have become a main stable of political strategy. As personal and societal data becomes more accessible, we need to understand how it can be used and mis-used in political campaigns and whether[...]
Oct 22 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Monson Room, Lady Margaret Hall
Joris Luyendijk was born in Amsterdam and studied in Kansas, Amsterdam, and Cairo. He is a writer, journalist and anthropologist. He has written about the Middle East, the banking crisis and Brexit.
Oct 23 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm New Road Baptist Church
Is it our social responsibility to vaccinate? Vaccination has eradicated deadly diseases from our world and saved millions of lives; but why do some people refuse to vaccinate? This event, presented in partnership with the[...]
Oct 24 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Martin School
Michael Obersteiner will present new insights from co-producing a set of new sustainability scenarios. Major sectoral transitions will be presented to achieve development targets in line with improved ecosystem and human health. He will conclude[...]
Oct 29 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Ashmolean Museum
A Taste of Pompeii, with Sally Grainger Evening Talk and Tasting Tue 29 Oct, 6.30–9.30pm Join author of The Classical Cookbook Sally Grainger as she shares her knowledge of classical Roman recipes adapted for the[...]
Oct 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Martin School
Dr David Nabarro, former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, will give a talk on what implications there will be for the planet and us in linking nature, food[...]
Nov 13 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Martin School
A growing middle class in the developing world, as well as increasing concerns about the healthfulness, environmental footprint and inhumaneness of conventional livestock production have given rise to neo-Malthusian concerns about how to address what[...]
Nov 15 @ 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm Simpkins Lee Theatre, Lady Margaret Hall
Hella Pick is one of the trailblazers for the modern female foreign correspondent. She worked across three continents and covered the death of Yugoslavia’s leader, President Tito. Yugoslavia was always the saving grace of covering[...]
Nov 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Institute of Archaeology
Plants & Food Culture in Roman Britain Wed 20 Nov, 1–2pm Institute of Archaeology, 36 Beaumont Street, Oxford With Alexandra Livarda, ICAC, Tarragona At our Roman Discussion Forum research seminars you can join experts in[...]
Nov 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Martin School
Poor diet is the leading risk factor for ill health in the UK, carrying more risk than smoking or hypertension. But in an era where we seem to be constantly bombarded with often conflicting messages[...]
Nov 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
Food Remains from Pompeii: The Difficulties of Reconstructing Diet Wed 27 Nov, 1–2pm With Mark Robinson, University of Oxford At our Roman Discussion Forum research seminars you can join experts in the field of archaeology[...]
Nov 28 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Martin School
Plants and photosynthetic microbes have the extraordinary ability to convert light energy to chemical energy and as a consequence, they are the foundation of virtually all ecosystems and all agricultural systems on the planet. The[...]
Dec 4 @ 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Saïd Business School
Inaugural event in our new events series focusing on responsible leadership: Driving Diversity and Inclusion Seminar Series. Progress on diversity in the UK civil service and why it matters. How the dial only really shifted[...]
Dec 5 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Oxford Martin School
When the UK joined the EU in 1973 all previous trade barriers with the EU were abolished, which led to a strong intensification of trade with the European continent. This situation will soon be a[...]
Feb 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Union Hall, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus, Oxford Brookes University
Hear a whole phD in just three minutes! Can you understand a whole phD in just three minutes? Perhaps you are an Undergraduate or Masters student who is aiming for a future PhD? Join Humanities[...]
Feb 11 @ 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm Oxford Martin School
In this book talk, Claas will review central findings of his research on the past 80 years of antibiotic use, resistance, and regulation in food production with introduction by Prof Mark Harrison, Director of Wellcome[...]
Mar 2 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Wolfson College
Professor Sir Adam Roberts, Senior Research Fellow in International Relations, University of Oxford, will deliver a lecture on the contemporary decline of the liberal order, and call for a rethinking of liberal ideas and practices.[...]
Mar 3 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Wolfson College
A workshop to scrutinize the transformation of the contemporary international order, encompassing its social, political, legal, economic, and technological dimensions. The workshop will serve as an in-depth examination of the issues outlined in Professor Sir[...]
Mar 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Ashmolean Museum
Music has taken many forms during China’s long cultural history and many traditions have endured to this day. In this talk, Paul Bevan will look at a selection of the paintings in the Ashmolean collection[...]
Mar 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm Oxford Martin School
This talk will focus on the disruptive ingredients and recipes at the heart of Ocado’s ongoing journey of self-disruption and reinvention. One of these recipes relates to growing, manufacturing and delivering our food in much[...]
Apr 27 @ 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm University of Oxford Examination Schools (North School)
1/3: The case for a funded pension with a defined benefit (DB) I begin by drawing attention to the efficiencies in the pooling of longevity and investment risk that collective funded pension schemes provide over[...]
Apr 28 @ 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm University of Oxford Examination Schools (North School)
Lecture 2: The case for collective defined contribution (CDC) On any sensible approach to the valuation of a DB scheme, ineliminable risk will remain that returns on a portfolio weighted towards return-seeking equities and property[...]
Apr 30 @ 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm University of Oxford Examination Schools (North School)
Lecture 3: The case for an unfunded pay as you go (PAYG) pension The previous two lectures grappled with various challenges that funded collective pension schemes face. In the final lecture, I ask whether an[...]
Oct 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Online via zoom
This unusual online event will see Alberto Guibilini (Research Fellow, Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics) and David Jones (Director, The Anscombe Bioethics Centre) adopting the other’s position on conscientious objection, arguing for the opposing view[...]