When:
November 7, 2014 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
2014-11-07T19:30:00+00:00
2014-11-07T21:00:00+00:00
Where:
Willow Lecture Theatre, Oxford Brookes University,
Headington
Gipsy Lane Campus (Stop B7), Oxford Brookes University - Headington Campus, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3
UK
Headington
Gipsy Lane Campus (Stop B7), Oxford Brookes University - Headington Campus, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
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