All events
Upcoming university events.
Latest Intersections Reading Group with the RAI (Rothermere American Institute)
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 11am to 12.30pm
Department: History (Department)
Series: History LGBTQ Plus Network
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
Foundations of copyright for teaching
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 11am to 12.30pm
Speaker(s): Chris Morrison, Ami Pendergrass
Department: Bodleian Information Skills (Unit)
Organiser: Helen Bond
Series: Bodleian iSkills - Workshops in Information Discovery and Scholarly Communications
Audience: Other Format: Online
Roundtable: Memory and Forgetting in the Long Nineteenth Century
Fitzhugh Auditorium, Exeter Cohen Quad
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 11.10am to 12.30pm
Speaker(s): Guy Beiner (Boston College), Julia Laite (Birbeck, University of London), Meryem Kalayci (Oxford)
Department: History (Department)
Organiser: Joshua Bennett & Christina de Bellaigue
Series: The Long Nineteenth Century Seminar
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: Hybrid
TORCH Talks: Philanthropy
A cross-disciplinary perspective on humanity
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 11.45am to 1pm
Speaker(s): Beth Breeze (OU)
Department: Humanities (Division)
Organiser: TORCH
Host: TORCH
Series: TORCH Talks
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Wilkes Centre Climate Prize Talk, Fielding Norton
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Department: Environmental Change Institute (Unit)
Host: ECI
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
IP Rights workshop - Understanding your rights and responsibilities
This session will help you to understand what IP is, who "owns" it, & what considerations there are around it.
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12.30pm to 2pm
Organiser: Victoria Porritt
Host: EnSpire Oxford
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: Online
Lunchtime Lab Talks: Ebner Group
The Lunchtime Lab Talks are designed to showcase the diverse range of research taking place across the Centre
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Department: The Centre for Human Genetics (Unit)
Organiser: Charmaine Lang; Isabel Schmidt
Host: Charmaine Lang
Series: CHG Lunchtime Lab Talks
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: Hybrid
Whiplash: From the Battle for Obamacare to the War on Science
Book talk with author Jim Morone
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Speaker(s): Jim Morone (Brown University)
Department: Rothermere American Institute (Department)
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Understanding Intellectual Property (IP) at Oxford University workshop (Online)
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12.30pm to 2pm
Speaker(s): Rachel Grovenor, Steven Bayliss, Andrew Dodd, Victoria Porritt
Department: Economics (Department)
Organiser: EnSpire
Host: EnSpire
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
CSAE Lunchtime Seminar 'The Spatial Distribution of Income in Cities: New Global Evidence and Theory'
See event description for more information
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 12.30pm to 2pm
Speaker(s): David Lagakos
Department: Economics (Department)
Organiser: Niccolo Meriggi; Stefano Caria
Host: Centre for the Study of African Economies
Series: CSAE Lunchtime Seminars
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Trinity Term Organ Recitals: The Queen's College, Oxford
Weekly term-time organ recital. Wednesday lunchtimes 1.10-2pm. Free to attend with retiring collection
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 1.10pm to 2pm
Department: Queen's College (College)
Organiser: Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford
Host: Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford
Series: Trinity Term Organ Recitals
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Non-medical Systematic Reviews – Part 2 (in-person)
This session covers developing your systematic review search and selecting sources for peer-reviewed and grey literature
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2pm to 3.30pm
Speaker(s): Oliver Bridle (Radcliffe Science Library, Bodleian Libraries)
Department: Maths, Physical & Life Sciences (Division)
Organiser: James Cunning
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
University research ethics guidance and application training
Overview of Research Ethics and how to apply to one of the University's Ethics committees
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2pm to 3.30pm
Speaker(s): Helen Barnby-Porritt (Research Services, RGEA)
Department: Research Services (Department)
Organiser: Helen Barnby-Porritt
Host: Helen Barnby-Porritt
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: Online
Extended Reality Film Experience: Living in Water
A unique 360/XR experience that places you inside a reality where rising seas test survival, day after day.
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2pm to 3.30pm
Department: Jesus College (College)
Organiser: Digital Hub at Jesus College
Host: Digital Hub Events Programme
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
Witchcraft, Amulets and Magic Tour
Hear intriguing stories behind magical & mystical objects from around the globe!
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Department: Gardens, Libraries & Museums (Division)
Organiser: Pitt Rivers Museum
Host: Pitt Rivers Museum
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Getting Started in Policy Engagement
This introductory session helps researchers to understand the process of building connections across academia and policy
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Speaker(s): José Rojas Alvarado (Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN))
Department: Social Sciences (Division)
Organiser: OPEN
Host: Oxford Policy Engagement Network
Series: Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) - Learning
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: Online
T cell at the nexus of acute and chronic myocardial inflammation
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Speaker(s): Professor Burkhard Ludewig (Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Department: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (Unit)
Organiser: Tess Lawless
Host: Professor Chris Buckley
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
Members' Exclusive Talk — From Ancient Roots to Modern Remedies
Sue Burge talks about the history of herbal preparations as medicines and cosmetics through the ages. Booking required
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 3pm to 4pm
Department: Ashmolean Museum (Department)
Organiser: Ashmolean Membership
Series: Ashmolean Member Events
Audience: Public Format: Hybrid
Session 2: Spiritual Foundations of Alchemy
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 3pm to 5pm
Speaker(s): Mark Edwards (Oxford), Charles Burnett (Warburg Institute), Chair: Ellen Hausner (Oxford)
Department: History (Department)
Organiser: Ellen Hausner (Oxford), Sergei Zotov (Warburg), and Jo Hedesan (Oxford)
Series: Oxford Seminar in the History of Alchemy and Chemistry
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
Crossings in the Real: Ethnographic and Documentary Voices in Sinophone Cinema (Session 5: Rural and Urban)
See event description for more information
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 4pm to 7pm
Audience: Public Format: In Person