All events
Upcoming university events.
International Conference: The Text and Thought of Early Chinese Manuscripts: Tsinghua Bamboo Slips and Beyond
Bilingual Conference held at the China Centre
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 to Thursday, 25 June 2026, 9.15am - 5.30pm
Department: Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Department)
Host: Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Coaching Skills for Leaders
This workshop will provide an introduction to key coaching concepts, approaches and skills.
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 9.30am to 1pm
Speaker(s): Dr Catherine Seed (MPLS Researcher Training & Development), Louisa Trevail, Dr Justin Hutchence
Department: Maths, Physical & Life Sciences (Division)
Organiser: Dr Justin Hutchence
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
ML Workshop: Combining Machine Learning (ML) with Medical Statistics - A Worked Example
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 11am to 12.30pm
Speaker(s): Dr Lei Clifton (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford), Dr Joshua Fieggen (IBME, University of Oxford), Greg Simond (BDI, University of Oxford)
Department: Big Data Institute - NDPH (Unit)
Organiser: Sumeeta Maheshwari
Host: Prof Thomas Nichols
Series: AI/ML Workshop
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
David Reich: Hypothesis: A modern human range expansion ~300,000 years ago explains Neandertal origins
Hypothesis: A modern human range expansion ~300,000 years ago explains Neandertal origins
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 11am to 12pm
Speaker(s): Professor David Reich (Harvard University)
Department: Statistics (Department)
Host: Professor Anastasia Ignatieva
Series: Genetics & Epidemiology Seminar Series
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
Lunchtime Lab Talks: Mentzer & Beagrie Groups
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Speaker(s): TBC
Department: The Centre for Human Genetics (Unit)
Organiser: Isabel Schmidt
Host: Dr Rob Beagrie; Dr Alex Mentzer
Series: CHG Lunchtime Lab Talks
Status: Cancelled
Bitesize Ethics 2026: Life, death and difficult decisions
8-week online programme on the ethics of life, death and difficult decisions
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 to Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 12.35pm - 1.20pm
Department: The Uehiro Oxford Institute (Department)
Organiser: Uehiro Oxford Institute
Series: Bitesize Ethics 2026
Audience: Public Format: Online
How to be a good neighbour: working across knowledge systems with intention
Lecture
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Speaker(s): Chris Barton (Arizona State University)
Department: Environmental Change Institute (Unit)
Host: Yadvinder Malhi
Series: Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and the Nature Network seminar series
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: Hybrid
Barrier immune niches during microbial colonization and infection
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Speaker(s): Dr. Ari Molofsky (The University of California, San Francisco)
Department: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology (Unit)
Organiser: Tess Lawless
Host: Professor Mark Coles
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
Introducing two complementary international initiatives working to transform how knowledge informs governance, sustainability and global policy: UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES (Bridging Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Futures) and the Educere Alliance
Continuing the series ‘How Can We Respond to This Systemic Crisis?’, from Professor Laura Rival
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 3pm to 5pm
Speaker(s): Dr Luci Attala (University of Wales Trinity Saint David)
Department: International Development (Department)
Host: Professor Laura Rival
Series: ODID 'Systemic Crisis' Series 2025-26
Audience: Public Format: In Person
CorTalk 23: How Does the Front of the Brain Work?
Professor Behrens explores how the frontal regions of the brain support flexible behaviour, decision-making and learning
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 3pm to 4pm
Department: Biochemistry (Department)
Organiser: Luba Samson
Host: Cortex Club
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Book Launch 'The Paris Commune: A Global History' (Verso Books, 2026)
Quentin Deluermoz will present his recent book 'The Paris Commune: A Global History' (Verso Books, 2026).
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 5.15pm to 6.45pm
Speaker(s): Quentin Deluermoz (University of Cambridge)
Host: Maison Française d'Oxford
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Members' Exclusive Talk — Graphic Art of Edward Burne-Jones
Discover the graphic art of Edward Burne-Jones in this online-only talk with Donato Esposito. Booking required
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 6pm to 7pm
Department: Ashmolean Museum (Department)
Organiser: Ashmolean Membership
Series: Ashmolean Member Events
Audience: Public Format: Online
Anna Clyne: Looking Glass
A musical realm where things aren’t quite as they seem...
Wednesday, 24 June 2026, 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Department: Humanities (Division)
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Oxford Clinical AI for Healthcare Leaders Conference
AVTs and what their growing adoption means for clinical workflows, our workforce, governance, & patient care in the NHS.
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 9am to 5pm
Department: Said Business School (Department)
Organiser: Clinical AI Partners
Host: Clinical AI Partners
Audience: Public Format: In Person
Technologies in the Theory and Practice of Greek and Roman Performance and its Reception
26th Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium on Ancient Performance & Reception
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 9am to 5pm
Department: Classics (Department)
Organiser: Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD)
Host: Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (APGRD)
Series: Annual Joint Postgraduate Symposium on Ancient Performance and Reception
Audience: Public Format: Hybrid
DPhil Bootcamp: Tools, support and strategies for DPhil success (in-person)
This is a one-day workshop that helps new doctoral students build sustainable habits to support their future careers.
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 9.30am to 4pm
Speaker(s): Dr David Jones
Department: Maths, Physical & Life Sciences (Division)
Organiser: Dr Catherine Seed
Host: MPLS Researcher Training & Development
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
Open Access for MPLS
This session demystifies the processes of open access publishing.
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 10am to 11am
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: Online
My journey as a biologist
If you wish to attend online, please email jeremy.raymond@ludwig.ox.ac.uk to obtain zoom details.
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 11am to 12pm
Speaker(s): Prof Katalin Kariko
Department: Oxford Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (Unit)
Organiser: Jeremy Raymond
Host: Dr Jeremy Raymond
Series: Ludwig External Seminar Series
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: Hybrid
Augmented Reading: Retrieval, Context, and Interpretation across Literary and Archival Materials
Jenny Kwok (Gale Digital Humanities Oxford Fellow) will present her research in augmented reading
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 11am to 1pm
Speaker(s): Jenny Kwok (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Department: Bodleian Libraries (Department)
Organiser: Kat Dickinson
Host: Centre for Digital Scholarship
Audience: Member of University - ALL Format: In Person
CANCELLED - Publishing your Research at Cell Press
Thursday, 25 June 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Speaker(s): Judith Nicholson, PhD (Cell Press)
Department: Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (Unit)
Host: Professor Thomas Milne
Status: Cancelled