Oxford Events

Events

• Platnauer Concert: The Fantastic Violin
  Event date: 17 May 2024The distinguished Piatti Quartet are widely renowned for their ‘profound music making’ (The Strad) and their ‘lyrical warmth’ (BBC Music Magazine). Since their prizewinning performances at the 2015 Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition, they have performed all over the world and made international broadcasts from many countries.The Piattis are famed for their […]
• 'I Sang In My Chains Like The Sea': New settings of Dylan Thomas
  Event date: 17 May 2024This concert continues work on a project which commemorates the 70th anniversary of the death of Dylan Thomas by composing new settings of the Welsh poet’s work. With new compositions by David Lancaster, Sadie Harrison, Philip Grange, Rhian Samuel and Hayley Jenkins, the songs will be performed in Worcester's intimate studio space […]
• What Are Children For? A Book Symposium with Anastasia Berg
  Event date: 13 May 2024
• 'Timeliness criticality: Deb Panja - A(n endogenous) mechanism for the “excess volatility puzzle”?
  Event date: 15 May 2024A large economy should not fluctuate too much: large economies contain a large number of firms, so the shocks they endure should average out for macroeconomic variables – at least that is how the standard argument goes. However, the United States, for example, has had an average real GDP growth of 3.1% […]
• The Role of Finance in Building Resilience
  Event date: 17 May 2024The Insights for Action seminar series explores how researchers and practitioners within and beyond Oxford are using research insights to drive social change.Co-hosted by the Skoll Centre and the Saïd Business School Sustainability Community of Interest, this seminar will explore how finance can be better used to encourage resilience building and climate […]
• Situating masculinity, labour migration and care over the life course in Lesotho: foregrounding survivor bias in researching care
  Event date: 16 May 2024
• Monteverdi's Venetian Legacy
  Event date: 16 May 2024Taking place on Thursday afternoons at 2pm, the inaugural Early Music Series showcases a series of solo recitals and ensembles from across the Renaissance and Baroque periods.The second recital in the series presents the Bellot Ensemble and their programme Monteverdi's Venetian Legacy.ProgrammeCLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) Settimo libro de’ madrigali Sinfonia & Balletto 'Zefiro […]
• Lunchtime Recital - Philip Theodorou
  Event date: 16 May 2024Philip Theodorou (St Hilda’s)Now in its 15th year, this popular recital series showcases some of the most talented young musicians from St Hilda’s and across the University.Curated by St Hilda’s Director of College Music, Dr Jonathan Williams, these 30-minute concerts are free to attend, and all are welcome – no booking is […]
• Hannah-Lena Hagemann (University of Hamburg) ‘“Behold! Quraysh is praying behind Bakr!” Kharijite Rebellion and Bakri Tribalism
  Event date: 16 May 2024After Rome and Further East Seminar Thursdays, 5 pm, Trinity College Convened by Fanny Bessard (History/ Trinity) and Christian Sahner (AMES/ New College) Supported by the Bahari Fund for Sasanian StudiesMS Teams meeting link here (no registration required) Week 1, April 25 Garth Fowden (University of Cambridge) ‘Orienting the Global First Millennium: […]
• Lecture and Panel Discussion: 'Redesigning AI'
  Event date: 17 May 2024The Institute for Ethics in AI and the Oxford Martin School are pleased to announce an exclusive event featuring a keynote address by distinguished economist Professor Daron Acemoğlu, followed by commentary from expert panellists.Professor Acemoğlu's talk will argue that the current path of AI is inimical to human flourishing. Nevertheless, different institutional […]