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March 2026

Tue, 31 March 2026 · 11:00 - 12:00
Milestones in Landscape Painting – British Romantic Painters
Venue: Ashmolean Museum (Headley Lecture Theatre & Online)
The second talk in Alice Foster’s series, examining how British Romantic painters expressed the powe...

April 2026

Sun, 5 April 2026 · 19:30 - 21:30
Sunday Parlour Film Screening – Predator
Venue: Lynrace Spirit – The Parlour
A Sunday evening screening of the sci‑fi action classic *Predator* at Lynrace Spirit’s Parlour, with...
Mon, 6 April 2026 · 18:00 - 19:15
OWC Shakespeare Webinar – Henry VI, Part I
Venue: Online event
A free online Oxford World’s Classics webinar in which Professor Emma Smith discusses the new editio...
Tue, 7 April 2026 · 11:00 - 12:00
Milestones in Landscape Painting – Post Impressionists
Venue: Ashmolean Museum (Headley Lecture Theatre & Online)
The third talk in Alice Foster’s series, exploring how Post‑Impressionist artists reshaped nature on...
Thu, 9 April 2026 · 14:00 - 15:00
In Bloom – Exhibition Curators’ Talk
Venue: Ashmolean Museum (Headley Lecture Theatre & Online)
A special talk with the curators of the Ashmolean’s major spring exhibition ‘In Bloom: How Plants Ch...
Sat, 11 April 2026 · 12:00 - 21:00
BMAN Brewery – Taproom Opening Day
Venue: BMAN Brewery Taproom
Celebrate the launch of BMAN Brewery’s first-ever taproom at Salters Boatyard, where founder and sol...
Sat, 11 April 2026 · 14:00 - 15:30
Slow Art Day Tour 2026
Venue: Ashmolean Museum (Gallery 21 – Randolph Sculpture Gallery)
A guided Slow Art Day experience at the Ashmolean, inviting visitors to look closely at selected art...
Tue, 14 April 2026 · 18:00 - 19:30
Crisps and Wine
Venue: The Oxford Wine Tavern
A relaxed tasting evening pairing wines with a curated selection of crisps at The Oxford Wine Tavern...
Wed, 15 April 2026 · 19:00 - 21:00
Sake Tasting – Sake and Comfort Food: A Revelation
Venue: Popina by Lynrace
Sake Educator Sarah Stewart leads a guided tasting of six premium sakes paired with classic comfort ...
Sun, 19 April 2026 · 19:30 - 21:30
Sunday Parlour Film Screening – Shaft
Venue: Lynrace Spirit – The Parlour
A Sunday evening screening of the classic film *Shaft* at Lynrace Spirit’s Parlour, with cocktails a...
Thu, 23 April 2026 · 19:00 - 21:00
Immortal Mozart: The London Mozart Players and Cristian Sandrin
Venue: Holywell Music Room
A rare chance to hear three Mozart piano concertos performed in intimate piano‑quintet arrangements ...
Mon, 27 April 2026 · 14:30 - 15:45
RSV Revisited: Immune Responses in a Post‑Vaccine Era – Prof. John Tregoning
Venue: Richard Doll Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus
The Oxford Vaccine Group’s termly seminar with Professor John Tregoning, exploring how RSV immunity ...
Tue, 28 April 2026 · 14:00 - 15:30
A Tour of the Medicinal Plant Collection with Dr Sue Burge
Venue: Oxford Botanic Garden
Explore the Oxford Botanic Garden’s historic medicinal plant collection with Dr Sue Burge, discoveri...
Tue, 28 April 2026 · 17:30 - 18:30
CPM Annual Lecture 2026 – Personalised Medicine: A Primary Care Perspective
Venue: Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
Professor Trish Greenhalgh delivers the 2026 CPM Annual Lecture, offering an interdisciplinary explo...
Wed, 29 April 2026 · 17:00 - 18:00
The Long Making of the Anthropocene – Prof. Amanda Power
Venue: Rewley House (Lecture Theatre)
Professor Amanda Power explores how human societies from antiquity to the Middle Ages shaped environ...
Thu, 30 April 2026 · 17:00 - 18:30
Nine Days in May: The General Strike of 1926 – The Ewen Green Memorial Lecture
Venue: Magdalen College Auditorium
Professor Jonathan Schneer delivers the 2026 Ewen Green Memorial Lecture, exploring the distinctive ...

May 2026

Sat, 2 May 2026 · 14:00 - 17:00
Film: The Metamorphosis (Based on Kafka’s Novella)
Venue: The Ultimate Picture Palace
A screening of the film adaptation of Franz Kafka’s 'The Metamorphosis', hosted at The Ultimate Pict...
Sat, 2 May 2026 · 17:15 - 18:15
There’s Gold in Them Thar Stars – Prof. Nial Tanvir FRS
Venue: St John’s College Garden Auditorium
An exploration of how the heaviest elements in the universe are forged in cosmic collisions, present...
Sun, 3 May 2026 · 14:00 - 15:45
Einstein: A Life in Science and Music
Venue: St John’s College Garden Auditorium
A multimedia concert exploring Albert Einstein’s scientific legacy and lifelong love of music, blend...
Sun, 3 May 2026 · 17:15 - 18:15
The Symphony of Flocks: Collective Behaviour in Birds - Professor Steve Portugal
Venue: St John’s College Garden Auditorium
Professor Iain Couzin explores how animals coordinate movement, rhythm, and decision‑making in large...
Mon, 4 May 2026 · 16:00 - 17:00
How Antibodies Fight Infection from Inside Our Cells – Prof. Leo James FRS
Venue: St John’s College Garden Auditorium
Professor Leo James reveals how antibodies work inside our cells to detect, neutralise, and eliminat...
Mon, 4 May 2026 · 18:00 - 19:15
OWC Shakespeare Webinar – Henry VI, Part II
Venue: Online event
Professor Emma Smith discusses the new Oxford World’s Classics edition of Henry VI, Part II, joined ...
Tue, 12 May 2026 · 19:30 - 21:00
Schwarzman Centre Conversations – Music, Democracy and Resistance
Venue: Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
Samira Ahmed leads a conversation with musicians, artists, and Professor Nomi Dave on how music shap...
Wed, 13 May 2026 · 17:00 - 18:00
Building a Church out of Herring – Dr Tom Johnson
Venue: Rewley House (Lecture Theatre)
Dr Tom Johnson explores maritime communities, shared resources, and social organisation in a fifteen...
Thu, 14 May 2026 · 17:00 - 18:30
2026 Lorna Casselton Memorial Lecture – How Experimental Worm Genetics and Genomics Revealed an Ancient World of Tiny RNAs
Venue: Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
Professors Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun deliver the 12th Lorna Casselton Memorial Lecture, explorin...
Thu, 14 May 2026 · 18:00 - 19:00
Songs of the Mediterranean
Venue: Wolfson College
Greek soprano Theano Papadaki and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform a Mediterranean‑inspired programme r...
Thu, 14 May 2026 · 18:30 - 19:30
The Beating Heart – The Art & Science of Our Most Vital Organ
Venue: History of Science Museum (Basement Gallery)
A fireside conversation with Professor Robin Choudhury exploring how art, culture, religion, and sci...
Fri, 15 May 2026 · 13:00 - 14:00
Japanese Tea Ceremony – May 2026
Venue: Ashmolean Museum (Gallery 36 – Japan from 1850)
Experience an authentic Japanese tea ceremony in the Ashmolean’s tea house, led by Dr Clare Pollard,...
Wed, 27 May 2026 · 17:00 - 18:00
Can Anyone Survive Sicily’s Landscape? A 12th‑Century Political Experiment
Venue: Rewley House Lecture Theatre
Professor Emily Winkler examines the dramatic environmental and political challenges of 12th‑century...
Thu, 28 May 2026 · 19:30 - 21:00
Schwarzman Centre Conversations – AI, Creativity and Ethics
Venue: Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
Journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed hosts an in‑depth conversation with media artist Refik Anado...

June 2026

Mon, 1 June 2026 · 18:00 - 19:15
OWC Shakespeare Webinar – Arden of Faversham
Venue: Online event
Professor Emma Smith discusses the new Oxford World’s Classics edition of Arden of Faversham, joined...
Wed, 3 June 2026 · 17:00 - 18:00
When is a Hill Not Actually a Hill? – Dr Abigail Lloyd
Venue: Rewley House (Tawney Room)
Dr Abigail Lloyd examines medieval place‑names and how they reveal perception, memory, and use of la...
Wed, 17 June 2026 · 14:00 - 15:00
Visions of the Tokaido Road – Illustrated Talk
Venue: Ashmolean Museum – Headley Lecture Theatre
Artist Nigel Caple explores the history, art, and stories of Japan’s famous Tokaido Road, with a foc...
Wed, 17 June 2026 · 17:00 - 18:00
Can Anyone Survive the Landscape of Sicily? – Dr Philippa Byrne
Venue: Rewley House (Stopforth Metcalfe Room)
Dr Philippa Byrne examines a twelfth‑century political experiment in Sicily and how landscape shaped...
Wed, 17 June 2026 · 19:30 - 21:00
Schwarzman Centre Conversations – Stage and Screen: Power and Performance
Venue: Schwarzman Centre, Oxford
Samira Ahmed hosts a conversation with leading actors, creatives, and Professor Emma Smith, examinin...
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