🎉🎉New exciting event just announced for November. 'Dressing “Greek”: Clothing, Movement and Performance from Ancient to Modern', Ertegun House, Oxford, 29th November. An interdisciplinary conference on ancient Greek bodies, performance and clothing. #clothing #performance #classics #reception

Join @marieminden.bsky.social @hgreenstreet1.bsky.social on 5 November for a book conversation: New Approaches to Theatrical Form! torch.ox.ac.uk/event/new-ap...

'A DIY Guide to Gender Hacking' explores gender at the intersection of theory, DIY, and playful failure. In this interactive seminar on Wed 15 Oct at 5 pm, Santi S., founder of G(end)er Swap, will inspire new ways of exploring gender outside the confines of the mainstream. tinyurl.com/2nrmwc5f

The Impact of Islam on Christian Political Theology (622–1453) Network Seminar Series is now announced. The first seminar will take place on Mon 13 Oct at 2:30 pm, in-person and online. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/22vzzj6r @UniofOxford @cmcsoxford.bsky.social

We're excited to announce a New TORCH Network Scheme MT2025 funding opportunity. Deadline: Wed 22 Oct 2025, 12pm. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/6un9sucz

International Engagement Fund | TORCH welcomes applications for MT2025 for collaborative, cross-disciplinary projects that have clear research outcomes. Find out more here: torch.ox.ac.uk/event/intern... Deadline: Wed 22 Oct 2025, 12 noon BST

Join the @oxmedhum.bsky.social's reading group on 'The Boundaries of Humanity'. It's open to students at all levels of study. The dates: 4th and 25th of Nov 2025. More details: tinyurl.com/9xm42r7m

Our Medical Humanities Early Career & DPhil Writing Group's dates have now been announced for MT2025. The group is an interdisciplinary & casual gathering, with the aim being to encourage writing. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mt5ebjjn @oxmedhum .bsky.social ‪@asmedhum.bsky.social‬

We are seeking a Research Hub Coordinator for the TORCH Race and Resistance Research Hub. Fixed term contract – 12 months. Closing date: Friday 19 September. For further details and to apply please visit: tinyurl.com/4tcbvbp8

“Gender studies as a discipline…is defined by a set of debates and problematics.” In this 10-Minute Talk, Judith Butler FBA discusses gender as a field of study and its interdisciplinary contributions to research, social analysis and social movements. Read or watch the full talk now buff.ly/2WjzcLG

Only a few weeks left to view the art installation Deadly Six by A. Palmer. These hand woven viruses/parasite have been hanging in our court for the last year, and will continue to be on display through 8 September. So, now is your last chance to view them in person!

A Participatory Research Fund has been awarded to @batecollection.bsky.social, @torchoxford.bsky.social & @modernartoxford.bsky.social Led by @emanuelavai.bsky.social & Alex Coke, this collab with artist Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom blends historic instruments, student performances & video art for 2026!

Listen to behind-the-scenes impressions from our marvellous Medieval Mystery Cycle 2025, with thx to 'Beyond Shakespeare' for capturing the excitement and buzz of the day! audioboom.com/posts/874257...

The July 2025 issue of Environmental Humanities is now available to read online! read.dukeupress.edu/environmenta... A quick rundown of all the #envhum content:

What does it mean for AI to be environmentally and socially sustainable? Find out with Nokia Bell Lab's Sanja Scepanovic tomorrow in the next instalment of Bitesize's 'Ethics in the age of AI'. www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth... #SustainableAI #ethics @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk

If you missed it, you can catch up now on YouTube! TORCH Book at Lunchtime was privileged to welcome Dr Janina Ramirez to discuss her widely acclaimed book FEMINA: A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written Out of It. youtu.be/VxU_dgATD3I

Enjoy the summer with our fascinating recordings: Watch again - Beyond the Columbian Exchange. Speaker: Scott Alves Barton, Assistant Professor at @notredame.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/video-record...

The Schwarzman Centre, located at the heart of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter @oxhumanities.bsky.social is the new home for TORCH from October 2025. We look forward to welcoming you to our new home!

CaribOx Information Session: Visiting Fellowship and Travel Grant Scheme. The Caribbean Oxford Initiative - CaribOx - is a new Visiting Fellowship and Travel-Grant programme. Applications are open for research visits in 2026. Thursday 3 July Find out more torch.ox.ac.uk/event/caribo...

Return of the Female Voice. Join us a fascinating talk on this Friday 6 June from 2pm that looks at how political and social forces have contributed and reinforced gender roles, inequalities and power dynamics down the years for Myanmar. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/ykh2k6fx

Join us for a one day interdisciplinary postgraduate workshop on Friday 6 June, 9am-5pm.

Very interesting looking event tomorrow lunchtime by @torchoxford2013.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/what-n....

TOMORROW | Join us for a fascinating roundtable discussion on When the Doctor and the AI Disagree: Beyond Opposition. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/3utkmbws ‪@ethoxcentre.bsky.social‬; www.bdi.ox.ac.uk

TORCH Book at Lunchtime: Historic Event! Patrick McGuinness: Ghost Stations. The last in the Radcliffe Humanities Building! Wednesday 28 May. 12.30pm. Last Lunch @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...

Many thanks to everyone who attended this year’s TORCH-PUP Lecture Series, delivered by the esteemed Homi K. Bhaba. @torchoxford2013.bsky.social

Book at Lunchtime: Patrick McGuinness: Ghost Stations 28 May. Book now for last book ever in Radcliffe Humanities! @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @stannescollege.bsky.social @oxunistudents.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...

TORCH Book at Lunchtime: Historic Event! Patrick McGuinness: Ghost Stations. The last in the Radcliffe Humanities Building! Wednesday 28 May. 12.30pm. Last Lunch @oxunistudents.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...

Medical Humanities receives 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @uehiro.ox.ac.uk TORCH’s Medical Humanities Research (MedHum) 2025 University of Oxford torch.ox.ac.uk/article/medi...

Another Reuben win! 🥂 TORCH Medical Humanities Research Hub, including Professor Angeliki Kerasidou (Official Fellow, Ethics & Values), has received the Research Culture Award. @torchoxford.bsky.social @torchoxford2013.bsky.social #ReubenResearch #Interdisciplinarity #MedicalHumanities

Join us on Monday 19 May at 1.15pm on Script, Language, and the Making of Identities in Syro-Anatolian Communities, Speaker: Nathan Lovejoy, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia @oxhumanities.bsky.social @wolfsoncollegeoxford6939 Details: tinyurl.com/2mjj8e5d

...and it was a double celebration for Dr Hadley and Prof Horden, who also scooped the Research Culture Award for their roles in the @torchoxford2013.bsky.social MedHum project! 📷Cyrus Mower

Book at Lunchtime: Sally Bayley. Performance and Conversation. Wednesday 14 May, 12.30pm Lunch, 12.45pm - 1.45pm performance and discussion Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford @oxhumanities.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...

Book at Lunchtime: Sally Bayley. Performance and Conversation. Wednesday 14 May, 12.30pm Lunch, 12.45pm - 1.45pm performance and discussion Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford @oxhumanities.bsky.social @engfac.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...

The Ruskin Drawing Sale is back! Sat 10 May, 10am - 4pm Sun 11 May, 10am - 2pm Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH Explore a wide range of creative works for sale - drawings, paintings, prints, stickers, and much more. Proceeds will go towards the finalists' Degree Show in June, open to the public

We’re delighted to announce that the 2025 TORCH-PUP lectures will be delivered by the esteemed Homi K. Bhaba, over the course of three evenings in May. Read more: press.princeton.edu/news/torch-p... @torchoxford2013.bsky.social

Lunchtime Reading Group: ʿAmmār al-Baṣrī’s Kitāb al-burhān (The Book of Proof) Thursdays, TT2025 Weeks 1-8, 12:30pm-2:00pm. Register, and find out more about our new network: The Impact of Islam on Christian Political Theology (622 -1453) here: tinyurl.com/4xaf5vt4 @ox.ac.uk

In Conversation with Professor Mia Bay & Dr Meleisa Ono-George on Friday 9 May 1pm. Part of the @raceresistance.bsky.social events. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/eeryws76

Book Launch: Tourette’s Syndrome, Stigma, and Society’s Jests on Fri 9 May at 12.30pm. Speaker and the Co-Author of the Book: Dr Melina Malli. Book your place here: tinyurl.com/h29kj6eu

TORCH Talks: a new series debating some of the most urgent and topical issues of our time from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Next talk: Ageing and Ageism: a cross-disciplinary perspective on Wed 7 May, 12.30pm book your place here: tinyurl.com/5n7bw9hs @ox.ac.uk @sociologyoxford.bsky.social

The next session of the TORCH Neurodiversity Network Reading Group will take place on Mon 19 May at 4pm online. Join us to read M. Remi Yergeau's book, which was the winner of the 2019 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award. book here: tinyurl.com/4rwntk3d @dukepress.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Today, April 11, is the International Day for #MaternalHealth and Rights. UOI's Cesar Palacios-Gonzalez shares how he is bringing more attention to maternal health by his work on the ethical and legal aspects of uterus transplants in Mexico. Read: shorturl.at/BRij3 #Ethics #PhilosophyMatters

NEW: @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social's Prof Andrew Thompson has presented a new Framework of Analysis for Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking at the United Nations in New York. Find out more ⬇️

Read the full interview with Akanksha: www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/news/sleep-d...

'You may think sleep and dance are two completely independent things, but they have so much in common.' Akanksha Bafna combines her sleep and circadian rhythm research with her personal passion for dance, to help her understand the importance of rhythm in our daily lives. 👇 #InternationalDanceDay

Sleep, dance and rhythms of life www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/news/sleep-d...

Sleep, dance and rhythms of life www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/news/sleep-d...

Book at Lunchtime: Adventures in Volcanoland. 30 April, 12.30pm, Radcliffe Humanities. @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @oxunistudents.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...

Engineering the Environment and Imagining Nature in the Early Modern World. Tuesday 29 April, 12pm-1.30pm. TORCH Environmental Humanities Research Hub @oxhumanities.bsky.social @envhumsoxford.bsky.social @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @oxunistudents.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/engine...

Engineering the Environment and Imagining Nature in the Early Modern World. Tuesday 29 April, 12pm-1.30pm. TORCH Environmental Humanities Research Hub @oxhumanities.bsky.social @envhumsoxford.bsky.social @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @oxunistudents.bsky.social www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/engine...

Book at Lunchtime: Adventures in Volcanoland. 30 April, 12.30pm, Radcliffe Humanities. @oxhumanities.bsky.social @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @oxunistudents.bsky.social torch.ox.ac.uk/event/book-a...