What a wonderful Festival! 100 people attended the Quartet event that was such orchestrated intelligent fun. Long May humanities flourish against the odds!

Powerful performances at this evening's @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social event, 'Try Me For Treason', where actors read speeches made by anti-war protesters in Russian courts.

Had a lovely time presenting my research on how HIV positive people are represented by media then sitting down to discuss with @matthewhodson.bsky.social for the @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social. Managed to be a very flawed *human* by tripping over and unplugging the clearly marked projector wire twice!!

Last night we at Oxford Brookes ran a New Labour event as part of our wonderful @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social festival! Our MP @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social and Prof Patrick Diamond from Queen Mary in London came to discuss the Blair years with me...

Schools day! Think Human Festival events for Year 12 on Shakespeare, creative writing, philosophy - and a how-to guide to campaigning for young people. Great to meet enthusiastic students from 6 local Oxford schools. Future of humanities looking good! 💫 @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social

Quartet @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social with Annette Badland, @drelizabethmac1.bsky.social, & @gary1234.bsky.social

Last chance to sign up for the ‘Oxford Quartet’! Discover how four women philosophers reshaped moral philosophy. Actress Annette Badland will read from their work. 📍 Oxford Friends Meeting House 🗓️ Friday 17 April ⏰ 6:30pm Use this link to book your ticket- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Interested in local history? Learn more about Harriet Jacobs, one of the most remarkable African American figures of the nineteenth century, and her time in Steventon. 📍 The Old Fire Station Cafe 🗓️ Thursday 16 April ⏰ 6:30pm Click the link to book your ticket- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

On Thursday evening in Oxford, I'll be in conversation about New Labour and the Tony Blair years with Professor Patrick Diamond of Queen Mary, University of London, and Oxford East MP Anneliese Dodds... Come along if you can! Details below. 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-labour...

Last chance to sign up for ‘New Labour, New Britain?’ In this event, Prof Glen O’Hara, MP Anneliese Dodds and Prof Patrick Diamond discuss the Blair years (1997–2007). 📍 Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall 🗓️ Thursday 16 April ⏰ 6:30pm Click the link to book your ticket- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Really looking forward to our conversation and finally meeting you in person after so many years of online activism and collaboration! 🤩 @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social

Join us for a timely discussion about war and protest. In this event, actors bring to life courtroom speeches made by Russian anti-war oppositionists. 📍 Clerici Learning Studio 🗓️ Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 6pm Click the link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Do you love football and the great outdoors? Learn more about the sounds of the sport and the people that bring matches to life. 📍 Clerici Learning Studio, Oxford Brookes University 🗓️ Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 3:30pm Use this link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum... It’s Think Human week at Oxford Brookes! Bold and thought-provoking events on art, politics, wellbeing, literature and life. Completely free. And everyone is invited. Sign up below - many nearly full, so be quick! 👇

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So many great events to see. Here is one about Harriet Jacobs's time in Oxfordshire. Yes, THAT Harriet Jacobs. Book quickly - it's (unsurprisingly) selling out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/entering-t...

Sign up before it’s too late! Join us for a talk about the healing power of nature and the history of mental health care. 📍 Main Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building 🗓️ Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 5pm Click the link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

🎉 Join us this week for the Think Human Festival 2026! Sign up for one of our free events taking place across the city from 15-18 April. Use this link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

A few tickets left! Oxford Brookes Think Human festival runs this week, 15-18 April 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Some news! Think Human Festival starts Wednesday 15 April www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @kcraik1.bsky.social @brookesscholcomms.bsky.social @gary1234.bsky.social

Step inside the lived experiences of motherhood. This Virtual Reality environment features excerpts from the play Three M’others and poems by Kate Thirlwall. 📍 John Henry Brookes Building 🗓️ Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 11:30am Use this link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Ever dreamt of finding treasure? Join us for a talk on The History of Treasure Hunting, followed by a roundtable discussion and audience Q&A. 📍 Museum of Oxford 🗓️ Thursday 16 April ⏰ 1pm Click the link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

And a free exhibition on the hospital’s history. Not an easy subject, but it’s one which really matters. See you there 👇👇👇

📣 ONE WEEK to go! Join me and @matthewhodson.bsky.social in the newly refurbished East Oxford Community Centre for this free @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social event next Thursday, with refreshments provided. ☕ 🤩 Please register to attend. ⬇️

Check out the Think Human Festival 2026! www.brookes.ac.uk/about-brooke...

How well do public health campaigns and media representations reflect the realities of living with HIV? Hear more from people challenging outdated stigma. 📍 East Oxford Community Centre 🗓️ Thursday 16 April ⏰ 5pm Click the link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

What’s the sound of grassroots football? Bring your bells and whistles. Another distinctive and original public humanities event from Think Human at Oxford Brookes ⚽️ 👏

www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum... Just ten days until Think Human. Free events on campus and across the city, celebrating the value of arts, humanities and social science to everyday life. Join us! 🌟 @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social @torchoxford.bsky.social

Oxford people! This one is selling out quickly (although it’s free) - sign up below 👇

Discover how the Oxford Quartet reshaped moral philosophy against the backdrop of war, friendship and intellectual rebellion. Annette Badland will read from their work. 📍 Friends Meeting House 🗓️ Friday 17 April ⏰ 6:30pm Use this link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

A timely event revisiting the Blair years (1997–2007). Join Prof Glen O’Hara, MP Anneliese Dodds and Prof Patrick Diamond for this discussion. 📍 Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall 🗓️ Thursday 16 April ⏰ 6:30pm Click the link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Oxford people! Join us for another topical, bold, public-facing event from Think Human. This will be fantastic. See you there but do sign up 👇👇👇

Defiance on trial: actors bring to life courtroom speeches by Russian anti-war oppositionists, followed by discussion on dissent, repression and the politics of resistance. 📍 Clerici Learning Studio 🗓️ Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 6pm Use this link to book your ticket- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Get your ticket for the Think Human Festival 2026! Join us from 15-18 April for a fantastic line up of free events. There will be craft workshops, guided tours of Oxford, political discussion and much more. Sign up to save your place: www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Oxford people please join us for a performance followed by a discussion with Simon Pirani (Durham University), Anastasia Riabchuk (University of Oxford/National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy) and Denis Shedov (ODIHR/Memorial/OVD-Info) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/try-me-for...

Keep an eye out for these posters appearing in cafes, libraries, and other public spaces for my @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social event with @matthewhodson.bsky.social in the East Oxford Community Centre! Please share and register to attend here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recentring... #HIV #UequalsU #Oxford

Join us for a short film about the history of Warneford hospital and a discussion on creating environments which foster recovery for people facing mental health challenges. 📍 Main Lecture Theatre, JHB 🗓️ Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 5pm Use the link to book your ticket- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

What can we learn from the Blair governments, and are there any lessons that are still relevant for Keir Starmer today? Join this lively panel discussion, at Oxford Brookes University, next month. Tickets & info here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-labour... Part of @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social.

Experience the power of craft and creativity! Join us for a hands-on beaded bracelet workshop inspired by traditional craft practices from Lagos, Nigeria 📍 OVADA 🗓️ Saturday 18 April ⏰ 2pm Use this link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Join me and @matthewhodson.bsky.social in the East Oxford Community Centre 4 WEEKS from today for this @thinkhumanfest.bsky.social event on 'Recentring the Human in Representations of HIV' Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recentring... Other events: www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Limited places on this one, and filling up fast! Part of our brilliant Think Human Festival at Oxford Brookes 🌟👇

This will be a great event, bringing historians from Oxford Brookes together with experts from the Ashmolean. And it’s completely free! 👑🏆🏅Join us at MoX - sign up here 👇👇👇

Ever dreamt of finding treasure? Join us for a talk on The History of Treasure Hunting, followed by a roundtable discussion and audience Q&A. 📍 Museum of Oxford 🗓️ Thursday 16 April ⏰ 1pm Click the link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Join Professor Gary Browning on an Oxford walk to discover what Oxford’s streets, pubs and colleges tell us about four women philosophers who transformed moral philosophy. 📍 Outside The King’s Arms pub 🗓️ Saturday 18 April ⏰ 11am Use this link to book your ticket- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Sign the petition to save Oxford's Ultimate Picture Palace for the community! c.org/kNJSxbgsWy

Oxford people! Join us! This event will explore the remarkable links between an Oxfordshire village and the history of nineteenth-century slavery. Led by my excellent colleague Dr Niall Munro. Free and open to everyone. 👇

Join us to explore the life of Harriet Jacobs, one of the most remarkable African American figures of the nineteenth century. 📍 The Old Fire Station Cafe 🗓️ Thursday 16 April ⏰ 6:30pm Click the link to book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

Interested in local history? Then you’ll love this event about four female philosophers who lived in Oxford. Celebrated actress Annette Badland will perform readings. 📍 Oxford Friends Meeting House 🗓️ Friday 17 April ⏰ 6:30pm Use this link to book your ticket- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...

This will be a powerful and important conversation. Part of Think Human here at Oxford Brookes 👇

Learn more about the people who are speaking up against the Russo-Ukrainian war. In this immersive event, actors will perform speeches made by Russians - tried for opposing the war. 📍Clerici Learning Studio 🗓️ Wednesday 15 April ⏰ 6pm Book your ticket today- www.eventbrite.com/cc/think-hum...