Humanities Division

Join us on 26 November for A.E. Stallings' next Professor of Poetry lecture on 'Rhyme as Experiment/ Rhyme as Alchemy'.

26 Nov at 5.30pm
Examination Schools

ALL WELCOME! No booking required.

#poetry #TeamEnglish @oxpoetrylibrary.bsky.social @aestallings.bsky.social

On Thursday, Elina Hamilton (University of Hawai’i, Mānoa), Peter Lefferts (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) and Elżbieta Witkowska-Zaremba (Warsaw, Polish Academy of Sciences) will be online for the next All Souls Seminar in Medieval and Renaissance Music.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-11-...

Join us to explore the new Oxford World's Classics edition of Romeo & Juliet in our next #Shakespeare webinar:

1 December
6 - 7.15pm
Online via Zoom

With Professor Emma Smith & Dr Hannah August.

All welcome! Free but booking required. #TeamEnglish shakespeare-webinar-romeo-juliet.eventbrite.co.uk

YouTube video by Faculty of English, University of Oxford Book discussion on Diana Evans's 'I Want to Talk to You: And Other Conversations'

To mark #BlackHistoryMonth 2025, members of the English Faculty @ox.ac.uk got together to discuss Diana Evans's 'I Want to Talk to You: And Other Conversations', a collection of essays & journalism.

#BHM #DianaEvans

Watch the discussion now >>

youtu.be/sTifWRqTi64

Professor Carolyn Abbate

Our public seminars return next week, at the new time of 3pm on Thursdays! On 23 October, we're looking forward to hearing from Professor Carolyn Abbate (@harvard.edu) for her talk titled 'Bourgeois Vacation Spot'.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/25-10-...

Helen Fielding in conversation with the Always Take Notes podcast Join the author of “Bridget Jones’s Diary” for a live podcast recording.

We're delighted to support the Always Take Notes podcast with this exciting event!

Join hosts Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd on 17 November at the Sheldonian Theatre at 5.30pm for a live podcast recording with Helen Fielding, author of 'Bridget Jones’s Diary'.

Book tickets via Eventbrite >>

New research finds defining childhood portrait of Marie Antoinette is The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister, according to new research. Catriona Seth, Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature and Fellow of All Souls College

NEW: The most famous portrait of Marie Antoinette as a child is really of her sister.

Prof @catrionaseth.bsky.social made the discovery while researching a book and working with the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire (MAH) in Geneva.

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I’m now looking forward to finalising the exhibition I am curating for @batecollection.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social, teaching, meeting my new DPhils, and finishing up some research projects... @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social
#EarlyModernHistory #academiclife

Issue 15 of our Faculty magazine, the Oxford Musician, is now available to read online! The magazine includes articles from staff and students, as well as news from the Faculty and updates from alumni. Printed copies are available to pick up at the Faculty.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/sitefiles/di...

The Uehiro Oxford Institute's brand logo (a stylised letter 'u') is layered on top of four balloons in brand colours.

We're 1 today! We are deeply grateful to the Uehiro Foundation on Ethics & Education for making our work possible, and for the many others who have helped us along the way.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/article/uois...
@ox.ac.uk @torchoxford.bsky.social @oxhumanities.bsky.social

#Thankyou #birthday #ethics

Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities opens in Oxford

Welcome to our new home: The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre!

The Schwarzman Centre will bring together Oxford University's Humanities faculties for the first time, alongside a new Bodleian Humanities Library & state-of-the-art teaching & performance facilities.

www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk

View of the Great Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

External view of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

View of the dome in the Great Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

View of the Sohmen Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨

A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.

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Delighted that @oii.ox.ac.uk is part of the Schwarzman Centre and look forward to getting to know all our new neighbours!

"The Schwarzman Centre represents an extraordinary vote of confidence in the humanities disciplines at a time when the world needs them more than ever." Prof Dan Grimley, Head of Humanities at Oxford, explains why the building is so important - and so timely: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/the-...

Today we are delighted to launch the new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, a one-of-a-kind space where academia and culture will intersect to create something extraordinary. Read more: humanities.web.ox.ac.uk/article/step...

Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes - Series 2 - Avarice Jokes - BBC Sounds Ian Hislop returns to unearth the oldest examples of five varieties of British joke.

It was great to hear another Oxford English Faculty member on Ian Hislop's Oldest Jokes series on BBC Radio 4 today!

Prof Marion Turner joined Ian to discuss a crude joke from #Chaucer's Summoner's Tale attacking hypocrisy. You can catch-up on BBC Sounds: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Gift will establish world-class auditorium at Oxford | University of Cultural performances and musical engagement for Oxford students have received a major boost from a significant gift to the University’s Humanities Division. The donation from the Sohmen family will

The Sohmen family’s donation will enrich the Oxford experience for students across all disciplines - and help the University reach global audiences.

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Bitesize ethics 2025: Session seven Sustainable AI: Balancing Innovation with Environmental Responsibility Speaker: Sanja Scepanovic Graphic includes a headshot of the speaker, on a grey background. The QR code links to the programme webpage: https://www.uehiro/bitesize-ethics-summer-2025

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

Before Earthrise: Global Imagining in Literature and Visual Culture, 1550-1968

Astronaut William Anders' iconic photo #Earthrise was the starting point for a recent one-day conference at Oxford’s English Faculty, entitled 'Before Earthrise: Global Imagining in Literature and Visual Culture, 1550–1968'.

Read a blog on the event: english.web.ox.ac.uk/article/befo...

Thank you to all who came along to the Degree Show this year! It's a fantastic showcase of our amazingly talented students' work - we are thrilled that so many of you were interested in taking a look!

You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...

Ancient linguistic clues reveal that the European Huns had Siberian New linguistic analysis by researchers including Dr Simon Fries, Researcher in Comparative Philology in the Faculty of Classics and Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, University of

NEW: Oxford research suggests the Huns and the Xiongnu spoke the same Paleo-Siberian language – adding linguistic evidence to the theory that these powerful ancient groups shared a common origin.

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A sneak peek at the Ruskin Degree Show 2025!

We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:

Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...

NEW RESEARCH! Identifying child criminal exploitation in Northern Ireland.

Children in Northern Ireland exploited in criminal activities are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking – despite indications they may meet the criteria.
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We're delighted to announce the first ever winner of the Oxford / 42 New Writing Prize! Congratulations to Steve Mellen who was awarded the prize this evening in a ceremony at Magdalen College for his novel 'Ask the Ghosts'.

Congratulations to Steve and all those shortlisted!

A poster publicising the Ruskin Degree Show 2025 with details in dark blue lettering on a medium blue background.

We are thrilled to announce the Ruskin BFA & MFA Degree Show, opening on Friday 20th June!

Private View 7-10pm

Opening hours 21st - 25th June:
• Sat - Sun: 12-6pm
• Mon - Wed: 12-5pm

128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP.
Accessibility info:
www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/128-bullingd...

British Academy (BA) Postdoctoral Fellowships

We're inviting expressions of interest from postdoctoral and completing graduate scholars who wish to apply for the British Academy (BA) Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme to start their project in 2026. @oxhumanities.bsky.social
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Introducing the Ruskin 2025 graduating BFA & MFA cohort!

Come along to the Degree Show to see their amazing work:

Private View Friday 20th June 7-10pm
21st-22nd June 12-6pm
23rd-25th June, 12-5pm

128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP
Welcome!

More info 👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...

Today our Lived Experience Engagement team, incl. members of our Lived Experience Advisory Panel, spoke at the ‘Online safety event on human trafficking and sexual exploitation’ at @ofcom.bsky.social, UK's regulator of services such as the television, radio, telecoms and internet.
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Uterus transplants – ethical and legal challenges in the Mexican context On International Day for Maternal Health and Rights, Dr César Palacios-Gonzalez shares his research on legalising uterus transplants in Mexico

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

Oxford tops QS World University Rankings in English, anatomy and University of Oxford has secured the top place in the QS World University Rankings 2025 in three subjects: English Language and Literature, and Anatomy and Physiology and Geography.

The University of Oxford has secured the top place in the QS World University Rankings 2025 in three subjects: English Language and Literature, and Anatomy and Physiology and Geography.

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