Week 7

Ongoing

Christmas at Blenheim Palace - 15th November 2024 - 1st January 2025 - Everyday 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM. Activities include outdoor lights, ice skating, afternnon tea and a Christmas Market. The market is set up with traditional wooden chalets on the grounds of the palace, just a 30 minute bus ride on the S3 from the WEPO complex. More information here.
Christmas in Oxford - November 23, 2024, 10:00 AM – January 5, 2025, 6:00 PM - Experience the magic of the season at Oxford’s Christmas Market with festive gifts, seasonal foods, and entertainment in the heart of the city! Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BS
Oxford Gloucester Green Market. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 AM - 4 PM, Fridays and Saturdays 9 AM - 5 PM. Lots of little trinkets, clothes, food, and more! Located in the centre of the city, right off George Street and near the bus station.
For more lectures not listed below, check out this Oxford Talks list.

10:30 AM - 8:30 PM: Blenheim Palace Christmas Market. Everyday 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM. Activities include outdoor lights, ice skating, afternnon tea and a Christmas Market. The market is set up with traditional wooden chalets on the grounds of the palace, just a 30 minute bus ride from the WEPO complex. More information here.

10 AM - 12PM: Python Drop in session with Ellen Visscher, CDT student, BDI, University of Oxford - Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF. Please bring your own device. More info here
5:30 PM - Photographing War & Peace - The Art and Peace Seminar Series returns to discuss the role of photography in war and peace. In the first hour, Carlos Saavedra, a Colombian documentary photographer, will exhibit his work on the Colombian Civil War and discuss how art challenges dominant narratives in conflict settings. In the second hour, Dr. Samuel Ritholtz (Oxford) and Dr. Milli Lake (London School of Economics) will join the conversation, sharing their experiences with art and peace in Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa, respectively. Nuffield College, New Road OX1 1NF, Butler Room
6 PM - 7 PM: Sheldonian Series: Democracy - The Sheldonian Series is a new termly event convened by the Vice-Chancellor aimed to promote discussions about the big issues of the day, informed by our commitment to free and inclusive speech, diversity of thought and the vibrant exchange of ideas. This event is open to all students and staff, and will feature scholars and voices from a range of fields and viewpoints. The inaugural event will explore 'Democracy': what are its prospects and what role do we as members of the University community play? More information here.

4 PM: The International Transmission of Democratic Values: Evidence from African Migration to Europe - This paper investigates the effect of rising anti-immigrant sentiment in European democratic host countries on support for democracy in African migrants’ origin communities. We propose a novel methodology to estimate migration stocks from sub-national areas of origin to any possible country in the world based on Google trends data. Manor Road Building, Manor Road OX1 3UQ. Seminar Room A
8PM: Quiz Night at the Cape of Good Hope. Pub trivia every Tuesday night. Tickets are £1 per person.

2-3 PM - ART FOR EVERYDAY LIFE TALK 1 - Pre- and Post-War 20th-Century Artists Taking Art Outside the Gallery, Ashmolean Museum. More info here
5 PM: Truth Be Told: How To Interpret Past Mathematicians - How should we interpret past mathematicians who may use the same vocabulary as us but with different meanings, or whose philosophical outlooks differ from ours? Errors aside, it is often assumed that past mathematicians largely made true claims—but what exactly justifies that assumption? Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
7:30 PM: Oxford University Philharmonia Michaelmas Concert - Experience the COMPLETE SET of six symphonic poems from Smetana’s marvellous Má vlast, alongside Emilie Mayer’s fabulous Symphony No. 4. Sheldonian Theatre, Full Price: £13. More info here

1 PM: C.S. Lewis’s Influence on The Lord of the Rings - In 1954 the first two volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings were published (The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers). To celebrate this event, and following on from last year’s Tolkien seminars, Exeter College – Tolkien’s undergraduate college – is proud to host a series of free lunchtime talks organised by the Faculty of English on The Lord of the Rings. Open to the public these talks are aimed at going deeper in some key aspects of the novel, Tolkien as a writer, and some of the spin-offs it has generated. Fitzhugh Auditorium, Cohen Quad, Exeter College
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM: WEPO Thanksgiving dinner. The formal dinner will be in the Exeter dining hall, followed by a traditional ceilidh with a live band and dancing. Formal attire and gowns required.
8 PM: Karaoke @ The Cape of Good Hope, Oxford. Free Karaoke every Thursday Night.

11 AM: Algebraic approaches in the Study of Chemical Reaction Networks - Lecture held in L5 of the Mathematical Institute.
2 PM - LGBTQ+ History Hackathon - Join a group of volunteers at the LGBTQ+ History Hackathon to help locate historical resources for an LGBTQ+ history online research guide. History Faculty, George Street OX1 2RL or remotely via Microsoft Teams
5 PM: 'Gaza, a war on healthcare' - Nick Maynard, Debbie Harrington and Rebecca Ingliss have many years of experience of travelling to Gaza to teach medical students and provide humanitarian medical care, including work at Al Aqsa Hospital in Gaza since October 7th, 2023. They will talk about their experiences, and specifically about the devastating impact of the direct targeting of the health care system and healthcare workers in Gaza. Investcorp Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road OX2 6JF
9 PM - 12 PM: Univ x Exeter x Trinity Black Tie Oxmas Event - Oxford Town Hall, Last Entry 10 PM.

5-7 PM: Oxford University Pole Society Winter Showcase - Corpus Christi, MBI Al Jaber Auditorium - Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JF. Tickets £5. More info here

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