Lecture series

Structured as a series of six weekly lectures on a given topic, our lecture series offer a comprehensive introduction to your chosen subject.

All can be enjoyed online via a livestream. The majority can also be attended in person at Rewley House, Oxford. If joining us in Oxford, tea and coffee is provided before or after each lecture.

Two of our lecture series this year have the option of attending individual lectures or the whole series.

Please note: all times stated are UK time

Online only lecture series

Logos: A Theory of Everything
6 lectures with Femi Fadugba
23 Apr – 28 May 2024, Tuesdays at 2pm

Hybrid lecture series – watch online or join us in Oxford

Thinking About Science
6 lectures with Dr Stephen Law
16 Oct – 20 Nov 2023, Mondays at 2pm

From Metternich to Merkel: The Search for German Identity
6 lectures with Chris Danziger
18 Oct – 22 Nov 2023, Wednesdays at 11am 

Controversies in UK Foreign Policy: Diplomacy or Military Force?
6 lectures with Dr Martin Holmes
20 Oct – 24 Nov 2023, Fridays at 2pm
Register for the entire series or individual lectures.

The Architecture and Imagery of Early Christian and Medieval Rome
6 lectures with John McNeill
31 Oct – 5 Dec 2023, Tuesdays at 11am

Europe and the Global Cold War, 1962–1991: Confrontation, Détente and Collapse
6 lectures with Prof Tom Buchanan
23 Jan – 27 Feb 2024, Tuesdays at 11am

Art and Psychoanalysis: From da Vinci to Damien Hirst
6 lectures with Dr David Morgan
24 Jan –28 Feb 2024, Wednesdays at 2pm

Cosmology Across Five Centuries: Copernicus to the Big Bang
6 lectures with Dr Allan Chapman
30 Jan – 5 Mar 2024, Tuesdays at 2pm

The Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) Lecture Series in Global Risk
6 lectures with OSGA tutors
2 Feb –8 Mar 2024, Fridays at 2pm
Register for the entire series or individual lectures.

Evening events

The following events are single lectures and not part of a series.

Mick Aston Lecture: Territoriality and Identity in the Early Medieval Landscape
Professor Stephen Rippon, University of Exeter
Friday 1 December 2023, 4.45–6.15pm
Watch online or join us at Rewley House, Oxford
Annual lecture in memory of Mick Aston

Queering Art and Design
Dr Nicola McCartney, University of the Arts London
Friday 16 February 2024, 6.45–8.30pm
Join us at Rewley House, Oxford