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The Senior Library, Oriel College
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Oxford celebrates Black History Month
Oxford celebrates Black History Month, October 2021

Black History Month at Oxford
Oxford University will deliver another engaging and informative programme for Black History Month during October 2021
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Melancholy: A New Anatomy. 29 September 2021 – 20 March 2022, Treasury, Weston Library. Free admission.

Melancholy: A New Anatomy
400 years after publication this Bodleian exhibition revisits the Anatomy, using objects from its collections to highlight common experiences and connections over time

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Professor Lavanya Rajamani

Oxford profiles - Bad COP, Good COP?
Oxford law professor Lavanya Rajamani and why climate talks matter

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21Oct

St Robert Southwell and His Readers

Campion Hall - Hybrid Event
22Oct

100 Years of British Coronations

Sheldonian Theatre

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Be responsible. Be considerate. Be safe.
Find out more about the University's latest health guidance
Can we remove carbon from the atmosphere?

Can we remove carbon from the atmosphere?

There is no ‘magic’ technology to solve climate change, says Professor Cameron Hepburn
Skeletons

The OUP blog
Spooky Halloween: the origin of “spook”
Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson (St Catherine’s College, 1978)
The novelist talks to QUAD about her memories of Oxford and current affairs
Plastic items

Oxford in the Conversation
The plastic recycling system is broken – here’s how we can fix it
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True Planet: Oxford research for a changing world
Discover our research into some of the biggest challenges the world is facing
Learning Latin

Development Office News
£1.34m gift to Classics for graduate students and outreach activities
Cacao bean

Could chocolate go extinct?
We ask chocoholic and Plant Sciences researcher Acheampong Atta-Boateng
Polymer beads

Oxford Martin School
Creating a carbon-negative future for polymers and plastics
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Featured podcast
The Hands Lecture 2020 – Western Democracy: the next 20 years
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The OII Blog
Should we worry about the government nudging us with personalised advertising?
Nuffield College

Nuffield College

DPhil student Victoria gives a tour of Nuffield, a graduate college dedicated to the social sciences
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Oxplore: the Home of Big Questions
Explore the University’s innovative website for 11-18 year olds

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