Events

University or College events, which are open to everyone, are listed here.

If you're thinking about applying for an undergraduate degree at Oxford, please also see the information on open days, events and visiting for potential undergraduates.

Online and part-time courses at the University, as well as weekly classes, are offered at the Department for Continuing Education. Please see the course listing for more information.

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum lecture series

Tropical forests and planet Earth

Thursday 30 November 2023

The twin key environmental challenges of our times are to stabilise our climate system and reverse the decline of biodiversity. Tropical forests play an important role in addressing both these challenges. Professor Yadvinder Malhi, Professor of Ecosystem Science at the University of Oxford, will explore what role tropical forests play in the Earth System and will discuss the interaction between tropical forests and climate change, highlighting some of his team’s recent research that combines detailed field data collection with satellite remote sensing. Field work and observations remain an essential component of understanding and stewarding our changing biosphere.

Winnie & Wilbur - a Christmas adventure

9 December 2023 to 23 December 2023

Presented by: Wild Boor Ideas in association with The Mill Arts Centre and the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building.

Join Winnie and Wilbur on their crazy Christmas caper. Based on the best selling series created by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul, published by Oxford University Press

Green Men and Wild Women – Medieval Embroidery

Sunday 28 January, Sunday 10 March & Sunday 19 May 2024, 10.30am–4pm

Practical course of three full-day sessions with Tanya Bentham, embroiderer and author.

Medieval art, especially the embroidered art of laid and couched work (Bayeux stitch) and the fine needlework of Opus Anglicanum (English work) have at their heart a rhythmic use of colour. This simple and elegant economy of colour and line brings life to the images recreated. Over the three days of this practical course, you'll learn about the techniques used in this fine medieval embroidery art form and get the chance to reproduce images of The Green Man and traditional medieval wild women.