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TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

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Research Hubs and Networks

We seed and incubate interdisciplinary Research Networks and support strategic interdisciplinary Research Hubs

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International

We support researchers in International engagement, through strategic partnerships, projects, and fellowships

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Knowledge Exchange

Mutually beneficial collaborations between researchers and organisations external to the University

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Public Engagement with Research

Collaboration and co-creation with the public through research

9 Oct

MIXER

Old Fellows Dining Room, St Antony’s College, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HS

9 Oct

Thanks for the Memories

History of Science Museum, Broad Street, OX1 3AZ

13 Oct

Coercive Force in Early Arabic True Religion Apologies

In-person and online, Seminar Room 56 , Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

15 Oct

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

15 Oct

A DIY Guide to Gender Hacking

Seminar Room 11, St. Anne's College, 56 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HS

17 Oct

Environmental Humanities Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Writing Group

Seminar Room 302, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

20 Oct

The Development of the Melkite Legal Tradition under Islamic Rule

In-person and online, Seminar Room 56 , Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

21 Oct

Counter-Narratives, Illness, and Life-Writing

The Buttery, Wolfson College, Linton Rd, Oxford OX2 6UD and Online

23 Oct

WASTE

Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

24 Oct

Truth, Masking and Performance: Exploring staging 'authentic' autistic theatre

Seminar Room 56, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

24 Oct

Oxford Health Histories and Local Policy

Museum of Oxford, Saint Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1BX

25 Oct

‘Sensitivity Reading’ as Dramaturgy – can it really work?

The Sadler Room, Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA

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Research Hubs and Networks

International

Knowledge Exchange

Public Engagement with Research

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MIXER

Thanks for the Memories

Coercive Force in Early Arabic True Religion Apologies

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

A DIY Guide to Gender Hacking

Environmental Humanities Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Writing Group

The Development of the Melkite Legal Tradition under Islamic Rule

Counter-Narratives, Illness, and Life-Writing

WASTE

Truth, Masking and Performance: Exploring staging 'authentic' autistic theatre

Oxford Health Histories and Local Policy

‘Sensitivity Reading’ as Dramaturgy – can it really work?

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