Coming events

Events 2012

For further information about any event listed, please contact rsvp@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk.

Tuesday 22 May:  A memorial service for Dr David Hatendi (Rhodesia & University College 1977), National Secretary to the Rhodes Trust for Zimbabwe (2009-12), to be held in the Chapel of University College, Oxford, at 2.15 pm, followed by refreshments at Rhodes House. For details, please click here.

Saturday 28 July: Reception in London for the 2012 Olympics, 6-8 pm. RSVP (or give a tentative indication of your being likely to attend) here. A list of Rhodes Scholars who have competed in the Olympics since 1908 can be found here. 

Friday 14 September - Sunday 16 September: Events at Rhodes House during the Oxford University Alumni Weekend, including an event to mark the 50th anniversary of coming up for the Rhodes class of 1962.

For details of AARS (Association of American Rhodes Scholars) forthcoming events, please click here.

Information about all Rhodes alumni associations can be found here.


Recent events

Events 2012

Friday 13 April - Sunday 15 April: Oxford North American Reunion in New York, including Rhodes events:

3 April:  Dinner in Kuala Lumpur with the Warden.

30 March: Dinner in Lahore with the Warden.

27 March: Dinner in Islamabad with the Warden. 

24 March: Lunch in Bangalore with the Warden.

22 March: Lunch in New Delhi with the Warden.

20 March: Lunch in Mumbai with the Warden.

14 March: Dinner in Hong Kong with the Director of Development, Krista Slade.


Events 2011

5 December: Sir Shridath Ramphal delivered the inaugural Rex Nettleford Memorial Lecture at Rhodes House. For further details, click here.

21 November: Rhodes reception with the Warden in New York.

21 November: Lunch with the Warden in Princeton.

20 November: Rhodes reception with the Warden in New Haven.

19 November: Rhodes reception with the Warden in Boston.

29 October: Lunch with the Warden in Grahamstown, South Africa.

28 September: Departure lunch for Rhodes Scholars in Washington, DC.

27 September: Rhodes drinks reception in Atlanta.

24 September: Sailing Dinner for Rhodes Scholars in Ottawa.

23 September: Rhodes drinks reception in Philadelphia.

18 September: Brunch and Open House for the University of Oxford Alumni Weekend at Rhodes House, Oxford.

17 September: Reception in honour of Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, on his retirement as Chair of the Rhodes Trustees at Rhodes House, Oxford.

17 September: Forum on ‘The Rhodes Scholarships for the 21st century' at Rhodes House, Oxford.

17 September: Luncheon for Scholars marking the 50th anniversary of coming up for the Rhodes Class of 1961 at Rhodes House, Oxford.

16 September: Seminar to mark the centenary of the birth of E F Schumacher (Germany & New College 1930) at Rhodes House, Oxford.

10 September: Meeting of Rhodes Scholars in Frankfurt.

22 August: Rhodes dinner hosted by the Warden, Perth, Australia.

9 August: Rhodes dinner with the Warden, Brisbane, Australia.

6 August: University of Oxford alumni reception with a speech by the Warden on 'Developing leaders for a world of global forces and rapid change', Auckland, New Zealand.  

5 August: Lunch with the Warden, Wellington, New Zealand.

4 August: Rhodes dinner hosted by the Warden, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2 August: Rhodes breakfast hosted by the Warden, Sydney, Australia.

29 July: Rhodes lunch hosted by the Warden, Melbourne, Australia.

27 July: Rhodes breakfast hosted by the Warden, Canberra, Australia.

4 May: Reception in honour of Justice Edwin Cameron (South Africa-at-Large & Keble 1976) receiving an honorary degree from Oxford, Johannesburg, South Africa.  

26 April: Rhodes lunch hosted by the Warden, Singapore.

1 April: Rhodes breakfast hosted by the Warden and the Vice-Chancellor, Vancouver, Canada.

Events archive

Click here to see events from 2010. 

Click here to see events from 2009.