21 January 2019 - 11 March 2019
Rhodes Scholars 8-week mindfulness course
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Rhodes Trust Events
All members of the global community including current Scholars in residence, alumni, and partners are welcome to attend events at Rhodes House.
Unless otherwise specified, BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. If you are interested in learning more about a specific event at Rhodes House, please contact conferences@rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk
24 January 2019
Rhodes Palestine Media Event
Rhodes Scholars for Palestine are organising a media literacy event for Thursday of Week 7 which consists of both a panel and a subsequent workshop.
29 January 2019
The problem of global legibility: how squids, zombies, and wastelands reveal the logic of the 21st-century political economy.
Join Dr Manuel Montoya (New Mexico & University 1999) for an intimate discussion on the problem of global legibility.
06 February 2019
Town Hall
Come and join us for the first of our two Hilary term Town Hall events.
09 February 2019 - 10 February 2019
4th Rhodes Healthcare Forum
The world has seen remarkable gains over the last two decades. Polio has been eradicated, child mortality has halved and HIV is becoming a chronic disease. While there is still more to be done, global priorities are now shifting from solely preventing mortality to improving health for all. Acknowledging the complexity of health systems, this year’s conference will bring together clinicians, researchers, and advocacy workers to explore how we can maximise the gains we have made in mortality and optimise health for all.
12 February 2019
DPhil Mingle
An opportunity to informally meet & mingle for anyone who is associated or currently doing a DPhil.
16 February 2019
Scholar driven activity
A weekend day set aside for the use of Scholars.
27 February 2019
Town Hall
Come and join us for the second of our two Hilary term Town Hall events.
08 March 2019
Meet & Mingle
An opportunity to socialise informally with your fellow Rhodes over drinks and nibbles.
09 March 2019 - 11 March 2019
1st Years Retreat
A retreat for our first year Scholars: 'No one way to lead'
12 June 2018
An intimate discussion on Taming the Sun
Join Professor Varun Sivaram for an intimate lunchtime discussion on his new book Taming the sun: innovations to harness solar energy and power the planet
06 June 2018
Biological Time And How It Is Regulated by Light
We all have an internal biological clock that regulates much of our physiology and behaviour, allowing us to fine-tune our biology to the varied but predictable changes in the environment. Russell’s research interests span the neurosciences, but with a focus on the regulation and generation of sleep and circadian rhythms, and what happens when these systems go wrong across multiple areas of health.
30 May 2018
A conversation with James J. Barnes author of "Unforeseen: The First Blind Rhodes Scholar"
Jim Barnes has never let the absence of sight define him. Born with limited vision, from a young age he was singled out for his love of hard work both in the classroom and on the sports field. As an undergraduate he was named First Citizen of Amherst College and was then awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, only to lose his sight entirely during his first year in Oxford.
03 May 2018
Visualising Diversity: Why Images (and Art Historians) Matter
In this presentation, which will focus primarily (though not exclusively) on the representation of women, we will discuss historical approaches to gender in the visual arts—images of, by and for women in pre-Modern contexts—as well as contemporary opportunities and challenges involved in diversifying our present-day visual environment.
02 May 2018
Dialogue around Mental Health
Rhodes for Wellbeing is delighted to welcome Mr Gregor Henderson to lead a dialogue around mental health. In this session, Mr Henderson will explore current perceptions around mental health, why tackling mental illness can be a WICKED problem, and the importance of system-wide approaches to prioritising mental wellbeing and health service reform. Come along to engage in this interacting and thought-provoking dialogue around the future of mental health strategy in the UK.
27 April 2018
Journalism Under Fire
Independent media faces threats as never before, from the destruction of familiar business models, to demagogic attacks from populist politicians, to killings, imprisonment, and ever-more-sophisticated forms of censorship. Yet paradoxically, there's never been a better time to be a journalist. Join the political journalist and author Jacob Weisberg, Chairman of the Slate Group and host of the "Trumpcast" podcast, to discuss hazards and opportunities in the news business today.
26 April 2018
Arab Origins of Cryptology
Dr Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel, professor at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, KACST and former Minister of Telecommunications, is in Oxford on Thursday 26 April 2018 and is happy to give a short talk and answer questions on the Arab Origins of Cryptology. Cryptology, the art and science of making and breaking codes, has a history that is older than 4000 years.
25 April 2018
Corporate and State Power in the Age of the Platform
This talk will delve into the questions around the political role played by technology platforms, and offer some thoughts on the likely future of the interaction between these industries and states going forwards.
12 April 2018
Leading with Integrity
Why we have codes of conduct for many different professions but not leadership? Anne-Marie Slaughter, the president and CEO of New America and the Bert G., will talk about theories of leadership and will explore the principles that we should hold ourselves to as leaders and equally expect of our public leaders, drawing on her own experience.
09 April 2018
A Discussion on Drawdown with Dr Katharine Wilkinson
Dr. Katharine Wilkinson is Senior Writer at Project Drawdown, where she collaborated with Paul Hawken on the New York Times best-seller Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.