Calendar of Events

Our calendar of events taking place at Rhodes House, Oxford, and around the world. Scholars in Residence, Alumni and the general public are very welcome to attend. Events are listed so it is clear which audience they apply to.

Scholars' Library: Robert McGill on 'Simple Creatures'

Open to All

25 November 2025

Scholars' Library: Robert McGill on 'Simple Creatures'

Join Robert McGill as he discusses the twelve stories in his book 'Simple Creatures', and considers what it means to live with less in the twenty-first century.

Scholars' Library:  Joy Buolamwini on 'Unmasking AI'

Open to All

04 December 2025

Scholars' Library: Joy Buolamwini on 'Unmasking AI'

Join us as Dr Joy Buolamini uncovers what she calls "the coded gaze"- the evidence of encoded discrimination and exclusion in tech products - and how she galvanized the movement to prevent AI harms by founding the Algorithmic Justice League.

Scholars' Library: Maya Shankar on 'The Other Side of Change'

Open to All

27 January 2026

Scholars' Library: Maya Shankar on 'The Other Side of Change'

In our January event, Dr Maya Shankar (Connecticut & New College 2007) will discuss her book The Other Side of Change - Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans.

Scholars' Library: Randal Pinkett on 'Campus CEO'

Open to All

25 February 2026

Scholars' Library: Randal Pinkett on 'Campus CEO'

Join Dr Randal Pinkett as he discusses his book - 'The Campus CEO' - that walks any would-be entrepreneur through all the necessary steps to launching a profitable, campus-based business, while simultaneously achieving academic success

1976 Class Reunion

Scholars Only

19 June 2026

1976 Class Reunion

The Class of 1979 is cordially invited to join us at Rhodes House to celebrate your 50th Anniversary!

1981 Class Reunion

Scholars Only

06 September 2026

1981 Class Reunion

The Class of 1981 is cordially invited to join us at Rhodes House to celebrate your 45th Anniversary!

50 Years of Rhodes Women

24 June 2027

50 Years of Rhodes Women

Do add the celebration of 50 Years of Rhodes Women to your diaries! We are thrilled to be celebrating this fantastic occasion at Rhodes House and beyond, and look forward to sharing more about the programme closer to the time.

Global Impact Day 2024 - Save the Date!

31 January 2024

Global Impact Day 2024 - Save the Date!

Global Impact Day is a new initiative from the Lifelong Programmes team at the Rhodes Trust, where the community of the Rhodes Trust, and its partners, are invited to undertake a day of volunteering to help support local and global charities and causes.

Scholars' Library: Max Price on 'Statues and Storms'

24 January 2024

Scholars' Library: Max Price on 'Statues and Storms'

Join Max Price (South Africa-at-Large & Magdalen 1980) for a conversation on: his book 'Statues and Storms: Leading through Change'

Los Angeles Scholar Reception

11 January 2024

Los Angeles Scholar Reception

You are warmly invited to join the Rhodes community for informal drinks and hors d'oeuvres in West Hollywood. Spouses and partners welcome. This event is hosted by the Rhodes Trust in partnership with local Scholars Dale Abel (Jamaica & Green 1986) and Sonia Batra (California & Magdalen 1994). We hope that you will be able to join us to reconnect with Rhodes friends and meet new ones, and hear the latest news from Rhodes House.

Social for Rhodes Scholars in Healthcare Technology & Investment

10 January 2024

Social for Rhodes Scholars in Healthcare Technology & Investment

Taking place on January 10 during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, this event is an opportunity for Scholars working in Healthcare Tech & Investment to join others in their field to network, and connect with old and new friends. We are deeply grateful to Fred Cohen (Florida & Wolfson 1978) and Carolyn Klebanoff for generously hosting.

Rhodes Newfoundland and Labrador Holiday Gathering 2023

22 December 2023

Rhodes Newfoundland and Labrador Holiday Gathering 2023

Join us for a Newfoundland gathering of Rhodes Scholars to celebrate the holiday season.

Scholars' Library: Jeremy England on 'Every Life Is on Fire'

29 November 2023

Scholars' Library: Jeremy England on 'Every Life Is on Fire'

Join Jeremy England (New Hampshire & St John's 2003) for a conversation on: his book 'Every Life is on Fire'

2023 Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society

11 November 2023

2023 Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society

Embracing a new era of technology, the second annual iteration of the Rhodes Forum on Technology and Society delves into the heart of Purpose Driven Technology in the 21st Century.

Open Garden & The World Reimagined at Rhodes House - 14 October

14 October 2023

Open Garden & The World Reimagined at Rhodes House - 14 October

In celebration of 120 years of the Rhodes Scholarship, and to mark our reopening after a major refurbishment, we’ve installed exhibitions by leading artists at Rhodes House. ‘The World Reimagined’, ‘I Am Because We Are’ and ‘Living with the Legacy of Cecil John Rhodes’ have been created to stimulate thinking and debate, to encourage us to reflect on the Rhodes Scholarship, a complex and difficult past, a vibrant present and a future full of hope.

Annual Discussion Series: Impacts of Redefining the Atlantic Triangle

12 October 2023

Annual Discussion Series: Impacts of Redefining the Atlantic Triangle

The World Reimagined was formed out of the desire to discuss challenging parts of our history, in order to determine and shape how we forge ahead with establishing a fair and equitable present and future.