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.

Scholars' Library: 'The 4 Habits of all Successful Relationships'

11 October 2023

Scholars' Library: 'The 4 Habits of all Successful Relationships'

Join Jonathan & Andrea Taylor-Cummings (Jamaica & Templeton 1989) for a conversation on: 'The 4 Habits of all Successful Relationships'

New Haven Reception

27 September 2023

New Haven Reception

You are warmly invited to join the Rhodes community for informal drinks and hors d'oeuvres in New Haven on September 27. Spouses and partners welcome. RSVPs kindly requested by September 22.

Canadian Sailing Dinner 2023

22 September 2023

Canadian Sailing Dinner 2023

The Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars (CARS) is pleased to invite the Canadian Rhodes community to help welcome the 2023 Canadian Rhodes Scholars-elect as they head off to Oxford.

Scholars' Library: Marilynn Richtarik on 'Getting to Good Friday'

20 September 2023

Scholars' Library: Marilynn Richtarik on 'Getting to Good Friday'

Join Marilynn Richtarik (Kansas & Jesus 1988) for a conversation on her book: 'Getting to Good Friday'

Open Garden and The World Reimagined at Rhodes House - 16 September

16 September 2023

Open Garden and The World Reimagined at Rhodes House - 16 September

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.

Open Day & Art Exhibitions at Rhodes House - 9 September

09 September 2023

Open Day & Art Exhibitions at Rhodes House - 9 September

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.

Open Day & Art Exhibitions at Rhodes House - 2 September

02 September 2023

Open Day & Art Exhibitions at Rhodes House - 2 September

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.

Edmonton Rhodes Reception

27 August 2023

Edmonton Rhodes Reception

Sunday, August 27, 2023 Dr. Ann Colbourne (Newfoundland & Corpus Christi 1980) and David Jones (Alberta & Balliol 1970) invite you to a reception for Rhodes Scholars in the Edmonton area

SAARS Bon Voyage and Alumni Conference 2023

26 August 2023

SAARS Bon Voyage and Alumni Conference 2023

SAARS is delighted to be hosting an in-person Bon Voyage and Alumni Conference in Cape Town.