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 Volunteering Day

06 December 2022

Global Impact Day Volunteering Day

Support local charities with challenges they face. 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 over the month of December to help support local and global charities and causes.

Scholars' Library: Sarah  Stewart Johnson - 'The Sirens of Mars

29 November 2022

Scholars' Library: Sarah Stewart Johnson - 'The Sirens of Mars

Join Sarah Stewart Johnson (Kentucky & Magdalen 2001) for a conversation on her book: 'The Sirens of Mars'

Alumni Brunch in Singapore

26 November 2022

Alumni Brunch in Singapore

Informal brunch for alumni in Singapore on 26 November. Venue to be advised.

Annual Dinner of the Association of German Rhodes Scholars

25 November 2022

Annual Dinner of the Association of German Rhodes Scholars

Meet and welcome the newly elected German Rhodes Scholars at our Annual Meeting & Dinner in Berlin. Welcoming the new Rhodes Scholars has become a wonderful tradition of our group over the years and we really look forward to this event. So it is with great pleasure that we invite you to the Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Association of German Rhodes Scholars.

2022 Rhodes Technology & Society Forum

12 November 2022

2022 Rhodes Technology & Society Forum

Join us for the inaugural hybrid Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in London

Scholars' Library: Carl Marci - 'Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age'

26 October 2022

Scholars' Library: Carl Marci - 'Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age'

Join Carl Marci (Pennsylvania & St Catherine's 1991) for a conversation on his book: 'Rewired: Protecting Your Brain in the Digital Age'

75 Years of the Rhodes Trust in India - Online

15 October 2022

75 Years of the Rhodes Trust in India - Online

Bringing together members of the Rhodes community to celebrate 75 years of Indian Rhodes Scholars.

Film Fora: In conversation with Mark Brownlow on 'Blue Planet 2'

29 September 2022

Film Fora: In conversation with Mark Brownlow on 'Blue Planet 2'

Blue Planet 2 and beyond- raising environmental awareness through the medium of TV with BBC producer, Mark Brownlow

Scholars' Library: With Jessica Teich on 'The Future Tense of Joy'

28 September 2022

Scholars' Library: With Jessica Teich on 'The Future Tense of Joy'

Join Jessica Teich (Connecticut & Magdalen 1981) and a Fellow Scholar moderator for a conversation on her book 'The Future Tense of Joy'.