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.

Rhodes Entrepreneurs Happy Hour

07 November 2025

Rhodes Entrepreneurs Happy Hour

The Entrepreneurs Circle will be hosting a casual Entrepreneurs Happy Hour in Oxford! Whether you live in Oxford or will be in town for the Forum, we hope that you will join fellow founders and entrepreneurs for informal drinks and conversation.

Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2025

Open to All

08 November 2025

Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2025

At the 2025 Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society, we invite you to critically engage with the concept of abundance, challenge prevailing assumptions, and shape your own vision of the future!

Skills Accelerator Day: Foundations for professional success (In-person)

13 November 2025

Skills Accelerator Day: Foundations for professional success (In-person)

Join us for a series of interactive workshops designed to build the skills essential for stepping into, and thriving in, professional life. Sessions will cover areas such as navigating the future of work, career mapping, network building, interview techniques, impactful communication, and more. Each workshop will provide practical tools and insights to help you navigate your career journey with confidence, and feature a guest speaker.

Skills Accelerator Day: Foundations for professional success (Virtual)

20 November 2025

Skills Accelerator Day: Foundations for professional success (Virtual)

Join us for a series of interactive workshops designed to build the skills essential for stepping into, and thriving in, professional life. Sessions will cover areas such as navigating the future of work, career mapping, network building, interview techniques, impactful communication, and more. Each workshop will provide practical tools and insights to help you navigate your career journey with confidence, and feature a guest speaker.

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

Scholars' Library: Nadine Pinede on 'When the Mapou Sings'

Open to All

12 December 2024

Scholars' Library: Nadine Pinede on 'When the Mapou Sings'

Join Nadine Pinede as she discusses and reads from her book that blends first love and political intrigue with a quest for justice and self-determination in 1930s Haiti!

RSiB Winter Drinks

Alumni Association Event

29 November 2024

RSiB Winter Drinks

RSiB warmly invites all Rhodes Scholars in Britain to join on Friday 29 November for Winter Drinks in London

Scholars' Library: Eric Redman on the 'Kawika Wong Mystery Series'

Open to All

12 November 2024

Scholars' Library: Eric Redman on the 'Kawika Wong Mystery Series'

In our November event, Eric Redman (Washington & Magdalen 1970) will discuss the books from his Kawika Wong Mystery Series: 'Bones of Hilo' and 'Death in Hilo'.

Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2024

Open to All

02 November 2024

Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2024

There are a multitude of reasons to be optimistic about the future; the third annual Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society will bring together visionaries from the realms of science, technology, arts, and social innovation to discuss ground-breaking developments that paint a hopeful picture of tomorrow. Join us at Rhodes House or online on 2 November.

Film Screening: Paving the Way - Pavilion Maxwell Alexandre

Open to All

30 October 2024

Film Screening: Paving the Way - Pavilion Maxwell Alexandre

Join us for a film screening and discussion with director Sylvia Morgado de Queiroz on diversifying audiences in museums and galleries

2024 Philadelphia Scholar Reception

Scholars Only

23 October 2024

2024 Philadelphia Scholar Reception

You are warmly invited to join the Rhodes community for informal drinks and hors d'oeuvres in Philadelphia. Spouses and partners welcome.

Sector Connect: Government and the Public Sector (1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET)

Scholars Only

17 October 2024

Sector Connect: Government and the Public Sector (1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET)

Join us for a timely panel discussion featuring Tom McMillen (Maryland & University 1974) and David Vitter (Louisiana & Magdalen 1983) on trends and challenges in government. This conversation will be followed by networking breakouts for Rhodes Scholars in government and public service.

Scholars' Library: Jasmine Brown on 'Twice as Hard'

Open to All

17 October 2024

Scholars' Library: Jasmine Brown on 'Twice as Hard'

For our October event, Jasmine Brown (Missouri & Hertford 2018) will discuss her book Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century.

Sector Connect: Government and the Public Sector (09:00 UK time)

Scholars Only

10 October 2024

Sector Connect: Government and the Public Sector (09:00 UK time)

Join us for Sector Connect on Government and the Public Sector on Thursday, 10 October at 09:00 (UK Time), 10:00am (SAST), 1:30pm (IST), 6:00pm (AEST), 09:00pm (NZST)