Wolfson College marks Black History Month 2020 with an engaging discussion with Britain's foremost experts on the history of black lives and communities in Britain. In this panel discussion we look at the deep and fascinating history of black i

Looking back; Moving Forwards: The History of Black Lives Matter

Nov 5th, 2020 1h 52m

If biodiversity is the medicine, then what are its active ingredients?

Feb 18th, 2020 59m 35s

In this year's Haldane lecture, Professor Kathy Willis examines the newly emerging 'green health' scientific evidence-base. The lecture is introduced by the College President, Sir Tim Hitchens. It has long been recognized that nature, especiall

The Experience of Courts: A Tale of Two Europes

Nov 25th, 2019 49m 11s

This Wolfson College Lecture Series aims to explore the socio-legal dimensions of our experience in courts, and with other forms of legal proceedings. In this lecture entitled "A Tale of Two Europes", The Rt Hon Lord Reed focuses on Law and Eur

Pakistan women on the frontlines

Nov 21st, 2019 51m 9s

Oscar-winning journalist, filmmaker and activist Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy delivers the Sarfraz Pakistan Lecture. The lecture is introduced by Sir Tim Hitchens, College President. Pakistan, a deeply patriarchal society is rapidly changing and women

Spoken memoir of Professor Jon Stallworthy

Nov 21st, 2019 21m 43s

A speech given by Sir Richard Sorabji at the launch party for the Jon Stallworthy Poetry Prize Campaign.

Alexandria in the Roman Empire: Politics, Commerce and Culture

Nov 13th, 2019 58m 38s

The 2019 Ronald Syme lecture was presented by Professor Alan Bowman and introduced by Sir Tim Hitchens. Alexandria was for many centuries, the largest and most important city in the eastern Mediterranean. This lecture explores how Rome tried to

Diplomacy for the 21st Century: The Future of the Democratic West

Nov 13th, 2019 1h 3m

Ambassador Nicholas Burns, former US Political Director and NATO Ambassador, delivered the final lecture in the Wolfson Lecture Series: Diplomacy in the 21st Century. He is introduced by Sir Tim Hitchens, College President.

Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Expanding the diplomatic toolkit: the further evolution of science diplomacy

Nov 13th, 2019 1h 7m

Sir Peter Gluckman, Former New Zealand Chief Scientific Advisor, presented the fourth Wolfson College Lecture in this series on modern diplomacy. The lecture was introduced by Sir Tim Hitchens. Science diplomacy has become much more than intern

Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Twenty-first century diplomacy: a new rule book

Nov 13th, 2019 41m 2s

In the third 'Diplomacy for the 21st Century' Lecture, Sir Tim Hitchens concentrates on 21st-century diplomacy, and how it differs from 20th-century diplomacy Diplomacy for the 21st Century' is a Wolfson College Lecture Series that gives insigh

Diplomacy for the 21st Century: An African Perspective

Feb 11th, 2019 27m 1s

The second Wolfson College Lecture in Diplomacy for the 21st Century was presented by Yamina Karitanyi, the current High Commissioner for the Republic of Rwanda to the United Kingdom . The lecture was introduced by College President, Sir Tim Hi

The Quest for the Structure of the Ribosome: A Personal Voyage

Feb 11th, 2019 1h 2m

The 2019 Haldane Lecture was delivered by Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, on February 7th at Wolfson College, Oxford. The lecture was introduced by College President Sir Tim Hitchens. The thousands of genes in our DNA ar

Diplomacy for the 21st Century: An Asian Perspective

Dec 6th, 2018 45m 54s

Wolfson College was honoured to have Koji Tsuruoka, Ambassador of Japan, to present this year's Wolfson Lecture Series in Diplomacy for the 21st Century. The lecture was introduced by College President Sir Tim Hitchens. Tectonic plates are shif

Magic, Healing, and Ethics in Tibetan Buddhism

Dec 6th, 2018 47m 23s

The 4th Aris Lecture in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies was delivered by Dr Sam van Schaik (British Library) on 15th November 2018 at Wolfson College, Oxford. The lecture was introduced by Professor Ulrike Roesler. Books of spells are a constant

The Fate of Pakistan - three ways in which things could really go wrong, and reasons for hope they may not

Dec 6th, 2018 46m 47s

The 2018 Sarfraz Pakistan Lecture was delivered by nuclear physicist Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy on October 18th at Wolfson College, Oxford. The lecture was introduced by College President Sir Tim Hitchens. Pakistan in 2018 elected as its new leader a c

Spectacular Diplomacy: Nero and the Reception of Tiridates of Armenia on the Bay of Naples

Dec 6th, 2018 1h 7m

The 2018 Ronald Syme Lecture was delivered by Professor Kathleen Coleman, James Loeb Professor of the Classics at Harvard University, on 1st November. The lecture was introduced by Wolfson College President Sir Tim Hitchens. After much jockeyin

A Stroke of Bad Luck - Understanding Brain Disease

Feb 9th, 2018 44m 21s

The 2018 Wolfson Haldane Lecture was delivered by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell and introduced by Professor Philomen Probert. Stroke is the third greatest killer and causes massive disability, yet there are few effective treatments. It is cause

Migration and the Metropolis: How ancient Rome stayed great

Nov 3rd, 2017 59m 19s

Professor Greg Woolf, Director of the Institute of Classical Studies at the University of London, gave this year's Ronald Syme Lecture at Wolfson College, Oxford. The lecture was introduced by Professor Philomen Probert. Romans told many myths

Rule of Law and Democratic Development in Pakistan

Oct 20th, 2017 1h 5m

Human rights lawyer and social activist Asma Jahangir gives the fourth annual Sarfraz Pakistan lecture. The lecture is introduced by Matthew McCartney. Pakistan has yet to fully comprehend that democracy cannot survive unless there are strong

The Koh-i-Noor: the Real Jewel in the Crown

Feb 28th, 2017 56m 27s

Writer and historian William Dalrymple gives the third annual Sarfraz Pakistan lecture. The lecture is introduced by Matthew McCartney.

Why the 'Boring Billion' is the most interesting billion years in Earth History

Feb 28th, 2017 56m 6s

Raymond Pierrehumbert, holder of the Halley Professorship of Physics at Oxford, gives the 2017 annual Wolfson Haldane Lecture. The lecture is introduced by Hermione Lee, College President. The Proterozoic is the period of Earth history extendin

What is the point of universities?

Aug 15th, 2016 1h 7m

Lord Patten, Chancellor of Oxford University, gives the opening talk at Wolfson College's 50th Anniversary celebration weekend The presentation was introduced by the College President, Dame Hermione Lee.

The US – Pakistan Relations under Obama: Resilience of Clientelism?

Dec 2nd, 2015 48m 23s

The Annual Sarfraz Pakistan Lecture, Wolfson College, Oxford, 30 Nov 2015 Christophe Jaffrelot is Professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at the King's India Institute, and Research Director at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scien

The Councillor and the Clerk

Nov 18th, 2015 45m 45s

Ronald Syme Annual Lecture 2015 The Syme lecture is held every year in Michaelmas term, it was established in memory of the Roman Historian Sir Ronald Syme. Sir Ronald Syme was a Fellow of the College from 1970 until 1989. He is regarded as the

What is e-Research? Introducing the Wolfson College Digital Research Cluster

Nov 16th, 2015 43m 56s

Introducing a new strategic collaboration between Wolfson College and the Oxford e-Research Centre. A series of short informal talks to introduce members of the College to the range of work across the disciplines at the OeRC, with Acting Presid