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We are TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities.
A hub for multi-disciplinary research projects and research engagement at the University of Oxford

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Research

We seed and incubate interdisciplinary research Networks and Programmes.

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Knowledge Exchange

We create and nurture mutually beneficial collaborations between researchers and organisations external to the University.

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International

We support various types of International Engagement, enabling and facilitating research connections and collaborations.

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Humanities Cultural Programme (HCP)

Public programme, powered by research engagement in the Humanities at the University of Oxford.

27 May

Sensational Books Exhibition

ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

29 Jul

Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings and Watercolours

Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2PH

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Book Your Place Now

29 Aug

Rick Wakeman CBE In Conversation with Professor John Covach (Eastman School of Music)

Holywell Music Rooms, Oxford

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12 Oct

Landschaft

Old Fire Station

21 Oct

Library Lates: Sensational Books

Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

26 Oct

Ethics in AI Colloquium

Live Online Event

11 Nov

Theatre Workshop: Gesture on the Shakespearean Stage

English Faculty, St Cross Building, Manor Road, Oxford, OX1 3UL

11 Nov

Ethics in AI Colloquium | Algorethics: Thinking about the Techno-Human Condition

Live from an Oxford venue, tbc.

18 Nov

Humanities Cultural Programme Ashmolean After Hours

Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont St, Oxford OX1 2PH

26 Apr

Annual Lecture 2023: Staging Race in Shakespeare’s Theatres

Fitzhugh Auditorium, Oxford

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Watch our bite-size talks, in depth lectures and cross-disciplinary discussions given by leading thinkers and practitioners across the arts and sciences on our YouTube channel.

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Our blog highlights stories and thought pieces from across our network

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Your support helps us continue to work we do; providing stimulus, support and resources to spark and develop interdisciplinary research projects and engage the wider public with the questions humanities can help us explore.

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TORCH

What we do

Research

Knowledge Exchange

International

Humanities Cultural Programme (HCP)

What's on

Sensational Books Exhibition

Pre-Raphaelites: Drawings and Watercolours

Rick Wakeman CBE In Conversation with Professor John Covach (Eastman School of Music)

Landschaft

Library Lates: Sensational Books

Ethics in AI Colloquium

Theatre Workshop: Gesture on the Shakespearean Stage

Ethics in AI Colloquium | Algorethics: Thinking about the Techno-Human Condition

Humanities Cultural Programme Ashmolean After Hours

Annual Lecture 2023: Staging Race in Shakespeare’s Theatres

Watch our talks

TORCH updates

Read our blog

Join our mailing list

Read our news

Twitter

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