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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.

3 Apr

Workshop ‘Cultures of Use and Reuse. Towards a Terminological and Methodological Framework of Reframing and Recycling’

Venue: TBC

20 Apr

Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference 2023

Ertegun House, 37A St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LD and Online

22 Apr

Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays 2023

St Edmund Hall, Queens Lane, Oxford, OX1 4AR

26 Apr

Book at Lunchtime: Reformation, Resistance and Reason of State

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities

26 Apr

Annual Lecture 2023: Staging Race in Shakespeare’s Theatres

Fitzhugh Auditorium, Oxford

Sudan

29 Apr

Exhibition: Identity, Belonging and Change

95 Gloucester Green, Oxford

2 May

Birth: Perspectives in Feminist Philosophy

Online and In-person, Lecture Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG, U.K.

4 May

Ethics in AI Colloquium - AI in the Law or AI in the Place of Law?

In person and livestreamed, St Luke's Chapel, Radcliffe Old Quarter, Oxford, OX2 6HT

5 May

Hidden Figures: Informal Archives and the Making of Medical Worlds in Africa

Horton Room, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG

8 May

Phenomenology of the Flicker: Theory

LSK Room in the Access Centre, Wadham College, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PN

9 May

Phenomenology of the Flicker: Practice

St Luke's Chapel, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

10 May

Book at Lunchtime: Why Modern Manuscripts Matter

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities

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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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TORCH

What we do

Research

Knowledge Exchange

International

Humanities Cultural Programme (HCP)

What's on

Workshop ‘Cultures of Use and Reuse. Towards a Terminological and Methodological Framework of Reframing and Recycling’

Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference 2023

Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays 2023

Book at Lunchtime: Reformation, Resistance and Reason of State

Annual Lecture 2023: Staging Race in Shakespeare’s Theatres

Exhibition: Identity, Belonging and Change

Birth: Perspectives in Feminist Philosophy

Ethics in AI Colloquium - AI in the Law or AI in the Place of Law?

Hidden Figures: Informal Archives and the Making of Medical Worlds in Africa

Phenomenology of the Flicker: Theory

Phenomenology of the Flicker: Practice

Book at Lunchtime: Why Modern Manuscripts Matter

Watch our talks

TORCH updates

Read our blog

Join our mailing list

Read our news

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