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TORCH

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

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Research Hubs and Networks

We seed and incubate interdisciplinary Research Networks and support strategic interdisciplinary Research Hubs

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International

We support researchers in International engagement, through strategic partnerships, projects, and fellowships

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Knowledge Exchange

Mutually beneficial collaborations between researchers and organisations external to the University

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Public Engagement with Research

Collaboration and co-creation with the public through research

16 Jan

Pandemic Preparedness, Outbreaks, and Conflict

Seminar Room 1, Oxford Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus, OX3 7LF and online - Registration required

16 Jan

Martha Tribe Choreography: Perspectives from an Early Career Artist

Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Pl, Oxford OX4 1DY

20 Jan

The Future of Vaccine Hesitancy with Stuart Blume

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, OX2 6GG

20 Jan

The Past and Future of Vaccine Hesitancy

Maison Française d’Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road, OX2 6SE

22 Jan

Book at Lunchtime: The Lailashi Codex.

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building, Woodstock Road, Oxford

22 Jan

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Colin Matthew Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

23 Jan

Joan Didion Talks to Marie Kondo about Packing and Self Respect

Colin Matthew Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG - Registration required

24 Jan

Environmental Humanities Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Writing Group | Week 1 HT2025

Meeting Room 4, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

27 Jan

Divergences of Reason: Neurodiversity, Political Theory, and Mental Health

Online and in person, Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG and online

28 Jan

The Boundaries of Humanity Reading Group

Colin Matthew Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

29 Jan

Material Legacies of Empire

Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA

29 Jan

Climate Hope/Climate Despair: a cross-disciplinary perspective

Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG

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TORCH Talks

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TORCH

What we do

Research Hubs and Networks

International

Knowledge Exchange

Public Engagement with Research

What's on

Pandemic Preparedness, Outbreaks, and Conflict

Martha Tribe Choreography: Perspectives from an Early Career Artist

The Future of Vaccine Hesitancy with Stuart Blume

The Past and Future of Vaccine Hesitancy

Book at Lunchtime: The Lailashi Codex.

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Joan Didion Talks to Marie Kondo about Packing and Self Respect

Environmental Humanities Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Writing Group | Week 1 HT2025

Divergences of Reason: Neurodiversity, Political Theory, and Mental Health

The Boundaries of Humanity Reading Group

Material Legacies of Empire

Climate Hope/Climate Despair: a cross-disciplinary perspective

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TORCH on Social Media

TORCH Talks

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