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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.

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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

Film Screening and Q&A: The Donkey Field

Notes on Craft: Dr Xine Yao and Ama Josephine B. Johnstone in Conversation

The Intellectual Contribution of Black Women to Academic Disciplines

Network Wrap-Up Event

Family Archives and Material Memory in German Graphic Life Writing

Survivor Testimony: John Hajdu MBE – in association with the Oxford University Hungarian Society

INTERROGATING THE DANCE ‘CLASSICS’ - The Sleeping Princess and The Sleeping Beauty

The Importance of Personal Stories of the Holocaust

Heritage Pathways - Current Issues in Arts and Heritage: Heritage and the Climate Crisis

The Choix Goncourt UK

Survivor Testimony: From Yellow Star to Pop Star

Ethics in AI Colloquium | System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How to Reboot

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