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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

20 Jan

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Various locations

22 Jan

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

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

24 Jan

Writing & Meditation

New Road Baptist Church, Oxford, OX1 1LQ

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10 Feb

Discussion Group: Ten Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moons: On the Multiplicity and Innovations of Contemporary Chinese Literature and Subverting Expectations

Online (Microsoft Teams)

10 Feb

Crying in H Mart

Lincoln EPA Centre, Lady Abraham House, Museum Road, Oxford OX1 3PX

11 Feb

Old English Poetry

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

11 Feb

Oxford Seminars in the Pre-Modern History of East Asia

China Centre, Oxford, OX2 6LU

12 Feb

Workshop: Creativity, Heritage & Place

Colin Matthew Room, Radcliffe Humanities

12 Feb

“The Arrangements” In Conversation with Marina Marković

Online - Registration required

13 Feb

Mixer Event with the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BD

14 Feb

Expert Panel Discussion: Culture & Heritage Careers

Online - registration required

14 Feb

Postcolonial Perspectives on Scandinavian Print Culture

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TORCH

What we do

Research Hubs and Networks

International

Knowledge Exchange

Public Engagement with Research

What's on

APGRD Term Card, HT 2025

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Writing & Meditation

Discussion Group: Ten Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moons: On the Multiplicity and Innovations of Contemporary Chinese Literature and Subverting Expectations

Crying in H Mart

Old English Poetry

Oxford Seminars in the Pre-Modern History of East Asia

Workshop: Creativity, Heritage & Place

“The Arrangements” In Conversation with Marina Marković

Mixer Event with the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

Expert Panel Discussion: Culture & Heritage Careers

Postcolonial Perspectives on Scandinavian Print Culture

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