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TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

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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

27 Jan

Health and STS Breakfast Reading Group

Seminar Room 00.056, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG and online

30 Jan

PLANTING TREES | A reading and working group

St John's College, St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3JP

27 Apr

Digital Approaches and Methodologies Network (DAMN) Term Card Trinity Term 2026

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

28 Apr

Phrygian Reading Group

Seminar Room 30.444, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

1 May

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Seminar Room 00.056, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

26 May

Panel Discussion: Health, Science and Public Engagement

Seminar Room 00.056, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

27 May

Book at Lunchtime: A Queer Scrapbook

Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

28 May

The Stereotype of "The Autistic Savant"

Online and in person, Learning Centre, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

29 May

Is the Black Church Dead Part II: Prosperity Gospel and the Decline of Black Religious Political Clout in the United States

Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

29 May

HUMOUR | AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM

Learning Centre, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

2 Jun

Interdisciplinary Networking Breakfast

Seminar room 00.056, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

2 Jun

Global Herstoriography Matters | an African Feminist Decolonial Perspective Through the Lens of Medicinal Cape Plant

Room 10.019, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford, OX2 6GG

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What we do

Research Hubs and Networks

International

Knowledge Exchange

Public Engagement with Research

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Health and STS Breakfast Reading Group

PLANTING TREES | A reading and working group

Digital Approaches and Methodologies Network (DAMN) Term Card Trinity Term 2026

Phrygian Reading Group

Medical Humanities Early Career and DPhil Writing Group

Panel Discussion: Health, Science and Public Engagement

Book at Lunchtime: A Queer Scrapbook

The Stereotype of "The Autistic Savant"

Is the Black Church Dead Part II: Prosperity Gospel and the Decline of Black Religious Political Clout in the United States

HUMOUR | AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM

Interdisciplinary Networking Breakfast

Global Herstoriography Matters | an African Feminist Decolonial Perspective Through the Lens of Medicinal Cape Plant

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